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Your College Football Late Games Open Thread
Trapped at home tonight and not planning to watch baseball? Try Baylor at Texas, Michigan at Penn State, Stanford at Washington or Ohio State at Minnesota....

Your College Football Afternoon Games Open Thread
It's time for New Mexico State (1-6) vs. San Jose State (1-7)! Not enough for you? Fine, there's an extensive undercard....

Today, In Epic French Rugby Videos ...
Not sure which is more entertaining: The brawl during the Bagarre US Montauban vs. La Seyne sur Mer match or the decadent Fantasy Fest-esque pre-game entertainment for Stade Francais vs Toulon. Can you tell which is which?...

Your College Football Early Games Open Thread
So, the Chicago Sun-Times presented a "Mourning might give Irish edge: After tragedy, pieces are there for triumph" piece today....

Judge Rules In Death-By-Training-Wheels Case
Last April, an 87-year-old Manhattan woman was hurt when two 4-year-old racing bicycles along a sidewalk hit her. Three months later, the woman died of unrelated causes. This month, a court said her estate could sue a preschooler....

Did Concussion Earlier In The Month Lead To A High-School Football Player's Death?
A Kansas City-area high school football player died on the field Thursday night; Ron Stiles said his son Nathan "suffered a concussion in the school's homecoming game earlier this month ... he had been cleared to play Thursday."...

"Celtic" Delonte West Gets Into A Locker-Room Fight With Von "Who?" Wafer
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....

More Stories About Terrifying Hydraulic Lifts From Football Videographers
Earlier, we brought you Anonymous's account of videotaping football practice from a scissor lift under circumstances similar to those that precipitated Declan Sullivan's death. Readers sent in their own experiences with the perils of videotaping from lifts....

Incongruous Athlete Mix-Tape Theater: Pape Sy
Welcome to Incongruous Athlete Mix-Tape Theater, the occasional feature wherein we examine fan-made video love letters to athletes and their wildly inappropriate soundtracks. It's been a while, but we're back with a doozy: Atlanta Hawks rookie Pape Sy set to some opera....

Brad Richards Shot A Hole In The Glass Last Night
This slap shot by the Stars' Brad Richards was different than your everyday slap shot in that it BROKE CLEAR THROUGH THE FREAKING GLASS. [Sportress of Blogitude]...

Cockblocked by Mario Manningham! GREAT MOMENTS IN DRUNKEN HOOKUP FAILURE
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase four heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....

The Day I Thought I'd Die On A Scissor Lift: What It's Like To Do The Job That Killed Declan Sullivan
Notre Dame would like you to believe that the death of Declan Sullivan Wednesday was a tragic accident but an isolated one, a sad case of bad weather conspiring with terrible misfortune. And that would be wrong....

This Is What Four Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Do In The Bathroom Together
Years of standup-comic banter has been deemed irrelevant now that we have seen what happens when women go to the bathroom together. (Yeah, I don't know what's going on here, either. It has something to do with Roto-Rooter.) [CNET]...

San Francisco Bar Offers Warm Welcome To Josh Hamilton
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 "Sad Vlad Is Not A Meme" Rangers-Giants Open Thread
David Murphy will play the outfield tonight, instead of the automatic ball-return putting green the Rangers trotted out yesterday. If the Rangers can't pull out a win, this might be the last time Texans see people smoking pot. Comments. Use them....

Heat Strokes, Game 2: Moon Over Miami
FreeDarko's Bethlehem Shoals, a regular contributor to NBA FanHouse and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History (visit the FreeDarko store, too!), is keeping a game-by-game diary of the Heat's season — the one you're pretending not to care about....

Please Don't Give This Tiny Ron Washington Cocaine For Halloween
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 "Not Cowboys-Niners" Rangers-Giants Open Thread
Lee/Lincecum is yet another matchup of aces. Maybe this one will produce the 20 innings of scoreless ball that assorted Halladay/Sabathia/Price/Liriano matchups failed at. This Rangers fan who quit his job to watch the series is hoping so. Musings in comments, please....

The Ol' "Run Over The Ref After Getting Ejected" Trick Fails Once Again
We've all been there before: kicked out of an amateur soccer game and so pissed off at the ref we hop in our car, drive onto the field, and try to run that bastard down. Wait, no, that's insane....

Heat Strokes, Game 1: Should This Diary Be What You Want It To Be?
FreeDarko's Bethlehem Shoals, a regular contributor to NBA FanHouse and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History (visit the FreeDarko store, too!), is keeping a game-by-game diary of the Heat's season — the one you're pretending not to care about....