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NFL.com Is Still Calling The Broncos The "Denver Tebows"
The "fast-charging Denver Tebows" are still "in the hunt" for a Wild Card spot, according to NFL.com. I'd prefer the Denver Not Kyle Ortons, but that's just me....
Seahawks DE Raheem Brock Convicted For Skipping Out On A $27 Tab At A Philly Restaurant
The Seahawks might have stomped the Eagles last night, but the city of Philadelphia has scored a victory of its own against Seattle's NFL franchise. Raheem Brock, a Philly native and a Temple graduate, was recently sentenced to six months probation in Philly Municipal Court on one count of theft....
LeBron James Mimics Stevie Johnson Mimicking Plaxico Burress In Flag Football TD Celebration
LeBron James and Kevin Durant played flag football at the University of Akron last night for "LeBron's Flag Football Classic." There are plenty of highlights available on the YouTubes, if you're interested, but since we no longer have to pretend to entertain the question of LeBron playing football...
Jeff Francoeur Enticed Jonathan Broxton By Taking Him Hunting At Jeff Foxworthy's House
We brought you the preliminary details of this courtship in HOTFUCKINGSTOVE yesterday, but we buried the lead. Jeff Francoeur didn't just lure fatass reclamation project du jour Jonathan Broxton to the Kansas City Royals by taking him on a bow-hunting trip. Francoeur lured Broxton by taking him on a...
Fielder and Pujols Could Be Cubs, Jonathan Broxton Makes The Decision, And Other Hot Stove Developments
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!...
Kyle Orton Doesn't Just "Happen"
A Reddit user has created this handy-dandy flowchart to trace just how Kyle Orton ended up as the man in Kansas City. Featuring cameos from Tim Tebow and Jay Cutler, it just goes to show you that everything in the NFL comes back to Bernard Pollard and Tom Brady. [Reddit]...
Why Philip Roth Declined To Blurb Scott Raab's <em>The Whore Of Akron</em>
Philip Roth, American literary titan. He's prolific, evocative, and controversial. LeBron James, American basketball titan. He's prolific, evocative, and controversial. Scott Raab, occasional Deadspin contributor. He hates LeBron James and loves Philip Roth....
Grantland Loses An Editor
Grantland reports that Grantland is losing culture editor Lane Brown, who will return to New York Magazine in January to edit the culture there....
A Musical Version Of <em>Rocky</em> Is Coming To Germany, With The Klitschko Brothers As Co-Producers
The film was always about boxing, but it's also a love story. "Stallone said he had long thought that a musical transfer for the 1976 Oscar-winning drama was a good idea, in particular if its romantic side was amped up." Given the dreadful state of boxing's heavyweight division, the Klitschkos are ...
Jake Plummer To Tim Tebow: We Get It Dude, You Love Jesus
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: One Denver QB who couldn't complete a forward pass has words for another....
How Delonte West's Mental Illness Affected LeBron's Final Year In Cleveland, And Why You Never Heard About It
I started working on The Whore of Akron in June 2009, before LeBron's walk year began. No one at that time saw much evidence that he was actually going to walk, not until after the Cavs lost to the Celtics in the second round of the playoffs and he started talking about "my team" in reference to the...
Actually Having A Gun In Your Pocket > Tebow
Your morning roundup for Nov. 18, the day we learned a J. Lo butt scam artist actually exists. Photo via Ap Freeze. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
LeBron Misses Two Jumpers, Feels Bad, Dunks On A Helpless Child Instead
Your morning roundup for Nov. 17, the day we learned there are children in China who love school, a lot. Video courtesy Hoops Fix, via Cosby Sweaters. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Meet Jim Hawthorne, LSU's Lovable Play-By-Play Man Who Gets Every Call Wrong
Many Yankees fans love their clumsy, theatrical announcer John Sterling, even though he whiffs on so many calls. But Sterling errs when calling baseball, of all sports. Think about the football announcer's plight. Not just football, but SEC football—it's fast. So we sympathize with LSU's Jim Hawthor...
I'm Pretty Sure David Brooks Just Blamed The Penn State Riots On Woodstock
We missed it over the weekend, but our man Pierce found this little turd of cultural intellection dropped by the Upmarket Jeff Foxworthy. Here's David Brooks responding to host David Gregory on Sunday's Meet the Press (if you're unfamiliar, Meet the Press used to be the Buffalo Bills pregame show). ...
The Tebow Tebows Are Tebowing Up The Standings In The National Tebow League
Even NFL.com—or at least Elliot Harrison—is getting in on Tebowmania in the latest installment of the league's power rankings. ("Which of his two completed passes was your favorite?" is now my go-to icebreaker at social events.)...
Deadspin Up All Night: Chat Away, Amigos y Amigas
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You Haven't Seen The Last Of Kellen Moore (You Probably Have)
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the Boise State senior thinks he's got NFL stuff....
Meet The Minor Leaguer And Scam Artist Who Sold A Pittsburgh Pirate To Australia
Surely it was a surprising development when Pirates outfielder Xavier Paul agreed to sign with the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League this season. But his agent dotted the I's and crossed the T's, and Brisbane rolled out the red carpet for Paul to make his debut last week....
My Peach-Cobbler Hallucination About LeBron James, PCP, Outlaw Bikers, Cocks, Abortion, And Suicide
When LeBron James stood up the Cavs live on ESPN last season, Esquire writer Scott Raab took his 50-plus years of sad-sack Cleveland sports fandom and became a one-man hate machine. For those of you annoyed by Raab's anti-King James Twitter rantings last year, you'll be happy to know his new book is...