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Yao Breaks His Foot, Done for the Year
The Houston Rockets announced yesterday evening that Yao Ming will be out for the rest of the playoffs with a hairline fracture in his left foot. Adjust your bets accordingly....
Rusty Kuntz Is Milking A Cow
Yes, that's one of the most unintentionally disturbing sentences you'll ever see written. Great photo-op, though, for the upstart Royals. But it happened....
Maybe This Young Lady Is Alex Rodriguez's Iris Gaines
The Sports Hernia suggested that this woman who excitedly bounced in the stands after A-Rod's welcome back bomb is perhaps his Baltimore Road Beef. But she could also be his redemption angel. [SportsHernia]...
An Action-Packed Evening In Philadelphia With Exploding Faces And Slippery Chases
Cole Hamels finally gets a win. Werth hits a homer that smacks a lady in the face. A kid ran onto the field. At the end of it all — still first place. [The700Level]...
Pistons' Coach Chuck Daly Dies
Pancreatic cancer. He was 78. [Freep]...
The One With Rick Pitino, Karen Sypher And The Bizarre Love Triangle Rumors
We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another. (NSFW)...
Deadspin I-Team: Is The Panamanian Cricket Team Artificially Enhanced?
On the backchannels, Daulerio has charged us with launching a Deadspin I-Team investigation into the veracity of some suspiciously bottom-heavy photographs of the "Panamanian Cricket Team."...
Richard Sandomir And Stefan Fatsis Talk Mock Brackets And MILFs
Another three-man Deadcast this week, featuring best-selling author Stefan Fatsis and NYT sports media editor Richard Sandomir....
Sasha Cohen Is Here To Save America's Gold
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Toledo Athletes Accused Of Point Shaving
Six basketball and football players from the University of Toledo and two men from the Detroit area have been indicted on charges of "conspiracy to commit sports bribery" for shaving points between 2004 and 2006....
The New Yankee Stadium: Where Apt Metaphors Are In Abundance
The fancy-pants stadium seats aren't selling. Fans are pissed . The A-Rod mess. 0-5 against the Sox. And now, fans are doing flying kicks. This is the 2009 Yankees season so far....
Phoenix Coyotes Go Bankrupt, Forget To Tell NHL
Remember when the Jets left Winnipeg for Phoenix and everyone said, "Real smart! Putting a hockey team in the desert!" Yeah, they're probably on the way back to Canada with their tail between their legs....
The Women's Professional Soccer League Requests Your Eyeballs
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Royals Broadcaster Somehow Duped On-Air By Food Network Impersonator
Guy Fieri, the Food Network personality always in search of America's best chili dog waffle burgers was in the stands at the Royals game last night. Wait — no he wasn't. [Kansas City.com]...
The OKC Thunder Fans Are Adorable, Kinda Dumb
The Oklahoma City Thunder, still hopped-up on progress and the promise of a new non-Sonic era, have decided to give back to their fans in the nicest way possible....
Why "Madden" Designers Watch More Game Film Than John Madden
Meet the EA Sports designer who puts together the playbooks for Madden football games. He's the reason you need a three-year NFL assistant's gig to figure out the damn game. [Sports Prose]...
You Could Be A Heartless Corporate Giant For One Day
The Peoria Chiefs want to sell naming rights for their stadium, but there are no companies left in America with the financial security to finance such a project. So do you have $6,000?...
Is It Hot In Here Or Is My Head On Fire?
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Mexican Soccer Player Red Carded For Swine Flu
Speaking of bold, unexpected strategies—Guadalajara defender Hector Reynoso has been banned from international competition because he spit and sneezed on opposing players and then told them he had swine flu....
Joba Chamberlain's Mother Still Has Some Problems
The mother of the Yankees' hurler was arrested for dealing meth to an undercover officer. This is written by the same newspaper that did the long-ish profile on her last fall. [Lincoln Star Journal]...