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This Evening: Ronnie Woo Woo Pays His Cable Bill
Your p.m. roundup for Sept. 2, the day we discovered pizza on the moon. H/T to Ben for the photo. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
The Boston Pro Lacrosse Team With A Mascot Who Loved Lap Dances Has Suspended Operations
Boston Blazers President and GM Doug Reffue announced — in a letter to "the Blazers community" on the team website — that the three-year-old National Lacrosse League franchise was temporarily closing up shop. They're looking "both locally and nationally" for a new home for the 2013 season....
So This Is What A Brawl In An Emergency Room Waiting Room Looks Like
Right about the time you think that this spectacle in an unnamed hospital's waiting room is over (about 2:15 in), the hair- and wifebeater-yanking commences. And yes, it seems like the guy in the blue-and-white striped shirt likes hitting women. So there's that, too....
Here's Video Of A Ref Getting Gang-Jumped During A Florida Youth Football Game
What you're about to see is what happened when things got out of hand when the Sarasota Gators faced the North Port Huskies at Riverview High School. It wasn't so much the Huskies, though. It was pretty much all Gators....
Welcome Back To College Football, Where God's Away On Business
Spencer Hall at Every Day Should Be Saturday has published his annual ode to college football, and this one's a haunted, Tom Waits-y doozy, in accordance with the NCAA's summer of scandal....
Darren Rovell's New Studio Show Has A Sideline Reporter
Everyone meet Erin Sharoni, of whom talking haircut Darren Rovell tweeted earlier today:...
The Nationals Are Now Using Their Mailing List To Send Fans Ads For Discount Furniture
Damn it, Bob of Bob's Discount Furniture. We expected more out of you. Never mind that you already advertise during Mets and Red Sox games. The Nationals? Really?...
Dad Of The Year Referees Son's Street Fight, Attacks Kid After Son Loses
Before we dive in, let's play Ohio Or Florida! It's Florida....
Biz Nasty Photobombs Blue Jays' Batting Practice
Coyotes tough guy and Twitter rock star Paul Bissonnette was among a handful of hockey players taking BP before yesterday's Blue Jays game, and the cameraman should have known better than to try and get a shot focusing on anyone other than the Biz....
Deadspin Is Hiring Interns
We're expanding our operation, and we're looking for interns from the New York City area, the last part of which is kind of important, which is why it's been bolded. The job description calls for assisting with both video and editorial work. It also requires being available on nights and weekends, ...
And Now One Of The Most Mesmerizing Female Street Scuffles Ever (NSFW)
Sorry. I just couldn't stop watching it. I tried. Swear. [DeadspinJr.]...
Here's Another NFL Preseason Photobomb
Say hi to Nick Mangold, who made a shot of Mark Sanchez getting interviewed all about him during the Jets/Bengals preseason game last Sunday. (H/T The Chive, via JayGlas12)...
Let's Hear It For The Guy Who Forwent Fantasy Draft Picks To Share This Aaron Rodgers Photobomb Shot
Mike D. of central Texas "let 2 picks go through its time limit in a fantasy draft to send this" picture of Clay Matthews photobombing Aaron Rodgers during the Colts/Packers preseason game....
If You're Going To Pick A Fight With A Memphis Transit Security Guard, Make Sure It's Not The MMA Fighter-In-Training
When a Memphis Area Transit Authority security guard beat the piss out of some chump who was harassing the ladies outside a downtown station, the local ABC affiliate did God's work....
Now That He's Been Fired, The Town Of Park Ridge, Ill., Wants To Unname "Jim Hendry Way"
Poor Jim Hendry. He's been relieved of his general manager duties in Chicago, after he loaded the team up with bad contracts and badder mojo, and now things just get worse. They want to take away his street sign....
You Can't Fight A DMV-Nominated Samurai Champion In Lieu Of A Trial Anymore
A tipster has sent us a story nine years old but timeless. You might not know that in England, drivers must fill out a specific form in order to avoid paying taxes on an unused vehicle. You also might not know that in Medieval England, trials were often settled by the two parties engaging in single ...
Bobby Valentine Has It In For Starlin Castro
Starlin Castro, the young, hopeful face of the Cubs franchise this season, pissed off Bobby Valentine in a game against the Cardinals last night, and nothing good came out of it—unless you have a general appreciation for seven-minute rants on five-second occurrences in the middle of your baseball ...
Let's Watch Some Ravens Fans Fight A Guy Who Roots For The Chiefs
Todd Haley will probably find this more offensive than the two late touchdowns the Ravens scored against his Chiefs. Or not. Either way, it's still a bunch of guys from Baltimore jumping someone. Thank God Omar ain't around to see such disrespect for the rules of the game....
Presenting Slo-Mo Video Of A Little League Player Taking A Baseball To The Face
Your morning roundup for Aug. 20, the ninth day that Delonte West will wake up hoping Home Depot calls. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. (Video from California's 11-0 win over Rhode Island H/T Shaun B). ...
Cubs Fire GM Jim Hendry, Retroactively Win 2003 NLCS
Well, OK, not quite. But the man who brought Chicago eight years of creaky-kneed Alfonso Soriano and five years of creaky-headed Carlos Zambrano is gone, replaced by late-80s, early-90s Twins outfielder Randy Bush. That will work out well. [via @MLB]...