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Tea Partiers Support Diamondbacks, Tony La Russa Supports Tea Partiers
Members of the St. Louis Tea Party came out in force for Tuesday's Cardinals game against the D-Backs, but the real can of worms was opened when La Russa came out in favor of Arizona's crackdown....
<em>Party Down</em> Canceled, Comedy Nerds Crestfallen
Party Down, the extremely funny Starz program that serves as the anti-Entourage, has been canceled after two mildly successful seasons. But fear not, fans, you still have your precious Freaks & Geeks boxed sets to sob into softly....
Intern Horrors: Destroying A Bathroom At America's Crappiest Newspaper
Welcome to Intern Horrors, the weekly feature wherein interns and the people who exploit them write in to complain about each other (or confess their own sins). This week: befouling USA Today's bathrooms, our most boorish intern yet, and more....
Ron Artest's Not-At-All Rushed Video For "Champions"
After tantalizing America with talk of his new hit song, Ron Artest had no choice but to throw together an "official" video for the song in a weekend. Worth the wait! [YouTube or download if you love piracy; Thanks, Michael]...
A Beauty In Joburg: Watching Slovenia-USA With The Ladies Of The Miss World Pageant
JOHANNESBURG — Slovenia-USA had it all. There was the immediate and customary American breakdown. The stirring comeback. A bastard shit evil ref, more evil than that bastard shit Larrionda in 2006. And then there were the Miss World contestants....
Last Night's Winner: The Voices In Ron Artest's Head
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Ron Artest, who is either a crazy person or an ongoing piece of performance art or both....
Los Angeles Wins Their 16th NBA Title (Best Post-Game Interview Ever Update)
And Ron Artest helped! Then thanked his psychiatrist and pimped his new single. Classic. [Video via ABC; AP Photo]...
Incompetent Old People Hilariously Debate Merits Of MMA Fights
The State of New York will close for business next week unless its comically inept legislature can pass a balanced budget. (It was due April 1.) Instead, they decided to spend the day arguing about MMA....with predictably zany results....
World Cup Open Thread: Honduras-Chile
Day 6 kicks things off with two of the favorite countries of coup d'etat enthusiasts. Honduras's nickname, Los Catrachos, is based on a mispronunciation of the last name of a general who was the basis of a bizarre Ed Harris movie....
Tom Izzo: Spartan "For Life"
That sounds about right. Now ... exhale. [Lansing State Journal]...
Earthquake Interrupts Padres Game
A 5.7 earthquake struck during the eighth inning of last night's San Diego/Toronto tilt. Guess God isn't a fan of interleague play....
Somebody Hit A Drive Off Of Stewart Cink's Crotch
It was at his charity event in Florence, Ala. PGA duffer Zach Johnson confirmed via Twitter that Cink's scrotum was intact after the stunt. [Extra Mustard]...
LeBron Watch, Day 14: The Most Hated Man in Cleveland Sports History?
With Chicago and New York salivating over the prospects of LeBron's arrival, Cleveland weighs what happens if he goes. Let's just say Art Modell's got some competition now....
How Not To Leave A Message For A Woman You're Hoping To Date
Dudes: The follow-up phone call is important—but try not mention that you'll call again in one month because you're currently living with another woman you sort of care about, because you're also homeless. Save that for email. [Gawker]...
Benni McCarthy Dropped From South Africa’s World Cup Squad For Being Too Fat
The only thing worse than missing a chance to play in the World Cup must be missing a chance to play in the World Cup on home soil....
Last Night's Winner: Maria Menounos
In sports everyone's a winner, some just win better than others. Like the Celtics' shit-talking Greek mascot, Maria Menounos, who's become Boston's Ashley Judd during this year's Finals run ....
Oh. Bye.
Have a good vampirey weekend everybody. I'll be back tomorrow dicking around because everyone else deserves a day off. Including you. So stop by only if necessary. And God bless The Starter Wife....
Last Night's Winner: Queensbridge In The Building
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like the largest public housing project in the country, which got a hard-earned national TV shoutout from the night's hero, Ron Artest — and Craig Sager....
Lakers Win Officially Destroys Rock-N-Roll
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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....