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Hugh Johnson Project, Update 1
Paul Hornung's pants fell off at the Notre Dame pep rally last night. Look into this. - J from ND...
The Enlightened Worldview Of Ray Dunlap
Will briefly mentioned yesterday in the apology post that a NASCAR broadcaster made some disparaging comments about Hispanic NASCAR fans, but none of the AP reports knew exactly what he said. I did a little googling, and found a couple of people who heard ol' Ray....
Corey Sanders Does Not Fight Any Better Than He Looks
I tried to look around for a more colorful recap of last night's Mike Tyson "fight," but honestly, there was enough in the Associated Press article to amuse me. Fans who were lucky enough to be in attendance for the first stop on "Mike Tyson's World Tour" were treated to twelve golden minutes of M...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The Hugh Johnson Project is back up in your grillpiece for another Saturday. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." And please don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc., even if you've done it before, because my memory isn't so great...
About Last Night...
• College Football: WVU 37, UConn 11. Connecticut quarterbacks combined to go 15-of-34 for 115 yards and 2 interceptions. Scouts say they could be the next Harrington and Culpepper. • NBA Preseason: Nets 102, 76ers, 92. And just because I'll probably never get another chance to say it: 76ers leading...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as militant squirrels stage a coup to liberate your nuts ... • College football: West Virginia at Connecticut. UConn has a football team? We mean, UConn has a football team! [ESPN] • Golf: Champions Tour, AT&T Championship, first round, at San Antonio. Please set all cell phones to "vi...
World Series Pants Party: Tigers Vs. Cardinals
Holy cow, we can't believe we're actually doing a prediction roundup for the Cardinals, who are in the World Series, against the Tigers. We're not over shock yet; it actually comes in waves, which is kind of what shock does, we suppose....
Leftovers: Do Not Steal From Sebastian Telfair
• So this Sebastian Telfair story is starting to get interesting. [Three Seconds] • OK, now this is an ugly road jersey. [Washington Post] • A look at Aaron Heilman, the night of, and the day after. [New York Observer] • This is what happens when a guy watches his first National League game of the y...
A Friendly Wager, If You Will
In the tradition of opposing mayors/governors placing ridiculous "bets" on their cities' teams winning the World Series — "OK, if your team wins, we'll give you rising gentrification figures and eroding public schools; if ours does, we'd like some of your famous baked ham" — we have decided to acc...
That's An Unwieldy Office Pool
So, you know how some college basketball coaches, eager to have a tournament win or two to impress the boosters, have talked about having a tournament that incorporates all Division I-A teams? Well, in Wisconsin, they're actually trying something like this: They're starting a tournament with a 224 t...
Cultural Oddsmaker: What Will Tiki Do Next?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Can You Keep A Secret? We're Trying To Organize A Prison Break
Oh Mr. Harris! Don't touch us! Mr. Bob Harris! Just rip our stocking!...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Denver Nuggets
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we begin the Northwest Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
Blogdome: College Football's Axis Of Evil
• Who's part of the evil alliance? [Loser With Socks] • All Todds, all the time. [One More Dying Quail] • Uh, that kid's kind of young to be recruited, isn't he? [Foul Balls] • All kinds of great Tim McCarver moments last night. [Phillyville] • The Cardinals didn't win, the Mets lost, say the NY med...
Mike Tyson Would Like To Help You Carry Those Groceries To Your Car
Meet the new Mike Tyson. He's relaxed, he's sweet; he's whistling a happy tune. Frankly, we'd be less surprised if Kim Jong Ill suddenly began a tour of the U.S. singing old Bobby Sherman hits, but there you have it. There's a bluebird on his shoulder. Are we as a nation ready for this? Tyson appe...
Revenge Of The Nerds
Our first thought when we heard of the NFL "terror threat" on Thursday? Al Qaeda is slipping; Osama is just phoning it in at this point. As Sportsocracy pointed out (in a post we mentioned on Thursday), three of the seven prospective terror targets were hosting afternoon games. What, the terrorist...
Hopefully He Won't Get Confused And Sing A Car Commercial
Before Game 1 of the 2004 World Series, we were talking to our father, little pregame discussion of how these Red Sox were going down, man, when he stopped. "Holy shit," he said. "The guy from Aerosmith is singing the national anthem. Damn, that makes me feel old." Our father, who missed the Diane W...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: Thanks for your advice on picking up Rex Grossman for this week. Um, when are you leaving the office today, and what kind of car are you driving? • 3 p.m. Poker expert Joe Navarro: Come on, is it so wron...
You Can Shove Your Sorrys In A Sack, Mister
The week began with violence and bravado, but has concluded in ignominious regret. Yes, it's time for the "sorry" roundup. And while none of these apologies rise to the level of that of that of the great Pete Rose, rest assured that all of the participants are nonetheless terribly filled with sham...