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Green Day
All of this talk about the Boston Celtics setting an NBA record for wins in a season has me a little disoriented; seeing that they've only played six games, and Scot Pollard and Leon Howe are on their roster. Could Boston actually best the 1995-96 Bulls' NBA-best record of 72-10? It's ludicrously ea...
The Rookies Shall Save The Blues
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Nuggets Make Their Move (About Time)
Question: Shouldn't the Nuggets be better than they are? At 5-3, they're not exactly loafing, I know. But when Allen Iverson came over to join Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith last season, wasn't that supposed to be hugely significant?...
Truth And Accuracy In Closering
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Bicyclists Who Don't Date Olsen Twins
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Heat Find A Way To Suck Even In Victory
The Miami Heat hadn't won a game since April 13, and that includes this preseason. So when Jason Williams hit a jumper wirg 19 seconds remaining in the game to give them 75 points, it looked like another loss; the sixth straight of the regularseason. But no! The Knicks — God bless 'em — onloy scored...
The Blackhawks Win ... And People Saw It!
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Miguel Cotto Once KO'd A Salesman ... Over The Phone
• Boxing. Miguel Cotto retained his WBA welterweight championship with a unanimous decision over Shane Mosley in New York. The fight was so close that both of fighters landed exactly 248 punches. That's creepy. Cotto, who is now 31-0, took the judges' cards at 116-113, 115-113 and 115-113. Mosley, n...
Jeremy Roenick Doesn't Daydream; He's Too Busy Giving Other People Nightmares
• And I'm Not Even Counting The Wraparounds. Nineteen years after he scored his first NHL goal, Jeremy Roenick finally netted number 500 in the Sharks' 4-1 victory over the Coyotes. J.R. became just the third American-born player to reach 500 goals, and ranks 40th in goals and 44th in points on the ...
Tim Tebow Could Lose Both His Legs In A Car Accident ... And Still Manage To Walk It Off
• Florida 51, South Carolina 31 — Tim Tebow accounted for seven touchdowns (!), five of them rushing (!), and 424 total yards (!) as the No. 17 Gators destroyed the Cocks. Now I'm no Elias, but I imagine those stats deserve the bracket-exclamation point praise, right? Or was this like a bad game for...
Kevin Garnett Doesn't Breathe, He Holds Air Hostage
• Just Seventy-Seven Games To Go. Hours after attending the funeral of his father, Doc Rivers watched his Celtics remain the NBA's only undefeated team with an impressive 112-101 win over the Nets. (Note: That final score is extremely misleading.) Da Big Green Three did they thang, with Paul Pierce ...
Happy Time in Hockeytown
Yes, The Basketball Jones podcast often tells hockey to "go to hell." Guilty. But let's make one thing very clear — I don't blog on these here Internets for the money or the fame or the chance to add "Deadspin, Weekend Editor" to my Gmail signature (which is awesome, by the way). I write for the peo...
Yao Vs. Yi, Act One
• Where China Happens. 200 million-plus people just watched an early November basketball game between the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks. Hilarious. Yao and Yi each had their share of highlights in their much-anticipated Chinese Balla Battle, but in the end it was it was Yao and his Rockets ove...
It's Always Hockey Night In Tampa
We're gonna try this out for a couple of weeks and see how she works; so far, people seem to be fans. It's the NHL Closer. We pass the mic to the kids at Orland Kurtenblog. Their NHL Closer is written by Canadians for Americans....
Mavericks Break Don Nelson's Evil Spell
It's big news whenever the Mavericks beat the Warriors; even if Golden State only has 10 players suited up, and the guy responsible for guarding Dirk Nowitzki is still serving a suspension. Dallas took a 120-115 win over the Warriors on Thursday night, Golden State falling to 0-5 despite 37 points f...
Can We Handle Another Undefeated Boston Team?
• Green Day. If there was ever any doubt that Kevin Garnett is the new sheriff in town, this video should help to clear that up. The clip is from the Celtics' win over the Wizards, I think, but kind of illustrates who is really in charge. And that's OK — I wish the NBA would go back to the concept o...
Introducing The NHL Closer
We're gonna try this out for a couple of weeks and see how she works: It's the NHL Closer. We may alternate authors a bit — those guys at Melt Your Face Off do this quite well themselves — but for starters, we pass the mic to the kids at Orland Kurtenblog. Their NHL Closer is written by Canadians fo...
Warriors Refuse To Come Out And Play
• Who Still Believes? A glaring absence of celebrity fans on Tuesday in Oakland, as the Warriors dropped to 0-4 with a 108-104 loss to the Cavaliers. My yellow "We Believe" T-shirt has only been worn once, and already is in danger of becoming obsolete. In the meantime, let's let Golden State of Mind...
You're Not Getting Rid Of Schilling That Easily
For one day only, it's the return of the Daily Closer!...
The Mavericks Invite You To Eat Their Dust
Those of you constantly demanding to see Dirk Nowitzki leaning out of a car window while taking a lap at the Texas Motor Speedway can stop your letters and e-mails: Your wish has finally been granted. Of course now that I see it, I have the urge to jump in the car and take my dog for a drive. Come'...