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Morning Blogdome: Show Us Your Oden Face
• NBA media day chaos: All the NBA media day photos are out. See shots of your favorite (and obscure) NBA stars making photogenic idiots out of themselves. [Craig Sager's Suit] • Ron Artest...still rapping: The controversial NBA star releases his new mix tape — for free. [You Been Blinded] • Shane V...
Afternoon Blogdome: This Robot Wears Pajamas
Nice hats!. C.C. Sabathia, Ryan Braun, and J.J. Hardy are either celebrating their playoff berth by kicking it in the club or they are starting the worst boy band of all time. [Chuckie Hacks] Kickball fight! That's adult kickball, by the way. Because 30-year-old hipsters bouncing a giant red ball ar...
Morning Blogdome: Emmitt Smith Sings All The Hits That Make The Ladies Scream
• Boys will be boys: Emmitt Smith gets caught mouthing the line "women still owe me sex" during live MNF analysis intro. Maybe it's an articulation exercise the producers have him do before he goes on air? [Black Sports Online]• The perils of golfing: Seven ridiculous ways people have died on the g...
Afternoon Blogdome: Ughhh!!! Scary!!!
DeShawn Stevenson is ready to start the season: The Washington Wizards guard spent $1,000 on these personalized wristbands featuring modified Lil' Wayne lyrics. Well, something is definitely blowing. [DC Sports Blog] Who needs stock options? It's not that the Devil Rays couldn't find one person to t...
Morning Blogdome: Just Another Example of The Rays Inexperience
• Drinking up the stinky celebration: Outfielder Jonny Gomes takes a sip from the ceremonial cup of champions after the Rays finally clinched the AL East title on Friday. Tropicana Field plans to capitalize off of this by serving beer in commemorative athletic supporters throughout the Rays' playoff...
Afternoon Blogdome: Tiempos Difíciles Para Rojiblancos
• It's Hard Out There for a Spanish Team: Gijon must mean 'punching bag.' [Federation Soccer] • Almost As Good As Blackalicious: College football's weekly alphabet aerobics, "A is for Anarchy! Anarchy! Anarchy! Florida, Georgia, USC, and Wisconsin all lose in different varieties of agony in Week 5, ...
Ryder Cup Hero Anthony Kim Is Taking Over
"That was Anthony Kim on the seventh hole today. He'd hit his tee shot right up to the outside lip of a fairway bunker, and the ball sat on an ugly downhill lie 160 yards from the pin. Kim walked up, realized the ball would be about waist-high if he stood in the trap, and just shook his head. He lo...
Afternoon Blogdome: And Have A Party In Your Pink Cadillac
• What Recession?: Nothing says trying economic times like oil tycoons, bankers, high priced escorts, and F1 racing ... In Singapore! "'This is the best weekend this year,' Prince Wong, owner of Singapore Escort Services said" [SportsByBrooks] • It Really Tied the Bus Shelter Together: ESPN must hav...
Fulmer Death Watch: Tennessee Can't Get Itself Untangled
In the midst of all the fellating of the Southeastern Conference this football season, we've lost track of how badly Tennessee is slipping out of the national profile. They blew a game against UCLA on national TV to start the year and were crushed by Florida. And now the future appears shaky; they'v...
Afternoon Blogdome: The Fallout Zone
• We preferred the Epoch of Undulation: "The Era of the Unbeatens is over, and the sooner we all shut up about it and enjoy the Time of Uncertainty, the better off we will all be." [The Arena] • We're all OSU here, right?: Possibly delusional Ohio State fans try to rationalize their way back into th...
Morning Blogdome: SI Gets Creepy Hand Syndrome With Shawn Johnson
• Notice the bottom left of the balance beam: Perhaps this was done intentionally to play up the whole "Children Of The Corn" theme they're going for. Or maybe it was just an overly excited Sports Illustrated photo assistant who just needed to touch Shawn Johnson's ankles. [Joe Sports Fan] • You imp...
Afternoon Blogdome: Lisa Guerrero Will Take All Your Jobs
What hath T.J. Simers wrought?: Lisa Guerrero: Model, actress, reporter ... sports blogger. We think our work is done here. [SbB] That's older than John McCain, BTW: Hall-of-Famer Ernie Banks and his wife have adopted a 1-week-old baby. Ernie Banks is 77. That means when the child is graduating from...
Morning Blogdome: Jinx? What Jinx?
• Is it destiny? Or fate-tempting?: Given the superstitious nature of Cubs' fans, it seems a little odd that images of these tickets would be released this early. But every Cubs' fan seems completely confident that this — this— is the year. If they do lose in the NLDS or NLCS, well, this will be fit...
Celebrating the End Of The Millen-ium
Of all the Matt Millen farewell "tributes" we've come across this morning, Tirico Suave's video compilation, shown immediately following the jump, has to be the most intricate and heartfelt (make sure the volume is turned down if you're at work). Featuring not one, but two clips from Glengarry Glen ...
Afternoon Blogdome: Driving The Ball Up The Middle
• Sometimes you feel like a nut...: The five words you never want to hear at the end of your MMA fight: "The right testicle is inside." [With Leather] • Mile High Mediocrity: Putting together a list of the Denver Nuggets' greatest "intangibles" players is not as hard as it seems. Naming five Denver ...
Morning Blogdome: Donovan McNabb Shows Off His Blog Efficiency
• McNabb speaks to The 700 Level: Great get for Philadelphia's pride and joy of sports blogfrica (and Deadspin weekend contributor), Enrico Campitelli Jr: "Do I read any other blogs? I don’t. Because mine is so hot. No, you know, I just try to reach out to a lot of the fans who don’t really have a h...
Afternoon Blogdome: Your Little, Hotter Sister
• Have Babes, Will Travel: Only one of the three University of Michigan students who appeared in the "Girls Of The Big Ten" issue showed up to the Ann Arbor Playboy party, so they had to bus in the ladies from Michigan State to save the day. It's like a soothing balm, isn't it, Spartan fans? [Busted...
Morning Blogdome: Drinking With Presbyterians On A Boat Makes For A Righteous Tailgate
• Spencer Hall joins the Vol Navy for game day: "Presbyterians are sensible people who allow for a drink, and would surely as a church approve of spending Saturday on a boat getting responsibly tipsy before walking down the dock and watching a football game. That's the whole idea until you get on th...
Afternoon Blogdome: Cristiano Ronaldo Will Buy Your Love
• We blame Richard Gere: Nobody combines righteous indignation with salacious hooker stories quite like News of the World, but do you think Cristiano Ronaldo even cares that his girlfriend is a high-priced call girl? Isn't that what "transfer fees" are for? [The Slanch Report.com] • Don't Cry For Me...
Morning Blogdome: The Return Of Weapon 'X'
• That's what you call washed up: . "Just one possession after Big Ben coughed up the safety, BDawk sped around the end, and then literally flew to drop the Steelers QB and force a fumble. Roethlisberger was trying to step up to avoid the pressure, and Dawkins had little time to close the gap betwee...