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Worry About Your Endorsement Deals First, Son
• Sorry, rook, no minicamp for you. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel] • Hey, the Texans aren't so bad! [Go Texans] • Judging Roger Clemens. [Extrapolater] • Reasons to be excited about a Spurs-Pistons final. [Five Tool Tool] • This Craig's List ad probably didn't work out too well. [Craig's List Chicago]...
Once More, With Feeling (And Amare)
We've been accused of overstating the backlash David Stern will face if the Suns lose tonight — if there's a Game 7, you can make an argument that it all evened out, though we're not sure we necessarily agree with that either — but it's clear that everyone (save for, of course, Spurs fans) will be h...
Ah, The Sweet Relief Of Augusta
You can't quite tell from this far a way, but a reader who recently caddied for him at Augusta National lets us know that the gentleman urinating into the woods in this picture is none other than South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. Here's the before photo:...
Who Will Win the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
You're 32 Years Old, And You've Achieved Nothing. Jesus Christ Was Dead And Alive Again By 33. You Better Get Crackin'.
Think of it as a hobby. Something you do to relax. You're an "assassination enthusiast."...
Wait ... That Was HIM?
• Craig Sager was one of the guys who was chasing Hank Aaron around the field after he hit his homer. We feel very stupid for not having known this. [Awful Announcing] • They're trying to put an "NJ" in the Rutgers logo. [Lion In Oil] • In honor of the great Destiny Frankenstein. [Name Of The Year] ...
Interleague Play Is Back, If Anybody Notices Anymore
We've never had a major problem with interleague play. It's possible this is because our Cardinals get to play the Royals six times a year — and boy could we use the help — but mostly, it's because the game has been so twisted and pretzeled over the last decade that, hey, what's one more switch? Peo...
Come Out To Kinsale Tavern!
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Naked People Are Funny
Nothing beats a good streaker, kids, particularly when it's a Philadelphia streaker. And we're not particularly envious of that usher either....
They Just Don't Make Mennonites The Way They Used To
So, yeah, this Floyd Landis business. Heavens....
How Sad Is Ben Wallace Today, Really?
It was a nice little hope for a while, some sort of jolt of life into a lagging, pallid Eastern Conference playoffs, but now that the Pistons have advanced past the Bulls and set up a presumably smooth trip past whatever "team" collapses forward enough to win the Cavs-Nets series, we're back to our ...
Looks Like Another Pistons NBA Finals
OK, so maybe the Bulls can't pull this off....
Can The Bulls Pull This Off?
It's really quite wild how much can change over two playoff games. After the Bulls' depressing, limp Game 3 loss at home, everyone was writing about how they should blow up the Bulls, how they should have traded for Pau Gasol, how they were too young, how Ben Wallace had no heart. And now, after two...
Whatever Brings The Fans In From All The Great Weather
We appreciate that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, lacking that whole "fanbase" thing, are trying unconventional ways to rile up some local support. But no mascot, not even Raymond, should ever have to wear this outfit....
Two Great Tastes ...
• We are enjoying the Neal Pollack-Paul Shirley danceoff. [Slate] • Get Alex Brown out of Chicago. [Foul Balls] • Even Aaron Boone is pissed at David Stern. [Sportech] • Scoop Jackson, finger on the pulse. [The Feed] • Ned Yost knows how to argue with an umpire. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • The ...
The Return Of Tecmo Bowl
We don't know how we missed this piece of news yesterday, but The Fanhouse has the scoop: They're bringing back Tecmo Bowl!...
His Next Job Will Be To Take Over For Stu Jackson
This spry gentleman's name is Bill Hargrove — he's the round immobile object between the orange ball and the red ball — and he just bowled his age. You might not find this all that impressive, though we find it difficult to bowl our age, ourselves. (We are not a skilled bowler.) But readers, smile, ...
Bill Simmons Is Ready For His Closeup
This week has been when the television networks all release their plans for next fall, called "upfronts," letting the media know what they'll be rotting viewers brains with for the next calendar year. ESPN is no different; Tuesday, they announced their plans for late 2007, and they're clearly taking...
One Nasty Lineup
• If you could put together the worst baseball team of all time, what would it look like? [Bugs And Cranks] • Dave Stewart, on those Cleveland Indians. [Throwin' Heat] • This Europe NFL business could work out quite well. [Who Sport What?] • A grand story from college hockey. [Western College Hockey...
That's Not How Personal Training Typically Works
The Arena Football League is full of happy success stories. Kurt Warner. That weird video game that's oddly fun to play. Jon Bon Jovi. And now, to add to the list, the high school coaching adventures of Tom Porras, a former AFL quarterback. He was fired last week as track coach (and "personal traine...