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Brain Explosions: Tony LaRussa Reveals To Duff McKagan That He Really Wanted to Coach the Mariners
Former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan has been online diary-ing for the Seattle Weekly, talking about all things Duff-related and this week he tackles a topic near and dear to him: Seattle's struggling sports teams. The cleverly titled "What happened to our teams?" lets Duff engage his inner W.C...
College Football Preview: Colt McCoy and Chase Daniel Duel for Rights to All The Oil in Texas (And the Heisman)
Back when I wrote that I couldn’t wait to watch the BYU-TCU game, I meant it. Completely. But what I forgot was that I’d be on the road in a hotel room. I don’t know why it is but hotels have the most erratic cable channel selections known to man. If you’re anything like me you’ve found yourself ly...
UFC 89 Preview: "Bisping V. Leben"
Each month, Deadspin will preview the upcoming UFC fight for those readers who enjoy watching two men beat the living crap out of each other in an octagon-shaped ring. "Human cockfighting", as Sen. John McCain once called it. Today, David Andrest, a contributing writer to MMA blog Five Ounces Of Pa...
Fat Thursday: Meet The Man Who May Have Turned The Tide In Game 5
There are many theories as to how the Red Sox summoned the mojo to come back from a 7-0, 7th-inning deficit on Thursday to take an 8-7 win over the Rays and stay alive in the American League Championship Series. Many say that the shocking comeback was ignited by this man — Rick Melanson of Gardner. ...
30 Previews In 30 Days: The Milwaukee Bucks
NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that is at least as exciting as watching lint collect in your belly button: The Milwuakee Bucks. When last we saw them: F...
Jay Cutler's Love Affair With His Own Opinions Continues
Is Jay Cutler under the impression that he's under oath every time he's asked a question by the media? Sure, it's entertaining for all of us, but eventually the Broncos quarterback is going to talk himself into trouble. While appearing on Fox's The Best Damn Sports Show Period on Thursday, Cutler wa...
Morning Blogdome: Evan Longoria Sees No Need For Road Beef at This Time
• This is his ladyfriend, apparently: Her name is Jaime Hanna and she's s a two-year veteran of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pom-pom entertainment committee. She's also a dental hygienist. Likes pilates. Very limber. Or something. [SBB] • Serena Williams is not a strong surfer: There's something behind ...
It ... Is ... ALIVE
What they're saying out there about Boston's come-from-behind 8-7 win over Tampa Bay in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday ... • I Left Early. JUST KIDDING! WOOHOOOO! I will post a really cool video I shot at Fenway Park here tonight before I go to bed. [UPDATE: Here it is...
Perhaps Woody Johnson Should Just Leave His Phone At Home Next Time
Well, that was awkward. Jets owner Woody Johnson apparently still has the phone number of his ex-girlfriend, Erika Mariani, programmed on his cell phone — interesting — because he somehow inadvertently dialed her number from a hospital delivery room while his current girlfriend, Suzanne Ircha, was g...
Stink Goes Off, Bowden's Speeches And The Rays....Wait A Tic....
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....
Okay, That Was Kind of Insane: 8-7, Red Sox.
Well, the Tampa Bay Rays will have to wait until Saturday to clinch their first American League title because the goddamn Red Sox just pulled off the most remarkable comeback I've ever seen. For those of you who stopped watching after the Rays went up 7-0 while Kazmir was cruising, well, you missed ...
Boston Media Unimpressed With Joe Maddon's Managerial Philosophy
That's the headline in today's Boston Herald from a column written by Sean McAdam, where the columnist questions why Rays' manager Joe Maddon opted to start lefty Scott Kazmir over James Shields. McAdam says Maddon's guilty of costly over-thinking with this move and this is something the struggling...
Well, That Didn't Take Very Long
Oh the joys of Cafe Press. Luckily for those grammatically challenged denizens rooting for the Philadelphia Phillies for the World Series, you now get to have your very own T-shirt that will both show off pride in your team and your low SAT scores. There are a wide variety of styles — ring tee, long...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after pummeling guests with a car jack at the baby shower ... • Auto racing: Formula One, practice for Chinese Grand Prix, at Shanghai (2 a.m., ET). No Chinese fire drill jokes will be accepted. [Speed] • College football: Florida State at N.C. State (7:30 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Brigham You...
More Fun With Unfortunate Ad Placement
Many valuable additions to my unfortunate ad placement collection over the past two days, and let me thank you. Here's a good one from our friends at Pro Football Talk, which probably needs no introduction. The Dallas police waste no time, it appears. I also laugh each time I look at this: ...
Thursday Night Preview: Florida State at North Carolina State and #8 BYU at #24 TCU
I suppose even the genius who schedules Thursday night games at ESPN is entitled to a mulligan. That's the only explanation for how Florida State at N.C. State ended up tonight's featured game. N.C. State is 2-4 and Florida State is 4-1. N.C. State has taken down William and Mary and East Carolina,...
Afternoon Blogdome: For The Ladies...
• Handsome head shots of America's sports columnists: Unfortunately, most of these men are probably married. But there's no reason you can't admire some of God's finest craftsmanship. If you need to spend some private time alone after viewing these, I completely understand. [Joe Sports Fan] • Jeff G...
In Which I Am Yelled At By A Black Belt Jiu-Jitsu Champion
On Wednesday I posted about Lloyd Irvin, the Maryland Mixed Martial Arts instructor who said that he thwarted a home invasion robbery by disarming one of the intruders with a martial arts defensive move. If this were true, I wondered, why had it not been picked up by any news source other than the M...
Scoop Jackson's Column Continues to Offend; Jason Whitlock Demands Swift Editorial Execution
Scoop Jackson has once again sparked the ire of, oh, lots of people with this latest ESPN2 column about the Tampa Bay Rays’ B.J. Upton. In it, Jackson praises Upton as the one MLB player who can “bring the game back to the hood” while using some undermining and preposterous logic to substantiate his...
Jamboroo, Week 7. Featuring: Red Zone Channel, AJ Hawk’s DMB Love Affair, And Boiled Peanuts
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs, well, every Thursday afternoon during the NFL season. Drew's new book, "Men With Balls," featuring 100% new material, hits stores on October 27th but is available online right now here. You can email Drew here. Read him during the week a...