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Grizzlies Owner Has Never Read The Collective Bargaining Agreement, Quotes The Collective Bargaining Agreement
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: Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley....

LPGA Pro's Death Ruled Suicide, But Some Shady Business Still Went Down
We wondered why it took so long for police to close the case on Erica Blasberg, who died in May under "very strange" circumstances. Now we know why: a warrant is out for the doctor who was first on the scene....

Download Those MLB Financial Statements For Your Own Enjoyment
By popular demand, here are those MLB documents as PDF files: Pittsburgh Pirates; Pirates again; Florida Marlins; Tampa Bay Rays; Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; and Seattle Mariners. The Rangers' Excel files can be downloaded here and here. Enjoy....

California Bobblehead Proxy Election Was Fixed
A minor league giveaway offered fans their choice of gubernatorial candidate bobbleheads. The Republican version went faster, but there are allegations of ballot stuffing, gerrymandering and misrecorded votes. This is the biggest sham of a California election since the last one. [Newsvine]...

Your Moment Of Auto-Erotica: "Oh, How He Tempted Her."
We recently discovered—but then forget—the incredible phenomenon of NASCAR-themed romance fiction, stories filled with passion and grease and beautiful people being driven swiftly to ecstasy and Victory Lane alike. What follows is a brief selection from one such tale....

Summermodo: See What You Can See In the Sea
This Sanyo VPC-CA102YL waterproof HD camcorder is head and shoulders (or head and snorkel) above the rest. With a full HD Xacti, 12x double-range zoom and 2.7-inch LCD screen, it's safe to use in up to 10 feet of water! Summermodo 2010 is packed with tons more underwater gadgetry....

Sumo Wrestlers Turn To iPads Because Of Giant Sausage Fingers
Japan's sumo association will be handing out iPads to the country's wrestlers, because cell phones are often too small for their hands. It's almost like they haven't heard of the Jitterbug....

Worship Your New Bud Selig Graven Image
Watch live as Milwaukee unveils its larger than life bronze statue of Bud Selig. Then weep. Weep for all of us....

Brazilian Referee Stabs Player To Death After Free-Kick Row
A Brazilian referee is on the run after fatally stabbing a player during a match in Barriera, northeast Brazil on Sunday....

And Here Comes The Jose Bautista Steroid Speculation
Now that Bautista's reached the 40-homer mark in August, bettering his previous season high by 24, it's inevitable that the PED rumblings would begin. But it's from unexpected sources: the two Toronto papers, doing a curious sort of "journalism."...

Last Night's Winner: Tiger Woods, Entering His Media Redemption Phase, Again
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Tiger Woods, who, now that he's single again, should finally be able to focus on what truly matters—golf— and win every tournament ever....

MLB Confidential, Part 3: Texas Rangers
Our final document — at least for now — belongs to the Texas Rangers. Out of all the financial statements we've seen, it offers maybe the fullest picture of owning a team....

Rob Dibble Is Trying To Destroy Stephen Strasburg
The Nats broadcaster thinks the phenom should suck it up and play through the pain. To examine, lets play point/counterpoint. On one side, Dibble himself. On the other side, a little thing called the facts....

The 2010 Hater’s Guide To The Top 25
It’s that time of year again. College football is less than two weeks away, and that means we’re due for a whole new round of PURE COUNTRY HATIN’....

This Kid Was Promptly Beaten Up By Players From Eight Different Countries
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....

Stay Tuned For Tomorrow's Texas Rangers MLB Finance Party
No, it won't require nearly as much whipped cream as Josh Hamilton's festive night, but it will be fascinating to those of you who enjoy armchair accounting and watching us be nuisances....

Oregon State Lineman Gets Naked, Tased
The college football arrest of the year award was handed out early, as a Beaver freshmen snuck into a house, stripped nude, and attempted to tackle officers....

Waiver Wire Drama Sends AL East Into A Tizzy
The Red Sox's nefarious plan to lose a bunch of games finally comes to fruition, as they put in a claim on Johnny Damon — to block the Rays from landing him. [Boston Herald]...

Randy Johnson's Lollapalooza Pictures Are Online, Not Terrible
Randy Johnson—photographer of the stars—took pictures of Soundgarden's set at Lollapalooza for Spin, and while it is—unfortunately—hoopster free, it is a solid collection of shots from what was probably a very loud concert. [Spin]...
