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Stephen A. Smith Hangs Out With His Blogosphere Homies in Vegas
Some of your favorite sports bloggers are in Las Vegas this weekend for something called BlogWorldExpo 2008. Very little sex shall be had at this event. Though, I'd keep a close eye on that Sussman kid; he's a wild one. Amazingly, Stephen A. Smith is also apparently taking part in this "conference"...

Terrelle Pryor Does Not Suck
Just because their season came to a crashing halt last weekend it doesn't mean it's too early to start setting things up for next year. After three games, including one crushing loss at USC, Jim Tressel has "finally" handed things over to Terrelle Pryor, the superhuman frosh who gives Ohioans yet an...

It's Been a Swell Week for Racism in Sports
Unless you were away from civilization for the past few days, you're probably up to speed on the Josh Howard National Anthem fiasco. Mark Cuban took down the infamous post featuring crazy emails from crazy racists, but blatant racism reared its ugly head yet again this weekend in the world of sport...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while trying to get a hold of this Mike Litoris fellow... • College Football: Arizona State vs. Georgia. Who cares if the Sun Devils don't have cheerleaders anymore. They still have trashy fun fans. [ABC] • College Footbal: Auburn vs. LSU. There is nothing wrong with SEC night games in...

Tim Tebow Welcomes Hugh to the Last Hugh of the Day
This version of the Hugh Johnson Project is brought to you by Washington St. coach Paul Wulff and his strict nutrition standards (via: SbB): ...

All Eyes On FIGJAM (and Amy)
It's beginning to look as if the Americans will go into tomorrow's singles play with a comfortable lead for the first time in years. Of course with 12 points up for grabs, one for each of the 12 singles matches, they'll need every point they can get as the afternoon session reaches its conclusion. ...

Hugh Won't Believe What NC State Did
NC State stunned #15 Eastern Carolina today. After State got the game into overtime, Andre Brown caught a ball, ran ten yards and asked his teammates to follow him ... to FREEDOM! They obliged. Other winners today so far include Clemson (which blanked South Carolina State), Boston College, Northwes...

Will King George Miss Yankee Stadium's Final Game?
George Steinbrenner's offspring - Hal, Hank, Jennifer, and Jessica - will all be on hand for the historic occasion in New York tomorrow night, but it appears as though the old man (who, for years, has pushed for his Yankees to get a new ballpark) will not be in attendance. King George, who official...

Afternoon Blogdome: Zirin's Reasoned Defense of Josh Howard
It should come as little surprise that Dave Zirin has come forth with the most well-reasoned defense of the media's new favorite NBA punching bag, Josh Howard. "Dallas Mavericks All-Star Josh Howard has been raked over the coals of public opinion this week for daring to say what more than a few athl...

Hugh Are the Best, and Joe Biden's Not Afraid of Ohio State
Barack Obama's right hand man isn't exactly a fan of Ohio State's football team: ...

Gary Sheffield Shall Avenge Himself
This morning, we touched on the punches Gary Sheffield's melon absorbed at the hands of Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona last night. What we didn't get into was Gary's reaction after the game, specifically, his diabolical plot to avenge himself tonight when the teams meet again in Cleveland. ...

Perhaps More of This Winning Will Get Them a Sponsor
Who needs some fancy sponsor when you've got a new manager in Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola? Not the Hammers apparently, because they came out and feasted on the Magpies with nothing adorning their shirts but a crest and a number. West Ham picked up their third consecutive win at Upton Park behind...

Hugh There With the Sideburns; Yeah, HUGH!
All of the games so far today are still in their infancy (though the suspense has completely been extinguished in the contests involving Penn St., Alabama and Georgia Tech), which means we shall turn to our good friend "the dick joke" to get us through the early afternoon. But before we do that, wo...

Euros Charge, Americans Maintain Lead
Okay, so maybe Nick Faldo isn't a total putz. While his two best golfers rode around in golf carts all morning the Europeans managed to put a dent in the early US lead. Rose and Poulter earned them a full point when they avenged yesterday's fourball loss to the Cink-Campbell pairing while Jimenez an...

NASCAR's New Buzz-Killing Drug Policy
NASCAR officials have implemented a new drug policy, one which virtually anyone associated with the sport will be subject to. This of course, comes on the heels of Truck Series driver Aaron Fike admitting that he executed the brilliantly awesome idea of racing while heroin coursed through his veins...

For Your Viewing Pleasure
• In Progress — Golf: Ryder Cup [NBC] • 12:00 — College Football: East Carolina at North Carolina State [ESPN] • 1:00 — MLB: Boston at Toronto [TBS] • 3:00 — College Football: Arizona at UCLA [FSN] • 3:30 — College Footballl: Florida at Tennessee [CBS] • 3:55 — MLB: Minnesota at Tampa Bay [FOX] • 3...

Morning Blogdome: Are You Sexy Enough to Sponsor These German Ladies?
• German soccer team will trade nipples for sponsorship: "It appears that a sponsor will receive an original photo of the twelve ladies above tossing away their 'last shirt.'" [Unprofessional Foul] • Bill Laimbeer still hates Larry Bird, and has some advice for him: "I'd probably quit." [Indy Cornr...

Zambrano's Occupied Mind, the Mets Un-Collapse, and We Go Brawlin'
• Carlos's previous outing ended in spectacular glory; this one not so much. Zambrano, having flown back from Venezuela after the passing of his grandmother earlier in the week, was shellacked by the Cards to the tune of eight runs and six hits. He didn't make it past the second inning, and the Cub...

The Americans Are Kicking Ass, Sans Tiger
For the first time in nearly 30 years the United States Ryder Cup team has entered the second day of competition with a stunning three-point lead over the Euros, and all without the services of Tiger Woods. Anthony Kim, quite possibly the best young American since Tiger, has brought both passion an...

Week In Review: Chris Cooley Has Learned His Lesson
Well, it's been an eventful week this week here at the Nation Of Deadspin. It began so ridiculously with Chris Cooley's unfortunate dick-slip, as the story unfortunately gained national attention even though the Cooley clan did their best to keep it contained. Cooley ended upapologizing for the inci...