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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....

Best. Super Bowl Party. Ever.
Um, I think we found our winner — and runner-up — for this year's best Super Bowl party. Seriously. If Will doesn't take a field trip to this ... well, I'll kill him. I don't care if he has a book....

Put A Cork In The Grey Goose!
A little birdie — with a healthy appetite for sunflower seeds and large-breasted woman — just flew into my apartment and whispered to me that, apparently, ESPN has yanked all coverage of the Dana Jacobson story. How dare they!...

Hey, Look, Dana Jacobson's Having Some Fun
So ... here's a fun picture. That's Dana Jacobson. Having fun. (Baseball Musings found the photo.)...

That Six Flags Venture Hasn't Worked Out Too Well For Danny Snyder And Mark Shapiro
When Redskins owner Daniel Snyder bought the Six Flags franchise back in 2005, he said he trusted former ESPN executive vice president of programming Mark Shapiro to help turn the amusement park franchise into the next Disneyland. It, uh, hasn't quite worked out that way....


Charlie White Is An Ice-Devouring Sex Tornado
Charlie White is just your typical kid from Michigan. By the time he was a teenager, he realized that ice hockey just wasn't for him — even though he had led his club team, the Detroit Wolverines, to a state title. No, he wanted to be much more creative on the ice. He wanted to dance....

ESPN Sends Dana Jacobson Away For A Week
The official word has come down: Dana Jacobson has been suspended by ESPN for a week following her apparent meltdown at the Mike and Mike Roast....

First Video Of Mike And Mike Roast Surfaces
JEFFREY ROSS MIKE AND MIKE ROASTUnfortunately, we don’t have the Dana Jacobson video yet, but the first little smidgen of footage from the Mike And Mike Roast has hit the Internets....

Dana Jacobson Has The Sole Appropriate Reaction To The Mike And Mike Roast
Last Friday night, they held that "Mike And Mike Celebrity Roast" thing in Atlantic City. It was about as entertaining as you'd expected it to be, according to the Press Of Atlantic City. (No offense to Trey Wingo, but when you host half the show, and the other half is hosted by Jeffrey Ross, you're...

Ohio State Cheaux (Again)
Dan Shanoff, college football columnist for Deadspin, reflects on LSU's big win over Ohio State last night in the BCS championship game. Email him to let him know what you think....

LSU? Ohio State? How 'Bout a Split?
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....

What's In And Out For 2008?
Continuing his New Year's tradition going back into the last decade, Dan Shanoff weighs in with some trend-spotting: What's "out" with 2007 and "in" for 2008. Goodbye: Durant, Tebow, Dice-K, Saban, competitive eating and Reilly. Hello: Love, Pryor, Fuk-U, Rod, competitive drinking and B.D. Drew. And...

Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....

Dan Shanoff's Yearly Christmas Tome
Continuing a Christmas tradition on Deadspin (and, before that, other fine holiday establishments), Dan Shanoff presents a special holiday poem, dedicated to the many reindeer who pull the Deadspin sleigh — usually drunk, stoned or otherwise on crack. Happy holidays!...

2007 College Bowlstravaganza, Presented By...
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....

He's Baaaaaaaaaaack!
If it were up to me I would not be reposting this. I find 'Nightmare Ant' creepy, intimidating and more than a little demonic. But the truth is, I have very little control over this site anymore. Neither does Will. Yeah, it's 'Nightmare Ant' calling the shots now. And if 'Nightmare Ant' wants his ph...

Want A Playoff? Banish The Rose Bowl
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....