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Deadspin Up All Night: Be Gentle
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Lapdogs And Luxury Boxes: A New-Look MSG Welcomes The Westminster Dog Show
James Dolan hates this dog....

Useful Things: A 1990 List Of Payphone Numbers In MLB Ballparks
How would you get a live baseball score in the time before smartphones? Before the internet, or widespread cable access, or cellphones at all? It was a bitch, until in the summer of 1990, Beckett Monthly deputized readers to collect the numbers for payphones at every MLB stadium. The thinking being ...

Chris Mullin And Dan Shulman Tried On Memphis Tams Hats, Looked Ridiculous
Your morning roundup for Feb. 13. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...

The Stages Of Internet Grief, As Applied To Whitney Houston's Death
0. Basic Twitter Check...

Deadspin Up All Night: Wake Up Feelin' Good
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Cristiano Ronaldo Seals Hat Trick With Sublime Strike
You are unlikely to see as perfect a soccer goal as this for a very, very long time. Cristiano Ronaldo, who's hoarding goals at such a clip it's as if he's trying to make every Spanish soccer fan forget the name Messi forever, finished a natural hat trick against Levante with this shot, his 119t...

Tiger Woods Holes Out From The Bunker For Birdie, Tells Tony Romo "Fuck Yeah!"
Three consecutive bogeys in today's round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am had critics convinced Tiger didn't quite have the swagger back, but this nifty Bob Tway-style bunker shot was vintage—as was what he said to playing partner Tony Romo afterward. [CBS]...

Great Moments In NBC Programming Synthesis, Starring The Capitals' Jay Beagle
While we were deprived any beagles in last week's Puppy Bowl, NBC viewers were treated to two of them this afternoon. Returning from break late in Washington's game against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden, NBC dropped this quick promo for the Westminster Dog Show which gets underway tomorrow ...

Kentucky-Vanderbilt Featured Your Standard Kid Flipping The Bird Next To A Guy In A Fuzzy Winter Hat With A Trench Coat Shirt And Mirrored Glasses
Your morning roundup for Feb. 12, the day we occupied Palin. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...

Did Dirk Nowitzki Shout "Fucking Faggot" After Hitting The Shot That Locked Up Tonight's Mavericks Win?
We're not entirely sure what it is Dirk Nowitzki shouts after hitting the dagger to ensure tonight's 97-94 double-OT win over Portland, but it sure looks like the same thing that earned Kobe Bryant an unprecedented $100,000 fine last season....

Deadspin Up All Night: Slow It Down
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Tim's gonna hang around to see if any other wildness ensues later during Kentucky-Vanderbilt, and tomorrow he and Sean will carry you through the first Sunday of the NFL offseason. Enjoy your night....

David Robinson Was Victimized By One Of The Great Videobombs Of All Time
NBA Hall-Of-Famer David Robinson decided to take in today's Kansas State-Texas game, but even at 7'1" his view could be blocked by an old woman who stood up when he was sitting. [ESPN]...

A Norovirus Outbreak Sickened More Than 200 People At The Washington State Cheerleading Championships
A virus better known for causing epidemics on cruise ships is blamed for making 229 attendees of the Washington State Cheerleading Championships sick with vomiting and diarrhea....

This Is What Tom Brady Looked Like As The Lion From <em>The Wizard Of Oz</em> In The 8th Grade
And Sandy painted his face. Aw. [via; h/t to thesallydrapers]...

Your All-Day College Basketball Open Thread
There are four games today that match teams ranked in the Top 25. There are also plenty of other college basketball games taking place all over the country, right up until Kentucky-Vanderbilt tonight at old Memorial Gym. Go right ahead and discuss them in the comments....

Poultry Farmer Drinks 24 Beers, Runs Onto Rugby Pitch In His Underwear, Makes A Tackle
The whole thing is just so New Zealand: "I was pretty drunk. I didn't expect to tackle the guy but he had the ball." [Stuff NZ]...

Even Susan Powter Can't Stop The Linsanity
Your morning roundup for Feb. 11, the day a baby got a Tumblr. Original One Penn Plaza photo via Fb78. (Download a wallpaper-sized "We Are All Witnesses" here.) Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: Gossip
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Tim Burke and friends will be here on Saturday. Sean returns on Sunday....

Plans Are Forming For A New NBA/NHL Arena In Seattle
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: Seattle's mayor talks about the state of the arena plan....