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Dick Vitale Nominated For Basketball Hall Of Fame. No, Really.
Up for induciton into the Basketball Hall of Fame are names like Charles Barkley. Dominique Wilkins. Joe Dumars. Gene Keady. Adrian Dantley. And when last night's SportsCenter made mention of the sixteen new nominees for the Basketball Hall, what name was the first out of Steve Levy's mouth? Dick...
A-Rod Finally Stops Spinning
Honestly, we're starting to get a little embarrassed to even post about this, but hey, we're here, this is our job, this is what we do ... it's time for another Alex Rodriguez in the World Baseball Classic post. (We've covered this, let's see, here, here and here.)...
Do Not Let This Song In Your Skull
We've heard all kinds of pretty horrible team theme songs, starting with the Super Bowl Shuffle and heading all the way down to Bootsy Collins' "Fear The Tiger," the first-ever ode written for an NFL team for achieving the lofty goal of an early-season lead in the AFC North....
Blogdome: Pretending There Are Things In The World Other Than Football
• On Wednesday, Louisville forward Chad Millard has part of his jaw crushed, three teeth knocked out, and needed dental surgery. And he's in the line-up today. I can't relate. [Pitt Panther Hoops]...
Drop Kick Me Jesus Through the Goalposts Of Life
We don't know about you, but when we want the latest in online sports interviews, we brush right past ESPN.com and The Sporting News and head over to The 700 Club. Yep, Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network has a sports section, which includes inspirational tales from the NFL, Major Leagu...
A-Rod Changes His Mind On Who He Is Again
Baseball Think Factory (via Baseball Musings) reports that endless external to-and-fro, Yankees lipstick model Alex Rodriguez has finally decided to play for the United States in the upcoming World Baseball Classic....
A-Rod Loves His Countries Just Too Damn Much
Well, after much careful deliberation — that is to say:...
Barry Zito's Suddenly A Zesty Italian!
In response to our light tapping of Alex Rodriguez for playing for the Dominican Republic in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, reader Gerald Smith emails us to set us straight:...
A-Rod, The World's Free Agent
Much talk this morning about Yankees hero of the working man Alex Rodriguez telling a radio station that he is leaning toward playing for the Dominican Republic in the upcoming World Baseball Classic rather than the United States. A-Rod has never, in fact, lived in the Dominican; he was born in Ne...
Merry Christmas, I Hate You
Deadspin weekend impresario calls it "the perfect gift for that special someone on your list that you'd like to see commit suicide," and, as usual, we couldn't put it any better....
Alex Rodriguez Wins Even MORE Fans!
MLB.com just announced that Yankees third baseman/lipstick model Alex Rodriguez has won the American League MVP award. We salute A-Rod on this "victory."...
A-Rod ... After Dark!
Oddjack is all over the big story this morning: Yankees lipstick model Alex Rodriguez has been chided by Yankees officials for playing cards in those infamous New York City underground poker rooms everyone's always talking about. Supposedly A-Rod has been playing poker under the cover of darkness ...
A-Rod Battles Brutal "Asshole" Allegations
OK, everyone and their mother has been sending this to us this morning, so we might as well do something on it. Apparently, Yankees third baseman/lipstick model Alex Rodriguez made the mistake last week of dining at the same restaurant as a blogger (or a friend of a blogger, anyway)....
You Know What They Say About The Size Of A Man's Goatee
More Big fun from the folks at The Bulge Report, which is ranking the top 100 major league baseball players by the size of their, well, units. Yesterday we heard all about Brad Lidge and his "two-seam fastball" — if you know what we mean, and if you do, tell us, because we don't — and today we've ...
Joe Torre, Masochist
One of our favorite games as a kid — and still, actually — was "Rock And A Hard Place." You remember the game: It involved making someone choose between two equally undesirable options. Would you rather kiss a donkey on the butt or look at a naked picture of your mom? You know, that sort of thing....
Married Latino Male, Financially Secure, Must Be Able To Handle Travel
A reader who uses Friendster — apparently there's a Friendster-Deadspin crossover; who knew? — sent us the attached picture of an advertisement for WebDate that popped up on his Friendster page. That's Alex Rodriguez's smiling face, used in the advertising....
A-Rod Takes His Swings
So far, we've revealed that Cubs 2B Todd Walker is a strip club hound and that Braves closer Kyle Farnsworth likes him some booze. For the final of the three On the DL items revealed this week, we unveil the biggest name yet. First, the item:...
Alex Rodriguez, American Hero
Years after a similarly themed — if ultimately failed — venture under the umbrella of The Sporting News, beloved Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is launching ARod.com today (welcome to the club, A-Rod!), joining Barry Bonds and Derek Jeter under the relative comfort of the MLB.com umbrella....
Blogdom's Best: Arena League Shenanigans
News and Views From 40-Year Old Virgins ... • Apparently, they pay you enough in the Arena Football League to afford cocaine. Who knew? [Can't Stop The Bleeding] • Mets fans are losing their collective shit. [Faith and Fear in Flushing] • It just looks kind of weird, the White Sox having a magic num...
Get Thee Away, A-Rod!
While totally not being the subject of tons of rumors right now — absolutely not, how could you say that? — Yankees bitch-slapper Alex Rodriguez was turned away from snotty NYC hotspot Club Macanudo because he was wearing a T-shirt and jeans. He should have been wearing a skirt. Actually, are we ...