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ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Both Teams' Fans Already Assuming Victory
We have arrived in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona, and it's still raining. What the heck is going on? We thought this was Arizona? Anyway, while looking at this poster online — and we are trying to imagine the sort of fragile, sensitive boy that might put this on their wall — we got to thinking about th...
About Last Night
What you missed while deciding for whom to vote ... • NBA: Utah 97, San Antonio 91. Mitt Romney declares victory. Rudy Giuliani decides to skip the game. John McCain says that both teams should work together to end their differences. Fred Thompson dozes peacefully. • College basketball: UConn beats ...
And Off To Glendale We Go!
As you read this, we will be on a plane to beautiful Phoenix, Arizona. It has been freezing in New York City, and fortunately, we can have the sweet release of gorgeous desert weather ... wait ... is that rain?...
You Have Many Opportunities For Senseless Super Bowl Bets
One of the quiet pleasures of Super Bowl Week is the wide variety of betting opportunities this game provides. Most of them are simple guesswork, but hey, isn't that what gambling is anyway?...
Who Will Be This Year's Eugene Robinson?
So this is the kind of Super Bowl XLII analysis we can get behind: FanIQ asks which team is more likely to have a Eugene Robinson moment? It is the Super Bowl, and this is a legitimate question....
Well, They Were Out Of Snausages
The suspect: Buddy, the black labrador. Crime: Chewing Super Bowl tickets. Last seen: Licking own privates. Other possible suspects: Rabid squirrel ... parakeet ... Roomba. Trial date: pending....
Just In Time For The Super Bowl: Strawberry Flavored Cheetos
Straight from the Will Leitch test kitchen Japan, get your mouth ready for the taste bud pants party that is Strawberry Flavored Cheetos! (Gagging sound). Poor Japan. Sure they kill whales, but do they deserve this kind of grief? They next thing you know we'll be stocking their shelves with Honey Bu...
Super Bowl Week Is Finally Here
So, friends, it begins. After the endless, man, are they having ANY sports this week? of the past seven days, it's time for Super Bowl XLII exhaustion. You can't say that ESPN doesn't have you covered. Heavens....
About Last Night
What you missed while trying to ignore that letter from Hogwarts ... • NBA: 41 pickup ... No doubt about it, LeBron loves playing the Lakers. • Figure skating: Lysacek edges Weir for U.S. Figure Skating gold. Tiebreaker included a Zamboni race. • MLB: Erik Bedard is a Mariner! Or no, wait ... hmm. W...
About Last Night
What you missed while changing your Facebook status ... a lot ... • NHL: Ovechkin "strikes out" in SuperSkills' breakaway challenge. • NBA: Bzzzzzzz ... Hornets sting Spurs by 24 to take the top spot in the West. • Tennis: Djokovic imitates Djokovic winning the Australian Open....
Best. Super Bowl Party. Ever.
Um, I think we found our winner — and runner-up — for this year's best Super Bowl party. Seriously. If Will doesn't take a field trip to this ... well, I'll kill him. I don't care if he has a book....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you bake a cake in the shape of the moon blowing up ... • College Basketball: Georgetown at West Virginia (7 p.m., ET). Does Roy Hibbert laugh that sweet, infectious giggle every time he scores? [ESPN] • NHL: Skills competition and YoungStars game (7 p.m., ET). Skate, you stupid ...
You Can't Stop Garnett, You Can Only Hope A Sniper's Shot Slows Him Down
The NBA Closer is written by me, J.E. Skeets, high leader of Canada. When I'm not busy scouring the box scores or part-time modeling, I can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast with some Greek. Enjoy!...
So, Um, Yeah, About Last Night
What you missed while pissing mediocrity ... • NBA: Kobe's 40 not enough to beat Mavs. 48 would've done the trick though. • Golf: Tiger leads Buick by four-strokes at 12-under. *Silent pump fist* • Tennis: Sex sells ... and wins. Sharapova claims her third Grand Slam title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory ov...
Where My Team Stands: New York Giants
We've asked a couple excellent writers who are fans of each Super Bowl team to talk about where their team stands going into next week's "Big" "Game." Next week will bring us Eric Gillin of Esquire.com on the Patriots, but today, it's Peter Schrager from FoxSports.com opining on his Giants. Enjoy....
In Which I Introduce The Cleveland Browns To Two ESPN Sportscasters
Conversation going on at ESPN's Mike & Mike In the Morning (we're irreverent, look at all our bobbleheads!) this morning: Which is the greatest NFL dynasty of all time? The Mikes put their heads together and picked the 1970s Steelers, which is wrong. Like many, their memory doesn't extend to before ...
Ethan Albright, Finally Vindicated
Remember Ethan Albright? The Redskins long snapper who had the worst rating in all of Madden 2007 and was immortalized in The Phat Phree's famous mock letter to John Madden? Well, his rating won't be so low next year: He's going to the Pro Bowl....
Ideas For A More Enjoyable Super Bowl Week
Rarely do commenters on other sites even come close to the wit and wisdom of our own Deadspin Army of Darkness (sorry if that sounds like sucking up, but independent studies have proven this to be true). Occasionally, though, one catches my eye with a tape measure home run. Such was the case yesterd...
About Last Night
What you missed while driving to a seedy area of town to try and score some Hershey's mints ... • College basketball: Love will find a way. UCLA 80, Oregon 75. • NBA: 15 Strong ... I hope you aren't shocked by the news that the Heat lost again. San Antonio 90, Miami 89. • Tennis: A win so big you ca...