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Afternoon Blogdome: Sometimes It's Good To Be Paul Pierce
• So was he "almost drunk driving" in this photo?: "Norm! of the Las Vegas Review Journal has details about how Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce spent his Saturday night. Pierce’s evening included hanging with Playboy bunnies, a $700 bottle of cabernet and some “girlfriend drama” involving thrown ...
O.J. Simpson Down to One Co-Defendant; Other Four Have Now Copped Pleas
This is why when you want to commit a crime and get away with it you have to go get a knife, kill two people, and then blame racist cops when the DNA proves you did it. Otherwise you're just setting up your co-defendants to testify against you. Which is exactly what Charles Ehrlich just agreed to do...
Tired of Just Rooting for American Olympic Gold? Root For Ivy League Olympic Gold As Well
Yep, the Ivy League has their own blog set up for the Olympics. Of course ths will mean that you're focusing a ton on fencing, rowing, and other sports that people who aren't rich have never heard of. But imagine the snob appeal. You're not rooting for the richest country in the world, you're rooti...
Vikings Punter Chris Kluwe is Guitar Hero All-Star
Click to view How many guesses would it take you to pin Kluwe's profession as an NFL player? A thousand? A million? Cue Twin Cities.com: ...
Slip 'N Slide With The King
How can you have a giant, water-soaked tarp on the field during a rain delay at Wrigley and NOT expect a guy dressed as '70s Elvis to come running out to slide across it? It's just common sense. Have a good time filling out the paperwork on this one, security guy (video following the jump). Actually...
Jimmy Clausen's Drinking Game Prowess Prompts Investigation By Notre Dame
Jimmy Clausen is the starting quarterback for Notre Dame. Last year he, along with the entire team, had a horrible season. Which was disappointing because Clausen, the nation's consensus top quarterback, committed to Notre Dame in such an understated fashion: By pulling up in a limo to the College ...
Woman Referees New Orleans Saints Practice Scrimmage...Four Horsemen Seen Trotting Nearby
There were the usual complaints: She's blowing her whistle too suggestively, the shorts show too much skin and yet not enough skin, why can I see her panty-line, she should wear a thong, the ref stripes make it impossible to see whether she'd look good topless, you know, the same old sturm und dran...
Source: Favre Cedes Starting Job To Rodgers (Make It Stop!)
Our long national nightmare may soon be over. Details from Monday's late-night summit between Brett Favre and Packers coach Mike McCarthy are beginning to leak, despite our best efforts not to care, and it appears that our flip-flopping hero wants no part of a quarterback competition with Aaron Rodg...
The Brewers Imploding Late In The Season? That's Odd
Well, it's the first week in August; time for the annual scuffle that marks the beginning of the end for the Milwaukee Brewers. Last year it was manager Ed Yost and catcher Johnny Estrada going at it. And one year later almost to the day, Prince Fielder pounces on pitcher Manny Parra in the dugout a...
Morning Blogdome: Sometimes The Best Way To Protest Fur Is To Wear A Beard...And Nothing Else
• Amanda Beard is taking her clothes off again: "Everyone’s favorite Olympian, Amanda Beard, who already showed off her goods in a sexy spread for Playboy magazine, is at it again. And by at it, I mean set to appear nude and bare her fine body for the masses. Beard’s teaming with PETA in an anti-fur...
Aaron Rodgers Era Begins The Way You Thought It Might
Aaron Rodgers was welcomed with all the warmth and patience that one might expect from the down-to-earth, dairy-loving folks of Wisconsin on Monday; he was booed back to the Stone Age. The new guy threw an end zone interception during a two-minute drill to go along with a dozen or so incompletions, ...
The Packers Cancel A Meeting, The Brewers Get Testy And Reilly STILL Isn't Funny
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
America, The Freakishly Strong, Inhumanly Beautiful
The Olympics begin in four days. I'm still a little curious as to how the Olympics will actually be covered on Deadspin even though the rest of Gawker has its own dedicated Olympics page. Because, let's face it: for whatever reason, they're just not all that interesting to sports fans. Sure, the bas...
Jessica Simpson Is Webcam Stripping For Tony Romo During Training Camp
Because otherwise he gets lonely. At least according to the always reliable Sun newspaper. Do you think Nick Lachey is more jealous of Tony Romo than he is of his ex-wife? I sort of do. I'm picturing Lachey reading this and thinking, "Damn, that could have been me on the webcam with Tony." Anyway, ...
Jay Mariotti Is Erin Andrews' Knight In Shining Shlubby
On Thursday's "Around The Horn, " there was a brief mention of Erin Andrews at the end of the show, just as the credits rolled, and Mariotti could be heard yelling something to the effect of "Why would bring her up today of all days?" This, to me, indicated that the controversies surrounding the sid...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after turning your cat gay ... • MLB: Houston at Chicago Cubs (7 p.m., ET) Return of Kerry Wood looms. [ESPN] • Cheap Seats: Wide World of Sports. (11 p.m., ET). The segment that won six Cheapy Awards. [ESPN Classic] • American Gladiators: (8 p.m., 7 p.m. CT). Yeah, I drive to work in ...
Steve Smith Apologizes (But Would Really Like To Punch You)
For once again releasing his inner Sonny Corleone, Steve Smith would like to apologize. As you know, Smith popped cornerback Ken Lucas in the eye during practice on Friday, with the resultant damage being: a broken nose that will require surgery for Lucas, and a suspension without pay for the first ...
Yankee Revenue To Immediately Double In New Stadium
Last year the Yankees brought in an estimated $327 million to lead all major league baseball teams. Not bad considering that in 1973 George Steinbrenner bought the entire team for $10 million. But if you think those revenue numbers are big, you ain't seen nothing yet. When the new stadium opens next...
Ozzie Guillen Forgets Sometimes That He's Talking Out Loud
Hold onto something because this is going to shock you: Ozzie Guillen admitted on Sunday that he sometimes instructs his pitchers to hit people. In related news, the Pope admits a fondness for large hats. But while this may be the world's worst-kept secret, it's a surprising bit of candor, even for ...
Elected Officials in Ohio Have Spent $400k on Buckeyes Tickets
What's more, they're allowed to buy the season tickets with campaign contributions. Wow. I know that many states allow elected officials to purchase seats to the games but I think most of them require them to use their own money. Or at least they should. The Chronicle of Higher Education has the de...