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Interleague play continues right now and at 2:45 p.m. England and Italy face off in Euro 2012 action. There might also be car racing? Either way, enjoy it all, chatting with friends down below....
After Blown Save Jonathan Papelbon Promises $5K For A Walk-Off Homerun, Jim Thome Cashes In
Jim Thome hit his 13th game-winning home run yesterday, good enough for a weird Major League record only the folks at Elias think about. It was also good enough for $5,000, according to Jonathan Papelbon. Paps came in to a 6-4 Phillies lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the ninth inning and promptly g...
Deadspin Up All Night: On A Good Mixture
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Your Saturday Open Thread Smorgasbord
The main event is Spain-France getting under way shortly. Baseball is on all afternoon as well, so stop on by and talk to each other about it, why don't you?...
Former NFL Lineman Ralph Wenzel Dies From "Complications Of Dementia"
Ralph Wenzel played guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers over the course of seven NFL seasons from 1966 to 1973. At the age of 52, some twenty years after his career ended, he began experiencing "significant memory lapses and other cognitive problems." It was the opinion of his ...
Musical Donations For The World's Poor: Oklahoma City Thunder Edition
Usually when a team loses a championship game, the joke is that all those "Buffalo Bills Super Bowl Champions!" shirts get donated to some poor country since they are essentially worthless, but still technically clothing. That's becoming a bit clichéd if you ask me. Recently, we've seen our fair s...
Deadspin Up All Night: Clouds Of Mystery Pourin'
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Get primed on Kinja, if you'd like. We'll say more on Monday. Sean and the Burkester will make your weekend nice and smooth....
Comments Won't Look The Same On Monday, But You'll Manage Just Fine
We're flipping over to our new commenting/discussion regime on Monday. It's called Kinja, and having dicked around with it a little, I can report that it is not at all like playing underwater blindfold three-dimensional chess. On an architectural level, it's just the current Deadspin system, only no...
Six, Wait No, Five Reasons To Watch The NHL Draft, Which I Think Is Tonight
Basketball season just ended. Hockey season wrapped up a week ago. NFL preseason games seem far, far away. Euro 2012 happens during the daytime. I bet you think it's baseball or bust for night sports. But you'd be wrong, because the NHL Draft is coming, live from Pittsburgh. I'm not certain when, bu...
The Official Deadspin Youth T-Ball League Is Back After Rainouts And A Bout With Pink Eye
The children of Rick from suburban Boston helped us with a little video project last spring. In return, we agreed to sponsor their T-ball league. Throughout the season, we will chronicle the league's exploits....
Warren Sapp Says He's Not A Reporter, But He Is Willing To Fight Jeremy Shockey
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: After claiming Shockey was the Bountygate snitch, Sapp wants to clear some things up....
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The Titanic Of Failed Hookup Stories [Very NSFW]
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Dead Letters: "Hey Cuntbags. Research This."
Subject: Forward to Clint [Hurdle]...
Torontometrics: <em>SportsCentre</em> Is Just Like <em>SportsCenter</em>, But With More Hockey And Less Yelling
Inspired by our Bristolmetrics series, commenter Carrie Hunt and the Spoonerisms did some Torontometrics in last night's DUAN, and it sounds like our neighbors to the north are pretty into this "hockey" thing. What, no clamorous blowhards trolling easily agitated morons? How can you tell the clowns ...
Why Was David Stern Sitting Next To One Of Rupert Murdoch's Sons Last Night?
James, as you may already know, is Rupert Murdoch's youngest son. He also is entangled in that whole phone-hacking mess in London....
Lisa The Ball Girl Reduced The Padres' Announcers To Puddles Of Goo
Dick Enberg is no rookie. He's one of the most experienced (and generally respected) sportscasters we have, but when Lisa the Padres Ball Girl impressively gloved a streaking line drive last night, it sent him and broadcast partner Mark Grant into high school hysterics. Suddenly, Enberg can't form m...
Deadspin Up All Night: Tear It Up
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Erik in a few....
The Bobcats Called Mike Dunlap First
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: He was as surprised as you are!...
Know Your RedTube, And Other Advice: The Dadspin Guide To Internet Parenting
I have three children, the oldest of whom is web literate. She can work a mouse. She can open Chrome. She can type. And she can Google shit, which is terrifying because you never know when Google Image Search will decide to hand you an image of a big hairy penis, even if you're using the default MOD...
If You're In New York City Tonight, Go Listen To Some Fine Writers Praise And Scorn The Yankees
This month's edition of Gelf's terrific Varsity Letters reading series brings together Rob Fleder (he edited Damn Yankees, in which this appeared), Steve Rushin, and our man Alex Belth (who profiled George Kimball here in December), and, if you so choose, you, dear reader! 7:30 p.m. tonight at Pacif...