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Fascinating Things You Probably Don't Want to Know: Skip Bayless Is Ripped
Skip Bayless is easy to despise for many reasons, most of which stem from the fact that he walked away from a very encouraging career as a print journalist for a new, more lucrative one as...whatever he does by senselessly arguing on "First Take." But would it make him more or less tolerable if you ...

Jennings Could Earn Some Euros
Brandon Jennings is arguably the best incoming freshman in college, that is, if he ever sets foot inside Arizona's Mckale Center. Young Money has told Andy Katz that he if things don't go his way, he's prepared to spend a year playing professionally in Europe before entering the NBA Draft....

Media Approval Ratings: Skip Bayless
It's kind of amazing to think that, at one point, Skip Bayless was one of the top up-and-coming sportswriters in the country. At the age of 25, Bayless was hired as lead columnist for the Dallas Morning News, an amazing opportunity. He embraced this job by constantly claiming Troy Aikman was gay. An...


Behind The Scenes Of ESPN First Take ... Goin' Deep!
Our nation's educational system is in serious peril. How do we know? ESPN First Take's Jay Crawford is now showing up to massage our youth's tender young brains....

September 11: Perspectives From Bayless, Mariotti And Paige
It's the six-year anniversary of September 11 today, and we're not gonna make a huge thing about it, because everyone should grieve / remember in their own personal way. To commemorate the occasion, though, we thought it might be fun to step in the way back machine and see how three of our great pol...

Skip Bayless Would Absolutely Tap That
Because "ESPN First Take" is a revolutionary step in the world of sports programming, Skip Bayless and whoever the other person forced to sit across from him was were discussing who should win ... the ESPYs. (Television at its finest!) Anyway, Bayless did little but drool over Arizona softball star ...

ESPN Tries To Find Someone Who Can Match Skip Bayless' Intelligence
So you know how "Cold Pizza" is changing its name to "ESPN First Take" and moving from New York City to Bristol next month? You didn't know this? What's that you say? You don't care at all? Yeah. We can probably understand where you're coming from there....

Cultural Oddsmaker: Who'll Be The Least Popular During ESPN The Weekend?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him and let him know what you think....

I Smell A Buddy Cop Movie
There are certain sentences that you just never imagined yourself typing, and here's one of them. Yesterday on Cold Pizza, Michael Clarke Duncan accused Skip Bayless of "putting him on front street."...

Don't Forget That Skip's Leaving Too!
As the Daily Quickie goes to that big Internet scrap heap in the sky, we remind you that a truly joyous occasion is also happening this week: Skip Bayless is leaving Page 2 for good....

It's The End Of A Cranky, Twerpy Era At Page 2
It appears that Dan Shanoff isn't the only Page 2 writer leaving this week. And though you may or may not think Shanoff's departure is a good thing, we're pretty sure you will be happy about this one....

Clipping Coupons At "Cold Pizza"
We know we pick on "Cold Pizza" a little more than we should around here; it's kind of an easy target sometimes, and besides, since we're here by ourselves all day, it's the only thing on. It's not as bad a show as, say, "Quite Frankly" or "Teammates," which is not to say it will ever be confused ...

Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Skip Bayless
We've been doing this feature for a while now, but this is the first time we've dressed in a tux to write it. Featuring Skip Bayless on Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks is like having a play open on Broadway. Which play? Springtime For Hitler comes to mind — a subject so rancid, it can't help but...

Give Us Your Best Skip Bayless Stories
We've received a lot of feedback about our selection of The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan as today's bad hometown columnist, which can be broken down into the following percentages:...

Meet Our New Favorite Person
His name is William Hocutt, he's a law student at the University of Alabama, his blog can be found at Legalacidity.diaryland.com and he is our favorite person on earth. Mr. Hocutt is the sainted soul responsible for putting together and carrying the "Deadspin Says Cold Pizza Tastes Good!" sign on ...

Yeah, Eat It, Bayless
We love all of our readers, but this morning ... we have our favorite. For today, at least....

Well, We Suppose It Was Inevitable
This morning, ESPN2's "Cold Pizza" featured several mock "battles" between the "actors" from the Medieval Times "restaurant" chain. Afterwards, sports "analysts" Skip Bayless and Woody Paige gave them all hugs. And that's all we have to say about that....

The Legacy Of Shapiro
We've looked at what departing ESPN big momma Mark Shapiro did right during his reign atop the network and at what he did wrong. The real question is what the network will do now that the man responsible for its radical facelift over the last few years has gone. There will be no real "replacement"...

Mark Shapiro's Many Missteps
As we continue to glance backward at ESPN alpha dog Mark Shapiro's tenure, we take a look back at some of the more serious missteps during his reign....