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Heat Strokes, Games 28-30: The Heat Go Mainstream
FreeDarko's Bethlehem Shoals, a regular contributor to NBA FanHouse and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History (visit the FreeDarko store, too!), is keeping a game-by-game diary of the Heat's season — the one you're pretending not to care about....
Last Night's Winner: The Brett Favre Miracle
The following comprises actual phrases from actual stories written about a quarterback who last night performed the miracle of transfiguring his old ass off the injured list. These are taken verbatim....
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....
Here's Your "Total Snowclipse Of The Favre?" MNF Open Thread
Brett Favre will start against the Bears tonight. And in the next two weeks, Roger Goodell will announce the results of the Jenn Sterger investigation. The conspiracy theories have arrived, and the race for some-stab-at-restored-glory has only just begun....
Gregg Easterbrook Is Still A Putz
Here are four sentences from last week's Tuesday Morning Quarterback column (or as I like to call it, יום שלישי הקוורטרבק בוקר). They are remarkable in that they pile stupidly on top of one another like a litter of puppies....
And The Crowd Pelts The Corner Kicker With Snowballs …
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....
Tucker Virtue Finally Gets His Due
Inside Lacrosse is back with their fourth annual All-Name Team, where Caldwell Rohrbach and Braxton Deaver rub shoulders with Draper Donley and Baxter Lanius IV. New this year: a women's team. Stereotypes ahoy!...
Bernard Hopkins Wins, Loses And Draws In The Same Night
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....
You Must Call Him Starting NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow Now, Bitches
ESPN's reporting that "sources" told "NFL Insider" Adam Schefter that Tim Tebow will start tomorrow's Broncos game against the Oakland Raiders. G(o)od vs. (D)evil. [ESPN, 12-18, 4:25]...
Did New York Giant Jonathan Goff Break Curfew Last Night? (Updated W/ Curfew Rule Assertion)
To hear tipster "The Michael Vick Project" tell it, these here photos are of Jonathan Goff of the New York Giants breaking team rules at McSwiggans Pub in Hoboken, NJ....
Lenny Dykstra Won't Dispense Stock Tips And Autograph Balls For $35 At A Mall Today After All
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....
This Is How You Give A Post-Game Interview
Rugby — it's just 30 men having a hug/fight. Still, when it comes to cutting through the post-match bullshit, Saracen's boss Brendan Venter has got it all worked out....
Heat Strokes, Game 27: Heat-Knicks, The Best Kind Of Rancor
FreeDarko's Bethlehem Shoals, a regular contributor to NBA FanHouse and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History (visit the FreeDarko store, too!), is keeping a game-by-game diary of the Heat's season — the one you're pretending not to care about....
Area Man Has One Night Stand With Hockey Team From Phoenix In Town On Business
Former collegiate goaltender Tom Fenton (2008-2009 record: 1-12-1, 3.60 GAA) was plucked from a barber's chair yesterday and whisked to Madison Square Garden to play emergency backup for the Coyotes. "Kinda thought my friends were pulling a prank," he said....
Drew Brees Is Officially The Politest Man In The World
Congratulations to Drew Brees, named the Best-Mannered Person of 2010 by something called the National League of Junior Cotillions....
Last Night's Winner: Bruce Boudreau Makes Rex Ryan Look Like Mr. Rogers
Don't say you weren't warned. HBO's 24/7 Penguins/Capitals premiered last night, and we were promised profanity. Either we got it, or they accidentally put Deadwood back on the air....
NCAA And Arizona State Both Impose Penalties On ASU Baseball; NCAA's Are Harsher
The Sun Devils' five-time national champion baseball team will endure a three-year probation and a one-year postseason ban for violations that took place during former head coach Pat Murphy's tenure. Murphy, meanwhile, will need a permission slip for his next job....
In Cleveland, "LeBron" Has Become The Eighth Word You Can't Say On The Radio
A radio station in Cleveland has edited out the reference to "LeBron" in Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind." The DJ, Joel "Java" Murphy, had an "epiphany" and reversed the name. "It's subtle, just enough to get the point across," Murphy says....
The Sports Photo Of The Year, Snapped Accidentally
The AP's Morry Gash finally opens up about getting that awesome shot of Wade and LeBron — and it wasn't what he was aiming at. [FanHouse]...
How Low Can Joe Paterno Go? What Coaches Do When They Hang Out
Former Texas A&M Coach R.C. Slocum seems like a stand-up guy. That's why we think he won't mind us highlighting some of his favorite photos through the years, as posted on his Facebook page....