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A Special Kind Of Pain
The Mighty MJD's Smorgasbord runs every Monday. Do enjoy....
Nothing But Perfection For Bill
• Only 19-0 will make Bill Belichick happy. [Lion In Oil] • Some of the odd folks looking to hang on as an NBA 12th man. [The Angry T] • Willie Parker just isn't getting in the end zone. [The Big Picture] • Other great race horse names. [ • Embracing the comeback of Illini Steve Stricker. [I Want To...
Look Out Letterman: Here Comes Buck
Not getting enough Joe Buck? Don't worry: There's a possibility he might be coming to a late-night talk show near you....
You Scousers Are Fooling Yourselves
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Roger Clemens Is Ready To Go Home Now
Roger Clemens walked off the mound for, presumably, the final time last night, because of a balky hamstring ... we suppose. Mostly it looked like a guy finally realizing he had nothing left except for, of course, $22 million....
USChadenfreude: The Trojan Dynasty Is Dead
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....
One More Night For The Yankees
Forgive us for referencing our column again, but we can't quite get over how dead the Yankees looked in the third inning last night. Whatever your thoughts on George Steinbrenner's "ultimatum" — and we tend to think it's the rantings of a doddering old man who mistakenly let someone end with a noteb...
Manny Ramirez And His Jazz Hands
We're pretty pleased that the Yankees won last night, not because we love the Yankees, necessarily, but because we finally have a series with a sense of competitiveness. Not only were the other three series sweeps, they were dominations; the Red Sox-Angels series was the only one that a game with a...
Don't Start Lending Joe Torre Money Just Yet
Thanks to Johnny Damon and Philip Hughes, the Yankees have given us all something to do Monday night. And we have one more Joe Torre-free night on the soup line. We might look for Roger Clemens there, though....
Let Isiah Thomas Manage The Phillies!
• Soccer players are manly. • Much genius happening on the ESPN Conversation boards. • Please do not make noise, fan. • Tom Brady is selective about his in-flight movies. • Good week for Isiah. • Get after it, football fans. • Somebody tag Holliday. • How to win a starting job. • Goodbye, Walt Jocke...
The Celtics And Their European Fun
I *Heart* Celtics has been following the Celtics' team trip to Italy and, mostly, chronicling some of the bizarre pictures coming out of the trip....
Ryan Dempster Will Make You Root For The Cubs
A reader named "Al" sends in the above picture, and the following story, after the jump....
TBS Knows Baseball, But About That Frank Fellow
All told, we've been pretty impressed with TBS's playoffs coverage so far. Cal Ripken is shockingly candid, that lead-from-first graphic is kind of neat and they're generally restrained about matters. (Other than Dick Stockton's hair, that is.)...
Sometimes A Bowler Just Has To Face The Music
We don't puke when we drink. We puke when we don't....
It Could Be Worse Than Dane
• See? MLB could have worse spokespeople than Dane Cook. [Rivalfish] • Spurrier might have himself a nice little quarterback there. [Lord Beer Me Strength] • Inside Randy Moss' brain. [Throwing Into Traffic] • The Dolphins might not be as bad as you think. [The Phinsider] • A nasty random moment in ...