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Ed Werder Gets Owned
Cowboy fans are taking this whole TO/Romo/Witten thing pretty well, huh?...

The Deadspin Pub Heads Back to Spain
Once again the eyes of a soccer fans across the world will be on Spain as Barcelona and Real Madrid square off at Camp Nou in El Classico (Spanish for "huge fucking game")....

The Week Of Big Changes
Well. Busy week. Vishante Shiancoe became a star and brought us more viewers than any other week. **Holds gun to head**...

Why Doesn't Anyone Want To Spend New Year's In Boise?
Maryland is playing Nevada in the Humanitarian Bowl in beautiful and sunny Boise, Idaho, on December 30. At last count, the two schools have sold a combined total of 32 tickets. [2News]...

High School Sports Apocalypse Closer Than You Think
It didn't take long for one California school district to figure an easy way to balance their budget during our economic tsunami; eliminate all high school sports. Don't laugh, yours may be next....

Ex-Tiger Jim Bunning No Longer Welcome In The Motor City After Voting Against Auto Bailout
Jim Bunning is a six-term Congressman and now two-term Senator from the State of Kentucky, but he is also a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer. What's not to love about him?...

The Yankees Continue To Be Frugal
"Free agent right-hander A.J. Burnett has reached preliminary agreement on a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the New York Yankees, a baseball source told ESPN.com." [ESPN]...

Syracuse Guard A Little Too Shove-y For His School's Taste
Anyone can get suspended by their college team, but it takes real talent to get kicked out of the university all on your own....

Matt Berry: Uflappable Liver
Jemele Hill: "Best person to party with is Matthew Berry. Don't stereotype him as some kind of geek. Berry can GO. We're both born in December and love to have fun. His liver is unflappable."[MLive]...

Music You'll Be Humming For The Rest Of The Day
• Mmm... soda: What's more important: The Heisman or the Maxwell? That's like asking what rots my teeth faster: Dr. Pepper or RC? [Sparty and Friends]...

NFL Dong, Women In the Lockerroom And ... A 'Roman War Helmet'?
Naked athletes in the lockerroom and the female reporters who love them....

Doping Scandal Threatens To Destroy The World Of ... Chess?
Vassily Ivanchuk of the Ukraine is the third-ranked player in the world, but he faces a two-year ban from his game because he failed a drug test. A drug test. In chess....

Mets Fans Don't Like Being Called Choke Artists
Cole Hamels has angered Mets fans. Once again, emailer Dan, has been deputized Deadspin Mets correspondent for this afternoon....

The One With A Shivering Canadian Women's Basketball Team
We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another. (NSFW)...

ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Week
ESPN scours its message boards regularly to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comments, and presents them on their front page. Here is one of those comments ......

Michigan State's Family Of Criminal Wide Receivers
For a school that hasn't produced anything resembling a professional quarterback since the guy who backed up Johnny Unitas*, Michigan State actually has a pretty impressive roster of former wide receivers....

Why Doesn't Reggie Bush Get Any Respect? (It's Not The Hamsters)
ESPN's big Alaskan sled dog of a football analyst Mark "Stink" Schlereth was summoned to critique the performances after Thursday night's New Orleans Saints/Chicago Bears game. One player who didn't impress him? Reggie Bush....

Florida Lineman Has Some Interesting Facebook Friends
I get five or six Facebook friend requests a day, and all of you can just $#&% off! Kidding. But I do require a series of grueling background checks....

Blackhawks Field Trip Now The Feel Good Story Of Mid-December 2008
The original tip about the Chicago Blackhawks and their winter sojourn to the funeral of GM Dale Tallon's father was actually a complaint that no one was talking about it. Well ... you win....

More Bone Crunching UFC Action
In case you need a break from watching Corey Hill's elongated flipper on a 24-hour loop, there was even more calcium-deficient moments from this week's UFC contest....