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Jim Cramer Was Wrong About Lenny Dykstra, Everything Else

Jon Stewart would like to remind everyone that financial "expert" Jim Cramer endorsed Lenny Dykstra as "one of the great ones in this business." And the business he was referring to was not "collecting tobacco juice."...

Jason Whitlock Vs. Marty B In Racial Flame War ‘09: WHO YA GOT? (UPDATED)

Our favorite oozing pumpkin Jason Whitlock is forging an Enemies List not seen since the last days of Richard Nixon: Selena Roberts, Serena Williams, Hamstring Stretches, etc....

Sex, Gambling and Gluttony In The Morning. And Some Sports.

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....

Journeyman Wide Receivers Make You Question Your Mortality

Derrick Mason retired yesterday. He is my favorite Spartan football player of all time. We both graduated from Michigan State in the same year. He had a productive 12-year NFL career. I do this....

Blackhawks GM Fired For Not Following Example Set By Cubs

Dale Tallon took over a terrible post-lockout Blackhawks franchise, combined shrewd drafting and solid free agent picks to build a young, exciting contender and was rewarded for his efforts with a swift kick in the pants. That's the Chicago way....

The Creepy Photo Of The Bloody Purse Strap (Allegedly) Used To Choke Arturo Gatti

This falls in line with what the police say happened that night, although Gatti's wife claims she's not guilty.[YBB]...

Pedro Martinez: Philadelphia Phillies

Level of excitement had this happened in 2004: 9. Level of excitement in 2009: 4. Still? Number of red Martinez jersey-shirts sold at Modell's over the weekend?: 8,016 [Cherry Hill Courier Post/PHOTO: EveryJoe]...

You Knew You Could Count On Shaq For A Micheal Jackson [<i>Sic</i>] Tribute

Arturo Gatti's Wife Allegedly "Choked The Life Out Of Him With Her Purse Strap"

The NYDN went a little overboard describing the former exotic dancer's physique, but revealed the relationship between Gatti and Amanda Carine Barbosa Rodrigues was always intense: "It could get violent at times." You don't say. [NYDN]...

This Was Not The Week For Ex-Athletes To Be At Odds With Lovers

On the day of Steve McNair's funeral, another sordid story comes to light as Arturo Gatti's wife has been detained as a result of the boxer's death....

Arturo Gatti Reported Killed In Brazil (Update)

Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, one of the most entertaining boxer of the decade, is being reported murdered in Brazil at the age of 37. Tracking, obviously. Sadly true. [Google Translator/CBC]...

And You Thought Tony Parker Was Excited About The Richard Jefferson Trade

The Spurs guard was in Paris this week, celebrating his brother's birthday with a bottle of champagne worth more than my life. [Faded Youth Blog]...

Your Awkward And Vaguely Racist Video of the Day: Black Olympics

If you are a connoisseur of sophisticated social satire in the tradition of Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift, prepare yourself for Martellus Bennett's latest opus. It is entitled-simply, eloquently-Black Olympics....

Buckhunter Artie Lange Charged With DUI

Artie Lange, ever the unlucky Pierre, has been popped on suspicion of DUI, Joe Buck's favorite web site is reporting. That is a disgusting act. [TMZ]...

Bartolo Colon "Found," Still Mourning Michael Jackson

There's no visual evidence of Bartolo Colon's whereabouts—NASA is working on it—but the White Sox say he will pitch tonight. His "disappearance" was really just an aversion to phones and an inability to cope with MJ's passing....

Ron Artest Participates In Requisite LA Glamour Shot Session

I hope someone has the ones of him posing with a teddy bear and with his fist under his chin. [Yahoo!]...

Have You Seen This Fat Guy?

The White Sox seemed to have lost something. It's about six feet high, 250 pounds (roughly), and occasionally has trouble locating its curveball. Oh, and it's scheduled to start tonighttomorrow so if you've seen a Bartolo Colon anywhere, please call....

The Death Of Steve McNair And The War Against Cliché

The eulogies to Steve McNair are pouring in from all points on the compass, and one word seems to be showing up again and again. You know which one: "warrior."...

Off The Wall, Indeed: Ron Artest Pays Tribute To Michael Jackson

"Michael, Michael, Michael, you my nigga. I know a thug would cry for you, my dude. Aint no R&B singer really ever makes me cry. Makes me wanna meet you, touch your hand. Ya know?" [YouTube]...

Artest and Kobe Do Their Best Work In The Shower

So how did trash-talking malcontent Ron Artest end up playing alongside "hated rival" Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles? It all started with a fateful shower stall run-in two years ago:...