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LeBron James vs. Tony Soprano
It is the choice of the weekend for sports fans who are also Sopranos fans: From 9-10 p.m. ET, do you watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals or do you watch the series finale of "The Sopranos?"...
Worst "Date With Alyssa Milano" Ever
Brad Penny. Carl Pavano. Barry Zito. Would you like to join this illustrious list of baseball players who have reportedly dated Alyssa Milano? Consider that for a second:...
Chad Johnson and Rags to Riches: A Love Story
Let me propose something: The love-child (fine, if you insist: "love-foal") of Chad Johnson and Rags to Riches could be the greatest racing machine in the history of the world....
Federer Tries to Put Away Pesky Nadal
So this is what we've been reduced to in men's tennis: Roger Federer is so dominant that the only match worth watching is the one where there's a good chance he'll lose....
OK, Let's Set Up The Day...
Deadspin readers will recognize that this is not MJD this weekend. No, there seems to be something missing... the cleverness, perhaps? Maybe the smart analysis?...
Apparently, We Are All NOT Witnesses
The TV ratings are in, and Game 1 of the 2007 NBA Finals was the... (all together now):...
To Watch Tonight
What you wish you could watch as your spouse says you've wasted enough of the weekend already by blogging ... •Boxing: Miguel Cotto vs. Zab Judah, 9 p.m. [HBO-PPV] •College Baseball: Super-Regionals, 7 p.m. [ESPN] •MMA: Dynamite!!USA, 9 p.m. [Showtime]...
The Ben-Gay Tragedy and More
• H.S. track star dies of Ben-Gay O.D. [NY Post] • Is Clemens bad for Baseball? [Shakedown Sports] • Bee King O'Dorney is o-r-n-e-r-y [Say Hey] • What was Schilling thinking as no-no went no-no? [Ghosts of Wayne Fontes] • About that "creamy" Homer Bailey... [Homer Bailey Facts • Jose Reyes' "Spanish...
Hot Blogger Bracketology
With mere hours to go until the end of the first round of the Hot Blogger Bracket (presented by the Ladies...) that took the sports-blog universe by storm this week (and shot their Ballhype ranking into the Top 5). There have been mass email campaigns, "going negative" on opponents and far too many ...
Agassi's Best Li'l Schoolhouse in Vegas
After that Vick link-dump, I'm thrilled to move on to something much more soft-focus: The cheerleading coach at the charter school founded by Andre Agassi was busted in an undercover prostitution sting....
Your Daily Michael Vick Update(s)
You know it has reached a bad place when there is so much going on you have to put all the new updates in bullet form......
Have You Heard About This Clemens Fellow?
Roger Clemens is making his 2007 baseball debut today for the Yankees at the Stadium. He will be paid roughly 1 jillion dollars* per start. (* - Rounding up.)...
About John Daly's Stabby Wife...
We are 24 hours in to the story of John Daly getting stabbed by his wife with a steak knife (seen to the left, without knife). Details are sketchy and not necessarily either accurate or in this order:...
French Open: Whoever Wins, Ana Wins
You COULD be watching the French Open women's final this morning. Or you could simply watch this video clip of sultry photos of Ana "You Got Serbed" Ivanovic. For our convenience, I am doing both....
The Substitute Has Arrived
Good morning! Dan Shanoff here. (First things first: I cannot dunk, obviously. That photo to the right was taken on a 7-foot rim, and even then I needed a boost.)...
To Watch Tonight
What you wish you could watch as your imaginary friend grabs the remote and won't give it back ... • Boxing: Super lightweights, Herman "The Glass Menagerie" Ngoudjo vs. Randall "George" Bailey, Montreal. [ESPN]. • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta. If only you knew more people named Chipper. [TBS] • Col...
Please Welcome Our Temporary Weekend Overlord
Because the guy works more than any human we know, The Mighty MJD is taking a rare weekend off. (And by "rare," we mean "the first one since he started doing the site on weekends.") But we shall never forsake you here at Deadspin, so we've got a reasonable replacement who is all dolled up and ready ...
Sorry, Cuz
• Ron Mexico's cousin apologizes for all the trouble. [Daily Press] • MLS fans are better soccer fans than you think they are. [Guardian UK] • Pat Burrell kills the Mets, and no one else. [Gowanus Baseball] • Seriously, what the heck is the problem with Mike Brown? [Winning The Turnover Battle] • At...
ESPN Would Like To Remind You Of Its Omnipotence
Let's say, hypothetically speaking, that instead of watching Game One of the NBA Finals last night, you decided your evening would be better spent watching the MLS game between the Colorado Rapids and the Houston Dynamo on ESPN2. That wouldn't be our choice, but whatever: You just love the MLS and e...
Playoff Blogdome: Spurs-Cavs, Game 1
A roundup of reactions to Game One of the NBA Finals, from around this here Internets ......