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Giants Look Anything But Sharp And Dapper
Among the many reasons for Giants coach Tom Coughlin to feel like a bit of a doofus last night, the fact that he was wearing the standard coachwear of a blue poncho festooned with the soul of a windbreaker, while Jack Del Rio finally found a way to not look like a meathead in his rather sharp suit. ...

Hello, Jacksonville, And Welcome Back To The National Stage
After a couple weeks of rather wretched Monday Night Games, we've got a halfway decent one tonight, with the Giants, frantically trying to hold off Tony Romo and the Cowboys in the NFC East, traveling to the urban mecca that is Jacksonville to face the Jaguars....

Leftovers: Everybody Loves Gilbert
• Could Tom Izzo be the new Michigan State football coach? [Detroit Free Press] • Wizznutzz looks at all the new pasty white people who love Agent Zero. [Wizznutzz] • The new OJ book, set to music! [McSweeney's] • The 10 best baseball books of the year. [SI.com] • One Chicago blogger is less than im...

Hating The Yankees With The Strokes
This offseason has been a somewhat difficult one for Mets fans, who are still trying to deal with the glue that held Carlos Beltran's bat to his shoulder and the creeping sense that they really are going to sign Moises Alou. And it's not just your smart fans hand-wringing either. One of the quieter ...

Revisiting Irvin's 2005 Thanksgiving
As we approach the time of giving of thanks and reminisces of much Native American bloodshed — and we scream to the heavens that we won't be able to watch the Thanksgiving night game because Time Warner still isn't showing The NFL Network in New York City — we look back to last Thanksgiving and an o...

Ryan Howard Gives Philly Something Small To Be Happy About
Hey, Philly fans, good news: No need to cause bodily harm to yourself or others. You finally have a beacon of light in Philadelphia. One might even say it's always sunny....

Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Harold Reynolds Vs. Ned
Ordinarily, the SHOTY tournament will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but this week, with that whole Thanksgiving business, we're going Monday-Tuesday this week. We hope your system can handle the shock....

Blogdome: Football On The 55-Yard Line
• Live blogging the Grey Cup title game. [Out Of Left Field] • NFLers should be HAPPY! [rangelife] • In case you missed the real most exciting game of the weekend. [WBRS Sports Blog] • A look at baseball, Central America style. [The Middle Foam Finger] • Here comes Beckham! [Life On A Bench] • Your ...

David Wright And His Headband
In the tradition of Brady Quinn, here's Mets young stars David Wright and Jose Reyes, in the new issue of GQ, playing another round of "Does This Athlete Know How Gay His Glamor Shots Are?"...

Hirshey: Meeting The Deadspin Three
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....

Goodnight, Sweet Knights
Before anyone becomes too caught up in the Who Will Ohio State Play In The BCS Title Game? talk, let's take a moment to lament the end of college football's best storyline, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, who laid an egg against Cincinnati, losing 30-11 and ending any (probably fanciful anyway) dream...

Look, The Cubs Actually Spent Some Cash. A LOT Of It
Say what you will about the Chicago Cubs, but they aren't letting a little thing like an impending sale stand in the way of paying a ridiculous amount for a big name. In a move that should put those A-Rod rumors to the crematorium, the Cubs signed Alfonso Soriano to an eight-year, $136 million dea...

NFL Roundup: Romo In The Morning, Romo In The Evening
News And Notes From Week 11 in the NFL....

Week In Deadspin: So, What's Everybody Up To Tomorrow Afternoon?
• We still can't believe this YWML reference on "Las Vegas" actually happened. • The coolest cheerleader we've seen outside of Tampa bars. • We continue to wait for ESPN Blogs. • No tickets for Nickelback? Come on! • The Lego Ohio Stadium. • Look, an intern! • Jemele Hill debuts at Page 2. • The M...

Leftovers: Look Who Might Be Coaching Again
• How did we ever survive without Jerry Glanville on the sidelines? [SI.com] • A look at a grand Harvard success story. [Boston Globe] The guy who was supposed to be on the plane with Cory Lidle? Died in a plane crash last month. [MSNBC] • There could be a fun bidder in the Cubs sale sweepstakes. [B...

Is The Jemele Hill Salary Figure Wrong?
The arrival of Jemele Hill to Page 2 has been surrounded with discussion, mostly because of her apparent salary, reported by The Big Lead as $400,000 over two years....

Dwight Howard, Enjoying His Youthful Years
You know how we know that the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard is just starting to break the ceiling of NBA stardom? He's hanging out with porn stars. Specifically, amply bosomed former gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey, who tells the story of meeting Howard in a Luke Is Back, apparently a well-read...

Cultural Oddsmaker: Inspired By Lemmy
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

Excuse Us, You Did Say Your Clock Was Correct?
The mechanism is ... Oh James, James ... will you make love to me all the time in England? Day and night. Go on about the mechanism....
