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In Case You Forgot What Disney Is
It seems like it has been so long now that Disney has owned ESPN (ABC bought ESPN in 1994, and Disney bought ABC in 1996) that we forget just how unusual the collaboration. Fortunately, this random, bizarre promotional video — we don't know if it's official or not; it looks like it's actually a resu...
Leftovers: Leavin' Livan
• Hey, look, Jim Bowden actually got off his arse and traded somebody. [Associated Press] • Waiver trades ... explained. [McSweeney's] • We love it when race car drivers have street races. [Jalopnik] • You know, Jason Elam is kind of a badass. [Rocky Mountain News] • Ever wonder what Paul from "The ...
Do NOT Mess With This Woman
We have always assumed that if a woman were to end up breaking through to compete on the highest professional athletic level, it would not be as a kicker, as has often been tried: It would be as a knuckleball pitcher in baseball. It doesn't hinge on strength, endurance or speed; it just requires pra...
Hope Your Mustaches Are All Grown
So, hey, if you happen to be in the Dunedin, Fla. area tonight, it's the first of those big fun Dunedin Blue Jays promotions inspired by this here Web site. Tonight's festivities: Carl Monday Mustache Night. It's becoming increasingly easy to get in for a reduced $3 admission....
"Unfortunately, We Don't Have That Tape Either"
From the "Boom Goes The Dynamite" file comes this decade-old but new-to-us clip of a Quincy, Ill. CBS affiliate....
Blogdome: More International Hoops
• A preview of tonight's USA-China exhibition basketball game. [Golden State Of Mind] • Taking a look at those Green Bay Packers. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Man, heavyweight boxing really is getting worse. [Chicago Sports Wrap] Hey, an actual update in the Duke lacrosse case. [A Shot Of Southern Comfor...
Oxnard Must Be An Entertaining Camp
Few athletes give us more joy, in a "Jeez, look how far this idiot has fallen" type of way, than former Eagles dope Freddie Mitchell. Last time we checked in with him, he was considering offers from Jon Bon Jovi's team in the Arena League....
The Most Famous Buzzsaw Cheerleader
So here's the best story we've heard all day, even though it's only new to us. If any of you out there, like us, religiously watch "The Office" — we even watch the repeats — you're familiar with Phyllis, the portly saleswoman who knits and is happy in love with Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration....
Free Darko, Live On Scene, And Loving Jim Gray
Generally speaking, we think it's silly for online writers — who are the only ones free from the PR/press pass/everybody-play-nice circle jerk of commercialized athletics — to salivate over press passes as if they had, at last, been invited to the ball. But we will make an exception when the folks f...
Why We'd Sign With The Utah Jazz
Last week, the New York Daily News uncovered a steroid ring that could end up affecting some of the biggest, most beloved names in our sport. Today, their rivals at the New York Post uncovered that baseball players cheat on their wives....
Week In Deadspin: We Miss The Chorizo Already
• You bring us the chorizo, and then you take it away. Do not tease us with your chorizo. • Whither the white wide receiver. • Interesting strategy to sell video games. • Mike Tirico would rather you not bring this up again. • Here is what is inside Bobby Abreu's head. • Smell Jeter! • If Simmons ...
Making Tall Men Play Basketball, Poorly
And with this poorly scored video, we introduce you to the phenomenon known as Sun Ming-Ming, who is currently with the Dodge City Legend of the USBL. He is seven-foot-nine, which makes him the tallest man in professional basketball and the seventh tallest man in the world....
Leftovers: Evicting Mom
• Tebucky Jones tells his mom to get the hell out. [Hartford Courant] • Better get up early to find out what's up with Floyd Landis. [MSNBC] • It's college football poll time! [Burnt Orange Nation] • Well, the refs have some new uniforms. [Uni Watch] • Uh, Boston? Javy Lopez isn't good anymore. [Red...
Why Is No One Talking About The Dominican Steroid Story?
Double Play Depth brings up a question we've been wondering about ourselves: Why is no one making a big deal out of the New York Daily News' steroid scoop last week?...
Beep Baseball
So here's something nifty we didn't know about: It's Blind baseball!...
If You Gotta Go, That's A Nice Way To Do It
It has been a while, but remember way back about a year ago, when a huge Steelers fan — who just missed a fun season, by the way — was buried in his recliner surrounded by Steelers garb?...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Who Will Pass Out In Training Camp?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Let him know what you think of him....
Booyakasha!
America national sport is called baseballs. It very similar to our sport, shurik, where we take dogs, shoot them in a field, and then have a party....
Blogdome: Reporters Getting Free Crap
• Boy, look at all this X-Games schwag. [Media Bitch Fest] • What are the best and worst fantasy football guides? [MVP Fantasy Football] • How "Entourage" characters relate to baseball teams and their players. [Old Skool Sports] • An obsessive, detailed look at Bill Simmons' taste in music. [Merry S...