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I Know That A—hole Knows What A Vegan Is
Welcome back to the Deadspin Guest Lecture Series. Each week, we’ll be bringing in various luminaries from the world of sports - players, coaches, and MORE! - to speak to you folks directly. This week, it’s California Congressman and Roger Clemens’ own personal Inspector Javert, Henry Waxman....
Bret Adams' Busy Fingers And Thumbs
• George Karl's lawyer is emailing everybody now. [And Here Come The Pretzels] • Seriously, that Javon Walker deal ... that sure is a lot of money. [BroncoTalk] • The NFL needs to get a wee bit more creative. [Dave's Football Blog] • It's nice when your arrests happen off-campus; you can hit the gam...
Baseball Season Preview: Houston Astros
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....
Media Approval Ratings: Bob Costas
We once joked that Bob Costas seems like the type of guy who would pee sitting down, but that's a little harsher than our personal opinion toward him really is. He's a St. Louis guy, after all, and it's not everyone who can deal with both Dan Marino and Keith Olbermann....
Presenting The ESPN Intern Application
The mind boggles when one considers the responsibilities of an ESPN intern. (We suspect it's a little more relaxed now that Salisbury's gone.) Fetching coffee is the least of it; we imagine someone having to rub Berman's feet. But what are the qualifications required to become an ESPN intern? What m...
Roger Clemens' Next Employment Opportunity
If Roger Clemens ever tires of heading out there and "defending" "his" name," he's gonna come to the harsh reality that he is, after all, unemployed. As you wonder aloud what he might be qualified to do — we suggest perhaps dry cleaning — the Huntsville Stars, the Double A affiliate for the Milwauke...
Dusty Baker And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
We think this is the last piece of business we missed during vacation, but it warrants mentioning. We've all kind of missed Dusty Baker from the Major Leagues, haven't we? It just wasn't the same without him and his toothpick in the dugout. (We also missed the epic hit-batsman-brawls that inevitably...
Selection Sunday Now Just ELEVEN Days Away
The conference tournaments are slowly tipping off, the Bubble Business is in full force and we're just 11 days away from Selection Sunday. March is just one long march of foreplay....
The Indians Are Once Again Giving Away Free Money
We find ourselves a little bit more a-twitter each day for baseball season; we are already counting the minutes until our return to Dewey's Flatiron for our regular shot of the Cards in NYC (as mentioned in that book thing). To continue to whet your appetite, Home Run Derby has a list of the top bal...
A Few Lingering Troubles With The Association
Every two weeks, the gents at Free Darko will be taking a look at the deranged ecosystem that is the National Basketball Association in their own indelible fashion. Here's this week's entry, from Bethlehem Shoals....
This Is What It Sounds Like When A Franchise Dies
We missed Bill Simmons' impassioned work for Sonics fans while we were on vacation, but it's really pretty excellent stuff, and exactly what a national sports columnist should be doing with his platform. Not that anyone will notice, or do anything, or care....
When ESPN Says "Leap," You Say "How High A Cliff?"
We had an old friend who worked at a local television station in Illinois, and he always said the worst part of his job was when something important enough happened locally that the national network affiliate took notice. They would be demanding and gruff and generally unreasonable, acting like the ...
Introducing The Deadspin Beijing Bureau
The Olympics begin in August, and they're in China, so, you know, it should be a rather fascinating world event, if you're into fascinating world events. And we are proud to announce that we have our own Deadspin Beijing Bureau, our own trio of correspondents living in China and reporting on everyt...
NBA Players Notice Rest Of The World
• Basketball players taking a stand on something? Now we've seen everything. [Signal To Noise] • One particularly noteworthy In-N-Out burger joint. [Walk Off Walk] • That great Kyle Korver picture that was in the comments yesterday. [Lion In Oil] • Is Kevin Durant having a better rookie year than Le...
Baseball Season Preview: Seattle Mariners
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; it's spring training, after all....