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How A Bill Simmons Tweet Ended Up With Randy Moss Being Traded
Fear not. I'm not here to do any tiresome Simmons bashing. I'm just here to recap the rather zany events that led up to Randy Moss getting traded....

Last Night's Winner: Mossholes
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like all those "Patriot Way" fetishists in New England, now freed from the tyranny of watching the greatest deep threat the NFL has ever seen....

360-Degree Swing Attempt Doesn't End Well
When I was a kid, I was told that you'd turn inside out if you went all the way around on the swing. Turns out that's not true, but this looks much cooler and more painful. [via Hot Clicks]...

A Little Hot Podcasting Action To Get You Ready For The Playoffs
The baseball playoffs start today, so prepare yourself with a special Deadcast featuring me and Mr. Leitch. (Listen here, iTunes here.)...

Byron Scott's Swastika Tie To Become Latest Slap In The Face To Cleveland Fans
During Cavaliers Media Day, new head coach Byron Scott wore a tie that looks an awful lot like it has a swastika pattern and confused many of the racists throughout Cuyahoga county. [SportsGrid; via J]...

Studies Show Legs Aren't Supposed To Bend That Way
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....

The Saddest Sports Photograph We've Ever Seen
Oh, poor Smokin' Joe Frazier. You were one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. You don't deserve this....

Matthew Berry Creates His Own "Fuck List"
Now, we didn't read through all of this, but we're pretty sure Matthew Berry is saying he fucked the San Francisco 49ers....

Mets Executive Thinks Mets Executives Failed, Will Miss Fired Executives
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: Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon....

Danny Woodhead: Not Particularly Small, Just White
Last night, as was to be expected, Jon Gruden and the rest of the Monday Night Football gang talked about fun-sized pigment curio Danny Woodhead with the sort of insight and gravitas one finds on the cover of Bop Magazine....

A Trip Down Memory Lane With Team Slogans
Here's a seriously fascinating list of marketing slogans used by sports teams over the past few years. Still laughing at "We Will" - 2006 Pittsburgh Pirates....

<em>ESPN The Mag</em>'s Epic Tale About Pro Athletes Who Poop During Competition
Squished between the naked bodies of athletes comes this amazing story about some of their unfortunate bouts with uncontrollable gastrointestinal eruptions. Here are some excerpts from David Fleming's story, which will be online eventually. [UPDATE: It's online.]...

Breaking Down The NHL Broadcast Rights Possibilities
The NHL's broadcasting deal with NBC and Versus expires at the end of the upcoming season. Sports Business Journal took a look at the likely contenders to sign up the league. Let's break 'em down....

How Alberto Contador Doped (And We're Assuming He Did)
The Tour De France winner's first positive test showed an almost minuscule level of a banned substance, far too small to have been doping. The results of a second test show exactly what he was up to....

Hooking Up At The Browns Game: Not A Tale Of Seneca Wallace And His Receivers
A security guard has turned to Craigslist's missed connections for a woman he spotted in the stands at Sunday's game, for friendship and maybe more. [Craigslist, via Cleveland Scene]...

A Meeting With The Godfather: How Youth Basketball's Sausage Gets Made
In the world of grassroots basketball, the sneaker companies are kings, the coaches their vassals, and the players their serfs. However, these links are symbiotic: the companies need the coaches and players for marketing purposes and the coaches and players need the sneaker companies to get exposur...

Randy Moss's "Disgusting Act" Finally Put To Political Use, And The NFL Isn't Happy
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold's new campaign commercial compares "excessive" touchdown celebrations—including Randy Moss's infamous "mooning" of the Lambeau faithful—to the behavior of Washington lobbyists. It's a bit of a stretch, but the NFL is characteristically up in arms....

You Aren’t Gay If You Kiss A Girl After Oral Sex
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The Official Jewish Response To The James Shields Conspiracy Theory
A nice lady called a Tampa sports talk radio show and argued that Shields is starting game 2 only because he's Jewish, and the Rays' Jewish ownership made it happen. Shields isn't actually Jewish, but never mind that....

Who Wants To See A Photo Of Amar'e Stoudemire Jumping Naked Into A Pool?
It was you guys, right? That ESPN The Mag Body Issue, is really, uh, shaping up to be, uh, something. [via the seemingly appropriately named All Ball]...