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How To Detract Attention From Your Attractive Teenage Daughter
Problem: Nasty bloggers are spreading your 18-year-old pole vaulting daughter's picture across the Internets. (They can send all the letters to Ufford they want, but you can still find the picture here and here and about a million other places.) Solution: Scream your lungs out about it on the front ...
The Spurs, And The Playoffs, Are All About The Flop
If you needed concrete proof why many NBA fans have been dreading seeing the Spurs in the NBA Finals, last night's win over the Jazz provided it. It was a succession of flops, plods, slaps, free throws and Manu Ginobili. We know some just call this winning basketball; we think it's sucking all the l...
About Last Night
What you missed while enjoying the new side of Darth Vader... • NBA: Spurs lead Jazz 91-79 after three quarters in their ... wait, what? That's a final? • NHL: Year of the Duck ... Anaheim takes 1-0 lead over Senators. • MLB: Milestone for the Braves! No, Cox wasn't ejected; it was Jones' 350th home...
Stanley Cup Finals Pants Party: Ducks Vs. Senators
We're taking Memorial Day off, as you've surely noticed — though we're excited LeBron and the Jazz have given us something to pay attention to — but we are doing one post: A preview of the Stanley Cup Finals. They drop the puck tonight at 8 p.m. ET, with the Anaheim (Not Mighty) Ducks against the Ot...
One Series Is Alive ... Can We Make It Two?
As close as this series has been so far, we're just one Pistons victory away from it being totally lopsided. They've been so close on the road, most people believe the Cavs will be able to take at least a game at home. Except for Rasheed Wallace, who would lead you to believe that if the Pistons try...
Surprisingly, Norm Stewart Doesn't Speak Jive
Not that the black people in the video have anything to be particularly proud of, but ... Dear Lord, the white people. Coach Norm Stewart raps, and he's not the worst one. Greg Church, you're going to burn in hell for this....
We Miss You, Bo
• A fantastic article on Bo Jackson, courtesy of PeteJayhawk. [KansasCity.com] • This will make UCLA fans proud. I think the jackhammer is a metaphor for something. [Bruins Nation] • I will not apologize for enjoying watching Maria Sharapova curse. [YouTube] • Some issues facing the UFC. [100% Injur...
For Multiple Reasons, Your Jose Canseco Rated Rookie Card Is Worth Nothing
I imagine there are a lot of Deadspinners out there who collected baseball cards in the late 80s and early 90s, the height of the baseball card collecting boom ... the time of Upper Deck, Score, the extra-long Bowmans that didn't fit into the plastic sleeves, etc. And, of course, the infamous "fuck ...
It Must Be Hard To Find A Reliable Source In Dogfighting
ESPN's "Outside the Lines" has an anonymous guy who was willing to tell tales of Michael Vick's dog fighting involvement. The man's a 30-year dog fighting veteran who's telling his tale in the hopes of legitimizing the "sport." He says of Vick:...
Rampage Jackson Will Knock You Out And Hump Your Leg
(UPDATE: That video is dead... but you can see it here. You should probably hurry.)...
As Deron Williams Becomes A Superstar...
Well, that was emphatic ... and just what this postseason needed. The Utah Jazz, back on their homecourt, busted out the whoopin' sticks on the San Antonio Spurs last night. Carlos Boozer (while not trying to stuff the basketball into Tim Duncan's rectal cavity) and Deron Williams had that pick-and-...
About Last Night...
• NBA: Jazz 109, Spurs 83. And to think, I ridiculed their t-shirts. My apologies. • MLS: Wizards 4, Revolution 3. And it's a hat trick for Eddie Johnson. That guy's a wizard. • MLB: Padres 6, Brewers 3. Justin Germano: 4 starts, 3 wins, 1.08 ERA....
Hopefully, Tim Duncan Suffers From Cyanophobia
A fear of the color blue is what we're counting on to tighten this series up. The attire of the fans in Salt Lake City is the focus of the AP article previewing Game Three of the Spurs/Jazz series. Everyone in Energy Solutions arena will be decked out tonight in "True Blue" shirts that will, I don't...
To Watch Tonight...
• 8:00, ESPN2. NASCAR. Busch Series Carquest Auto Parts 300. I hope they let that stripper watch from her cell. • 8:30, ABC. NBA Playoffs. San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz. I miss you, Hubie Brown. • 10:00, PPV. UFC 70. Chuck Liddell vs. Quinton Jackson. I'm pretty sure that Jimmy Snuka could take eith...
Some Advice, AJ Nicholson: Kick Someone's Ass, Or Become Someone's Bitch
• Mr. Nicholson is going behind bars. [ESPN] • A plea for the Duke lacrosse team to show some self-respect. [Nation of Islam Sportsblog] • A Tennessee state trooper besmirches the good name of Randy Moss. [WEWS Cleveland] • Rashard Lewis, welcome to free agency. [SI] • Honoring the NBA's First Team ...
They Grow Up So Fast These Days
Meet Malcolm Sheppard, defensive tackle for the Arkansas Razorbacks. According to Loser with Socks, that's Malcolm one year ago, and Malcolm today....
Florida (Oops) A&M Coach Explores The Fine Line Between Love And Stalking
When you're a member of the Florida A&M basketball program, women want you. Sometimes, you have to convince them of it first, but they do want you. And that's the message that Mike Gillespie Sr. was trying to teach his players yesterday. And the day before. And since 2005, really....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, ESPN. College Softball. DePaul vs. Oklahoma. 12:00, ESPN2. College Lacrosse. Delaware vs. Johns Hopkins. 1:00, FOX. NASCAR. Craftsman Truck Series Ohio 250. 1:00, ESPNU. College Baseball. Big East Tournament. 2:00, ESPN. College Softball. Florida vs. Texas A&M. 2:30, ESPN2. College Lacrosse. ...
Time For The Daily Taking Of LeBron's Temperature
As we've said before, even though it's probably not fair to pin every Cleveland Cavaliers playoff loss on LeBron James, hey, if you want us to buy your shitty sports drink, them's the breaks....
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fig ... Never Mind, You Missed It
Notes on a day in baseball ......