mjdeadspin-old Page 52 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Georgia @ Mississipi. You really shouldn't watch this game without first hearing the Ed Orgeron song. 9:00, ESPN2. • USL Soccer: 1st Division Championship. Rochester Raging Rhinos vs. Vancouver Whitecaps. I'll say this... I don't know of any other teams named the Raging Rhinos or...
A Complete Failure To Put A Body On McCoy
I shouldn't let the day pass without mentioning the exploits of Matewan High School running back Paul McCoy, who ran for 658 yards (though the local paper says 661) in a single game last night. He also added 10 touchdowns en route to a 64-0 nailbiter victory, and he had another 77-yard run called ...
Hey, Some People Think Better In There
The world of chess has been brought to its knees. Controversy has gripped the sport, and play has been suspended in the World Championships. ChessBase.com says "the World Championship and FIDE is in its deepest crisis ever." Why? Because Vladimir Kramnik can't drag himself away from the shitter....
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 3
"They just showed Dexter Manley Jr.'s name on the screen. Must have been a proud moment for Papa Manley, too bad it looked like DJHBVJ MTAGIV." - TacoBellManager...
LeftoverDome...
• It had to happen at some point. It's the Terrell Owens drinking game, "T-Overdose." [NBX Sports] • The jokes are a little lame, it's outdated uninformative, but I spent about an hour and a half watching it. This really can't miss. [Topless Sports News] • More deatils on the collapse of ESPN Mobile...
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 2
"Do you ever suspect the signs behind the GameDay crew are longer and better thought out than any paper those kids ever submitted?" - Tuffy Rhodes...
Today In The Premiership...
• Everton 1-1 Manchester City. Rough day for Everton fans. First, they saw City defender Micah Richards steal a win from them with a goal in the 4th minute of injury time. Then Richards gave a profane television interview. Then City midfielder Joey Barton showed Everton fans his ass. The police ar...
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 1
A sign at College Game Day: "LOU HOLTZ FOR PRETHIDENT." Way to make fun a man's lisp. Stay classy Iowa. - EPS...
The Will Leitch Suicide Watch
If it's true that Will's got a bad feeling about the upcoming sports weekend, it's probably best that we monitor things, given the events of this past week. I mean, athletes are role models, and you never know how much influence a star wide receiver can have over an impressionable young blogger. N...
Pucker, Pucker, Pucker
When I first downloaded this clip and started to listen to it, I saw that it was over 15 minutes long, and I thought, "Eh, it's probably not worth it." And for a couple of minutes, it wasn't. And then this guy Michigan State radio guy begins the slow rapid descent into madness....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The Hugh Johnson Project is back for another glorious weekend. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." As always, don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc). And don't take it personally if you get the 'away message.' It hurts me as much...
About Last Night...
• College Football: Rutgers 22, South Florida 20. It's going to be tragic when Rutgers goes undefeated and gets shut out of the BCS Championship game. • MLB: Padres 1, Diamondbacks 3. With one win, or one less from the Phillies, the Padres get in the playoffs. Neither of those things happened last n...
NFL Week Three, Update #4
• The Giants have taken an interesting approach to the year, electing to only play in 2nd halves of games. The strategy is to build an overconfident feeling in the opponent, and then pounce and take advantage in the second half. The downside is that they always have a huge deficit to overcome, but t...
To Watch Tonight...
• MLB: St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros. This should be a solid three hours of Clemens worship. 8:00, ESPN. • Movie. The Longest Yard. Ever since the remake came out... I just can't enjoy any movie that doesn't star Nelly. 8:00, ESPN Classic. • NFL: Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots. At half...
John Rocker Is Concerned With How YOU Speak
I was totally with him until the part at the end where he said "E Pluribus Unum." SPEAK ENGLISH, DICK. There's no room here for your crazy Latin talk....
NFL Week Three, Update #3
• There are a couple of ass-poundings going on, both of them, I believe, directly influenced by the Eagles collapse last week. The Giants are experiencing a massive letdown, and the Eagles are pissed off about it. The Giants are down 35-0 to the Seahawks, and the Eagles are molesting the 49ers, 24-3...
LeftoverDome...
• An interview with the guy who claims to have invented the "D" "Fence" sign thing back in 1984. [Off Season On Smash] • The big three rookies from the NFL draft, and their dollar-for-dollar value. [NBX Sports Action Blog] • You know who's getting Ozzie Guillen's vote for a gold glove? Tony Batista....
Fox's Sense Of Humor Superior To That Of ESPN
I haven't made fun of Tim McCarver nearly as much I should, recently. I offer this as an apology, and I applaud the Fox network for letting it go. Some other networks seem to have a problem with poking fun at themselves....
NFL Week Three, Update #2
• All but two of the early afternoon games are going down to the wire. The only teams to wrap up victories before the final minutes were the Jets and the Redskins. I'm not going to go so far as to say that a college team could actually compete against the Texans, but I believe Ohio State could score...
Hazing, Or An Endorsement Of Intimate Apparel?
When it comes to accusations of boys being forced to wear lingerie and drink hard liquor, I could really go either way. If it's Michael Jackson doing it, then sure, there could be some cause for concern. When it's being done voluntarily by high school baseball players... I'm probably OK with it....