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Bikini-Clad USC Song Girls Splash Around In Giant Pool For Worthy Cause
Of course it's for the 29th Annual "Swim With Mike" event. Keep that in mind while you ogle. [Busted Coverage]...
Elijah Dukes Uses His Powers For Good, Still Gets Into Trouble
Elijah Dukes spent Saturday afternoon signing autographs for Little Leaguers. Naturally, that led to him being benched, a crushing defeat for the Nationals, and a teammate with a broken ankle....
Behold The Frankenstein Boston Sports Tattoo
Spring is here, which means that once again the Boston sports tattoos are uncovered in all their glory. Look, here's an insane interesting one....
Pitino's (Alleged) Extortionist Sure Does Like Her Big Hats
Even Karen Sypher's soon-to-be-ex husband , Tim, who is still the Louisville equipment manager, thinks his wife's claims are wacky....
Heavyweight David Haye Prefers Subtlety In His Wardrobe Choices
How to make headlines at a German boxing press conference: wear a t-shirt emblazoned with a cartoonish version of yourself holding up the bloody heads of the Klitschko brothers. [Josh Q. Public]...
Patriots' Day Gives Boston A Reason To Feel Special For Once
On this day, 342 years ago, a group of bloodthirsty Welsh mercenaries attacked defenseless Pilgrims with boiling tea kettles, winning the War of 1812 so that Boston could have day baseball on a Monday....
The Most Interesting Spring Football Game Commentary You'll Ever Hear
Radio station Rock 104 live-streamed the Southern Miss Golden Eagles game for its hometown fans on Saturday, but those tuning in received something else entirely: Hillbilly sex talk, belching, and the N-word....
The Vancouver Canucks Have A Scouting Report On Your Wife
Here's another gem I missed from the first-round of the NHL playoffs. It seems that the Canucks are not only trouncing St. Louis on the ice, but they also lead in trash-talk opposition research....
Lies, Damned Lies, And Swimsuit Issues
Sports Illustrated publishes a fake letter to the editor about their Swimsuit Issue and the world nearly explodes. You know....I think some of those Penthouse Forum stories might be slightly embellished as well. [Cleveland Frowns]...
NHL, NBA Playoffs Not Over Yet
How was your weekend? I had no access to the internet (or TV! The horror), but I trust that things around these parts were quiet and uneventful with little or no boat rocking whatsoever....
This Is One Way How A Cameraman Gets Injured During A Spring Football Game
The Montana State Grizzlies annual Spring football game was festive...until one of the Silver Tip skydivers landed on a cameraman, who according one reader, broke his arm as a result of the collision. [Missoulian]...
Sidney Crosby Gets The Philadelphia Salute; Deadspin Almost Falls Apart
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Sean Astin Is "Rudy." Now and Forever
Maybe you've heard of a little story called "Lord Of The Rings." He was in all three of those too, you know! Sheesh. [Journal Gazette]...
So About That Dustin Pedroia Story ...
In February, on assignment for Boston Magazine, I sat down with Dustin Pedroia in Fort Myers, Fla., and we spoke for an hour in what may well be the last interesting interview Pedroia ever gives....
Open Thread: NHL Playoffs
Flyers up 4-2 in the second. This is your open thread, puckheads. [NHL.com]...
On Juiced Balls and Homer-Happy Yankee Stadium
Earlier today, Ryan Garko sent an A.J. Burnett fastball in the direction of Bear Mountain, the 19th homer in four games at the giant ATM known as Yankee Stadium. Is this "Coors Field East"?...
Open Thread: NBA Playoffs
Append your trenchant hoop analysis below. Possible topic for discussion: Hot hand — myth or no? [TrueHoop]...
Is That You, Scalabrine?
Cedric Maxwell has a stalker: "[H]e followed me home the other night. He says he's been hearing voices and that the voices are telling him he needs to play for the Celtics." [Boston Globe]...
The Ravens' Scientific Approach To NFL Draft, Food
Baltimore director of player personnel Eric DeCosta: "We even grade our lunches. If I say it's a 6.2 lunch — all the guys know what that means, pretty good, but not great." [NYT]...
Yankees Blowout: Can't You Smell That Smell?
So the Yankees lost yesterday by a fat, glorious pile of runs, 18 of them to be precise. How, you might wonder, have the city's clever and fiercely original tabloids responded? With olfactory puns!...