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Hey, Ronaldinho, Why The Long Face?
This is pretty much what you think it is: A "full-size" sculpture of Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho ... as a regal white horse. It's currently up for bid on eBay, and the price is right too: Only $25,000! (With $2,500 more to ship.)...
It's The Needle Of The Tiger
What a heroic story, Rocky Balboa coming out of retirement to show us the power of the human heart and to remind us what it really means to be a champion, in the purest way possible. Go America, Go Rock, Go ... oh, well, we probably should have seen this coming....
Goodbye, Playmaker
As The Mighty MJD mentioned yesterday, it's official: Michael Irvin is out at ESPN. We're not sure what more we can say about this; we're so sad to see him go, even if the beleaguered closed captioning typists over there don't feel the same way....
Blogdome: This Is Not Noah Lowry
• Noah Lowry does not like MySpace. [Larry Brown Sports] • Hey, Arizona State won a game. [The Big Picture] • Some extremely unpopular Tigers. [Mickey Tettleton Memorial Overpass] • A closer look at the Durant-Oden sweepstakes. [The Shooty] • Soon, soon, no more Chief talk. Thank Heavens. [Frank The...
Hirshey: Karaoke Hell
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
All Told, A Safe Weekend To Be In Vegas
You might remember this quote, last week, from Las Vegas mayor Oscar B. Goodman:...
Gilbert Arenas Is Playing Russian Roulette With His ACL
As always, the greatest moments of All-Star Weekend happen when the "game" isn't actually on, and The 700 Level found perhaps the best one. During a commercial break, Gilbert Arenas — of course — decided to satisfy a lifelong curiosity and, playing along with the "entertainment," dunked off a trampo...
That Sure Was A Great "All-Star" "Game"
Well, the All-Star Game in Vegas is finally behind us, and the best thing we can say is that no hungover players needed courtside IVs. That is not to be underestimated; it can be extremely difficult to work out dehydration while sprinting up and down the court. Of course, that assumes anyone's playi...
Week In Review: An Elephant Attacks A Car
• Goodbye, Mr. Schottenheimer. • We do love ourselves some dog show. • This video is what we thought it was, and so much more. • Fat man dancing! Woo! • Jamar Smith is about to go the way of Chief Illiniwek. • It's always fun to play with Craig's List. • Now your "conversations" are with the Associa...
Leftovers: Sure, Pippen's Coming Back, Totally
• Scottie Pippen coming back? Yeah, right. [Chicago Tribune] • Man, the rigors of racing have really taken a toll on Jeff Gordon. [Book Of Scrap] • They're having some trouble with emails in Arkansas. [Whole Hog Sports] • Fun with an old "This Week In Baseball." [ScatchBomb]...
ESPN Doesn't Want You To Know About The Five Young Women They Just Told You About
The Smoking Gun continues its public document assault on the sporting world today, releasing an ESPN motion calling for "a protective order" in its ongoing legal battle with Reynolds. What's that mean? It means that it doesn't want its next filing to the court to go public. They're bathing it in the...
Could We Be In Danger Of Losing Michael Irvin?
The New York Post, which is never ever wrong, tosses out some potentially fun Michael Irvin/ESPN gossip this morning....
Cultural Oddsmaker: How Will Tim Hardaway Impact the NBA All-Star Game?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
If Jesus Came Back And Saw What's Going On In His Name, He'd Never Stop Throwing Up
A week ago we bought a rifle ... we went to the store, and we bought a rifle! We were gonna, you know, if they told us we had a tumor, we were gonna kill ourselves. The only thing that might have have stopped us is that our parents would be devastated. So, you know, we would have had to shoot them a...
Joumana Kidd Goes Nuclear On Jason
So, you know how the whole New Jersey Nets brass was concerned about how ugly the Jason Kidd-Joumana Kidd divorce proceedings might get? Well, The Smoking Gun has Joumana's countersuit to Jason's suit against her, and, holy cow, this thing really escalated fast. It's a huge document, so we're just g...
Blogdome: Trimming Costs At Safeco
• The Seattle Mariners have one pen. [Seattlest] • Who are the five worst players in the NBA? [That's On Point] • The Hawks broadcaster is less than impressed with Rafael Araujo. [Lion In Oil] • Wait ... NOW Barry Zito's changing his entire throwing motion? [Goat Riders Of The Apocalypse] • When fan...
Dice-K Has Some Spring Training Work To Do
Red Sox Monster brings up something that has to give Red Sox fans considerable pause: When he showed up at spring training this week, new Boston pitching savior Daisuke Matsuzaka appeared to be, oh, a little chubbier than one might have expected....
Jay Mariotti Is Devoted To The Art Of Prose
So the other night, in a dark cold lonely room, Jay Mariotti sat alone, doing a little math. He realized that he was required to deliver a certain number of columns by the end of April and, lo, he had already put together the requisite amount. Therefore, even though the next three months include the...
Mike Golic Suffering From Peter Pan Salmonella
So here's something bizarre and sad. You know that salmonella outbreak that has been tied to Peter Pan peanut butter? (And, to a lesser extend, Wal-Mart's "Great Value" house brand?) It hasn't caused any deaths yet, but almost 300 people in 39 states have fallen ill from it....
What Set Tim Hardaway Off
Yesterday, "Jim Rome Is Burning" showed the famous clip of Tim Hardaway throwing a television monitor onto the court. Our special investigative skills of video editing have uncovered why drew his ire. We should have all seen this coming back then....