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Year In Review: September
The year is almost over. All the magazines are doing year-in-review type stuff, so we figured, why should we be any different? Therefore, for the next 12 days, we will be looking back on each month on the calendar, pointing out the weird/important/amusing stuffs that happened that month. If you ha...
Do Not Mess With Anna Benson And Her Guns
What's the best post-Christmas present we could receive? How about a brand new batch of crazy from Anna Benson's Web site. She has redesigned the puppy, with all kinds of new links like "Ask Anna Anything" and "Heavy Petting." (There's also this picture, next to the disturbing caption, "Got Milk, ...
Fun With Strange Holiday Videos
Since, like us, you're probably kind of grumpy about having to work today, we invite you to enjoy two videos that are all full of holiday goodness....
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Dan Le Batard
We've never met Dan Le Batard, but this is how we picture him: green makeup, pointy hat, always carries a broom. He's looking into a crystal ball, wherein a typical Miami Herald reader is stuck, motioning helplessly, calling: "Dorothy? Where are you?" Le Batard cackles, and flying monkeys then fil...
Blogdome: It's A Soxaholix Christmas
• The great minds at Soxaholix take on the Johnny Damon signing ... [Soxaholix] • ... And then they took a look at the baseball "blogosphere." [Soxaholix] • Terrell Owens, 2005 Sportsman Of The Year. [The 700 Level] • Deep down, you know this is what Mike Nolan is thinking. [The Big Picture] • Why i...
Blogdom's Best: Hating Duke
Perhaps nothing says hatred like college athletics. We have witnessed the body painting, we have seen the flaming objects hurled onto the court. Yes, we have seen the pants waving from atop the flagpole. And today, we salute those pants. We believe that college athletics were invented to give stud...
Advertiser Shout Outs: Our Cherry Is Popped
For some reason, our site has sponsors now. Yeah, we're as surprised as you. We thank our advertisers for their "support" and hope they don't mind that our first advertiser shout-out post is somewhat sheepish and apologetic. We'll do better next time, promise. (Though we just found out — the second ...
Saying Goodbye To Tempe
No one on the planet noticed it on Saturday, but, as it turns out, another Cardinals team said goodbye to its stadium this year....
James Dungy's MySpace Profile
A terribly ghoulish way to start your post-holiday break, we agree, and, honestly, we've questioned ourselves as to whether or not this is the type of thing we should be posting about. But we tend to take the viewpoint that if something is out there, and it might be of interest, we owe it to you t...
The Spurs Hate Mexicans (Or Something Like That)
A one-act play, using only displaced quotes from the police report of the citation Spurs guard Tony Parker received after an incident in San Antonio on Christmas Eve with his girlfriend, "Desperate Housewives" "actress" Eva Longoria....
When Bearded Closers Attack
If you haven't checked in with former Red Sox/Expos/Twins closer Jeff Reardon for a while, well, jeez, why would you? Apparently, though, Mr. Reardon has had a bit of a hard time of it lately....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: The current was running too swiftly to allow the river to be searched. All that was found on the bridge above was a pair of shoes, a wristwatch and a faded photograph of Bears quarterback Kyle Orton. • 1...
The "End" Of Monday Night Football
Like most people who watched last night's typically dull "Monday Night Football" finale, we enjoyed all the old clips from years past, the Howard Cosells, the Dandy Dons, the O.J. Simpsons, oh, how we loved the O.J. Simpsons. (And of course, Dennis Miller, whose "dark" sarcastic edge was wasted by...
About Last Night ...
What you missed due to the fact that the holly turned out to be, sadly, posion oak ... • Turn Out The Lights ... New England clouts Jets in Monday Night Football finale. • NBA: Cleveland Rocks — LeBron helps Cavaliers grab sixth straight win. • NHL: Senators get three power-play goals (is that even ...
Happy Holidays From Deadspin (And Clinton Portis)
We here at Deadspin would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a most pleasant holiday season. We'll be back Tuesday morning, but until then, Clinton Portis and all sides of his fragmented personality would like to say hello. So, hello. Tell your family we said hey....
Week In Deadspin: Idiot, Idiot Everywhere
It's half-day Friday before the holidays, so we're wrapping up for the day. Honestly, you should leave too; traffic's gonna suck....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while taking a break from spying on your neighbors ... • College Football: Fort Worth Bowl, Kansas vs. Houston. Our bowl season continues with a thrilling matchup which you'll want to see 'til the end (may not apply if you do not have money riding on it). [ESPN] • NBA: Indiana at Cleve...
Blogdome: Take That, Shanoff
• Blogger takes up ESPN's Dan Shanoff on his "link to me, bloggers!" request by taking on his J.J. Redick-Adam Morrison racism debate. [My All Time Top Five] • An update from the Playboy Bunny Eagles blogger. [Philadelphia Will Do] • Colorado's 10 most infamous athletes. [Deadly Hippos] • Puerto Ric...
Raef Lafrentz's Silent Dance
In the mood for some psychedelic hip-hop about the Boston Celtics? Who isn't? It's our lucky day....
"It's 20 Extra Bucks For A Happy Ending"
We run this unusually large photo of new Yankee center fielder/apparent masseuse Johnny Damon, recently shorn to play for the Bombers, because, well, because sometimes, Deadspin likes to pretend it's a snuff site....