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Lance Armstrong's Last, Sad Ride Will Be For Michelob Ultra
Lance Armstrong probably doesn't feel like a grand prize this week. But he is....

Last Night's Rain Delay Was Called One Out Before The Cardinals Had To Stop Selling Beer
When Shane Robinson grounded out to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead, with two outs in the seventh, it was raining. Raining hard. Raining hard enough to call the game? Raining harder than in the previous at-bat? Raining not quite as hard as it would for the next batter, when crew chief Gary Darling cal...

It's Only The Preseason, But Jeremy Evans Put Together As Great A Basketball Sequence As You'll See All Year
You may remember Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans from last season's dunk contest. He's the guy who jumped over Gordon Hayward and dunked two balls at the same time....

One Greek Soccer Team Needed A Sponsor, And A Brothel Saved The Day
American sports fans know that sponsorship deals can occasionally veer into the realm of the unfortunate—Enron Field, anyone?—but enlisting the deep pockets of a brothel isn't something we'll likely see here any time soon. One amateur soccer team in Greece, though, had no other choice and needed to ...

Danica Patrick's Days As A Spokeswoman For Go Daddy May Be Numbered
Might Go Daddy have to sign up another attractive, underachieving female athlete for its next round of Super Bowl advertisements this February? That might be the case, as it appears Danica Patrick and the controversial web hosting provider look to be on the outs at the moment....

Fox Needs To Update Their St. Louis Stock Footage, As Last Night's NLCS Closing Shot Featured A "Go Pujols" Sign
As Fox ended its broadcast of a much-delayed ending to last night's NLCS Game 3, a curious thing seemed to scroll across the gaudy videoboard atop the Lumière Place casino: "GO PUJOLS." While it's possible the person in charge of such messages never learned of the slugger's exit from the Cardinals ...

When It Comes To America's Funniest Fantasy Football Team Names, Miller Lite Loves A Good Jerry Sandusky Reference
Honestly, I rarely pay attention to web advertising, but eagle-eyed tipster Patrick sends in this screenshot, which is compelling evidence that companies looking to push the boundaries of interactive ads might need to be a little more careful with their content. Miller Lite, apparently, is running s...

America's Top Sailing Team Capsizes, Destroys Their $10 Million Boat
Oracle Team USA, America's premier sailing team and one that's bankrolled by billionaire Larry Ellison, is the odds-on favorite to win the America's Cup title next September, but the crew hit a little snag Tuesday when their souped-up, super-expensive AC72 boat capsized in San Francisco Bay during...

Deadspin Up All Night: Can You Pay My Bills?
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Another night of BeDUANcé coming at you, in honor of her Super Bowl appearance. Do your thing....

A Full List Of The Brave, Brave Companies That Dropped Lance Armstrong Only After Nike Did
Here are the companies that, in the last 10 hours or so, have announced they will end, not renew, or otherwise quietly distance themselves from their endorsement deals with Lance Armstrong....

<em>The Sessions</em> And The Trap Of The Disease-Of-The-Week Movie
All genres have their trademarks. In romantic comedies, the two meet, fall in love, break up, and then wind up together. In action movies, a lot of ass is kicked, then more ass is kicked, and then at the end, a hell of a lot of ass is kicked. That predictability isn't always a bad thing—after all, w...

Your Belated MLB Playoffs Open Thread
The Cardinals-Giants game has already gotten underway, and they are taking a 2-1 nailbiter into the seventh inning. At 8 p.m. EDT, the Tigers-Yankees game will be getting underway, and Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson once again find themselves riding the bench. So what happens if the Yankees w...

Doc Emrick Will Be Calling Figure Skating During The NHL Lockout
Hockey's preeminent voice is just another dude adversely affected by the NHL lockout. As our friends at Awful Announcing noticed, NBC announced today that Mike "Doc" Emrick will be the play-by-play voice for the network's figure skating coverage, which will air for the next six weekends, when the re...

People Forgot To Shut Their TVs Off After Football, So The NLCS Pregame Show Had More Viewers Than The Game: TV Ratings, In Context
A weekly feature wherein we contextualize TV ratings for national sports broadcasts. Data via Nielsen and Sports Business Journal's John Ourand. Viewership numbers represent approximate average number of persons tuned to a given program; ratings share refers to the percentage of all households using...

"Shaken Up On The Play": The Semantic Loopholes That Allow The NFL To Survive Its Concussion Crisis
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Photoshop Contest: JaVale McGee Doing... Something
While reading the profile of JaVale McGee posted earlier today, we noticed an embedded picture of JaVale McGee doing... well, we're not quite sure. However, you could probably make JaVale do something more interesting with your creativity and Photoshop prowess....

Donald Trump Went On The Radio To Trash Alex Rodriguez
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Yankee meltdowns are the best meltdowns....

The Elmo Backpack Is Ironic, And More Discoveries From A JaVale McGee Profile
Nuggets big man JaVale McGee is a favorite around these parts, so when Eddie Matz profiled him for ESPN The Magazine, there's no way we could ignore that. The profile is great, and we pulled out a few of the best parts below:...

Deadspin NBA Shit List: Anthony Carter, The Quiet Sinkhole Of Despair
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....