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OK, Let's Talk About That Double Dutch Sports Bra Ad
You know the one. Even if you didn't notice what's being advertised, you noticed the commercial....
Tony Allen Whupped O.J. Mayo Over A Gambling Debt
Allen and Mayo got into a scrape on the team flight home Monday, over, what else, a card game. At least no one pulled a gun this time....
Remembering The "Lorchcast," Worst Sportscast Ever
On Dec. 19, 1995, Matt Lorch, a fill-in sportscaster for KHQA in Quincy, Illinois, endured nearly six minutes on-air with malfunctioning videos, unplanned catch-phrases, and one of the most heartbreaking sighs ever sighed. Fifteen years later, we remember Lorchcast....
What The Hell Happened To Keith Tkachuk?
One of the greatest American-born hockey players ever, Tkachuk was never known as a svelte dude. But just eight months after retirement, he's looking like he still wears his pads under his dress shirt....
Vikings Fans: Enjoy Joe Webb, No Guaranteed Seating, And No Booze
How many Minnesotans are wondering if they can just cancel the season now? Monday's game at TCF Bank Stadium will be "first-come, first-serve" and there will be no alcohol sold. Also, terrible football. [Pioneer Press]...
FreeDarko Also Scrubbed From Bill Simmons's Book
It seems Charlie Pierce wasn't the only critic to get thrown out of the Sports Fella's book. Or maybe there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for this that has nothing whatsoever to do with this? [FreeDarko]...
Charles P. Pierce Responds To Bill Simmons's Response To Charles P. Pierce's Response To Bill Simmons's Book
First came this. Then came Simmons's tweet. And now here's Pierce: "And right back at you, you mendacious, whiny little thin-skinned bag of breeze, you. I've been thrown out of better joints than your bibliography." Yeah, Pierce wins. [Boston.com]...
Deadspin Classic: Bill Simmons Is Not The Cosmos (<em>The Book Of Basketball</em> Reviewed)
The paperback edition of Bill Simmons's Book of Basketball is now in stores, and reader Patrick Sauer points out one notable tweak to this version: Charles P. Pierce's name no longer appears anywhere in the text. You don't suppose it has anything to do with Pierce's review of the book, do you?...
Kentucky QB And Cheerleader Got Arrested Yesterday
On Jan. 8, University of Kentucky quarterback Mike Hartline and the rest of the Wildcats are scheduled to face Pittsburgh in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Sixteen days later, Hartline'll be in court. Here's why:...
CBS Football Experts Were 3-61 In Pick'em Last Week
Marino. Esiason. Sharpe. Cowher. Football legends all. They managed to compile a mathematically improbable record picking games last week. I think Paul the Octopus could do better, and he's dead. [CBS Sports, h/t Nathan] UPDATE:...
Raiders, Chargers Fans Brawl In Parking Lot; We Are All Winners
Punch 'em all and let god sort them out. Raiders fans fall to 1-1 on the season after last month's knockout of a Dolphins fan....
Lady Ejected From Soccer Game For Baring Her Bosom Defiantly Bares Her Bosom Again In Protest
This here video is of Santos Laguna of Torreon and Monterrey playing for the Apertura 2010 title in Mexico. Seems as if Santos takes a 3-2 lead on a pretty marvelous own goal [updated] with just few minutes left....
Here's Why Andre Johnson Beat Up Cortland Finnegan
Last Sunday's NFL fight between Cortland Finnegan and Andre Johnson did not come out of nowhere. As this video shows, the two were getting testy with each other well before it advanced to blows....
Unfortunately, Jameson Does Not Come In Juice Box Form. Yet.
This image, a screen-grab of veteran character actor Tommy Flanagan enjoying a Jameson booze box during this week's season finale of Sons of Anarchy is causing a relative stir, in part because such a booze box cannot be purchased....
LeBronageddon Is Upon Us
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Here's That Nice Lady Getting Her Boob Licked At The Florida State-Florida Game (LEGAL UPDATES)
Yesterday we brought you a young lass made insta-notable by a fortuitously timed fall from atop a pickup truck. We were sent some more documentation of her UF-FSU tailgate afternoon, and it turns out she's...free-spirited. [NSFW]...
Raiders Fan Knocks Out Dolphins Fan, Crowd Reacts Jubilantly
Yet again, football fans took justice into their own hands. Here we have a mouthy (looking) Dolphins fan apparently insulting everyone around him before getting punched out by a Raiders fan. And you'd better believe the ethnographer confirmed he recorded it all....
Andre Johnson And Cortland Finnegan Get Wrist Slaps For Punches
Johnson and Finnegan were each fined $25,000 but not suspended for their fistfight yesterday. They can thank the Richard Seymour precedent of "slugging guys who probably deserve it." [NFL.com]...
Stumbly, Pot-Bellied Redskins Fan And Compatriot Receive Beating At Hands Of Other Redskins Fans
...and then the cops show up and everybody stands around for a few minutes before the person taping confirms that he recorded the whole thing....
Hockey Player's Face Gets Bloodied While Lady With A Pink BlackBerry Cover Sort Of Watches
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....