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So What Was Up With Those Awful Super Bowl Commercials?
Gupta has recently apologized for the ads and pulled the panda one from the airwaves, but this whole thing is probably going exactly to plan....

The Final Jamboroo And The Art Of Being A Sports Fan Without Watching Sports
Big Daddy Drew's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo previews the upcoming weekend of the NFL every, well, every Thursday afternoon. Well, until today, anyway....

This Should Cause The Mets No PR Problems Whatsoever
Pitchers and catchers haven't even begun packing, but the first sensational storyline of spring training is already here. Pedro Martinez: Cock Fighter! (As first reported by Home Run Derby.) PETA officials are sharpening their talons and animal activists are massing at the Florida border as we speak...

About Last Night
What you missed while plagiarizing a blog post for your story on plagiarism ... • College basketball: You win this round, Duke. But we'll meet again! (shakes fist). • NBA: Hornets pull out 132-130 win over Suns as Shaq observes from on high. • NHL: Capital gains ... Washington 4, Philadelphia 3....

A Signing Day For Everyone
Dan Shanoff, occasional college football columnist for Deadspin, reflects on college football's signing day today. Email him to let him know what you think....

A Tale Of Two Trades
Every two weeks, the gents at Free Darko will be taking a look at the deranged ecosystem that is the National Basketball Association in their own indelible fashion. Here's this week's entry, from Bethlehem Shoals....

It's Time To Get Over Your Stupid Crush, Florida
The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer....

FedEx Wants All Hungover Employees At Work Tomorrow
Until those diligent slackers get the day after Super Bowl turned into a national holiday, we the working class must continue to roll into to work on Monday, somehow, some way. Don't bother calling in sick — it doesn't work....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Michael Vick's dogs learn to love again... • 6 p.m. - 6 a.m. — Super Bowl Highlights marathon, leading you right into the Mike and Mike in the Morning special. Why even bother sleeping? [ESPN2] • 8 p.m. — Movie: National Lampoon's Van Wilder. An original idea by National Lampoon abo...

David Beckham, Maradona And The Stomping Of Scorpions
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

Tell Mike To Dip My TV Listings In Water
It's college basketball and college basketball alone day on TV. So if you can't stand hoops without an intricate bracket in hand, your required retro video game playing for the day is NES's StarTropics. It's not quite Legend of Zelda, but ... well, it's not quite Legend of Zelda....

Jamboroo XXII: The Super Bowlaroo, Featuring Queens Of the Stone Age, Kix, Guacamole, New Drinking Games And Stolen Porn
Big Daddy Drew's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo previews the upcoming weekend of the NFL every, well, every Thursday afternoon. Even when there are no games....

Some People Just Love Those Gin Blossoms
If you've shaken that Berman video out of your system — and we have absolutely not done so — here's something fun from the media party the other night....

ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......

Time For Another Episode Of 'Not Safe For Work Theater'
She crawled to the finish, even though she could barely move! I have no idea what that means! YEAAAHHHHHH!...

MNF At The Super Bowl
We have made no secret of our enduring love of The Dugout, both in its original incarnation and its current, non-expletive form at AOL Sports. But you think these guys just know baseball? Pshaw....

Tony Romo Needs A Date, Stat
By now, you might have seen the bizarre Tony Romo/Jessica Simpson singalong thing that the brain has yet to download, let alone comprehend....

WNBA Avoids Minor Labor Pains
Kids, get off the danged roof, open the garage door and shut the engine off: The WNBA isn't going on strike after all....

Well, They Were Out Of Snausages
The suspect: Buddy, the black labrador. Crime: Chewing Super Bowl tickets. Last seen: Licking own privates. Other possible suspects: Rabid squirrel ... parakeet ... Roomba. Trial date: pending....

ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......