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The Worst American Sports Writing: Greg Bishop
On top of everything else Jets fans have to live with, they get a New York Times beat writer who seems to be trying to write scripts for NFL Films....
The Worst American Sports Writing: Steve Yanda
Deadspin readers met Steve Yanda this week when he compared the Nationals' winning streak to Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (the Nats have not won a game since). But Steve Yanda writes like that all the time....
The Worst American Sports Writing: Gene Wojciechowski
Writing. About sports. Sometimes it is so terrible it can make you cry, cry like a child who has learned his heroes have feet of clay. "Feet" meaning "buttocks" and "of clay" meaning "shot full of Dianabol." Here's Gene Wojciechowski....
Muscly Nuisance Has Some Thoughts About Latest Steroid Revelations
"What I speak out of my mouth is the truth," says Jose Canseco, sounding very much like a man carrying two stone tablets down Mount Sinai. "It burns like fire. Just remember, I have never lied about this subject."...
We Were Wrong. He Can Go Lower
Jose Canseco didn't fare so well against a real fighter. Now he'll try his luck boxing Bill "El Wingador" Simmons. That's not a nickname for the Sports Fella, it's a guy who eats for a living.[Celebrity Boxing Federation]...
Tough Week For Phillies Fans All Around
First you have Marco Scutaro nabbing second after a walk as the Phillies infield snoozes, then you have two broads bashing each other in the stands at CBP because they're so distraught over it. [The Fightins]...
The Unfortunate Ambushing Of Jerod Morris' Raul Ibanez Post
The "acceptance" of sports bloggers took a nasty nosedive yesterday afternoon when Jerod Morris of Midwest Sports Fans was thrown into the Outside The Lines sausage maker for a little mainstream media, Inc. beat down....
David Wells Turned Down Jose Canseco's Generous HGH Offer
Wells claims he declined Canseco's juice suggestions back in 2001. "That stuff is not good for the game and it is not good for your body." And if anyone knows what's good for your body, it's David Wells. [NYDN; NBCBA]...
Who Wants To Watch Jose Canseco Get Beat Up?
What a shocker: Jose Canseco was TKO'd 1:17 into the first round of his MMA "fight" against Korean giant Hong Man Choi. Canseco is officially bad at everything except identifying steroid users. [Full fight @ DailyMotion; CageWriter; But The Game Is On]...
No One Shows Up To Watch Jose Canseco Do His 'I Told You So' Dance About Manny
Pity Jose Canseco....
How A Softball Almost Killed This Man's Foot
A good portion of Americans join softball leagues this time of the year. Many do it for the social aspect alone, which leaves many teams stockpiled with players who are ridiculously awful....
Mexican Soccer Player Red Carded For Swine Flu
Speaking of bold, unexpected strategies—Guadalajara defender Hector Reynoso has been banned from international competition because he spit and sneezed on opposing players and then told them he had swine flu....
Jose Canseco Finds His Calling On The Japanese MMA Circuit
I have seen some crazy things come out of the Japanese entertainment industry—trust me, you don't even know—but the country can make up for all that by having Jose Canseco fight a 7'2" Korean....
Jeremy Piven, Jessica Canseco Like Smoothies
This photo probably launched a series of staff meetings at TMZ, but gets just a small mention here simply so that I can say ... WTF? [The Daily Fix]...
Jose Canseco Just Keeps Right On Blabbing
The Nostradamus of Steroids spoke to students on the USC campus this weekend and because he doesn't know how to do anything else, he decided to take some more shots at current, possibly juiced ballplayers....
I'm Sure This Won't Annoy Curt Schilling One Bit
You're Curt Schilling. 23 years of your life was spent devoted to baseball, priding yourself on playing it the RIGHT way...only to have ESPN put a picture of Jose Canseco next to your farewell quote....
Ron Kittle Thinks Jose Canseco Might Get A Visit From A Fat Guy In Thin Socks
Interesting quote from Ron Kittle, the geeky-looking former Chicago White Sox rookie of the year, who, for whatever reason, chimed in on this whole steroid nonsense. His biggest concern? Jose Canseco's personal safety....
Jose Canseco Says He Will Save Baseball
Canseco proposes a meeting with Bud Selig and Donald Fehr aimed at fixing the game's drug problem. "I think I have the ear of the nation now." [Yahoo Sports]...
Morning Blogdome: Another Feather In Jose's Cap
Jose Canseco fought Danny Bonaduce to a draw in what some observers are calling a boxing match. Maybe next time they shouldn't schedule against Mosley-Margarito and Emelianenko-Arlovski. Or better yet, no next time. [Wax Heaven]...
The Greatest Sportscasters Of All Time; A List That's Sure To Confuse You
Not sure when The American Sportscasters Association put out its list of the top 50 sportscasters of all time, but here it is. Berman's in there! And Joe Buck!...