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Who's Number 2?
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think. Fans can sincerely disagree whether Ohio State is truly better than either LSU or Oregon — more worthy of being ranked No. 1....


Fabregasted!
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer. Let's just say I was due. If Martina Hingis had wandered onto my London flight naked and slathered in Toblerone, rocking a gram of cocaine and offering to induct me into her Mile High Club, I still would have been due. It wasn't even the hour...

Patriots Fail to Cover Spread, Claim Hollow Victory
• Was there ever any doubt? You could tell that it was just a matter of time before Tom Brady and Randy Moss could stick a dagger through the Indianapolis defense. For three quarters Tony Dungy's Colts controlled the field, but you can't keep a good man down long, and the same can be said of Bill Be...

Peterson Breaks Rushing Record, Transubstantiates
Forget about rookie records, Adrian Peterson is going after bigger game. It's taken Minnesota's first-year wunderkind a mere eight attempts to break the NFL's record for rushing in a game. The 296 yard eruption led the Vikings to a 35-17 flattening of the San Diego Chargers and put Peterson over the...

One More Time To Kill the Pain
Well here we are, staring at what's likely to be the final game of the 2007 Major League Baseball season. If Leitch were here he'd probably be inconsolable, but I think I'm handling it just fine. After the marathon regular season the post season has been unremarkable at best. I'm ready for next year...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while bending over and taking it from the Patriots... • MLB: World Series Game 4, Boston at Colorado. If God's going to make something happen, now is the time. [FOX] • CFB: Central Florida at Southern Mississippi. Don't ask why, just go with it. [ESPN] • Uncomfortable Comedy: Curb Your...

Luis Castillo Is On That "Stuff" Again
In China they say that a hippopotamus in your swimming pool is a sign of good fortune and virility*. In San Diego it means that the poor big bastard needed to soak his shit out. Seriously, those wildfires will dry out your skin before you know it....

Colleen Bellotti Is In Tents
Colleen Bellotti-who may or may not be the First Lady of Oregon football-laid in to the Oregonian's John Canzano at Saturday's game, and she didn't care who was around. Canzano had written some uncomfortable stories regarding Bellotti's son's DUI, which is pretty odd, considering he's also a member ...

Bryan Is a Multi-Talented Blogger
• Picking up Tina Cervasio has been a dream of more than one member of the media. [Screwballs] • You will love Jon Lester, win or lose. Ha! Like they're not gonna win... [The Smittblog] • Joe Girardi is out of the running for the Yankees job...or is he?. No. [Bugs and Cranks] • What would the Bulls ...

OK, Peyton Can Keep His Job
Damn, just when you write off Peyton Manning as a fluke he comes back to life! Since we last checked in he's added a pair of touchdown passes (Wayne and Addai) and the Colts have pulled away from the first place Panthers. Wait...Carolina's in first place? I don't think I want to live in such a world...

English Football (The Real Kind)
Liverpool took an early lead within the friendly confines of Anfield but they couldn't hold off red-hot Arsenal for the full 90 minutes. Liverpool took a quick lead courtesy of a low rocket delivered by Steven Gerrard on a fixed piece in the sixth minute. From there the defense took root in an attem...

Our Big Ben Can't Tell Time Or Hold His Liquor, But He Can Throw
In Cincinnati the quarterbacks have been all but perfect. Caron Palmer has gone 14-16 for 114 yards but the Bengals have seen two drives stall out forcing them to settle for a pair of field goals. Conversely Ben Roethlisberger is 10-12 for 136 yards with two satisfying touchdowns. Willie Parker has ...

Undefeated Teams Remain Undefeated
Boston College got things off to a good start for the undefeated teams back on Thursday night. By the time Monday morning rolled around all four of the unbeaten BCS schools remained perfect. The Sun Devils of Arizona State came out with the most significant-and perhaps most unexpected-victory of the...

This Is Why You Hire a Darren Prince
What can I say about Dennis Rodman that hasn't already been said about Liz Taylor on a year-long acid trip? Hmmm....I'll have to get back to you on that one. Apparently Mr. Rodman uses the holiday of Halloween to dress himself in outrageous fashion—who knew?! If this is how the former rebounding ki...

Ho-ly Crap
Really, is there anything else left to say? There were like 15 laterals there for Trinity University of San Antonio and it all resulted in a 24-22 win over [Paul] Millsap....

What the Bloggers Are Saying
What the bloggers are saying about the latest victory by the Boston Red Sox from all corners of the internets.... • Out Come the Brooms. Watching the three Division Series sweeps and the one League Championship Series sweep this year, that nauseous, bilious feeling in my throat reminded me of 2004, ...

In London It's Already Sunday Night Football
• 1:00 Indianapolis at Carolina (704/719), Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (705/720), Oakland at Tennessee (707/721), or Cleveland at St. Louis (706/no HD). (Distribution Map) [CBS] • 1:00 New York Giants vs. Miami (708/724), Philadelphia at Minnesota (710/722), or Detroit at Chicago (709/723) (Distributio...