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Meet Your New Quarterback, Kansas City: Matt Cassel
Adam Schefter of NFL.com is reporting that the Chiefs have completed a trade for Patriots back-up (but franchised!) quarterback, Mr. Matt Cassel. Details of the compensation package have yet to be publicized....
Boston Is Now Officially Marbury Country
"The Celtics became intrigued with Marbury in the preseason when he averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 assists and went to the free throw line regularly in seven games." [Boston Globe]...
The Barking Dog Play Is Idiotic, Effective
The Barking Dog Play has been around since at least the 1970s; I've often heard it described by various coaches at basketball clinics. But until this video, I had forgotten about it....
Intolerable Cruelty: Our Women Ruminate On The Art Of The Prank
It's time for Waxing Off, the Deadspin feature that will go topless if you throw it beads. This Friday's topic: Sports pranks....
Big, Bold ESPN Book Will Showcase Bristol's Not Ready For Primetime Players
Yesterday it was revealed that Tom Shales and James A. Miller, co-authors of the fascinating Live From New York! uncensored history of SNL are currently working on one about ESPN. Brace yourselves....
Kellen Winslow Takes His Soldier Posturing, Infected Balls To Tampa
The Browns oft-injured, vocal former number one pick, takes hisl tight end stylings to the land of pirate ships and eye patches. The Bucs give up draft picks for his services. [National Football Post]...
You And I Will Soon Be Subsidizing The Pistons
So Bank of America received $25 billion in federal bailout money, and will now loan $175 million to the NBA to help struggling franchises. Seattle SuperSonics: "A little late!" [The Huffington Post]...
Dreamboat Captain Takes The Reins, Marries Gisele
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are officially a couple in the eyes of God. According to US Magazine,Brady and Bundchen wed last night in front of family, friends, and a furious Bridget Moynahan....
Unfortunate Ad Placement, New York Mets Edition
Well, this can't be good for ticket sales. Couldn't the Mets advertise for tickets on a page with stories about puppies? (Thanks to Matt Leibman) [CNN Money]...
Manny <i>Really</i> Doesn't Want To Go To Spring Training
Frank McCourt is starting to get a little bitchy after Manny Ramirez turns down the Dodgers' latest offer for $45 million over two years. [Los Angeles Times]...
How About A Rasheed Wallace Flip Out For Old Time's Sake?
The Detroit Pistons are free falling and when a tenuous group of aging veterans begins to run out of gas late in the season that's usually a perfect time for an embarrassing on-court temper tantrum....
The Real Reason For Jeff Reed's Towel Tantrum
I know the idea of Jeff Reed, drunk in a gas station bathroom at 3:00 a.m. sounds improbable, but there was actually a very good reason for it. He was paid to do it!...
Sports Fella Still Miffed That ESPN Won't Let Him Run The Place
There's been little or no compelling Sports Fella/WWL melodrama in recent weeks, but yesterday, thankfully, Simmons is back to using his podcast to undermine his employer once again....
Wake The Kids And Hide The Pets, Michael Vick Is Heading Home
Michael Vick could be released from prison as early as May 21, say government officials, and sent to a halfway house. Which, in this case, will be his own house....
Adelman's Kid Close To A Rare DUI Hat Trick
David Adelman, son of Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman and basketball coach at Lincoln High in Portland, Ore., earns his second DUI arrest since 2005. [Portland Oregonian]...
Andy Phillips Assures Everyone That He's Not The Carl Pavano/Greg Dobbs/John Cena Impersonator
"Anyone who knows me knows I would never have been involved in anything remotely close to something like that." [Pirates Report]...
Revisiting Jeff Reed's Paper Towel Freakout: An Investigative Report
You're probably thinking to yourself, "Hey, did they ever fix the towel dispenser that Jeff Reed broke?" That or you were thinking of pie. Quite often it's pie....
Spike Lee Will Help Out On Double-Teams Whenever He Can
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Some Spring Training News That Really Isn't News
In a development absolutely no one could have predicted, the Indians' Kerry Wood may miss some time with a sore back. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]...
Connecticut Governor Lashes Out At Calhoun
Are Jim Calhoun and Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell officially feuding? Rell had a few choice things to say about the coach today, and it is ON, sister!...