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ESPN Sends Dana Jacobson Away For A Week
The official word has come down: Dana Jacobson has been suspended by ESPN for a week following her apparent meltdown at the Mike and Mike Roast....
Another Reason To Yammer About Tom Brady All Week
SCANDALOUS celebrity Web site TMZ was the first to post the pictures of Tom Brady's "boot cast thing" — trademark Deadspin! — and it is everyone in a tizzy. We quite love the idea of John Clayton and Len Pasquarelli digging through TMZ for more Tom Brady injury updates....
Rick Majerus Should Probably Just Stop Referring To The Groin Area
You thought Rick Majerus was just in trouble for pulling out his penis in front of his players. Nope! He made the tiny mistake of expressing his views on abortion....
Let The Thumb Separate Them
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 Lawyer IndianChief....
Giants Running Back Once Couldn't Even Outrun The Five-Oh
One of the nice aspects of the Super Bowl is that, with the media clusterphooey descending on the game, smaller stories that people might not know about lesser-known players. OK, actually, this is one of those theoretically nice things; it never actually happens this way, which is why, we repeat, yo...
God Save The Fan FAQ
As you might have remembered, our book, God Save The Fan, is being released today. You can find it at bookstores everywhere. We've been asked a lot of questions about the book, so we thought that today, on its release date, we would do our best to answer them the best we know how. Hence, Frequently ...
Selig Will Never, Ever Leave
• If Bud Selig gets an extension, everybody should! [Rumors And Rants] • Is Gonzaga's Big Monday deal good for the WCC? [Storming The Floor] • Jason Priestly, back on the track. [Brahsome] • In the bathroom for 30 days. Or something. [Shakedownsports] • Who are the best goal scorers since the lockou...
Tom Coughlin's Audacious Hands Of Hope And Joy
As much as we enjoyed the Giants-Packers NFC Championship Game on Sunday — we were hardly rooting for the Giants, but hey, what's more exciting than a guy finally hitting a game-winning field goal on his third try? — we found it somewhat disorienting: We are absolutely not used to see Giants coach T...
This Defense Would Require A Rather Intense Glove
We've always wondered what inspires people to attend a professional bowling event; it's not nearly as exciting as it looks like in Kingpin. But now that we've seen this guy's sign, we understand a little bit....
Now The Knicks Are Pummeling The Reporters
In November, we told you about the pure bliss that went into being a beat reporter following the New York Knicks. (Note: We are employing The Sarcasm there.) But covering the Knicks doesn't just involve hating yourself and your choice of career; it can actively mean being beaten up by security....
The Six Storylines You're Already Sick Of
Because we're all gonna be hearing every single storyline between now and two freaking weeks from now, let's go ahead and run the obvious ones down, right here, to get 'em out of the way....
Remembering MLK, Now Owned By Nike
As we, like a lot of you we suspect, spend the Martin Luther King holiday, you know, working, we remind of the sports tie-in to MLK's famous "I Have A Dream" speech....
Read Our Site, Or This UFC Guy Will Pummel You
Those of you kids who like the Ultimate Fighting Championships — and we will confess a fascination ourselves — are surely familiar with Matt Hughes. Not only is he a nine-time UFC welterweight champion, he's also author of the New York Times bestselling autobiography Made In America (his co-author...
All Announcers Should Be Like This Guy
As The Beautiful Game notes, if Joe Buck were more like this, we'd never hit mute on our television again....
Rejected Commenter Theater, Episode Two
To keep the comments as fresh and outstanding as they've been up to this point, we've commissioned Commenting Guru Rob Iracane to write a bi-weekly Comment Ombudsman column. It runs every other week. This is that week....
Hey, Dan, Shut Your Cellphone Off
• Why did Dan Marino's cell phone keep ringing yesterday? [All On The Field] • Some early NBA MVP speculation. [With Malice] • Sam Dalembert knows his hockey. [The 700 Level] • The best college football cheap hits of the year. [The Wizard Of Odds] • This is a terrible joke to play on an NBA player. ...
The Coldest Bikini Fans In NFL History
We have to say, in the annals of Cameras Capturing People Suffering From A Ridiculously Small Amount Of Clothing While At Sporting Events In Below-Zero Temperatures history, this might be one of the more pleasant shots....