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Rid Yourself Of Those "Cliffhangers"
It's time once again to ask the musical question: "Is that an extra large steel rescue pulley in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?" According to the Chicago Tribune, altitude sickness can be avoided by taking a large dose of sildenafil (better know as Viagra) with you on those strenuous...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while playing "GI Joe pulls over the Barbie Dream Car and does a strip search" ... • College football: Louie Louie, oh oh, we gotta go now ... No. 5 Louisville tops No. 3 West Virginia. • NBA: Cuban on his best behavior (kind of), but Mavericks still lose to Spurs. • NHL: Can anyone ...
Look, An Important Weekday College Football Game!
We don't often get to write about important college football games here — that's usually MJD's job on the weekends — but we have a rare one tonight: A Thursday game between two undefeated teams that could very well decide who plays in the Fiesta Bowl for the BCS "Championship" on January 8. (January...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while apologizing for a subpar day for your site yesterday ... you'll do better today ... • NBA: Nellie's back, an so are the Warriors we've come to know and love. LA 110, Golden State 98. • NHL: AFLAC duck storms out in disgust as Jagr's overtime goal (the 104th game-winner of his c...
About Last Night ...
What you missed after kissing the family and departing to follow the McRib Farewell Tour ... • NBA: Lakers, sans Kobe, still do pretty OK vs. Suns. • NHL: Senators lose their majority sooner than expected ... also, Sharks win despite distractions. • Wagering: Deadspin editor makes bet with Wonkette ...
End of the Line for Curtis Martin?
Nice - if, you know, it turns out to be true - scoop from the Newark Star-Ledger:...
Days Of Blunder
Sounds perfectly logical to us: You're in a NASCAR race, you're not doing so hot, so you break off a piece of your car and throw it on the track so they'll put out the caution flag. Yet, Robbie Gordon could be in trouble for doing this — we just don't understand racing — at the Atlanta Motor Speed...
Tell Them Billy Buck Is Here
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Bill Buckner's infamous error in the 1986 World Series. We've always imagined him as a tragic figure, forever haunted by that moment, perhaps wandering the Pacific Northwest in a faded Red Sox jacket looking for a handout, like Sylvester Stallone in the openin...
About Last Night
What you missed while revolving slowly from the blade of a ceiling fan by your underwear, above a Cardinals cap and a pile of empty Tequila bottles on the floor below ... • NFL: It's RomoCop! ... Cowboys score 25 points in fourth quarter behind new bionic quarterback ... • Soccer: From way across th...
About Last Night...
• College Football: Tennessee 31, South Carolina 21. And Phil Fulmer is unwilling to take a shot at Steve Spurrier afterwards. Weak. • NHL: Thrashers 5, Sabres 4. A win would've gotten the Sabres off to the best start in NHL history. • College Football: Texas 35, Texas Tech 31. Oh good, more controv...
Red Auerbach Passes Away
I'm too young and to fully appreciate the aura of Red Auerbach, but I do know that anyone willing to fire up a cigar on the bench before the game was over is a bad-ass. Red also coached the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships, eight of them in a row... which also doesn't hurt his image as a b...
About Last Night...
• MLB World Series: Cardinals 4, Tigers 2. This will likely not be the last mention of this here on Deadspin. • College Football: Tulsa 30, UTEP 20. I think UTEP, I think two-step, I think Tim Hardaway. Or, Mike Price and filthy whores. Either way, I win. • NBA Preseason: Nets 138, Knicks 121. It mi...
Twenty Four Years Isn't 1918 or 1908 ... But It's A Pretty Long Time
In 1982, we were six years old — we turned seven during the World Series — and could care less about baseball. The principal once called our parents because he thought it was weird that we were reading "Mom, The Wolfman and Me" during recess instead of playing kickball. (And that factoid, surely, wi...
Would You Like Claws With That?
Todd Haley is the receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys, which means, as is, his life is pretty much terrible. He also doesn't have much time to cook, since he apparently only takes his family out for McDonald's. That's bad enough, but even worse when they McSalad has a huge freaking rat in it....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while battling the infamous Professor Poopypants ... • World Series: Outfield pratfall leads to 5-4 Cardinals win, 3-1 series lead over Tigers. • MLB: Bruce Bochy packs belongings, heads north on I-5 to sign with Giants. Padres fans unsure which team comes out ahead. • NHL: Oh, nothi...
They May Take Our Lives, But They'll Never Take OUR PENIS!
Indiana police and Purdue campus security will be keeping a sharp eye on the student section at Ross Ade Stadium on Saturday. Why? This letter, received by the Purdue student newspaper on Tuesday, should explain things:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while your slippers were in the shop for repairs ... • NHL: Just a guy named Joe ... Sakic reaches 1,500-point mark as his Avalanche lose to Capitals 5-3. • Tennis: As you no doubt have heard by now, Robby Ginepri beat Gilles Simon of France, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), in the first round of t...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Boston Celtics
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we begin the Atlantic Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
ESPN Rewards Its Employees With A Small Beverage
Monday's "Monday Night Football" game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants, perhaps because of the possible midfield suicide of Terrell Owens, scored a 12.8 Neilsen rating, the highest cable television rating in history. This is a cause for celebration in Bristol, obviously, but we had...