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Surviving The Lockout: Boris Diaw's Extreme Umbrella Commercial
Today was payday. November 15th was to see players receive 1/12th of their 2011-2012 contracts, but with nuclear winter coming on, they're out the equivalent of a month's salary—$220,000 on average. Actually losing money for the first time is hard on some players, like Samardo Samuels....
How Rex Ryan Created The New-Look Patriots
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
The iPhone's Siri Answered Bob Costas's Questions Better Than Accused Child Rapist Jerry Sandusky Did
Last night, Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant coach accused of raping boys, gave his first interview on the matter to Bob Costas. It didn't go so well. (Video is above, in case you missed it.) Deadspin correspondent Ben wanted to see if the iPhone's personal-assistant application, Si...
We've Translated This Irish Rugby Announcer's Match-Ending Call For Those Not Fluent In Batshit-Crazy-Speak
RTE Radio's Michael Corcoran is a longtime rugby commentator who apparently has not seen many a finish quite like Saturday's Munster-Northampton game in his day. So we understand that he is excited. We do. It sounds very exciting! We just don't understand a word of what he's saying. (Or, to be hon...
Meet The Minor Leaguer And Scam Artist Who Sold A Pittsburgh Pirate To Australia
Surely it was a surprising development when Pirates outfielder Xavier Paul agreed to sign with the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League this season. But his agent dotted the I's and crossed the T's, and Brisbane rolled out the red carpet for Paul to make his debut last week....
Allen Iverson Tells Lawyer To "Go To Hell" In Epic Deposition Transcript
A federal judge in Detroit dismissed a $2.5 million lawsuit against Allen Iverson today. The suit had been filed as a result of a bar fight two years ago that allegedly involved Iverson. The Detroit News obtained a transcript of Iverson's deposition, during which he was questioned by a lawyer who h...
Why NFL Players Love A Coach Who Goes For It On Fourth Down, And Why They Hate Eric Mangini
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
Report: "Close To 10 Additional Suspected Victims Have Come Forward" With Accusations Against Jerry Sandusky
A FOX affiliate in Philly had reported something similar a week ago, but the New York Times adds that cops are still working to confirm. [New York Times; photo via AP]...
Great Man Mike Krzyzewski Defends Great Man Joe Paterno
Great men must stick together. Their greatness unites them—especially if, like Mike Krzyzewski and Joe Paterno, they've recorded a 90-minute nationally broadcast television special celebrating their mutual greatness. ...
John Harbaugh Explains Losing To The Seahawks By Saying "Football" Nine Times In 30 Seconds
Football. [Baltimore Sports Report]...
"I Enjoy Young People": Sandusky Thinks It Over, Tells Bob Costas He's Not Sexually Attracted To Young Boys
Bob Costas somehow managed to secure a phone interview with Jerry Sandusky on NBC's new newsmagazine show, Rock Center this evening, and he did as good a job one could have done under such bizarre circumstances. He also, it should be noted, managed to include the phrase "slap-slap-slapping" on nat...
Tony La Russa Wants Mike Matheny To Father His Grandchildren, And Other Hot Fucking Stove Developments
<emYour roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is...HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!...
Jerry Sandusky To Give First Interview Tonight
The reclusive Sandusky joins Bob Costas by phone tonight on Rock Center, NBC's new newsmagazine show. From the release sent out by NBC, Sandusky declares himself innocent of the charges against him....
Mike McQueary To Former Teammates: "I Didn't Just Turn And Run ... I Made Sure It Stopped"
Via Peter Alexander of NBC Nightly News, Penn State receivers coach Mike McQueary has sent an email to former teammates. McQueary, who played at Penn State in the 1990s, was the one who told the grand jury he had witnessed Jerry Sandusky raping a child in a Penn State shower in 2002, when McQueary ...
TMZ's Photo Of "Jerry Sandusky" Eating Donuts At The Airport Was Just Of Some Old Guy Eating Donuts At The Airport
Here's the release, and zealously watermarked photo, we got in the afternoon from the good folks at TMZ:...
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Oh No, Matt Leinart Is Back [UPDATE]
Hey, remember that thing I wrote on Friday about the Texans storming their way to top seed in the AFC? And remember that game they won 37-9 on Sunday?...
Jerry Sandusky Will Continue To Collect His $59K Annual Pension, Unless He's Convicted Of Raping Boys
Over the weekend, the Patriot-News of Harrisburg reported the following:...
Pa. Criminal Attorney On Sandusky Judge: "I Have Never Had A Client Who Was Charged With Those Counts Released On Unsecured Bail"
On Sunday, we reported that the district judge who freed accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky on $100,000 unsecured bail, Centre County's Leslie Dutchcot, was a volunteer at Sandusky's charity, The Second Mile. A criminal attorney in central Pennsylvania sent an email in response (he asked that we no...
The Lions Had An Awful Lot Of Excuses About The Wind Yesterday
You could chalk the Lions' embarrassing loss to Chicago up to many things. Turnovers, an inability to get the run game going, Matthew Stafford...but no matter how many things don't go your way, it remains all-but-impossible for an NFL team to win when the wind itself is a Bears fan. Here, some selec...
NFL Pundits Hate It, But The Falcons Made The Right Call On Fourth-And-Inches
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries. ...