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Binghamton Baller Who Fled Country Finally Faces The Music
Miladin Kovacevic, the Binghamton basketball player who beat a schoolmate into a coma and then fled to Serbia, accepted a plea deal and will spend 27 months in prison....

We Rang In the 2010 Football Season with Mini-Wieners and Vitaminwater Zero. You?
At the Deadspin Fall Football Kickoff Party sponsored by the good folks at vitaminwater zero, the second floor of NYC's Professor Thom's was packed with writers, media luminaries, hoopsters, interns, interlopers, and a few actual sports fans unabashedly flirting, schmoozing, imbibing, and screaming...

How To Ruin Your Father’s Wedding To A Gold-Digging Whore
The easiest test of human intelligence is taking someone to Taco Bell and seeing if they order a drink size bigger than small, even though the refills are free. Now, your letters:...

Nadal Finally Wins His U.S. Open. Sucks For Us.
A prediction: Rafael Nadal will never win another U.S. Open....

Your Comments Will Now Be Judged Differently
Yes. I know. Who's excited about a change in the commenting system? YAY. But, this time, I think you'll find these new additions helpful in your quest to become a commenting superstar. Pickle?...

Is CBS Letting Shannon Sharpe's Domestic Violence Case Slide?
Thursday, Sharpe's girlfriend took out a restraining order against him. Sunday, he was on our TVs. This wouldn't be an issue, if not for Warren Sapp going through similar events last year, and being immediately reprimanded....

Blackhawks Fans Swing Dancing To That One Annoying Song, Because Why Not
A bunch of Blackhawks fans finally decided to combine their team's insufferable goal-scored anthem with the Lindy Hop because when anyone thinks "middling Scottish rock song," they think "dance celebrating Charles Linbergh." [Puck Daddy]...

Larissa Riquelme’s Naked Body Gets The 3-D Treatment (NSFW)
Fast forward in your mind's eye to the next World Cup and what do you see? Silly new match balls? Droning horns? Stadiums full of girls with mobile phones placed between their knockers hoping to make a fortune?...

Last Night's Winner: Naughty Text Messaging
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Chris Rainey and Francisco Rodriguez, who allegedly sent their sometime ladyfriends the sort of text messages that our country's law enforcement frown upon....

Waino, Skip, And The Double Dutch Rudder
Sometimes, we post thoughtful and measured criticism of athletes and the media. Other times we post videos that make it look like two Cardinals players are beating each other off....

Clinton Portis Adds Some Fresh Perspective On This Whole Ines Sainz Thing
The always entertaining Clinton Portis chimes in on Sainz's Jets locker room dust-up in the way you would probably expect Clinton Portis to chime in on it....

Everybody Hates LeBron
LeBron James's latest Q Score is out, and to no one's surprise, the country sees him as a huge bastard. That's a lot more names for his enemies list....

Rafael Nadal Digs Deep For A U.S. Open Victory
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Your Other Monday Night Football Open Thread: Chargers-Chiefs
If you're going to be glued to the TV while the Chargers put up thirty-four or so on the Chiefs, this is the open thread for you. Let your hatred of Todd Haley seethe below. ...

Your Monday Night Football Open Thread: Ravens-Jets
Monday night, the time of the week when it used to be a novelty that football was on but hasn't been for quite a while, is finally here, and both teams have a bunch of sparkling new toys to show off tonight....

Ryan Leaf Used To Be Carried In The Arms Of Cheerleaders, Part 987
It seems like twice a year there's a new Ryan Leaf story published, updating us on the whereabouts of the NFL's bust-of-all-busts who is always on the verge of a personal rebirth. Here we go again....

Jay Mariotti Charged With Domestic Violence And Purse Snatching
Mariotti faces seven misdemeanor charges (including one for taking his girlfriend's purse), each count carrying a maximum sentence of a year in prison. His arraignment is on Friday; anyone want to check it out for us? [LA Times]...

Another Wrestler Dies Of Another Heart Attack
Mike "Bastion Booger" Shaw, 53, died over the weekend of a heart attack. He famously feuded with Bam Bam Bigelow (dead of a drug overdose) over Bigelow's valet, Luna Vachon (dead of a likely drug overdose). [FanHouse]...

Today In Sexy Swedish Navy Boat And STD News
"Two Swedish non-commissioned officers have been docked pay for painting a flying penis on a white flag adorning their boat during a naval exercise in the Stockholm archipelago" Also: It's 'Chlamydia Monday' in Sweden. (H/T Swedish correspondent Tom Kolak)...

Josh Hamilton Is Wary Of Victory Champagne
What happens if when the Rangers clinch the AL West? "I'm going to have goggles on, duct tape over the mouth and either a wetsuit or raincoat...I don't want to send the wrong message to people who might see pictures." [DMN]...