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Does Anyone Want The 2016 Games?
We can't say we're all that disappointed, considering we are current residents, that New York City has abandoned its quixotic attempt to host an Olympic Games. After its 2012 bid fell flat on its bagel, the city is sitting out the next round; it is not among the three U.S. cities applying for the 20...
Unhappy To Be Stuck With You
We've all known that our main man Chris Berman — who was such a joy to watch broadcasting the Cardinals-Cubs game last night! — has had a lifelong pants party with Huey Lewis And The News. (We think they show the footage of him on stage with the band at least twice a year.) But we had no idea just h...
Albert Belle Is Not Subtle About This Stalking Business
In case you have forgotten, former slugging psycho Albert Belle has been in jail since May for stalking a woman whom he once paid as a professional escort. Well, yesterday Belle plead guilty to stalking and will be sentenced in a month. He faces a potential sentence of two to eight-and-a-half year...
Welcome, Chorizo!
Yesterday, the chorizo was officially announced as the fifth racing sausage in the Milwaukee Brewers sausage race. They had a special press conference just to introduce him, with his first race this Saturday. He has a little goatee. He is a dancing chorizo....
Bedtime Stories With Alex Rodriguez
You might think you know Yankees third baseman/perpetual ESPN target Alex Rodriguez, but you don't know him at all. Only through his illustrated children book can you possibly being to understand him....
Floyd Landis Has Had A Bad Day
On what is obviously already the most difficult day of his professional life, it must be nice for cyclist Floyd Landis to know that the people closest to him in his life totally have his back....
Leftovers: Yeah, This Might Hurt The Reputation A Bit
• You know, this whole thing can't help his Christian speaking career. [All American Speakers] • If you can't win in Philadelphia, it's wise to change your name. [Attytood] • The University of Cincinnati LOVES THE LADIES. [CSTV] • We love it when Cardinals fans take over other stadiums. [Denver Post...
It's Not Easy For Canadians To Win Golf Clubs
So here's something funny and obscure that a reader just pointed out to us. This week, Sports Illustrated subscribers — like ourselves — were treated to a special promotion with Callaway Golf. Basically, you send in a contest card, and if you win, you get a X460 Driver and two X Fairway Woods. We ...
Michael Irvin Arrested!
You know, it's a sad day when ESPN analyst Michael Irvin is arrested for something, and nobody even notices or cares....
Not Even Death Will Keep Us Apart
You could probably use this story to prove that people are too much into soccer in Europe, if you wanted to....
Blogdome: It's Hard Out There For A Brown
• Down goes LeCharles Bentley. God, it's got to be hard to be a Browns fan. [God Hates Cleveland Sports] • Vikings fans, prepare for a good 10 years of hating Laura Quinn. [10,000 Takes] • It has been 27 years since both the Pirates and Steelers were champions. What has happened since then? [Mondesi...
Look, They Have Fun, Difficult To Understand Stats In Football Too!
It was a happy day at Deadspin World Headquarters yesterday. Our copy of Pro Football Prospectus arrived....
As If Barbaro (And The Rest Of Us) Haven't Suffered Enough
In New York City today, it is sunny, pleasant, warm, slightly overcast but mostly cheerful. We've got some good music on the stereo, a cool icy beverage at our desk and, overall, we're feeling all right about the planet and our place in it....
Cycling, Swimming And Running, Oh My!
You know, it's hard enough to finish a triathlon. We think we could handle the biking, and as long as we were allowed to occasionally walk, or even stop and lie down for a while, we could handle the running. We'd almost certainly drown, however. Anyway, imagine going through all the trouble of bei...
Floyd Landis About To Become Decidedly Less Popular
There have been tons of rumors circulating around Tour de France champion Floyd Landis, who has gone missing from two races he was scheduled for this week. No one can get a hold of him, and race organizers were "annoyed."...
Your Morning Harold Reynolds Update
Well, we have our answer as to what Harold Reynolds will do now: He's not going to try to get his job back....
So What's Next For Reynolds And ESPN?
So now that Harold Reynolds has confirmed that he was indeed fired for sexual harassment, we wonder for a moment: Is there any way he could come back?...
Honestly, They Better Sign Isaiah Rider Soon
Admit it: You wouldn't be surprised, at this point, if Carson Palmer was nailed for sticking up a Dairy Queen somewhere just outside Blue Ash, would you?...
Leftovers: Jefferson's A Gamer
• Richard Jefferson's secret training technique: Halo 2. Really. [Life On A Bench] • There's nothing Elvis Stojko can't do. [The Star] • The John Sterling drinking game! [Sox Fan In Hell] • An excellent blog interview with Buster Olney. [MetsBlog] • Tony LaRussa's dog dies. We guarantee you our mom ...
People Talking About A Video Game: That'll Be 20 Bucks, Please
Sometimes we wonder if we're piling on ESPN, if we're just looking for things that are wrong, never giving them the benefit of the doubt, just out to criticize all the time, whether it's merited or not. Are we just being Negative Nellies? Are we unreasonable? We wonder. We're introspective that wa...