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Colorado Gives Football Player A Blog, Takes It Away When He Blogs About His Libido
Colorado's athletic department recently gave Ben Burney a blog, ostensibly to provide a glimpse into the life of a college football player. Which was a fine idea until Burney provided a glimpse into the life of a college football player....

There Is Nothing Funny About This Picture
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Dan Patrick Radio Listeners: If You Need Some Tasty Ear Candy To Jumpstart Your Tuesday...
It turns out SI's Dan Patrick is filming a scene for an upcoming Adam Sandler movie tomorrow so he needs fill-ins. Who'd he pick? Unfortunately for non-deaf America, not the ESL strippers from Rick's Cabaret....

All The Umpires Must Be Shot
Victorino's inexplicable ejection prompted Sporting Blogger, Dan Levy, to seethe: "Somewhere along the way in, umpires forgot the game isn't about them. They stand on the field to call balls and strikes, out and safe, and that's it" [SportingBlog]...

New Thoughts Are for the Birds
Forget about generating new thoughts—just reminisce with your buddies. It's easier. For example, after the bartender hands you your bucket of Coronas, inquire, "Remember the time when the bartender gave us those beers? That was so great!!"...

Greg Paulus Is The Biggest Legend In Virginia Tech History
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Not To Beat A Dead Horse, But...
You've got just a few more hours to vote for the Deadspin Hall Of Fame class of 2009. Could this finally be the year?...

It's Always Surly In Philadelphia
To the shock of precisely no one, the real action in last night's UFC 101 was in the crowd, as every Philadelphian tried to fight every other Philadelphian. Winner: you!...

At Least This Man Is Used To Hard Luck
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And It's Albert Pujols To The Rescue Again
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Remember To Help Enshrine The Worthy
In case you forgot, given all the Twitter madness and the server shutdowns this week, it is DSHOF week. Right now, Barkley is the only one who looks to have a reasonable shot at enshrinement. He continues to amaze....

Why Your Stadium Sucks: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
This is a weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark. This week: The Minnesota Twins' Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome....

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Barbaro
Oh, like he wasn't going to get a nomination. Barbaro will be nominated until you guys finally come to your senses and elect him....

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Stephon Marbury
There is always a danger, when documenting the cascading madness of a public figure, that they will someday snap, clouding all your previous coverage in tragedy....

Newspaper Shoves Legally Blind, Much-Beloved Baseball Writer Into Retirement
Dayton Daily News pushes Hal McCoy out the door and next season will join everyone else in pretending the Reds don't exist. McCoy: "My miniature schnauzer, Barkley, is looking at me wondering why his old man is sniffling." [Real McCoy]...

The Deadspin 2009 Fall Preview – Featuring A Fire Joe Morgan Reunion
This week's Deadcast guest is the guy who RUINED Deadspin, your editor AJ Daulerio. (Listen here, iTunes here.) And he brings news with him. That news? YOU'RE ALL BANNED AND YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHY....

Barry Zito Prepares To Illuminate The World With His Atrocious Singing
Sweet mother of Christmas, this is bad. Giants super-chill pitcher Barry Zito is recording an album and, unfortunately for him (and anyone who listens), one of his songs was leaked to The Dirty. "What A Man's Gotta Do." Ugh. [TheDirty]...

Kenny Powers Forever And Ever
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Prop 8 Never Saw This Coming: Woman Marries A Carnival Ride
This woman loves this amusement park ride. No, she really loves it. Enough to let "him" put a ring on it. Let's go down the rabbit hole with this most tenuous of sports angles....

Summermodo Will Keep You Cool and Make You Cool This Summer
What's summer without a drivable beer cooler? Nothing, that's what. Get the most out of your sun-loving days with Summermodo, a summer-gadgetry wonderland brought to you by Heineken Light....