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Manning Vs. Brady, Monday Night Football. That'll Work.
Tonight's the game that's so huge that Sports Illustrated actually resisted the temptation to put Terrell Owens on the cover for it: Colts at Patriots, Manning vs. Brady, stats vs. results, dogs vs. cats, gay vs. straight, you name it....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while Camilla goes bar-hopping with Barbara Bush ... • Monday Night Football: Indianapolis at New England. Time to see if the "60 Minutes Jinx" comes through once again. [ABC] • NHL: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers. Let's rattle some Plexiglas [OLN] • Cricket: India vs. Sri Lanka. You know ...
That's All For T.O.
Making the unofficial officially official, Eagles coach Andy Reid announced a few minutes ago that Terrell Owens will not play for the Eagles again this season....
Leftovers: Youth is Served
• A's Huston Street, Phillies' Ryan Howard take AL, NL Rookie of the Year honors. Parents immediately buy "My Son is Rookie of the Year" bumper stickers. [MLB.com] • Man U. ends Chelsea's 40-match unbeaten streak, which probably doesn't mean much to you unless you like warm beer. [The Globe And Mail...
Hey, Other People Mock ESPN Too
We occassionally check out the new version of Cracked, the relaunch of the old humor weekly, and they've got a mostly humorous mockup of ESPN.com's homepage....
Last Day Of Busch
In about an hour and a half, at 4 p.m. ET, the first wrecking ball will hit Busch Stadium, smashing into Busch's southwest corner. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Its first victim will be a section of the ring of arches, the signature crown that made Busch instantly recognizable."...
Today in Oddjack
A good weekend of football picks, and check back later with Oddjack to see whom your money should be on for tonight's Colts-Patriots wingding. • Death to Terrell Owens! Death! • Don't expect Edgerrin James to run for many yards tonight. • Wait, girls like online poker? That certainly changes one's p...
Smells Like Team Spirit In Carolina
As you would probably expect, we're getting all kinds of tips and info about the two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders who sis-boom-bahhed each other over the weekend, and we've even got some people on the inside whispering in our ear....
Pete Rose Jr. Not Falling Far From Trees
Sometimes, two different worlds of sports collide in unexpected and catastrophic ways. It kind of blows our minds a little bit....
Blogdome: Tim Duncan's Afro
• Tim Duncan's new hairstyle is taking over his brain. [YAY!Sports] • It's time for the Indians to make a jump, rather than sitting there and playing with wampum. [Baseball Musings] • Mark Cuban is not as angry as you think he is. [Blog Maverick] • Hee hee, they said "semin," hee hee. [The Mighty MJ...
Blogdom's Best: Carolina Panthers
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...
Clinton Portis' Methodical Meltdown
That guy right there is Redskins running back Clinton Portis, who is slowly limping toward madness, right before everyone's eyes. This week, before last night's win over the Eagles, Portis announced that his previous character, Southeast Jerome, had died and now he was Dr. I Don't Know. Who is Dr....
Doing Shots With Iron Mike
Ever wonder what it would be like to get drunk with Mike Tyson? More specifically, ever think you'd have a chance to survive a round of drinks with Mike Tyson? Here's your chance....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:30 a.m. Soccer star Eddie Pope: Thanks to this chat I can now name one player in the MLS. • Noon. Women's NCAA with Mechelle Voepel: What is this "women's basketball" you speak of? • 1 p.m.: NFL with Michele Tafoya: Oh yes, share wi...
The Sad Faces Of Buster Olney And Jeremy Schaap
For anyone who wondered just what sacrifices that legitimate journalists like Jeremy Schaap and Buster Olney have to suckle from ESPN's cash teat, look no further than this morning's "SportsCenter." In it, baseball analyst Steve Phillips answers mock questions in a mock press conference, pretendi...
T.O.'s 18-Year-Old Assassin
We find it amusing that people are trying to come up with alternate excuses why Terrell Owens was suspended by the Eagles — fight with Hugh Douglas, frustration over the Eagles not recognizing his 100th touchdown, so on — when it's pretty clear, to us anyway, that his comment that Brett Favre woul...
Now We Know Why The WNBA Doesn't Have Cheerleaders
Well, these type of stories don't come along every day. As we're sure most of you have heard by now, two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders were arrested in Tampa early Sunday morning after, police say, the two of them were getting them some Sheryl Swoopes in the bathroom. That itself isn't illegal (t...
NFL Roundup: Kicking T.O.
• We love pictures like this. Everyone, honestly, should have a kicker of their own to hug and cuddle. • We're not going to get too into this — because, of course, we're going to do our own whole post on the matter later today — but ESPN's coverage of Terrell Owens is bordering on stalking. ESPN's...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while perfecting your family trapeze act ... • NFL: Owens-less Eagles fall to Redskins — we bet Philly fans are really glad they hitched their wagon to his star. • NBA: Kobe's 37 leads Lakers past Nuggets, but strangely we're not that impressed. • NASCAR: Carl Edwards maneuvers movin...
Week In Deadspin: We Fought The Lawton
• We broke the Matt Lawton steroid story, wondered what it all meant and then everyone ignored us. Which is fine. We can take it. • People were all over Jason Whitlock, but at least we got a shout-out on ESPN about it. • Page 3 died, and it's very possible it happened weeks ago and nobody noticed....