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Matt Leinart Suddenly Dirty
• Opening Day! • President Bush would have been a better commissioner. • Look: Daulerio works here now. • Matt Leinart once, and Matt Leinart twice. • Andy Roddick, doing OK for himself. • We miss Davidson already. • Stuart Scott on the microphone. • Joel Zumaya, bringing rock. • Larry King really, ...

The Best $187 Million Ever Spent
As Isiah Thomas and the Knicks attempt to finish up their disastrous season and wait to find out what new GM Donnie Walsh will do to rejuvenate the team, it'd probably be a good idea to make sure he doesn't read this Portfolio.com article on how much Isiah has cost the Knicks. The magazine estimates...

We Cannot Defend Freedom Abroad By Deserting It At Home
There's no news, boys, so go out there and make some news. Rob a bank, mug an old lady, whatever - just do something....

40 Acres And A Mountaineer
University of Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez is still in a messy legal battle with his former team, West Virginia University, about his old contract and the upcoming trial could possibly get ugly. The issue? The legality of the $4 million buyout Rodriguez's team of hard-nosed attorneys alleg...

The Nationals' New Stadium Looks Rather Spiffy
I've been to two new stadium opening days in my life — Safeco Field and Pac Bell (now AT&T) Park — but I wish I could have made it a third in D.C. on Sunday. There's nothing like that new-stadium smell; even the restrooms are minty fresh. Following the jump, a few photos from the Nationals' Opening...

Someone Should Have Canseco Throw Out The First Pitch Somewhere
• A busy week for Joe Lavin. Oh, and for Jose Canseco. Not that you really cared. • Pat Jordan! • Don't make Isiah go away. • That might have been a foul. • Drew was certainly on his game this week. • Blit Meat! • The Emo UCLA Fan. • The Red Sox, A's split in Japan. • Please make Jay Mariotti feel b...

Why Don't You Just Kill Us?
You shouldn't forget the importance of entertainment....

Amazingly, No Perfect Brackets, On Earth
Well, we're sorry to say, for all those who have become tired of our ramblings over here, that we will remain editor of Deadspin; with just one weekend gone in the tournament, none of the 3,472 entries in our bracket contest has nailed every game. Alas; our offer will stand for next year as well....

That's a Shame!
West Virginia has felled the beast that everyone loves to hate. Let's all just take a moment to reflect on this special moment... ... fuckin' Huggins....

That's a Shame!
West Virginia has felled the beast that everyone loves to hate. Let's all just take a moment to reflect on this special moment... ... fuckin' Huggins....

A Rather Shining Moment In The First Round
• Eliot Spitzer and David Hirshey, soccer pals. • Our new "pal," Bob Costas. • Apparently, some folks aren't happy with ESPN. • Kige Ramsey, charity hero. (Oh, and no bids yet.) • Mark Cuban remains the only blogger allowed in the Mavs' locker room. • Hey, the brackets came out. • We had a few game...

All Our Mother Does Is Work. That's How You Get To Be Spanish.
No telling yet if there's been a crime, but this country's seen a fair amount of disagreements over the years....

Last Chance To Join Pants Party Tourney Pool
We are just more than than hour away from the beginning of this tourney business, so, you know, if you want to join the Deadspin Pants Party Pool, this is your absolute last chance. Remember: If someone gets every game right, they get to take over Deadspin. So much more valuable than that $11 millio...

Announcing The Next Book Tour Stop: Milwaukee!
Remember how we said that even though the first leg of the book tour was over, we'd be adding occasional dates throughout the summer? Well, we're announcing the first one: We're heading to Milwaukee! Thursday, May 8!...


The Final Hours Before Selection Sunday
• A grand anniversary. • Tommy Bowden, not always so nice. • Welcome back, Battlebots. • When sleds attack. • Mark Cuban has all kinds of confusing rules. • Man, Felix Pie. • Hey, UNC beat Duke. • Enjoying Billy Crystal. For once. • Daulerio returns. (With Bill Conlin!) • Oh, Bob, Bob, Bob....

Did You Drink And Dial?
Listen, man. You're our friend, and we know you care about us. And we know you disapprove, and we respect that. But there are some things that we have to do that you don't understand. You understand literature, movies, wine ... but you don't understand our plight....


The Dregs Of Early March
• We returned from vacation. • See ya, Favre. • Fun with George Karl's lawyer. • Poor Felix Pie. • Yipes, Ministry. • Life as a scout is a sad, scary thing. • Juan Gonzalez! • Greatest Highlight! • Four square! • It can't be fun to broadcast a marathon. • The end of the Sonics. • ESPN tests are hard...

The More You Drive, The Less Intelligent You Are
A lot o' people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch o' unconnected incidents 'n things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice o' coincidence that lays on top o' everything. Give you an example; show you what I mean: suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' s...