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This Is The Best Sports Internet Rabbithole You Can Find
On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast, Stefan Fatsis found a place on the internet where you can waste so, so much time. Lucky's Amazing Sports Lists. Go now, or some other time, when you have a big project to do. Lucky himself has an unusual story, too-the man is obsessive....
Here Is a List of People Bubba The Love Sponge's Ex-Wife Is Also Rumored To Have Had Sex With On Camera
The lady who allegedly humped Hulk Hogan on tape also allegedly humped several athletes on tape. Deion Sanders, Tony Stewart, and Warren Sapp are among the rumored names. So is Aubrey Huff. Yes, Aubrey Huff. Tampa's weird....
Washington's Height. <em>Flight</em> Reviewed.
1. Until the last 10 minutes, Flight in large part resembles one of those tough, dark character studies they used to make in the '70s, like The Gambler or The Verdict, in which we watch a man who has lost control of his life face external circumstances that give him one last chance to save himself. ...
A Fully Redeemed Mark McGwire Will Be The Dodgers' Hitting Coach
It's kind of weird to picture, this report from the Post-Dispatch's Joe Strauss. Mark McGwire leaving St. Louis to become the Dodgers' new hitting coach, even turning down the Cardinals' offer of a contract extension? It's not just that McGwire has been wearing red for 15 years-sometimes we prefer t...
A Fun Fact About Domestic Terrorism, Courtesy <em>The Detroit News</em>
The Detroit Pistons are about the embark on a six-game road trip, their longest of the season. In preparation, The Detroit News drew up a snazzy map, and Terry Foster put together some good info about start time, where to eat, what's a cute connection to Michigan, etc....
Deadspin's College Football Top 25 Or So: Clouds In Our Coffee
It's time for a new installment of Deadspin's college football rankings. As always, the teams are ranked according to the logic and values of college football, no matter how bizarre or contradictory they may be. We're making this quick, after wringing the water out of last week's rankings....
The <em>B.S. Report</em> Report: What About Readers Like Me?
Julia Alvidrez, Gawker Media's operations manager, is an unabashed fan of Bill Simmons and everything Grantland. She is also an occasional reader of Deadspin. Every week, she will recap Simmons's podcast, The B.S. Report, for us....
ESPN Columnist Writes Passive-Aggressive Chickenshit About Chris Kluwe
Minnesota Vikings punter and friend of Deadspin Chris Kluwe has been struggling on the field lately, so much so that the Vikings worked out a few potential replacements last week. This isn't a unique situation, as punters fall into slumps all the time, and are often cut in favor of one of the many a...
The Eddy Curry Era Ends In Dallas
Two games, 25 minutes, nine points, four rebounds. These were, as one Reddit wag pointed out, Curry's best per-game averages since the ‘07-‘08 NBA season....
A List Of People Who Are Not Tim Tebow And Have Been Called The NFL's Most Polarizing Quarterback In The Last Week
Tony Romo, by play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman, during Sunday afternoon's Giants-Cowboys telecast on FOX....
The Marlins' New Manager Is A Rare Pair
#marlins hit a home run with their choice. Mike Redmond appears to combine gung-ho and intellect, a rare pair...
Cockblocked At Coachella!
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Locked-Out Hockey Player Scales Tall Building
Flyers center Max Talbot, 20-story office tower in Philly, etc. [WMMR, via The 700 Level] ...
Which TV Market Is Getting Screwed This Sunday? An Analysis Of NFL Viewing Maps
The NFL's regional programming rules are famously byzantine, but luckily the fine people at the506.com cut through the bullshit for you, providing weekly maps that allows us to answer the only question that really matters: Which fans are the most screwed this Sunday?...
Signs Your Season Is In Meltdown, Starring The Philadelphia Eagles
Sign 1: A players-only meeting. What goes on at these things? Is actually strategy discussed, or is it just a lot of "we should probably play better?" Regardless of motive, the Eagles responded to an embarrassing loss with a meeting at their practice complex on Wednesday. CSN Philly reports that Mic...
$85. That is the cost of each hockey stick the University purchases for its varsity players.
While the sight of a hockey player breaking his or her stick may rouse the cheers of rowdy spectators, it evokes a different thought in Quant's head: $85. That is the cost of each hockey stick the University purchases for its varsity players....
The Winter Classic Is Canceled
The Winter Classic, scheduled to be played at Michigan's Big House between the Red Wings and Maple Leafs, is not going to happen. Once again, everybody loses....
The AHL’s Abbotsford Heat
The AHL's Abbotsford Heat scored two goals in three seconds last night against the Toronto Marlies, breaking the North American professional hockey record for fastest pair of goals scored. Puck Daddy says the NHL mark, set many times, is four seconds. Hockey! Also, that mascot. ...