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UFC 104: Zombies, Blind Men And The False Triumph Of The Piss-Drinker
Three years have passed since the UFC put on a show in Los Angeles, and maybe this is why. The California State Athletic Commission this weekend jobbed Shogun Rua out of a light heavyweight title....
Your Early Game College Football Viewing Open Thread
It's wall-to-wall Big Ten games, folks! Woo-hoo! Now who's ready for some parity and below-average college football?Anyone? Hello?...
UFC 104: Urine For A Good Fight
In advance of tomorrow's UFC 104, let us pause for a moment to consider the merits of drinking your own piss....
This Time I Think They Really Are Made Of Chocolate
The Winter Olympics medals were unveiled, and they appear to be a melty psychedelic horror straight out of a Dali painting. It could have been worse; I was expecting all Vancouver medals to have loons on them. [Canadian Press]...
How NHL 10 Explains The Real Thing
A sample: "Players can now snatch a puck out of the air with their glove hand (note: feature does not apply to Andrew Raycroft)." Don't say we never did anything for you, hockey fans. [Down Goes Brown]...
Young College QBs Beleaguered By Crazy Fans With Cell Phones And Internet Access
The nation's paper of record did a terrifying feature about the downside of being a high profile college quarterback and the deadly pitfalls the new media era of Twitter, Facebook, and, ahem, Deadspin....
Join The 2010 Deadspin NFL Pants Party Pool, Peephole Patrons!
Hey, you! Wanna test your prognosticating knowledge again the best of the best? Yes? THEN FUCK YOU. This is the DeadspinPants Party pool. No smartypants allowed....
Favre's "Gunslinger" Rating In Madden Is Off The Charts
OK fanboys, fess up. When you heard a certain QB was joining the Vikings, the first thing you wondered was what his ratings in Madden will be. Here's your answer, plus Favre's ratings on a few hypothetical categories....
Which Version Of Madden Should Take Over Your Life?
If you're reading this from a line outside a 24-hour Wal-Mart, you've probably already made your choice, but if you're unsure which version of Madden 10 you should buy today, consider how you would most like waste your life....
UFC 101: Hipster Warriors, Chest Hair And The Return Of Sanctioned Violence To Philly
The UFC descends on Philadelphia this weekend. Which means that hordes of Tapout-clad drunks from the East Coast will fill the Wachovia Center and howl like gibbons as they work themselves into the Blood Frenzy. Well, bully for them....
<i>NCAA Football 10</i> More Time Consuming Than Actually Being In College
Did you pick up EA's new college football game? Of course not. You wouldn't be reading this right now if you had. You'd be so busy designing high school uniforms for your virtual doppelganger that you'd probably forget to eat....
Actively Consuming ESPN Would Probably Help The ESPN Ombudsman
With the latest news that ESPN is well on its way to world domination, it would make sense if the man with the expressed authority to critique ESPN inhaled its media as voraciously as the rest of its core demographic....
Was That A Great UFC 100 Or What? (No, Really, Tell Me)
Not to break wind on the parade of the 18-35 male demographic, but it seemed from this comfy couch that everyone was watching UFC 100 because everyone else was....
UFC 100 Will Be The Biggest Event Ever!!!
I'm not an MMA guy. I haven't ordered anything on pay-per-view since Wrestlemania VI. But even I know that tonight is something special....
Everyone In UFC Weighs What They're Supposed To
The weigh-in for UFC 100 was held yesterday, and, since this is UFC, even the weigh-in is a spectacle. [Combat Lifestyle]...
Why The "New" Alleged Steroids List Is A Crock
Yesterday, RotoInfo posted this widely forwarded "rumored 2003 Steroid list," which purported to enumerate the 104 players who flunked baseball's anonymous round of drug testing that year. Don't believe a word of it....
May: <em>Fin.</em>
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from May, starting with No. 10....
Aw, Man...That's My Dad
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Why "Madden" Designers Watch More Game Film Than John Madden
Meet the EA Sports designer who puts together the playbooks for Madden football games. He's the reason you need a three-year NFL assistant's gig to figure out the damn game. [Sports Prose]...
Strawberry's Career Stats Include More Than 1,000 Vaginas
Darryl Strawberry claims he slept with more than 1,000 women. He also said the most ladies he's had at one time is three. Amateur! [Sports Radio Interviews]...