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Nadal Gonna Try Best For Try The Victory, Gonna Try That
Now, this morning's Wimbledon final is gearing up to be something really special. Federer and Nadal are fun to watch anytime they play and on such a grand stage it's a great way to get a Sunday morning started. So, this pull quote isn't meant to slam Nadal, per se, but more the reporter on this st...
Leftovers: Blasphemic Bobbleheads on Parade
• Oklahoma loosens its bible belt and offers up bobblehead dolls to fans who love Jesus, profiteering from eBay, and baseball. [AP] • Jackie Robinson on "What's My LIne?" proved only to reveal that, regardless of his personal triumphs, white people still had no idea who he was. [Baseball Toaster] • ...
More Inappropriate Ball Talk
This time, courtesy of everyone's favorite wise little cartoon canary, ESPN football analyst John Clayton. JC couldn't contain his excitement about Peyton Manning's potential post-season dominance this year thanks to, um, some new rules. But it's quite apparent that Clayton might need to start rea...
Wimbledon: Crap, There Was Tennis On
So, apparently the first portion of the Wimbledon finals were held this morning as the ladies finals are all over. Yep, completely missed that....
Todd Sauerbrun Gets Suspended for Fat Kid Pills
The Denver Broncos Todd Sauerbrun will most likely face a one month suspension after his pee -pee test revealed that he had dietary supplement Ephedra in his system. As you may remember, Ephedra was a popular drug used to curb people's appetites, speed up their metabolism, and, oh yeah, possibly k...
Terrell Owens: Portait of a Franchise Killer as a Young Man
Surprisingly, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens used to be a little kid —with hopes, dreams, aspirations of making life miserable for his future employers and teammates—and the Philadelphia Eagles still, for some reason, have a little online scrapbook of T.O. as a pup on their Kids Club ...
Just One (Real) World Cup Match To Go
All right, well, this is it: Just one more World Cup game — one that counts, anyway — and this whole thing is over. On Sunday, it's France vs. Italy for the World Cup title and all the international respect for its citizens and its style of play that comes with it....
Leftovers: Henrik Lundqvist Can't See Nuthin'
• Blog breaks news as to what might be wrong with the New York Rangers' goalie. [Armchair GM] • Pat Fitzgerald hired as new Northwestern head coach. [Chicago Sun-Times] • Honestly, what is going on with mascots these days? [SI.com] • Bill Simmons' annual NBA top 40 trade value roundup is missing Dee...
Maurice Clarett's Imaginary League
So we've been mulling over this Maurice Clarett playing indoor football story, and we're really kind of amazed. First off, it's important to point out that this is not the Arena Football League; that league has been around for 20 years and even though it just lost its NBC contract, it seems likely...
Eddie Griffin's Odd Film Choices
In case you were in desperate need of some of the inside details of the Eddie Griffin masturbating in his car story — and, obviously, you were, because what person in his right mind isn't? — the official PDF version of the complaint in the lawsuit against him has been released. Our personal favori...
Desperately Seeking Groundouts
As you've probably heard by now, above is the Match.com profile of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brian Shackleford, who was released from jail last night and, even worse, sent to the minors after he was arrested following Wednesday's night's loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. To remind, the facts of the case ...
The Ballad Of The Bengals Fan
You know how we love a good and dopey fan-written team tribute song — Sweet Shaun Alexander still wins the prize for the worst, if you ask us — and this one's a particularly fun one, "The Ballad Of The Bengals," about how Cincinnati is finally going to take out Pittsburgh this year, or something, we...
Leftovers: New Book For T.O.'s Ghostwriter
• Wait ... Terrell Owens "wrote" another book? Really? [Philadelphia Will Do] • Maurice Clarett, picking an intriguing place to make his comeback. [Rotoworld] • If Mets fans are too happy, just sit tight: Plenty of memories of past disasters are right here. [Bad Mets] • Dusty Baker ... death watch! ...
Scott Speed's Impressive Size And Girth
If you're not a Formula One Grand Prix fan — like, say, just about everybody — you might not know that Scott Speed, last weekend in Indianapolis, became the first American to drive Formula One in 12 years. It was a short ride, though; he crashed in the first lap....
Another Reason To Leave The MLS
The joke about employees skipping out of work to watch the World Cup has become so prevalent that even ESPN is making the joke (and setting it, cleverly, to a U2 song). But what about when one of your employees is, well, a soccer player?...
Hirshey: One More Time For Some Old Frenchmen
David Hirshey — whose beauty has been captured photographically at ESPN.com — is writing for Deadspin throughout the World Cup....
Leftovers: More Bulls Maneuvering Ahead
• The Bulls might have many more moves left to make, post-Wallace. [SI.com] • Professional mini golf ... it's taking the country by storm. [Washington Post] • Well, at least SOME Edmonton Oilers are enjoying their summer vacation. [Sports Matters] • Joel Przybilla is everywhere. [Manute's Webb]...
Live Blog: France Vs. Portugal
We're down to the final three teams in the World Cup — unless you count the third-place game, and who counts the third place game? — and we're knocking out one of them right now. The first team in the World Cup Finals is Italy; who will be the second, as they say?...
Your RFK Evening Wrapup
Well, the evening for Deadspin readers at RFK Stadium was Monday night, and we'll say this: We woke up just in time to do the site this morning. We had an excellent turnout, and we were deeply honored to meet some of our finest commenters around these parts, including many of the All Star crew behin...