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And Down Goes A Yalie
Football season is upon us, which means that thousands of angry, horny, feisty pretend fans will converge upon this great nation's red cup-littered parking lots to participate in traditional tailgating revelry. These are not those stories...
Dude, You're Making Out With A Dude
Football season is upon us, which means that thousands of angry, horny, feisty pretend fans will converge upon this great nation's red cup-littered parking lots to participate in traditional tailgating revelry. These are not those stories....
My Hot NFL Picks This Weekend
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! It is NFL Day. Here are my Hot Six Spread Picks for the weekend, given gratis and at no charge. DISCLAIMER: What you do with this information is At Your Own Risk. (LOL)...
Alexander Ovechkin Takes His Wii Very Seriously
Alexander Ovechkin stopped traffic yesterday so he could drive a Zamboni down Manhattan's Sixth Avenue and then school me in some video game hockey. Not as fun as doing 180 with Rachel Nichols riding shotgun, but it was only Wednesday....
Todd Marinovich's Half-Brother Would Like to Show You His Pistols
In his debut for Syracuse this afternoon, QB Greg Paulus threw a fatal interception in OT that cost his team the game. Luckily for the Orange, they've got a couple of spare guns on their defensive line....
OK, Enough With The Contrarian MVP Crap
Joe Mauer is your AL MVP. Not Mark Teixeira. Not Kendry Morales. Not Derek Jeter. He is MVP by just about every standard imaginable except for the one applied by bored sportswriters who need copy during an inert pennant race....
Alex Rodriguez Loves His Mounties
A-Rod got a little up close and personal with the Toronto police department last night and, as is his wont, he got a little handsy. Come on, Kate Hudson. Can't you control your man?...
High Schooler Makes Life Saving Tackle
It's American Hero Day on Deadspin! A high school defensive end in Mississippi saved the lives of his classmates when a 14-year-old girl pulled out a gun on his school bus....and he tackled her and took the gun away....
Old Boxers Never Die (Of The Reason You Think)
Alexis Arguello Jr. is convinced that his world champion father did not kill himself. "My dad had been through three failed marriages, alcoholism, crack, the worst things someone could go through. But he would not do this." [Fanhouse]...
Big Ben's Accuser Is 18 Kinds Of Crazy
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....
Today In Ill-Conceived Tie-Ins
Come to King's Dominion and ride the Intimidator 305, the world's only roller coaster named for and featuring Dale Earnhardt Sr. Watch out for sudden stops, though. [From The Marbles]...
The Five-Star Columnist Is Unamused By Your Homophobic Taunts
Mike Lupica's ego is to sportswriting what Milton Berle's cock is to comedy. It is an occupational totem, around which colleagues spin fantastical-seeming yarns that just so happen to be true. Here are a few such tales....
Our Man In Boy Clothes Is Not Feeling Generous Today
Mike Lupica's ego is to sportswriting what Milton Berle's cock is to comedy. It is an occupational totem, around which colleagues spin fantastical-seeming yarns that just so happen to be true. Here are a few such tales....
A-Rod To Be Put Out To Stud?
Always-reliable gossip rag In Touch reports that Kate Hudson wants Alex Rodriguez to get her pregnant and that "she would assume all financial responsibility." And if he changes his mind, I'm sure he's got $3000 laying around somewhere. [In Touch]...
Kenny Williams' No Good, Very Bad Day
First, the White Sox GM finds a moldering, $60 million fourth outfielder on waivers. Then he gets popped in Seattle for jaywalking. Only one of these things is criminally stupid....
Reggie Miller's "Love Interest" Has A History Of Breaking Up Marriages (UPDATE)
Reggie Miller was warned off married chicks—well, one married chick—and the man responsible knows of what he speaks. Sure, his girlfriend isn't actually his wife, but when she first pursued him, he was married to someone else....
Reggie Miller Goes After Another Man's Girl, Gets A Restraining Order For His Trouble (UPDATE)
A banner warning Reggie Miller off of married women was flown over southern California beaches. Seems Miller's been accused of trying to dip his Dunkaroos in someone else's frosting cup, and we've got the restraining order to prove it....
And David Ortiz Has A Few Things To Get Off Of His Chest
Big Papi handled himself as confidently and apologetically as he possibly could while he addressed the whole "why's your name popping up on that mysterious list of bad, bad men"-issue. No steroids, he says. Just supplements....
Text From Rangers Presser: Hamilton To Validate Photos...
Just received this text from reporter at presser. Sheesh. Will update when ready......