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KC Trainer Responds, Denies Affidavit Cameo
OK, probably time for a Jason Grimsley update....
You Can't Fight In Here! This Is The War Room!
Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face. We can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily f...
Blogdome: Your Great Commercial Moments
• A look at some great old sports commercials. [Mutoni's Musings] • World Cup soccer stars show off their cars. [Jalopnik] • More reflections on the idiocy of Tom Powers. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • One guy explains his World Cup biases. [FowlerChalk] • Should Israel be rooting for the Heat? [T...
That Nice, Warm Feeling On Your Feet
This story's a few days old, but we haven't covered it yet, and besides: It's a nice transition from the World Cup opener anyway....
Live Blog: Germany Vs. Costa Rica
All right, well, we told you we were going to be live-blogging each weekday World Cup match, and we weren't kidding around. They're about to kick off in Munich in the opening game of the World Cup, and we're gonna live blog the thing for you....
Zack Randolph Is SPEED RACER
And come with us, dear readers, to watch how an offense can find itself escalating ......
Last Call For Pool Entries
This picture, of Germany and Costa Rica fans this morning already revving up, proves once again: We are all in the wrong country for drinking over the next month. That said, we're only a little more than an hour away from the start of the World Cup, which means if you're wanting to enter our Deads...
Mark Cuban's Courtside Blogging Madness
Last night's NBA Finals Game 1 Mavericks victory over the Heat was an impressive one, and a fun one to watch; we feel optimistic about the series as a whole. (Though a scary part inside us keeps whispering nasty matters about a sweep.)...
So ... We've Got Some Affidavit Names
Everyone's guessing about who the blacked-out names in the Jason Grimsley report are, and it has been a fun parlor game so far. But we all knew eventually the names would get out. And we've been digging around ... and some sources have given us some names....
NBA Finals Pants Party: Mavericks Vs. Heat
We all used to complain that the NBA playoffs took too long to finish, that there were too many games, that it was just all too much. Now, the complaints are about having to wait too long for the Finals to start. Yeah, we'd call that progress....
Leftovers: Angry Big Ben
• Ben Roethlisberger is angry with Pittsburgh media coverage. Because they've been so critical of him in the past. [Times Online] • You, too, could win the right to buy Mike Mamula's lunch. [Philadelphia Will Do] • What the Phoenix Suns can teach you about your workplace. [Zembla] • Why are the Mets...
Sie Sind Mit Mir, Leder!
In honor of tomorrow's beginning of the World Cup, and in honor of the T-shirts finally shipping this week, a reader presents us the world's greatest pickup line in all its international glory:...
Introducing Your World Cup Closer
Joining us on our World Cup Blog team, starting Tuesday, will be David Hirshey, known both as "one of America's leading soccer experts" (Soccer America) and "an insufferable soccer poet" (Tony Kornheiser). We're honored to have him penning the World Cup Daily Closer throughout the tournament....
Blogdome: The Final Fan Interviews
• The interview series talking to a fan of all 32 World Cup teams has been completed. Very cool stuff. [Sportolysis] • So yeah, we'd totally see a movie about Cheeseheads. Who wouldn't? [10000 Takes] • The worst spot in the first round of the NBA Draft to have? No. 7. [ArmchairGM] • All the finger d...
The End Of The Kyle Boller Era Of Joy
Yesterday, after much debate and "controversy," the Baltimore Ravens finally traded for Steve McNair. Until McNair's legs fall off — we have Week 8 in the pool — he will take over the starting job for Brian Billick and his Nevermores....
Great Moments In NFL Marketing
Some guy with a comic book blog went digging through some of his old files — or "nerd containers," as some might call them — and unearthed a bit of a gem: The "NFL SuperPro" character, from a Marvel Comics series in 1991....
Unfortunately, They Can Only Use Their Hands
If you thought human beings were the only species with a World Cup this week ... think again, you human-centric bigots! It's the Ant World Cup!...
It's A Hat! It's A Hearing Aid! It's A Utensil!
A site we'd never heard of but are now addicted to called Patently Silly takes a look at all the ridiculous "inventions" that receive patents from the goverment. Recently, they featured. something called "Multi-Purpose Headgear", from a company called Sportniks. What are the multi purposes of this...
All Right, Maybe It's Time To Panic
OK, we have clearly attempted to keep our wits about us during this whole Albert Pujols injury situation ... but we're officially out on the ledge now....
The World Cup Is Clearly Ready To Rock
We're just more than 24 hours away from the start of the World Cup, and various Deadspinners have arrived in Germany and are already casting their arrogant American eyes — as opposed to their humble American wrists — to the glory that is the world's biggest sporting event....