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Because If You Send Us A Photo Of An Athlete With Martha Stewart, We're Gonna Post It
Curtis Granderson went on the Martha Stewart Show today. They discussed the finer points of keeping your OBP around 300 and your soufflés fluffy. [Twitter, h/t Jovan]...

Braylon Edwards Won't Be Punished This Year
Prosecutors say they're discussing a possible plea deal in Edwards's DWI case, but his next court appearance isn't until January after his lawyer requested more time to file motions. Maybe he'll be suspended for some two-a-days in August. [Star-Ledger]...

Backflipping Trick Play Goes Awry
Okay, America's high school coaches. Enough with the trick plays. It's fun to be a viral video for a couple of days, but this one's going too far. Thankfully the refs stopped it and ejected the coach before the trickery embarrassed everyone....

Theo Walcott Is A Published Author Of Children’s Literature
Inspired by the heroes in his favourite bedtime stories, Arsenal striker Theo Walcott, aged 9¾, has written a series of kids’ books whose lead character is loosely based on the forward himself....

Last Night's Winner: The University Of Florida's Academic Integrity
It's open season on Cam Newton. Since his selection of Auburn has already been indicted as everything wrong with amateur sports, is there anything from Florida we can drag up? As it turns out, yes! A big old term paper cheating scandal....

Conan Returns With 2010 Joke, Deadspin Punchline
On the premiere of Conan, Conan O'Brien decided to cram as much news into one of his monologue jokes as possible. He covered a lot of ground, summing up the year so far with a humorous, very succinct, "comma Brett Favre's penis."...

Jon Gruden Branches Out Into Telestrator Boob Art
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Potomac River-Based Sports Franchise Inadvertently Renamed
Well, it's either that or another example of egregious misspelling in the nation's capital....

The Woozy, Loogie-Hocking Aftermath Of The New York City Marathon: A Video
Finishing a marathon is an amazing accomplishment. It is also, as that David Fleming story reminded us, a rather dehumanizing and soul-crushing endeavor. As far as we know, the New York City Marathon was poop-free this year, but wobble-free? Not at all....

Joe Morgan Is Done At ESPN
James Andrew Miller, co-author of this forthcoming book about ESPN, reports via Twitter that Joe Morgan and Jon Miller won't be returning to Sunday Night Baseball: "Morgan out @ ESPN; Miller out of TV; rest TBD." [@ESPNBook]...

Readers: Send Us The Awkward Team Photos From Your Youth
We don't mean this. We mean something more like this. Think Awkward Family Photos, but with children grimacing behind a soccer ball. Or vomiting on their teammates. Our very own Daulerio claims his mother once stuck him in an Indian headdress for a team photo, for reasons beyond comprehension. What ...

Tom Brady Saw Cleveland Celebrating Like They Won A Super Bowl
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Tom Brady on getting mollywhomped by the Browns....

A Children's Treasury Of Wade Phillips Looking Befuddled On The Sideline
If you're a believer in body language, the Wade Phillips era was doomed from the start. Here's a walk down memory lane of some of Wade's greatest hits: covering his face, looking forlorn, and generally looking befuddled on the sideline....

Allen Iverson Arrives In Turkey, Is Immediately Mobbed
Much ink has been spilled about what Allen Iverson's sojourn to the Middle East "means," but if this video is any indication, his experiment is probably going to work. For now....

Auburn Fans React To Cam Newton Scandal By Shrieking At ESPN Reporter
ESPN's Mark Schlabach was one of three reporters on a story alleging that a self-proclaimed representative of Cam Newton demanded a six-figure payment for Newton's signature on a letter of intent. Saturday, Schlabach was outside Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium. How'd fans treat him?...

Arsene Wenger Responds To Allegations Of Affair With French Rapper Sonia Tatar
Arsene Wenger has released a statement addressing allegations published in the The Sun this morning that the 61-year-old Arsenal manager has been having a two year affair with "glamorous French rap star" Sonia Tatar, 39....

Wade Phillips Fired As Cowboys Coach
After weeks of saying no one would be fired until January, Jerry Jones was noticeably silent on guarantees yesterday. Today, Wade Phillips is out; Jason Garrett is in. The 'Boys are still 1-7....

Wayne Rooney Teaches Us The Geography Of Strippers
Rooney is in the States for the week, doing some conditioning work at Nike's training facility. But the British tabloids note that rather than stay on Nike's campus, he's in the "strip club capital of the US." Where is that, pray tell?...

Taiwanese Animators Address That Rugby-Player-Getting-Blown-By-A-Dog Thing
This popped up about as fast as it takes to end your career after getting blown by your teammate's dog. [NMA.tv]...

Heat Strokes, Games 6 & 7: The Shape Of Pizazz To Come
FreeDarko's Bethlehem Shoals, a regular contributor to NBA FanHouse and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History (visit the FreeDarko store, too!), is keeping a game-by-game diary of the Heat's season — the one you're pretending not to care about....