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Matt Leinart Is Psyched To Be The Starter, Has A Pest Problem
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: consummate professional, Cardinals QB Matt Leinart....
Spider-Man Outfielder Makes One Of The Greatest Catches Ever
This is from last night's Yokohama BayStars/Hiroshima Carp game. Breaks like this are why the BayStars are in last place, though I think Hiroshima would take issue with any other city calling itself unlucky....
X-Games Flasher, Large Photo Make For R-Rated Where's Waldo
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....
Extremely In-Depth Profiles In Courage: Sara Carbonero (A.K.A. The Spanish Goalkeeper's Nagging Girlfriend)
That's Sara Carbonero, the Spanish TV reporter and ladypal of Iker Casillas, and wouldn't you know it, she's being blamed for Spain's loss to Switzerland. But what do we really know about her? Here we go again....
Iker Casillas’ Girlfriend Grills Him Live On TV After Spain Loss
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....
Another Take On Lax Culture And The UVA Murder
"Imagine the families. Chevy Chase, Maryland and Cockeysville, Maryland are only about an hour apart. George Huguely and Yeardley Love had been dating for some time. The families had to have met, right?" Now that's a heart-breaking lede. [SB Nation]...
George Huguely's Character Has Been Questioned Before
Huguely was Tasered and charged two years ago with public intoxication and resisting arrest. "He was by far the most rude, most hateful and most combative college kid I ever dealt with," said the arresting officer. [NY Times]...
By Virtue, Not By Force: Are The White Boys Of Lacrosse Predestined To Be Dicks?
Or, in its original form, our question was, "Are lacrosse guys more prone to assholery than other sports?" sent to our gal Katie Bakes around 11 p.m. last night, since she's the closest thing we have to an expert on the sport....
More Details In Lacrosse Murder
According to search warrant requests, George Huguely admitted to police that he kicked through Yeardley Love's door before choking her and slamming her head against the wall. Huguely's attorney says it was "an accident with a tragic outcome." [The Hook]...
Virginia Lacrosse Player Charged In Murder Of Women's Team Member
UVa senior George Huguely was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after the death of Yeardley Love, his girlfriend and member of the women's team. Now, Huguely's cameo in the Duke lacrosse case appears all the more poignant....
Byzantine Facebook Recruiting Rules Trip Up UVa
Virginia Coach Mike London is in trouble not because he sent recruit Curtis Grant a Facebook message, but because he didn't do it secretly. Oh, and the actual message is pretty weird, in a NAMBLA kind of way....
The Marquis Teague Scholarship-Revocation-Countdown Begins Now
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 the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day...
Louis Farrakhan's Grandson Picks Himself Up By His Bootstraps And Self-Reliantly Dunks On Guy's Head
Here's Virginia guard Mustapha Farrakhan, grandspawn of the leader of the Nation of Islam, hereby dubbed the Mutha Plane, stuffing some poor N.C. State fellow through the hoop. [YouTube, via Steinberg]...
NFC Playoff Open Thread: Buzzsaw. Fleur-De-Lys. Go.
Chris Berman boldly predicted this game would be a "shootout" with a final score of "77-75." That means everyone should take the under immediately. Biggest question of the day: "Will the 'Fuck Da Eagles' gal make an appearance? [NFL.com] [Photo-via]...
Kurt Warner, The Great Unknowable Freak Of The NFL
Explaining their aversion to the epic, ridiculous Cardinals-Packers game Sunday, Free Darko wrote: "Warner scores don't move me. I know what he's thinking." I do not understand this. I have no idea what Warner's ever thinking. It scares me....
Everybody Loves Kurt Warner...Except One Former California Pizza Kitchen Employee
Kurt Warner just can't stop winning over NFL fans with his sage quarterbacking and stock boy humbleness, so even if he doesn't make it to Canton we can all agree he's an exceptional human being, right? Behold a dissenter....
NFC Wild Card Open Thread: Packers-Cardinals
Kurt Warner could hang it up after this one. Meanwhile, we're getting unsubstantiated chain letters about Aaron Rodgers giving 100 disadvantaged kids Christmas presents. Which beloved quarterback shall rule them all? Discuss it here....
Your State Of The Buzzsaw Address
For the second consecutive year, I'm heading to the Pink Taco in Glendale for playoff game hosted by The Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals. I'm not sure enough people appreciate how strange that is....
If Being A Rhodes Scholar Is Cool, Then Everyone Wants To Be Bill Bradley
Myron Rolle postponed entering the NFL Draft to debate philosophy in Oxford pubs, and suddenly, two other high-profile college athletes — namely, Alabama's Greg McElroy and UConn's Maya Moore — are considering applying for Rhodes Scholarships next year. Trend alert!...
Mike Tomlin Wins The Weekend
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Mike Tomlin, who managed to avoid joining the list of all-time bonehead coaches ever in the history of anything. Winning is helpful!...