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Leftovers: Larry Johnson Likes To Boogie
• Larry Johnson, hitting the Kansas City nightlife. [The Pitch] • Hey, ANYBODY could have A-Rod! [Sportszilla] • All Dan Morgan is missing is Bubbles the chimp and the Elephant Man's bones. [Charlotte Observer] • It's the massage therapist. It's always the damned massage therapist. [CBS Sportsline] ...
In Praise Of A Happy Hit Streak
Little known rule around Deadspin world headquarters: When a hitting streak — one of our favorite baseball occurrences — reaches 30 games, we are obliged to honor the achievement with its own post. Therefore, congratulations to Phillies second baseman Chase Utley — his name sounds like one of the ...
Jimmy Kimmel Would You Like To Watch Those Hands, Buddy
A reader sends in this picture from Sports Illustrated's All-Star Game photo gallery. In case you can't tell by the personalized jersey, that's Harold Reynolds giving a big ole hug to Sarah Silverman, extremely funny comic and reason every Jewish single male in the country has a dart board with Jimm...
Does Ronaldinho's Girlfriend Actually Exist?
Josh Robertson is an editor at Playboy, so, as you'd probably expect, he spends a lot of time looking at pictures of naked women. This discerning eye, and a journalist's skepticism, has brought him to a conclusion: soccer star Ronaldinho's "girlfriend" appears to be a complete fake....
Blogdome: Law, Texas Style
• The rich lawyer who supports Texas football and his wacky, wacky deposition. [The M Zone] • If you're a Jets fan, this could end up being the deal of a lifetime. [Off Wing Opinion] • Calling bullshit on Rock, Paper, Scissors. [The Sports Pulse] • A request that Theo Epstein not shake up the Red So...
Could This Be The NFL's First Lady?
Yesterday, the NFL announced its final five candidates to succeed Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner. The list includes the favorite, Roger Goodell, who started as an intern in 1982, as well as lawyers and executives. Tagliabue is retiring in August....
Ixnay On The Ambling-Gay!
This week's winner of the Asshole Who Ruins Everything For Everyone award goes to Charles Humphrey....
Hey, Guys ... You're Still On Camera
You know, we continue to find it amazing, in this day of MLB Extra Innings and MLB.tv, that any television announcer would speak freely during the commercial break. Dude: There's a microphone on you. Someone's going to hear....
Nice Work, If You Can Get It
So here is, without question, our favorite story of the day....
It's Trade Deadline Day ... But Haven't The Trades Already Happened?
So, what, pretty much all that's left is Alfonso Soriano, right? After the Carlos Lee to Texas trade on Friday, and the Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle to the Yankees trade yesterday, the trade deadline at 4 p.m. ET today seems to be approaching without most of its larger bullets already fired....
Week In Deadspin: Let's Hug It Out ... Well, Perhaps A Hug Isn't The Best Idea
• It turned out not to be the best of weeks for Harold Reynolds. • Hee hee. Jockeys running. Hee hee. • Floyd Landis has had a busy seven-day stretch. • We're dangerously close, folks, to "You're With Me, Leather" night at the ole ballpark. • AJ Hawk and his contractually convenient morals. • It's...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the Internet closes for the day (will reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday) ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Sultan Ibragimov vs. Ray Austin, at Hollywood, Fla. With a name like Sultan Ibragimov, it's a good thing he isn't an accountant. [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Mets at Atlanta. Little known fact: B...
Don't Look For Harold On FOX
If you're unfazed by this whole sexual harassment business and you just want matters just to go back to the comfortable world of a man with a goatee calling fellow grown men "studs," you're likely pining away for exiled ESPN analyst Harold Reynolds to return to your television soon, and stat....
Leftovers: Don't Mess With Carlos
• Carlos Lee goes the Chuck Norris route, now a Texas Ranger. [ESPN] • That strip club slap trial in Toronto is still going on. Today, Sam Cassell! [True Hoop] • Fun with foul balls. [Boston.com] • Bid on your Mike Cooper shirts here. [eBay]...
This Type Of Blood Doping, We Can Get Behind
So Tour de France winner / testosterone ratio out-of-whacker Floyd Landis called a press conference today to defend himself against the charge of elevating his testosterone. His explanation, as far as we're concerned, is brilliant....
Cultural Oddsmaker: Who Will Be The Next Broadcaster Hit With Sexual Harassment?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him and let him know what you think of him....
Yeah, We Just Have A Question: Is This A "God" Dam?
Hey, baby. We noticed you have braces. We have braces too....
The Peter King-KSK Standoff
The rockers over at Kissing Suzy Kobler would like to let you know that they are reasonable people. All they want out of life is to make a few humorous comments about sports, go home to their families and perhaps enjoy a Krispy Kreme. Or three. But even reasonable people can be pushed to the edge, a...
Blogdome: Straighten Up, Adam
• What Adam Morrison would look like if he cleaned up and got a real job. [Need4Sheed] • The five worst trades of the last five years. [Sportszilla] • Is Donovan McNabb more of a wimp than a reality TV star? [Roscoe Report] • Is it possible for Rocky VI to be any good? [Joe Sports Fan] • The ultimat...
Maurice Clarett, Handling Himself Just Fine, Yep
We thought we might check in and see how our old friend Maurice Clarett is doing, now that he has fired his lawyers just two weeks before his trial. Well, he has some new lawyers, and they have exactly a fortnight to, you know, find out what the hell the case is about....