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Baseball Players Wiping Each Other Down
After half-heartedly flipping back and forth between the Home Run Derby and doing some lingering DVR maintenance — new, kind of depressing "Chappelle's Show," the "Law & Order" where they see the guy executed and then everyone all loses their minds — we can say one thing about the big made for TV ...
Your Last Zidane Roundup
In case you haven't exhausted your Zinedine Zidane animated GIF quotient for the day, here's a compendium of some of our favorite ones; the Butterfinger one is still the best. And if you like your moving online stuff to be interactive, here's a game that allows you to collect Zidane red cards. Oh, a...
Hirshey: Madness, Glory And The Self-Correcting Aneurysm
Madness. Can there be any other word for both this World Cup and the way it ended? It would be like Tiger Woods, moments from donning another green jacket at the Masters, bringing his putter down on top of Vijay Singh's skull. Or Michael Jordan stepping up to the free throw line in the final ticks...
Zinedine Zidane, Slightly Perturbed
So, it has been about 16 hours, and we still haven't quite gotten over the amazement of Zinedine Zidane's brutal headbutt to end his soccer career. It was truly one of the most astounding sports moments we can remember; like many Americans, we struggled to come up with an American sports equivalen...
The Head Heard Round the World
Congratulations to Italy, World Cup Champions. However, I have to admit, that's probably one of the greatest retirements I've ever seen. Better than John Kruk leaving the game after he got his average back up to .300 for his career....
Federer Dominates Again
Just as expected, Roger Federer won his fourth straight Wimbledon championship defeating Rafael Nadal 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. Nadal showed some sparks throughout the match, but it was pretty much Federer all the way who never let Nadal take over at any point. Federer's work on grass is pretty sensati...
University of South Florida To Become New Pamplona
So, with all of the trouble mascots have had in the last week, it's no surprise that the University of South Florida is opting for a real animal — however they're keeping their googly-eyed, fur-lined one named "Rocky" as well. The new " Rocky" the bull is a baby Brahman and he's currently being te...
Nadal Gonna Try Best For Try The Victory, Gonna Try That
Now, this morning's Wimbledon final is gearing up to be something really special. Federer and Nadal are fun to watch anytime they play and on such a grand stage it's a great way to get a Sunday morning started. So, this pull quote isn't meant to slam Nadal, per se, but more the reporter on this st...
Wimbledon: Crap, There Was Tennis On
So, apparently the first portion of the Wimbledon finals were held this morning as the ladies finals are all over. Yep, completely missed that....
Cultural Oddsmaker: Yeah, Call it a Comeback
A.J. Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Send him all kinds of fan mail....
Well, He Has To Find SOME Reason To Sue
Wouldn't you think, if you were fortunate enough to have a striking physical resemblance to one of the most famous athletes/personalities on the planet, it might have some benefits? Might get you into a club easier? Maybe pick up a girl or two?...
The Closer: Mets Soldier On Without Pedro
Notes from a day in baseball ......
Hirshey: One More Time For Some Old Frenchmen
David Hirshey — whose beauty has been captured photographically at ESPN.com — is writing for Deadspin throughout the World Cup....
Carl Monday Is Not Scared Of Your Internet
Carl Monday has been CLEVELAND'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER for decades, but only recently has he earned himself officially Interwebs Superstar status. (Which is probably why he was beaten on the Eddie Griffin story.) It seems that Monday is less than comfortable with his new notoriety....
Hirshey: Auf Wiedersehn To All That
David Hirshey is writing regularly throughout the World Cup....
Hirshey: Forza Italia!
Forget the match-fixing scandal and apparent suicide attempt of former beloved defender Gianluca Pessotto that were going to be such huge distractions that Italy would retreat into its mournful defensive shell and not come out until they had to board the plane to go home. As anyone who has glimpsed ...