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Donte' Stallworth To Be Charged With DUI Manslaughter
The sad tale of Browns' wide receiver Donte Stallworth has reached an unsurprising end, as Miami police are set to charge him with DUI manslaughter for mowing down 59-year-old Mario Reyes....

You Can't Prosecute Him! He's Matt F-ing Bush!
Matt Bush, our favorite underage-drinking, lacrosse-player-throwing minor league shortstop/pitcher, has been formally charged with battery stemming from a Feb. 4 incident in a high school parking lot. [San Diego Union Tribune]...

Marko Jaric's Marriage Might Be Saved
No charges will be filed against him in the sexual assault case due to lack of "prosocutorial merit", whatever that means. [NBCPhiladelphia]...

So Much For LT Going Elsewhere
Rejoice, San Diegans. Ladainian Tomlinson will be around to spell Darren Sproles for the next three years. [AP]...

Marshawn Lynch Arrested For Unlawful Gatmanship
California police charged the Beastly Buffalo Bills' running back with possession of a concealed weapon. This is Lynch's second legal run-in in less than a year. [Buffalo News] [PHOTO: Dewey Hammond]...

Jeff Reed Freaks Out On Paper Towel Machine, Convenience Store Workers
If this case of criminal mischief involved any other professional athlete, it would be moderately surprising. Alas, it's Pittsburgh Steelers' kicker Jeff Reed, whose behavior continues to baffle and amuse....

LT Not Handling Trade Rumblings Well
"I think it's ridiculous to be talking about trade and me not being here, that's just my personal opinion." [SI]...

Your Team Has No Chance Against The Pittsburgh Sumo Attack
What they're saying out in the ether about the weekend's AFC playoff games ......

San Diego at Pittsburgh: Place Your Bets! (Carefully)
Here is where you can leave your informed opinions about the 4:30 AFC Las Vegas Invitational Division Playoff Donnybrook. By the way, how much do you trust your bookie?...

Who Dares To Tamper In Joe Flacco's Unibrow Domain?
The Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco-led run through the AFC playoffs is just one more example of a famous unibrow influencing world events. [East Coast Bias]...

Sadly, No One Told Vincent Jackson That Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving
If nothing else, Vincent Jackson's timing is impeccable: The Chargers wide receiver was arrested for DUI early this morning. Norv is thrilled, I'm sure....

Nobody Snitched On Marvin Harrison...No Criminal Charges Filed
Details surrounding what happened between Marvin Harrison and a a fella with a bullet in his arm were murky, and the Philadelphia D.A says there's not enough evidence for charges....

Identifying The Pro Bowl Snubs Is More Entertaining Than The Pro Bowl Itself
As we mentioned yesterday, the Pro Bowl rosters are out; which means it's time for the annual Pro Bowl bitching to commence....

Deadspin Reader Heroically Attends Screening Of Ryan Leaf Movie
In a simpler time, Mike Sebeckis was known as Seabass, Deadspin commenter extraordinaire. A software engineer who has been living in San Diego for 2 1/2 years, he doesn't have much time to frolic in the comments section these days; although he is still a regular reader and thinks Baby Mangino is a l...

Coming Soon To A Library Near You ...
If you're like me, you're constantly writing to Paramount and TriStar demanding to know when the life of Ryan Leaf will be made into a movie. Put away that spec script, because it's already here. Filmmaker Tim Carr has made Leaf, an 82-minute film about the former Chargers quarterback, which, accord...

Gun Safety Tips From Plaxico Burress
If you're looking for a bedtime story for your children tonight, may we suggest the felony criminal complaint of one Plaxico M. Burress. (It needs the initial, don't you think?) It's very short, but also very compelling and there's a life lesson in there for all of us. Namely, put down the wine befo...

Bookie Mom's Big Day And Other Fallout From The Steelers-Chargers Debacle
Since football fans don't have much else to do between Monday and (now) Thursday nights, there's still plenty to talk about when it comes to that crazy Pittsburgh-San Diego game that changed the face of gambling sports for ever. Of course, just because we're talking about it, doesn't mean we're "tal...

The Mark Cuban Scandal For Dummies (Like Us)
"Rule no 1 of any smart investor is don't get attached." — Mark Cuban A lot of information about the Mark Cuban situation is pouring in now, and there will be plenty of time for speculation, recriminations and schadenfreude. Plus, Cuban has just come out on his blog and said he will fight the charg...

Uh Oh...Mark Cuban Being Charged With Insider Trading
From WSJ: "The Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges against Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, for allegedly dumping shares in Mamma.com upon learning it was raising money in a private offering. The SEC alleges in a civil action that Mr. Cuban sold ...

Bad Call Costs Steelers Fans $32 Million
Update: See the "official" live SportsCenter response below. If you were one of the NFL fans waiting in the fading late afternoon light for the San Diego Chargers to be put out of their misery yesterday, you may have seen a rather unusual ending to the game at Heinz Field. With his team already ahea...