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Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas Need a Timeout
Someday, the Washington Wizards are going to bring in a decent center, and he's going to kick both of their asses. Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas reportedly got into a fight at practice, which would make their third fight over the last two years....
About Last Night...
• NBA: Cavs 103, Heat 79. LeBron with 29, Wade with 27 ... Miami's roleplaying center with the funny name had 14. • NBA: Magic 106, Spurs 104. Dwight Howard finishes the rare inbounds, buzzer-beating alley-oop ... J.J. Redick with a career high 16. • College Basketball: Lipscomb 70, Belmont 60. Come...
Albert Pujols Knows Who Wrote The Star-Spangled Banner
A few years ago, Red Sox dingbat Manny Ramirez garnered some rare positive press for becoming an American citizen and carrying an American flag through the outfield. Wednesday, Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols became an American citizen by acing his citizenship test, scoring a perfect 100 perce...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while putting on your pantyhose ... • NHL: Pick me last, huh? Colorado's Karlis Skrastins gets the last laugh. Avs get Thrashed, however. • College women's basketball: What is the men's basketball you speak of? Duke beats North Carolina. • NBA: Rise of the Pistons ... Detroit 93, LA ...
Tony Romo Gets Back On The Horse
So it's bad enough that Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo still plans on being at the Pro Bowl this weekend, after that rather unfortunate misstep that ended Bill Parcells' coaching career and brought shame upon the great Eastern Illinois University. But guess what? They're actually gonna ask him to hol...
Blythe: Billy Packer's Greatest Moment
We are quite honored today to welcome once again Will Blythe, the former literary editor of Esquire and author of the great book "To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever", to the warm embrace of Deadspin. (We interviewed Blythe about the book when it came out in hardcover. The paperback is out now....
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What you missed while driving hell-bent-for-leather while wielding a mallet and wearing diapers ... • Soccer: Mexico still hasn't scored a goal on U.S. soil since 2000. We're not sure why that's significant. • College basketball: People wearing blue defeated by those people in a slightly lighter sha...
Hey, Why Is Kenny Chesney Suddenly Calling Me?
In our original neck of the woods in Mattoon, Ill., NFL loyalties are rather split. Some people root for the Chicago Bears (four hours away), some root for the Indianapolis Colts (90 minutes away) and some odd souls hopped on the Rams bandwagon (two hours away). (Some insane people stuck with the fo...
Blythe: A Creepy Feeling In Chapel Hill
We are quite honored today to welcome Will Blythe, the former literary editor of Esquire and author of the great book "To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever", to the warm embrace of Deadspin. (We interviewed Blythe about the book when it came out in hardcover. The paperback is out now....
Stephen A. Smith, Voice Of Reason In A World Of Insanity
OK, now we're not gonna get into politics this morning, but someone sent us this clip of Stephen A. Smith — listed as "Stephen Smith" — debating atheism on CNN. This isn't the first time he's debated non-sports topics on CNN, but this is the first time we've grabbed a clip....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while celebrating your town's Return Carts to the Supermarket Month festivities... • NBA: It's a real Irish wake, and you're invited! Pistons hand Celtics 15th straight loss. • College basketball: Ohio State trounces Michigan? We have never heard of such a thing. • NHL: Devils beat R...
A-Rod's Story Of A Sensitive Boy
We mentioned this when the deal was originally announced, and now, today, the day has finally arrived: Alex Rodriguez's children's book has hit the stands. "Out Of The Ballpark" is the story of a second baseman named Alex who makes an error and — get this — begins to play worse because he's putting ...
NBA Roundup: Flying Too Close To The Suns
Notes from Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while painting a boulder to look as if there's a tunnel in it ... • NBA: A great disturbance in The Force, as if millions of tiny, assist-minded point guards screamed out at once ... • College basketball: The Longhorns fought the Law, and the Law won. Texas A&M 100, Texas 82. • NHL: ...
Todd Bozeman Is Disappointed In Your Selection Of Deli Meat
We had to hold this story until the end of the day, because we can't stop laughing about it. Remember Todd Bozeman, the former California Golden Bears basketball coach who was fired and banned by the NCAA for eight years for paying a recruit's family $30,000. Well he's back coaching again, at Morgan...
Cole Hamels Likes The Scrawny Reality TV Stars
For those of you who watch "Survivor," you might remember Heidi Strobel, a woman who, after three weeks on an island with little food, proved herself to be 85 percent breasts....
Daulerio at SBXLI: Do Not Bother Matt Geiger When He's Talking To Penthouse Pets
AJ Daulerio has been Deadspin's "correspondent" all week at the Super Bowl in Miami. He wraps up his coverage today with two tales. The first is from the Penthouse Party on Friday night....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while hanging out at a friend's house, eating Monkey Chow ... • NFL: Larry the pointer defies the odds, wins Puppy Bowl III. And, um, we think the Colts won that other game. • College basketball: Wait, Florida State won at Duke? Crazy. • NHL: Penguins lose in OT to team from that exo...
That Other Guy... He Wasn't Even Acting
That's Stephen A. Smith's brief appearance on "General Hospital," an ABC daytime soap that never really recovered from the loss of Jack Wagner (don't judge me). I've gotta hand it to Stephen A., that wasn't bad. He was able to step outside himself, fully immerse himself in the role, and, just for a ...
About Last Night...
• NBA: Lakers 118, Wizards 102. Kobe wanted revenge ... Kobe got revenge. • College Basketball: BYU 90, (25) UNLV 63. And today, God smiles. • NBA: Knicks 94, Magic 86. The game's leading scorers: Eddy Curry and Darko Milicic. They grow up so fast....