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Jay Mariotti Can't Figure Out Why Everyone's So NEGATIVE
We enjoyed the countless emails we received yesterday informing us that "Around The Horn" host Tony Reali — an affable fellow whom we imagine being ultra intense about rec league softball, for some reason — yelled out "don't take my Deadspin away from me" at the end of the program yesterday. (Shocki...
The Happy Underbelly Of Recruiting
On a slow news day today, we hark back again to the madness of recruiting day yesterday, not from the fans' or coaches' perspectives ... but from the players'. The grand minds at Every Day Should Be Saturday take a look at what the recruiting process means to high school kids, in a hypothetical firs...
Tony Romo Gets Back On The Horse
So it's bad enough that Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo still plans on being at the Pro Bowl this weekend, after that rather unfortunate misstep that ended Bill Parcells' coaching career and brought shame upon the great Eastern Illinois University. But guess what? They're actually gonna ask him to hol...
Leftovers: Stay Sad, San Diego
• That's the end of the San Diego Surf Dawgs, at least for now. [Sign On San Diego] • Please, please somebody let Juan Gone back in MLB. [Steroid Nation] • Everybody come see Michael Irvin speak at a Las Vegas church. [Central Christian Of Las Vegas] • Juan Uribe could have himself a busy year. [Fou...
Man, That Commenting Feature Is Totally ####
So after all the fun everybody had with ESPN "Conversation" last week, we thought we'd check back in today and see how it was all going over there. And we found something fascinating: They have a program that specifically censors the word "gay."...
Blythe: Billy Packer's Greatest Moment
We are quite honored today to welcome once again Will Blythe, the former literary editor of Esquire and author of the great book "To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever", to the warm embrace of Deadspin. (We interviewed Blythe about the book when it came out in hardcover. The paperback is out now....
A Way To Make Sure Fans Behave At Soccer Games
After all the fuss and tussle that has been going on in Italian soccer, it appears they're going to be playing a ton of games this weekend in empty stadiums....
Blogdome: How 'Bout That Cowboys Coach?
• Careful, Romo: Wade Phillips doesn't have the best history with quarterbacks. [Signal To Noise] • A wrapup of the other great rivalry game last night. [Lion In Oil] • That weird college football clock rule didn't shorten games on CBS; it just made the network more money. [The Wizard Of Odds] • An ...
ESPN Mobile Will Outlive Us All
Just when you thought it was safe to open your mobile phone browser again ... well ... it's baaaack.......
It's Never Too Early To Ruin A Kid's Enjoyment Of Sport
Yesterday was college football's signing day, and as you've probably noticed by our coverage of that and similar recruiting stories, we're always kind of creeped out by a bunch of middle aged men watching teenagers in their underwear run sprints and lift weights. Maybe it's just us....
One Sign You Definitely Can't Bring In The Rink
There are about three or four funny things happening in this 30 second clip from a commercial break during a San Jose Sharks NHL game. Here's how we rank them....
It Appears That Mike Tyson Might Need Some Help Or Something
This is going to come as a shock to most of you — it certainly came as a shock to us — but former heavyweight champion and all-around beacon of stability Mike Tyson has never been in rehab before. Seriously: With all the madness that has gone on with Tyson throughout his life, he's never been to reh...
Why Audience Research Sometimes Comes In Handy
Continuing our recent habit of saving our favorite stories until the end of the day, a rock band named Machuca was playing a show in Santiago, Chile. As tends to be the case for bands on tour, they gave a shoutout to the local soccer team, in this case, the University of Chile. Turned out to be a bi...
A Look At Harold Reynolds' ESPN Contract
Nice little update on the Harold Reynolds Vs. ESPN lawsuit: Those sainted souls at The Smoking Gun have dug up an amended version of Reynolds' suit against the network for firing him — a firing they STILL haven't given a reason for. There isn't that much more new in the suit, except that it includes...
Welcome To Indianapolis, Mr. McLeod
"So, Keith, welcome. Glad to have you on the Pacers."...
Leftovers: Drinkin' Bears
• Was somebody drunk before the Super Bowl? Who might that have been? [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • The ultimate Dee Mirich/Barbaro graphic. [With Leather] • Terence Kiel's money problems might have been gambling related. [SignOn San Diego] • DRAMA! at an A-Rod book signing. [New York Post] •...
Prepare For The Pink Taco In '08
It's never too early, friends: Time to get your thinking caps on about Super Bowl XLII! That's right, next year's Super Bowl — which we will not be glogging — will be at the Buzzsaw Pink Taco Stadium, and they've already come up with the logo. It's not quite Olympic-level Nightmare Fuel — he looks l...
Hey, Why Is Kenny Chesney Suddenly Calling Me?
In our original neck of the woods in Mattoon, Ill., NFL loyalties are rather split. Some people root for the Chicago Bears (four hours away), some root for the Indianapolis Colts (90 minutes away) and some odd souls hopped on the Rams bandwagon (two hours away). (Some insane people stuck with the fo...
Blythe: A Creepy Feeling In Chapel Hill
We are quite honored today to welcome Will Blythe, the former literary editor of Esquire and author of the great book "To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever", to the warm embrace of Deadspin. (We interviewed Blythe about the book when it came out in hardcover. The paperback is out now....
The Last Of Those Old Spice Polls
You know those Old Spice ads they're running around here, where you can win Final Four tickets? (That's what they tell us, anyway.) Well, here's the last one. Hope you got the first two right, we guess....