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At Last, The New Busch
We know, we're checking out a half hour earlier than usual today, but you can blame ESPN for that: Tonight, for the first time, we will see the new concoction our beloved Cardinals have built: We're visiting the new Busch Stadium tonight. (Hence our checking out early; ESPN has the game starting at ...
What Game Are They Playing Here?
Someone sent us this photo from sort of cricket match this weekend. We don't watch cricket — we know, like, one guy who does, and he doesn't know who Peyton Manning is, if that tells you anything — so we're not up on the rules....
Leftovers: The Teflon Giambi
• Jason Giambi speaks, can't believe he's sneaked out of this scot-free. [SI.com] • Barbaro update: Still alive! [Louisville Courier-Journal] • Uh, Peter May seems to not be paying much attention of at that Boston Globe place. [Boston Sports Media] • Is this Carl Monday's college yearbook? Somebody ...
So, Are The Sklar Brothers Funny, Or Not?
Inspired by Bill Simmons' apparent declaration of war on Sklar brothers last week and one of them randomly showing up on "Entourage" last night, we felt it was probably time to get a definitive answer to the question: Are the Sklar Brothers funny?...
The True Nature Of Bo's Tecmo Dominance
From our old friends at Kissing Suzy Kolber comes this rather classic video of showing just how great Bo Jackson was on Tecmo Bowl. It's a quarter-long touchdown run. This almost certainly happened to us repeatedly as a child....
Blogdome: Dave O'Brien Speaks!
• Well, kind of. [Yard Work] • Some classy folks they're adding there in West Virginia. [The Realests] • Bill James, on working with the Red Sox. [SethMnookin.com] Some poor souls live-blogged the ESPYs. Ooof. [Three True Outcomes] • On Jets message boards and "Big Brother 7." [The Sports Hookup] • ...
Curt Schilling Can't Live Without His Modem
As anyone who has ever been around Sons Of Sam Horn can attest, Red Sox LEGEND AND HERO Curt Schilling tends to spend a little too much time on the computer. (We can attest to this too; he's even emailed us.)...
The Man With The Indestructible Arm
We love it when other countries play American sports in a way that points out the way we do it might be wrong. It happened in the NBA a few years ago...
It's Always Sunny In San Francisco, Apparently
Philadelphia pitcher Brett Myers, everybody's favorite wife flattener, returned to the Phillies yesterday for a game against the Giants in San Francisco. Before the game, he had given a statement apologizing for his actions and saying he was getting counseling. It sounded sincere enough that you w...
One Final Monday-Cooper Explosion ... Be Ready
So if you're like us and you spend your weekends doing everything you can to avoid the computer, you might not know about this yet. So we feel like maybe you should sit down. Take a deep breath. You might not be ready....
Excuse Our Usual Dust
To help fix some of the lingering tech problems around here, we have completely overhauled our whole publishing system. That's good news in the long run — honest! — but, damn, it sure is making this morning miserable....
Week In Deadspin: Sexagenarians, Headbutts And Bears, Oh My!
• Get this folks: Danica Patrick needs to occasionally use a tampon! No way! • MIke Cooper is sentenced and Deadspin is THERE! • Sigh. Another Rocky movie. • Hey, rugby players have to pee too! • Rick Chandler is having tons of fun in Tahoe. • Zinedine Zidane had a somewhat busy week. • It's your ...
The Mike Cooper Sentencing ... You Are There!
Well, the Mike Cooper sentencing is over, and our man Jimbo was, indeed, there. We're still not sure precisely what Cooper's sentence was — Jimbo didn't make it that far into the proceedings — but he was there, and he even captured Cooper and his parents on his camera phone ... kind of....
"Leon ... POWE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
So we haven't been watching much summer league basketball, if just because the only local games on around these parts are the Knicks, and honestly, if we wanted to watch a snuff film, we'd just go see the new M. Night Shyamalan movie....
Leftovers: Mark Eaton's Bad Day
• The story behind that Howard Stern/ESPN/Steve Bartman prank. [Bad Idea Blue Jeans] • That's all for Bruce Arena. [U.S. Soccer] • Maxim and CBS Sportsline .. two great tastes that taste great together. [FishbowlNY] • It's obvious the ESPN personalities Bill Simmons wants to punch are the Sklar brot...
Can You Even Call It A "Red Carpet" If It's Just For The ESPYs?
See these poor souls? They're the sad sacks who ended up sitting in the heat during the ESPYs Red Carpet Show, which, if you're extremely lonely and sad, you'll be watching this Sunday night. We can't imagine what would be worse than having to sweat and watch Stuart Scott refer to the night "of ph...
An Empty Desk Is An Efficient Desk!
Mistakes? We don't make mistakes. So, this is your receipt for your husband, and this is our receipt for your receipt....
Cultural Oddsmaker: Death Becomes Them
A.J. Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Send him all kinds of fan mail....
Blogdome: If We Were A Shaman, We Wouldn't Be So Competitive
• The Kids In The Hall respond to IRL driver Ed Carpenter. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • You know, Chris Fowler is really into this wedding planning business. [Every Day Should Be Saturday] • The case for keeping Dusty Baker. [Chicago Sports Review] • It's the great drugs and sports giveaway! [Mr...
Apparently Student Athletes Have It Easier Than Us
We once showed up for a lecture hall study session for an economics class of about 200 people at the University of Illinois, sitting next to a friend of ours who was much better about attending class than we were. As people filed in, an older man sat next to us and asked, "Hey, is this the Econ 10...