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Wait! Maybe We Should Hear What He Has To Say ...
I'm skeptical this even is real — seriously, it's that funny — but two women were hospitalized — OK, so that parts not funny — Tuesday night after a horse leapt a dividing wall and climbed into the announcer's booth at a horse show in Lexington, Kentucky....
Beckham Is Here! (And So Is Our Winner)
The day has come, folks: David Beckham's first formal press conference as a member of the MLS is today. DC Sports Bog will be live blogging the presser, and though we're not sure how that's gonna work, it'll likely be entertaining anyway....
Hirshey's First Annual Becksiest Man Alive Contest
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Big Weekend For NASCAR Substances
It was an active weekend in the world of NASCAR. Well, it must have been, anyway, considering we're writing about it. And they involved coke and heroin!...
Our Visit To The Hot Dog Eating Championships
As mentioned yesterday, we headed to Coney Island for the epic Kobayashi-Chestnut duel. We can't imagine a better way to spend our Fourth of July. A confession: For the first time since we started the site, we accepted a press pass for the event. It was a tough call, but, frankly, we feel rather c...
Hirshey: Down And Out In Barcelona
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Hey, Everybody, Pasty Fellas!
As surely anyone with a commenting account — and we remind anyone who wants one to email the Deadtern and state your case — knows by now, the ladies over at Ladies ... have posted their Hot Blogger Bracket. The whole experiment is a perfect case study in blog physics: Hold a contest that only blogge...
Last Call For All Spelling Bee Bets!
The Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee — so lovingly run down by Mr. Daulerio — begins tomorrow, and, as always, the great minds at Throwing Things will be live-blogging the whole thing. Even though Mike and Mike are calling this thing, we still can't wait: The Spelling Bee remains one of our favo...
Remembering 2005, And Some Payback (Kind Of)
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
A Gruesome End To All That
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Come Out To Kinsale Tavern!
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
The New (Old) Mind Behind US Soccer
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Hey, Everyone In Bristol Will Be Twinkies Tomorrow!
It shouldn't be difficult to spot any ESPN employees walking down the street tomorrow: Look for the guy/lady with the Arena Football shirt and that "sweet God someone please shoot me" look on their face....
Floyd Mayweather, Preparing For Rain
After his loss to Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night, Oscar de la Hoya likely went home, drank some tea, filed some financial papers, played with his kid, maybe reviewed some business endeavors. Mayweather, on the other hand, did something else entirely....
Dancing On Chelsea's Grave
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Man U Makes Dreams Come True
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
David Halberstam, R.I.P.
We, like anyone who has even a passing interest in the world of journalism, deeply lamented the passing of David Halberstam, who was killed in a car crash yesterday in Menlo Park, Calif. He was 73 years old....
Hirshey: The Queen Roots For WHOM?
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....