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At Last, Some Attention For Water Polo
I don't feel like we have enough stories here on Deadspin that feature high school boys having their clothes confiscated by school administrators. Today, I seek to right this wrong....
Michelle Wie Keeps Finishing Last
To the absolute delight of some, Michelle Wie has not only failed to make another cut on the PGA Tour, she has once again finished dead last. She went 77-81 on Thursday and Friday, leaving her at +14. The leaders are currently at -9. That's a twenty-three stroke difference. Twenty-three strokes is a...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
Hugh Johnson is back in effect this weekend. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." Don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited. Looking forward to it......
About Last Night...
• MLB. Orioles 2, Tigers 17. It pushes the Tigers division lead to two, and the suicide rate of Orioles fans up another notch. • College Football. Toledo 37, Kansas 31, 2OT. You can't turn the ball over twice in overtime. You just can't. • Golf. Shawn Micheel and Colin Montgomerie advance. It's not ...
NFL Week 2: Late Game Wrap
• Has anyone ever called a Week 2 retirement press coference before? Brett Favre might want to give it some thought. The Packers were throttled at home, 26-0 at the hands of their division rival, the Chicago Bears. Favre had two second half interceptions, both of which can't be blamed on anyone bu...
To Watch Tonight...
• Baseball: San Diego Padres @ San Francisco Giants. It would be really funny if someone thought to call the pennant race in the NL West the "Wild, Wild, West." 8:00, ESPN. • NFL: Football Night in America. 7:00, NBC. Bye bye, "WOOP!" and "Yeah, as we see here, spot shadow." It's NBC's turn now. • N...
NFL Week 1: Halftime Update 2
• The Bears are taking it to Green Bay in the first half, behind three Robbie Gould field goals, and one 49-yard TD pass from Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian. Brett Favre, in the biggest upset of the week, has yet to throw an interception. Of course, he's only thrown 2 passes, and with a few minutes...
LeftoverDome...
• The creative fellows at Rivalfish have their very own version of SportsCenter. The Fish Fry. [RivalFish] • No one told former NBA player Henry Charles James that you can't participate in "Take Your Kids To Work Day" if you're a crack dealer. [IndyStar.com] • All he DOES is catch touchdowns. And wr...
NFL Week 1: Early Game Wrap
• Buffalo went for a 4th down and a half yard inside the Patriots 10 early in the 2nd half. They were not successful. Tom Brady marched the ball up the field on the ensuing possession, the Pats scored a relatively easy touchdown, and that, my friends, is what we call a turning point. Pats win, 19-17...
One Last Victory Lap For A Deadspin Hall Of Famer
Ask yourself this: Would you sacrifice 1/17th of your yearly salary in return for one full day of irresponsible drunken sex with on a cruise ship, with the finest multiple partners that money can buy? If you answered yes, congratulations: You can hang with Fred Smoot....
NFL Week 1: Halftime Highlights 1
Sorry if I don't get to your team's game... I can only watch so much of this at once. I'm sure you'll make terrific use of the comments, though. By the way, the NFL is back... and it makes me feel tingly in my man areas....
Stableford: Sharapova Fingered In Bananagate
Dylan Stableford is the editor of media blog FishbowlNY and will write occasionally on the U.S. Open....
Taking Down The Goal Posts: Lee Corso's Gray Anatomy
(1) Ohio State 24, (2) Texas 7. It doesn't fall into the "blowout" category, but Ohio State's win last night was pretty thorough. As a football team, they're just in a different class than Texas. The three best offensive players in the game all played for Ohio State: Ted Ginn, Anthony Gonzalez, and ...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:30, NBC. Gymnastics. 2006 Visa Championships. I'm sorry, I can't make myself care about the parallel bars unless there's an Olympic gold medal at stake. 1:30, ABC. IndyCar Racing. Peak Antifreeze Indy 300. Danica Patrick appears to be turned on by Peak antifreeze. 3:00, ESPN. PGA Golf. Canadian Op...
About Last Night...
• Tennis: Maria Sharapova def. Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6-4, 6-4. Nike evidently has invented the first ever cocktail dress/athletic wear. • MLB: Padres 4, Giants 5. Barry Bonds is slowly catching fire. Not literally, unfortunately. • College Football: Ohio State 24, Texas 7. Apparently, Matthew McCo...
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 4: Maybe We Should Watch Tennis
This is the last one for today... I'm going to let you enjoy the rest of this Penn State/Notre Dame "game" on your own. You have let a nation down, Joe Paterno....
To Watch Tonight...
• NASCAR: Nextel Cup, Chevy Rock & Roll 400. When is the Gangsta Rap 400? 7:30, TNT. • Tennis: US Open, Women's Final. Maria Sharapova vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne. 8:00, CBS. • MLS Soccer: Real Salt Lake @ DC United. Salt Lake's been known to start a sissy slap fight when things don't go their way. 7...
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 3: At Least You Aren't Northwestern
"Favorite Gameday sign: 'Did you know... That Bo Jackson ate more than 36 crabcakes before his first game in the NFL?' Followed closely by, 'Corso is a giant tool.'" - InTylerWeTrust23...
LeftoverDome...
• Hugh Johnson made another video, and he's taking the Hugh Johnson Football Project as a compliment. I don't know how to feel about that. I'll take suggestions for a new name... [8ClapSports] • Jags cornerback Brian Williams goes Mel Gibson on a cop. [NFL Fanhouse] • If you want your guy to win the...
Hugh Johnson Project, Update 2: Blowouts And Bad Teams
"Rutgers football is making me more money than my job." - Unsilent Majority...