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Respect The NOOCH!
Last night, the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (NOOCH!) shocked pretty much everyone by hammering to Sacramento Kings in front of nearly 20,000 crazed Oklahomans....
Today in Oddjack
As the NBA season begins, we check in with Oddjack to see how that degenerate gambling community is hanging in ... • Everyone's loving the Spurs to repeat, but hey, how'd the Nets sneak up there? Are they in Brooklyn yet? • You know you're bored when you're actually betting on how many points Darko ...
Today in Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • A scientific study of the Ravens-Steelers matchup, with footnotes. • Which fast food joint will be the first to land LeBron James? We'd go with Taco Bell. • NFL fans surround Oddjack hea...
Feeling Fisher DeBerry's Pain
Not to keep harping on this, but we couldn't help but point out the result of Fisher DeBerry's Air Force Falcons' game on Saturday:...
Today in Oddjack
Football Up Your Ass! is taking a week off at Oddjack, but there's still plenty of stuff to get ready for weekend time ... • Everything you could possibly ever think to wonder about the Breeder's Cup tomorrow. • You should be very happy if you're a fan of the Georgia Bulldogs. • Vote for the most te...
Bob Broeg, R.I.P.
If you'll indulge us a little here, we have to comment on the passing of longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Bob Broeg. He covered St. Louis sports — and, of course, the Cardinals — for 60 years, starting out as the beat reporter for the St. Louis Browns. He wrote more than 20 books about St. ...
What Marcellus Wiley Has In Different Area Codes
We could play with the NFL Wives Yahoo Group all day, honestly. It's basically just women emailing the group about certain players they find attractive, to find out whether they're available, whether they sleep around, so on. (Clinton Portis is a fave of the site.)...
Vote: First Gay Athlete To Come Out?
All right, we promised you a poll, and here's your poll, our first ever on Deadspin. The question: Who's the most likely athlete to come out of the closet first, based off Oddjack's Cultural Oddsmaker, which laid down the odds on five most likely suspects to be the first "out" athlete....
The Link Between DeBerry, The Astros And Dubya
Fascinating column on the addictive, compelling site Black Athlete Sports Network comparing the situation involving Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry's comments on black athletes and the Astros' dubious distinction of being the first team since the 1956 Yankees to make the World Series without a sing...
Today in Oddjack
Here's the seedy underbelly of sports, uncovered by the big dogs at Oddjack ... • As long as his linemen aren't carrying him down the field, Byron Leftwich could be fantasy football gold. • The handicappers dig deep into the psyche of horses and find out that they all have long faces. Awww. • It's n...
Fisher DeBerry, Racist ... Or Just Evil Devil Spawn?
OK, so we've been watching the video of Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry's comments about African-American players, specifically that ""they run extremely well." First off, DeBerry — who we have a sneaking suspicion would be getting a bit more leeway if his team hadn't lost five games already this s...
Artest's Penthouse Shoot In A Grand Tradition
Well, the December edition of Penthouse has hit the stands, and everybody's favorite el hombre de muy loco Ron Artest is on the cover (ESPN has a nice rundown of the interview here). We don't have much more to add — though we wonder if the nice elderly people Artest is such buddies with in Indiana...
Blogdom's Best: Jacksonville Jaguars
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...
Today in Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • Can Roy Oswalt save the Astros? A roundtable discussion. • Dress like an NBA star, end up with your house being destroyed by a hurricane. We're pretty sure that's the gist of what this g...
NFL Roundup: Portis' Head
• Contrary to popular belief, Redskins running back Clinton Portis was not doing an impersonation of Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams chasing a fly ball while doing that cartwheel in the end zone yesterday. Good guess, though. • We're not saying that Cincinnati was getting a little too excit...
Oddjack: Guaranteed Winners Or Your "Money" Back
If it's Friday, that means it's Football Up Your Ass! at Oddjack. Here's a look at Oddjack's best picks. GUARANTEED WINNERS* for the upcoming football weekend. • Vegas has gone insane, and so can you — the pick is the Dolphins minus-1 over the Chiefs. • It's Virginia vs. North Carolina , pick, and y...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Columnist Scoop Jackson: You ran for President twice, and now most recently have written a book about shoes. How the mighty have fallen. Wait, was that you? • 2 p.m. Boxing with Dan Rafael: We've got the script for Rocky VI, an...
Today In Oddjack
Hey, look at all the stuff Oddjack has. Cool. • More details on the depths of Michael Jordan's gambling addiction. • One week until the Breeder's Cup, when the earth shakes on its axis. • How long will the Colts' and Texans' zeros remains zeros?...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for bot the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • The smart money seems to be flowing toward Roy Oswalt and the Astros tonight. That's making Albert Pujols very mad — and you don't want to make him mad. • It's Troy vs. Florida Internatio...
Zoot Suitin' Boogie
All right, we've avoided this long enough: We now have to acknowledge this whole NBA dress code thing. What sparked us into action? Why, Mark Cuban, of course, who addresses the "controversy on his blog. His take: It's a matter of owners not knowing how to relate to their players, which is a shock...