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Vince Young Just Can't Pull Himself Together
Remember in the summer of 2009 when VY was all ballsy and told Esquire that he'd be the next "next black quarterback to win a Super Bowl" And "be in the Hall of Fame"? Probably not with the Titans....

Weekend Winner: Blake Griffin's NBA Jam
A lockout could kill the NBA for a while, and to win back America, it'll need a thriller. Not Kobe's silent efficiency, or Dwight's restrained excellence. It'll need video game-spectacular guys like Blake Griffin, who built a poster factory the other night....

Philly Started Tailgating Well Before The Full Moon Rose, So Giants/Eagles Oughta Be Fun
In honor of this evening's American football contest, allow me to present video of Michael Vick's ladyfriend talking about her manpiece along with some Giants highlights that I was able to procure from YouTube....

Claude Giroux Scores Dong Goal For Flyers But Isn't Into Dong Talk
Here's Flyers color guy Steve "Coatesy" Coates chuckling at Claude Giroux's reticence to talk about where the puck hit him on a second-period tip-in goal last night. It's funny because it hit the dongal zone of his uniform pants....

Your NFL Late Games Early Thread
Indianapolis at New England. Good. Tampa at San Francisco, Seattle (Strength and Conditioning Coach pictured) and New Orleans* and Atlanta at St. Louis: Ungood....

Here's Video Of Rex Ryan Being Tickled Pink By A Fan Running On The Field
What, no Tasers? As with the Roethlisberger slam, watch it as long as the NFL online team allows you to. ...

Here's Video Of Richard Seymour Punching Ben Roethlisberger In The Face
Enjoy it while you can, party people. ...

Your NFL Early Games Open Thread
Well, this has got to be a first from the past few weeks: Three relatively decent early games (plus the compelling 4-14 showdown between Dallas and Detroit)!...

Did Nebraska Defensive Coordinator Carl Pelini Rough Up A Texas A&M Photographer? (Updated With Video)
Texas A&M beat Nebraska 9-6 yesterday. Excitement. At least for Aggies fans, who stormed the field. And for an Aggie photographer, who claims Cornhusker D coordinator and the head coach's littler big bro Carl Pelini got all grabby, pushy, breaky with him....

Here's Video Of The Knockout Of The Year Getting Delivered In Atlantic City Last Night
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....

Van Damme Takes "Kickboxer" Sequel Pitch A Bit Too Literally
At a time when Steven Seagal has become an obese parody of himself on A&E, Jean-Claude Van Damme announces that he'll return to a kickboxing ring to evolve beyond a Hollywood life of drinking, "cocaine and all that shit."...

Your College Football Night Games Open Thread
Not a big fan of America and/or papists? Army playing Notre Dame in Yankee Stadium must be infuriating. But I love America. And I was raised Catholic. So save your godless enemies of the state hate for someone else....

Yankees Fan Who Tapped His Inner Lady Gaga, Pee Wee Herman Wins Fan Of The Year Award
Hey, remember Michael LaPayower? Sure you do. But a refresher never hurts, let alone three of them ......

Your College Football Afternoon Games Open Thread
Even if Northwestern's redshirt-freshman QB Evan Watkins wasn't the pussy slayer that this sign maker told College Gameday Nation he is, Illinois vs. Northwestern at Wrigley is a rubbernecker's dream....

Jim Leyritz Found Not Guilty of Felony Manslaughter, Guilty Of Misdemeanor DUI
Looks like a judge forcing the jury back into deliberations when they cried "deadlocked!" worked out well for former Yankee Jim Leyritz. From the Sun Sentinel ......

Your College Football Early Games Open Thread
They've banned vuvuzelas at the Harvard-Yale game. And they're rocking out with their gamecock out for the South Carolina/Troy game. ...

This Taurus Likes Long Manhunts, Smiling Perp Walks And Allegedly Shooting Football Players
The Hattiesburg American reports that a "massive manhunt" stemming from last weekend's "hunt club" shooting of a trio of Southern Miss Golden Eagle football players ended last night with Travis "Taurus" Brown's arrest....

Former Yankees' Fatal DUI Jury Still Deliberating
Yesterday, the jury trying to decide whether former Yankee Jim Leyritz should serve up to 15 years in prison for a DUI accident that left a young mother dead said they were deadlocked. They'll resume deliberations today....

Soccer Mistress Is <em>Not</em> Gonna Be Ignored
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....

Colt Brennan Involved In Head-On Car Crash
Brennan was a passenger in a car that reportedly crossed into oncoming traffic. The other vehicle flipped; Brennan is being treated for possible head and back injuries, and is listed in serious condition. [Star-Advertiser]...