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The One Where Jamal Anderson Gets Kicked Out Of The Closet Again
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....

Visa Granted To Israeli Tennis Player (No, The Other One)
Do you still smell the big stink that was raised when Israeli WTA player Shahar Pe'er was denied entry to Dubai? Well, everyone in the Middle East is happy again!...

Tyson Chandler Is Damaged Goods
Oklahoma City pulls out of their trade with New Orleans after Chandler fails his physical. But he always seemed like such a nice boy. (FYI, the NBA trade deadine is 3 p.m. today.) [Oklahoman]...

Larry Johnson Goes Chasing Old Waterfalls To Brighten His Dark Days
The Kansas City Chiefs' disgruntled running back Larry Johnson is taking another chance at romance. Hopefully, this new relationship won't end with spit-covered faces or messy restraining orders. His next victim? That TLC lady....

Zach Randolph Won't Stand For Any Of That Funny Stuff
The Phoenix Suns' Louis Amundson learned that painful lesson:...

Baseball Umpire Doesn't See Anything Wrong Here
Tim McClelland has been calling major league games since before some steroid users were born, and he is a passionate defender of the rules of the game. Unless those rules involve steroids....

The SF Giants Ask That You Kindly Do Not Mock Their Concession Food
Yeah, yeah, AT&T Park features hot dogs that have Thousand Island sauce, a dill pickle spear and "Swish" Cheese. Want to make something of it?? [Home Run Derby]...

Are Spurned Advances The Reason Billy Gillispie Treats Jeanine Edwards Like Crap?
According to Sports By Brooks, the real reason Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie stiff-armed ESPN's Jeanine Edwards during recent halftime interviews might be because Edwards turned down Gillispie's invitation for a date....

Peter King Still Won't Shut The Door On Favre Just Yet
King says he thinks Favre will stay retired due to shoulder injury, but seems to imply that his pal's not completely shutting the door on another return just yet. Another fun "Summer of Favre." [SI]...

Bar Attendee Says Jamal Anderson Is Not On The Down Low
There have been many responses to the "Deleted Scenes" anonymous tip about Jamal Anderson last Friday. Here's another version of what happened from a person at the Peachtree Tavern the night of Anderson's arrest....

Michael Jordan Breaks Out His Best Robert Goulet Duds For NBA All-Star Weekend
Girlfriend Yvette Prieto just smiles, content to settle for the ass-palming comfort of this nice, rich black man who takes her to fancy parties. [The Big Lead via Bossip]...

It's Valentine's DayWeekend, So Give That Special Someone A +1 From The Bottom Of Your Dirty Heart
Well, that's the week. Here are some of the things on Deadspin that may have titillated and enlightened, or made you feel ashamed to be a member of upright-walking society....

Are Jewish Athletes Always Chosen First In Pick Up Games?
What do Linda Cohn, Dara Torres and Andre Tippett have in common? They're all new members of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Their mothers must be so proud. [Jewish Sports]...

The One With Jamal Anderson's Other (Alleged!) Bathroom Stall Activities
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)...

Florida Panthers Announcer Has Seen "Wedding Crashers" A Few Too Many Times
I've always said that the Florida Panthers had a game better suited for radio—I've always said that—but I never realized just how entertaining it is to listen to their play-by-play man call games....

Erin Andrews Once Again Disposes Of All Sexy Sportscasting Competition
For the second year in a row, America's Sideline Princess wins Playboy's Sexiest Sportscaster of the year award. Playboy.com has a YouTube tribute to Andrews' super-sexy microphone fiend technique. Enjoy. [Playboy.com](Kinda NSFW)...

Sideline Ladies Want Their Shot At Big Boy's Play-By-Play Club
But the Sideline Princess is fine, thank you: "That's not to say that women don't have a place in play-by-play, but … I really like being the eyes and ears on the field." [Buffalo News]...

Andy Kennedy's Wife Still Not Getting Any
As you may recall, the wife of former Cincinnati basketball coach Andy Kennedy is claiming that a pending lawsuit against a cab driver is so traumatizing that it's affecting the couple's sex life....

Things Are Still A Bit Frosty Between Billy Gillispie And Jeannine Edwards
Jeannine Edwards had a rather awkward run-in with coach Billy Gillispie the last time she worked the sideline at a Kentucky game, so naturally ESPN sent her right back into the fire last night....

LeBron James Stunned To Learn He's Just Like Other People
The most bizarre thing happened in the Pacers-Cavs game last night—all-world superduper star LeBron James was not treated like the special little snowflake that he is, but like a real NBA player....