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Kick Returners Are Getting Screwed By The New Pro Bowl Rules
The big news to come out of yesterday's announcement is that the Pro Bowl is switching to a draft format instead of the old conference-vs.-conference setup. But there were a mess of new rules tacked on, and one of them will cost certain players some big money....

Reporter Is Really Concerned About All The Condoms In This Parking Lot
Is it just me, or are there not actually any condoms in that parking lot?...

Always Do The Right Thing
From the July-August 1991 issue of Film Comment, here's a portion of Gavin Smith's interview with Danny Aiello. They talk Spike, Woody and Fort Apache, the Bronx....

Sports Radio Caller's Rant Interrupted By Falcon Attack
Tim from Irondequoit was all set to go on a rant about Mario Williams's mental fortitude when he called into the John DiTullio Show on 1280 WHTK, but the conversation took a sudden turn when Tim's backyard played host to a scene from a nature show. "Oh, jeez!" Tim exclaims. "I tell ya what, a Peregr...

Why The Hell Didn't The Phillies Make A Trade?
I can think of only two reasons why Michael Young and Carlos Ruiz are still Phillies today: Either Ruben Amaro didn't realize yesterday was the trade deadline, or his afternoon nap was poorly timed....

The Master
I like to go to the Matisse room at the Modern and just sit in front of this picture for a good while....

Mystery Solved: Drew Brees Is Not A Rotten Tipper
With training camps firing up, it's time to get all the NFL silly season business out of the way. This will go a long way toward putting to rest one of the dumber stories consuming New Orleans and the larger football world over the last few days—confirmation that Drew Brees did not leave a four perc...

Batting Practice Has Been A Menace During This Orioles-Astros Series
Before Wednesday's game against the Astros, Manny Machado was hit by a batted ball during batting practice. He was fielding grounders at third base when Adam Jones hit a ball that struck Machado's elbow. He was helped off the field as a precaution, though later played in the game, going 0-3 with a w...

The Jets Will Crowdsource Fireman Ed's Old Chant
The New York Jets super(spelling)fan, Fireman Ed, stepped down last year after other fans in the building turned on him as some kind of management stooge. So what is to become of the notorious J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets! cheer he was responsible for leading? The responsibility now falls on the entire ...

The Pirates Might Just Sweep A Five-Game Series From The Cardinals
Four games into a five-game series with the Cardinals, the consensus best team in baseball entering last weekend, the Pirates have taken all four games, and breezed by St. Louis for the NL Central lead. And now they have a chance to sweep a five-game series....

Report: A-Rod Considering Settlement
MLB has made it clear to Alex Rodriguez and anyone willing to listen that a lifetime ban was possible for his connection to Biogenesis. Hours after MLB's final and most emphatic threat, A-Rod and his representatives are trying to negotiate a settlement for a "lengthy suspension" to avoid such a poss...

Alex Rodriguez Ate At Hooters
TMZ is exclusively reporting that Alex Rodriguez—baseball's Alex Rodriguez—and a lady-friend had lunch at Hooters over the weekend. Soak it in, folks; this is it. This is what rock bottom looks like. ...


Deadspin Up All Night: Are You Going Backwards?
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Sean is now at your service....

<em>USA Today</em>: MLB "Prepared" To Suspend Alex Rodriguez For Life
Hot off the internet machine is this dispatch from Bob Nightengale:...

Can Baseball Actually Ban Alex Rodriguez?
Originally published in Bloomberg View....

Browns GM: Shitty Players Not As Shitty Now That I'm In Charge
When the Cleveland Browns hired Mike Lombardi to be their general manager back in January, the locals immediately recalled all that disparaging stuff he had said about the team in his previous job as an analyst for the NFL Network....

Here's Riley Cooper Taking Questions About His Racist Remark
Eagles receiver Riley Cooper met with the media at the team's practice facility a little while ago to talk about this. He apologized repeatedly and said the team had fined him "a good amount of money." Cooper acknowledged that he "was drinking" the night he made the comment but added that it "was n...
