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Rick Reilly Video Pulled From ESPN.com Because He Insulted Bud Selig
On Saturday, ESPN.com posted another installment of Rick Reilly®'s zany "Riled Up" video series, but it was quickly yanked. The "State of Statues" segment was up for a short period of time before ESPN.com's content ninjas intervened....
AP Correspondent Becomes Inadvertent Racist In Little League Tweet
Japan always seems to win the Little League World Series, and AP writer Genaro Armas is fed up. That or this is a complete accident. I expect a decent comedy pyramid out of this. H/T Bob...
Last Night's Winner: Elin Nordegren, "Private Person"
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like the former Mrs. Tiger Woods, who waited two whole days after landing a nine figure divorce settlement before signing off on a big People Magazine puff piece....
Miami University Cracking Down On Poopy, Pukey Sorority Parties
Miami University fraternities and sororities will be forced to hire security and designate "sober monitors" at Greek events this year. Why, oh, why would such drastic measures be needed you ask?...
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....
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....
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....
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....
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."...
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....
Intern Horrors: Being Inducted Into The Klan At A Single-A Game
Welcome back to Intern Horrors, and we're back with more stories of boneheadedness and bosses degrading their most under of underlings. Today: unintentional racial insensitivity strikes minor league baseball, naked Don Zimmer, and so much more. Do it to it....
Tiger Woods And Elin Have Finally Divorced
The Tiger Woods typing robot finally reappeared on his personal site and formally issued a statement about the death of the marriage that gave the world two bouncing baby Swedecaublasians. Dogs Chasing Cars has the details....
Jay Mariotti "Ripped Something Out Of Her Ear And Shoved Her Around"
The woman, seen in this photo taken last May at a bar in Santa Monica, is Jay Mariotti's girlfriend, the one involved in the alleged domestic disturbance early Saturday morning. The eyewitness who called the cops on Mariotti gives us his report....
Israeli Soccer Player Celebrates Goal By Putting On Yarmulke, Receives Yellow Card (CONTEXT UPDATE)
During a game against Austrian club FC Red Bull Salzburg, Hapoel Tel Aviv's Itay Shechter scored after a very nice run, proceeded to pull a yarmulke out of his sock, (apparently) said a prayer—and was immediately given a yellow card....
Gareth Bale Vs. Joey Barton: Who Wins Your Strike Of The Weekend? (UPDATE: NO MORE MUSTACHE)
It's got to be Bale, hasn't it? Pure wizardry from Dr. Cornelius....
Al Michaels And Cris Collinsworth Are Far Too Aware Of The Spread
Can we drop the charade and acknowledge that the only people watching the fourth quarter, third stringers of a preseason game are degenerate gamblers? The announcers analyzing a "meaningless" safety certainly knew how to play to the crowd....
If Sideline Princess Is Already Taken, Jenn Brown's Friend Has A Promising Career As An Alcoholic Luchadora
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....
MLB Confidential: The Financial Documents Baseball Doesn't Want You To See, Part 1
We've obtained financial statements for a number of baseball teams — containing perhaps some of the most closely guarded information in sports — and they offer a rare glimpse at how MLB franchises do brisk business in the modern era....
Hire Ryno Now. I insist.
I've already admitted my Cubs fandom to you. So bear with me having to instantaneously share this info (H/T Tomuban) with you ......