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Greg Oden Brought His Swag To Last Night's Justin Bieber Concert
Greg Oden is looking at Dallas, Miami, San Antonio, and Cleveland as potential landing spots for his NBA comeback. But that's not the real Greg Oden news that's out there today. Turns out he's a Belieber!...
David Ortiz Got Champagne And A Sad Note On His Record-Breaking Night
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz became the all-time hits leader at the designated hitter position last night. What kind of gift did the Red Sox get him to celebrate the occasion? Based on the photo above, which came from teammate Jacoby Ellsbury's Twitter account, all he got was some champagne and what ...
Brain Game
If you've never read "Game Brain," Jeanne Marie Laskas' 2009 GQ story, do yourself a favor. It's a good one:...
Was Baseball More Fun During The Steroid Era?
That's what John Rocker said on a radio interview, and, messenger aside, he's got a point:...
Brandon McCarthy Does Not Take Kindly To Mitch Williams's Stupidity
On last night's episode of MLB Tonight, analyst Mitch Williams said something stupid. That's not necessarily noteworthy, because Mitch Williams says stupid things all the time, but on this particular occasion his stupidity involved Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy....
As I Was Saying---
Dan Barry takes the mickey out of John Sterling in the New York Times:...
Marshall Henderson's Shit List Gets Longer
@ErinAndrews ima save that and you will be the first person ill mock ��...
Deadspin Up All Night: I'm Taking My Chance
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. The night crew will bring the fireworks shortly....
Hey, It's 10 Years (And A Day) Since The Randall Simon Sausage Episode
July 9, 2003, found first baseman Randall Simon in the middle of his first season with the Pirates, in the middle of a forgettable career that hovered just above replacement level. Well, not totally forgettable. Simon didn’t start on the night of the incident, but he did make the final out in the to...
Manny Ramirez Hit His First Home Run Since Returning To America
Manny Ramirez homered last night for the Round Rock Express, the Rangers' AAA club. It's his first since coming stateside after conquering Taiwan. It was nowhere near as fun as any of his EDA Rhinos dingers....
And Now We're Going To Return To The Classics
From my man Eric Nusbaum:...
Reporter Gets Run Over By Football Player While Conducting Interview
Here's Fox Sports Next reporter Amy Campbell conducting a run-of-the-mill interview while at a showcase for the nation's top high school football recruits. Everything is going fine until HOLY SHIT AMY LOOK OUT!...
Ian Desmond Shaved His Goatee Between Innings
Sure, that's a totally normal thing for a professional athlete to do in the middle of game....
Radio Host: Vandy FB Player “Allowed” Teammates To Rape His Girlfriend
While Nashville police have yet to release details of a sex crimes investigation that led to the dismissal of four Vanderbilt football players, allegations are starting to emerge through other channels. Former Volunteers quarterback Erik Ainge disclosed some of those details this morning on his Tenn...
To Confuse and Confound: Understanding Stengelese
Check out the letter that Howard Cosell sent to Bill Heinz in 1962....
Picture This: Do the Bucs Stop Here?
This summer in Pittsburgh, the Pirates are messing with peoples' hearts again. After countless seasons of sub-.500 finishes, occasional spurts of excellence followed by long stretches of crappy play and, saints preserve us, a decades-long slog of mediocrity unmatched in the majors since ... well, ev...
Hear Kris Benson's 911 Call After Anna Benson Showed Up With A Gun
Sometimes it seems that few sports marriages end well. But precious few end as badly as that of Kris and Anna Benson, divorcing after 14 years (their next court date was scheduled for September). On Sunday night, Anna showed up at Kris's house armed to the teeth, allegedly demanding money. We now ha...
Report: Aaron Hernandez Told Friend He Shot Odin Lloyd
The Associated Press reports that one Aaron Hernandez friend, Carlos Ortiz, told investigators that Aaron Hernandez admitted shooting Odin Lloyd to fellow friend Ernest Wallace....