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Blogdome: Hey, Look, Islanders!
• Anybody notice that the Islanders are playing good hockey? [Popjocks] • Back comes Haynesworth! Watch your heads! [Get Untracked] • Look, Big Ten porn names! [Extrapolater] • Manny should probably just stay in Boston. It makes sense. [SethMnookin.com] • We mustn't forget out Grey Cup coverage. [Or...
Meet The Commenting Intern
After an exhaustive search of a rather ridiculously impressive cast of candidates — almost everyone who applied was way overqualified for the job, and it killed us not to just hire everybody — we are proud to report that we have selected our intern....
Meow Meow Meow Meow
Every Day Should Be Saturday, whose daily brilliance might be what we'll miss most about college football once it's gone, directs us to this clip from last night's West Virginia-Pittsburgh game, in which quarterback Pat White does his best impersonation of Halle Berry in Catwoman. It's one thing to ...
Schembechler Dead at 77
Some scary news out of Detroit: Former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler is listed in critical condition after collapsing with an undisclosed ailment this morning. Radio stations in the area have reported that Schembechler had just filmed a game promo for a local ABC affiliate when he collapsed....
Valenti's Great Leap Forward
You might remember the great, mad meltdown of Michigan State Spartans broadcaster Mike Valenti after his team lost to Notre Dame earlier this year. Well, The Wizard Of Odds has found a YouTube of Valenti's demented rant set to music and Spartans football "highlights." Not only is it wonderful to rev...
Joe Namath Regrets Nothing!
So Joe Namath, heretofore known as The Guy Who Tries To Ruin A Perfectly Brilliant Moment With Talk Of Drinking "Problems," is out promoting his new book, "Namath," and during his "60 Minutes" interview this Sunday, he discusses the incident that, if nothing else, launched Kissing Suzy Kolber and ...
Just Two More Days Until Mayhem Reigns
Time to wrap up today with a little game you might have heard about. We were scooped dramatically by ESPN on the Dead Schembechlers, but we will still try to keep up....
The Way You Tuck Your Shirt ...
Fascinating column in the New York Daily News from Mitch Lawrence today, discussing some of the extreme measures David Stern and the NBA are undertaking to make sure all the new behavioral rules and dress codes are being adhered to. It's an eye opener. Our favorite part:...
Leftovers: Yeah, That'll Get You A Red Card
• This is not the type of sex type you'd expect from your soccer players. Or maybe you would. [With Leather] • The savior of online gambling could be ... Antigua? [Slate] • A-Rod has thought it over, and he had decided he's OK with staying in New York and making $25 million. [ESPN] • Derek Jeter is ...
Where In The World Is Lil Ronnie?
So here's a question: Whatever happened to Lil Ronnie? Longtime Deadspin readers will remember Lil Ronnie, the 12-year-old from the "south side" of Indianapolis who serenaded his beloved Colts with "Super Bowl Bound," the hip-hop ode with the cityscape of Indy pulsing in the background. He was cute,...
Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Carl Monday Vs. Ricky Manning Jr.
We're off to the next first-round matchup, and this one seems likely to be more of a blowout than the potential upset brewing in the Roethlisberger-Mikulik matchup. (Polls are open, by the way, until all first round matchups are completed.)...
Blogdome: The Case Against Zach
• If you've somehow missed the Zach Randolph lawsuit complaint, here she is. [True Hoop] • Yep: We STILL can't get the NFL Network on Time Warner Cable. [GetUntracked] • So, wait, is Floyd Landis innocent or not? [The Sports Oasis] • Here's why the apostrophe is in "A's." [Fynalcut] • Some more kick...
Finally, NFL Coaches Showing Some Class Out There
Of all the long-extinct traditions we miss about the NFL, the practice of coaches wearing suits on the sidelines might be our most lamented. It made the game seem more epic, as if these were truly generals commanding men on the field of battle, if generals wore plaid ties and wore fedoras. It classe...
Allen Iverson Tries To Make Sense Of The Unfathomable
Put us in the camp of people who think Allen Iverson is one of the most compelling and, yeah, likable athletes in sports; it's impossible to take your eyes off him when he's on the court, and he's stubbornly, awesomely himself in every aspect when he's off it. It's sad to see his career rotting away...
The Perils Of Being An Athlete
It's hard out there for an athlete; they face all sorts of dangers that the rest of us mere mortals don't need to fret about it. This is probably why they're all packing heat....
Emmitt Smith, You Are A Champion! The Emptiness Is Temporarily Gone!
It appears that American can finally release its collective tension: "Dancing With The Stars" has finally crowned a winner. And it's none other than ... Emmitt Smith! Yes, the former Cowboys (and Buzzsaw) running back emerged victorious last night, barely edging out Mario Lopez, and any contest in...
Kansas Upset Allows Opponents To Live A Little Longer
Rarely does the opportunity present itself for us to write about Oral Roberts around here, and when it involves a victory over the toupeed and suddenly under-fire Bill Self, it's too much for us to resist....
This Is What It's Like When Parents Collide
We take you home today with outstanding home video of a Pee Wee football league parents fight in Corpus Christi, Tex. It has been reported on already, but this is the first time we've seen a video of it....
Welcome To Page 2, Ms. Hill
By our rudimentary calculations, new Page 2 columnist Jemele Hill, who made her debut on the site today, will write roughly 92 columns for the site during her two-year deal. (We assumed two a week, with at least six weeks off for vacations and holidays; we're probably being too generous.) As reporte...
Leftovers: T.O. Goes Virtual, Kind Of
• Terrell Owens, hanging out at Yahoo. [The Nine] • Well, well, look who the Mariners just signed. Mr. Glove! [Seattlest] • Help Lake Erie College come up with a school song. We suspect we all could have some fun with this. [Lake Erie College] • The guide to maximizing the potential of your plahoff ...