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Tomorrow: Live Chat With A <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Writer Who's Actually Familiar With The Internet
Chris Ballard, SI wordsmith and author of The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA will be here (and not some Geocities page at the far end of the Internet) at 1 p.m. Join us....
Marat Safin Says Agassi Is "Stupid", Should "Shut Up"
Tennis-playing dude Marat Safin isn't exactly broken up over revelations that fellow competitor Andre Agassi was addicted to crank. If he feels so bad about it now, Safin says, then why not give back all that money he didn't win?...
<em>Boston Herald</em> Loves Hometown Sports Fella For His Zaniness
I guess Simmons is searching for the stock Reilly®-esque friendly choke-fight pose during this book tour to better showcase his personality. He calls this one "wacky lobster clawed stroke victim." [BH]...
Deleted Scenes From The Sports Guy Book Tour
Bill Simmons' book tour continues apace (NY Times #1 bestseller!) and we also continue to get dispatches from fans of overweight literature. Enjoy these tales of long lines, blurry photographs, and some guy who likes autographed meat....
NBA Will Review Allegations In Donaghy Book It Sought To Quash
The NBA says Lawrence B. Pedowitz, the guy who investigated the league's officiating program last time around, will look into the allegations we documented yesterday from Tim Donaghy's Blowing the Whistle. The NBA: Where Donaghy continues to happen. [CBSSports]...
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: <em>Monday Morning Quarterback</em>
Today's excerpt comes courtesy of SI writer Peter King's "Monday Morning Quarterback." Read along in the gallery below about Belichick's wizardry, then come back at 1 p.m. for the live chat in the follow-up post. Enjoy....
Waiting In Line For The Sports Guy
ESPN's Bill Simmons brought his "The Book of Basketball" signing tour to annoying East Village bar Professor Thom's last night and our NYC Deadspin operatives waited in line so we wouldn't have to. Bless their little hearts....
Excerpts From The Book The NBA Doesn't Want You To Read
As promised earlier, here are a handful of excerpts from David Stern's favorite book, Blowing the Whistle, by Tim Donaghy....
The Book The NBA Doesn't Want You To Read
We've obtained a copy of Tim Donaghy's book, Blowing the Whistle, which purports to expose the NBA's "culture of fraud" and which Random House was set to publish next month — until, a source says, the league threatened to sue....
Malcolm Gladwell Demands Bill Simmons Be An NBA GM
Bill Simmons' new doorstop of a book arrives in stores tomorrow. In a canny move, he had Malcolm Gladwell pen the foreword. And what does Fry Guy do in that foreword?...
Magic And Isiah's Friendship Is Not So Friendly Anymore
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird have "co-written" a new book about their lives in the NBA that, among other things, paints a not very flattering portrait of their sometime rival Isiah Thomas. With friends like these, who needs Bill Simmons?...
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: <em>Shooting Stars</em>
Today, cretins, we're joined by Deadspin provocateur and best-selling author Buzz Bissinger to discuss "Shooting Stars". You know, the as-told-to book about Lebron James' high school glory days. This should be entertaining....
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: <em>The Machine</em>
Today, we have a selection from Deadspin favorite Joe Posnanski's The Machine, a rollicking account of the 1975 Reds. Buy the book here. Read his blog here. Joe's in the comments now, awaiting your demeaning questions....
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: "Fading Echoes"
Put on your long-reading glasses.Today's selection is "Fading Echoes" an amazing true story about football and suburban America and sadness and life written by my fellow La Salle University alum, Mike Sielski. Buy it here. Talk to him below....
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: "The Sure Thing"
Today's excerpt is from Eric Adelson's book about prodigious lady golfer Michelle Wie, "The Sure Thing: The Making And Unmaking Of A Golf Phenom." Buy it here. And, of course, Mr. Adelson will field your inappropriate questions in the comments....
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: "On Rocky Top"
The mighty Clay Travis returns to the Muertospin to show off the Big Orange fruits of his labor. Read the excerpt, then buy "On Rocky Top", then chat with him down below....
Layla Kiffin's Job Is To Look Pretty And Keep Her Husband's Masculinity Intact
"He's got a really big heart. He's a great dad. And, he's got a really soft side to him. He cries in the girl movies." [Tennessean]...
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: "The Football Fan's Manifesto"
Today's a glorious day. Michael Tunison aka Kwanzaa Primate's utterly fantastic book has arrived and he's graciously given us an excerpt. Plus! He's here to live chat with you. Buy it then pepper him with inane questions....
Jamal Anderson Does Not Really Want To Be A Porn Star Named Axel Steelcock
Jamal Anderson doesn't need this agita. A cocaine possession charge in February, and now somebody's hacking into the former Falcon's Facebook account? Well, at least that's what he'd like you to believe....
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: "The Beckham Experiment" (With Live Author Chat)
So here's something new for a humid Wendesday afternoon. Grant Wahl, author of "The Beckham Experiment", has volunteered to be our scared guinea pig for a live chat in the comments section. An explanation below....