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The Winner Of The World Cup Pool Speaks
When we launched the Deadspin Pants Party World Cup Pick 'Em Game back in June, we promised a free post for the winner. It turned out it was Alan Fortunate, with his "Enrico Pilazo" entry, scoring 99 points, just edging out E. Shepard's "Snitches Get Stitches" entry. Fortunate actually ended up sixt...
Thankfully, Roethlisberger Looking As Dopey As Ever
On Friday, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, sans "Drink Like A Champion" T-shirt, will make his first public appearance since his motorcycle accident a month ago, on "Good Morning America" with Robin Roberts. (Who's having a considerably more successful post-ESPN career than, sa...
No Idea Where Zidane Might Have Gotten His Temper From
In a time of heated rhetoric, political grandstanding and continued confusion on the facts, we looked forward to an interview with Zinedine Zidane's ailing mother. Perhaps the woman would provide us with some much-need perspective, give everyone a chance to just cool down and realize that it's jus...
Leftovers: Barry Charges On Their Way
• Bonds indictment is coming next week. He's the guy who used to play for the Pirates, right? [New York Daily News] • Those upper deck seats at RFK are actually going to become less expensive. [Washington Post] • Dale Murphy would like to manage your money. [The Scouting Report] • Finally, a Who Dey...
Marco Materazzi Is Apparently A Total Moron
As far as defenses against accusations of making racist remarks go, we have to say, Italian player Marco Materazzi has a particularly good one after being notoriously head-butted by Zinedine Zidane....
Deadspin Field Trip: Tahoe Celebrity Golf Tournament
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at a real celebrity golf tournament? Yeah, neither have we. But because it's right next door to two major casinos, we are proud to report that Deadspin associate editor Rick Chandler, who does more work around here than people realize, is going to attend ...
Dr. Z Is Mad As Hell (Again)
We'll get into an update of all the fun Zinedine Zidane theories a little later today, but we wanted to pause to take a look at Paul Zimmerman's column for SI.com yesterday. We have no shame about this: We love Paul Zimmerman. We know he's old, we know he's cranky, we know he probably spends most ...
Leftovers: AWK-ward!
• Jason Taylor and Zack Thomas' sister might be getting a divorce. [The Jets Blog] • Everyone should have a ring commemorating their fantasy football championship. Really. [Jostens] • Oh no! Barbaro's in trouble again! [ESPN] • One should always mind one's surroundings while bowling. [ESPN] • The of...
Your Last Zidane Roundup
In case you haven't exhausted your Zinedine Zidane animated GIF quotient for the day, here's a compendium of some of our favorite ones; the Butterfinger one is still the best. And if you like your moving online stuff to be interactive, here's a game that allows you to collect Zidane red cards. Oh, a...
Hirshey: Madness, Glory And The Self-Correcting Aneurysm
Madness. Can there be any other word for both this World Cup and the way it ended? It would be like Tiger Woods, moments from donning another green jacket at the Masters, bringing his putter down on top of Vijay Singh's skull. Or Michael Jordan stepping up to the free throw line in the final ticks...
Zinedine Zidane, Slightly Perturbed
So, it has been about 16 hours, and we still haven't quite gotten over the amazement of Zinedine Zidane's brutal headbutt to end his soccer career. It was truly one of the most astounding sports moments we can remember; like many Americans, we struggled to come up with an American sports equivalen...
The Head Heard Round the World
Congratulations to Italy, World Cup Champions. However, I have to admit, that's probably one of the greatest retirements I've ever seen. Better than John Kruk leaving the game after he got his average back up to .300 for his career....
Leftovers: Beware The Crimson Pimp Hand
• More smart kids terrorizing women. Surprisingly, assailant not from Duke University. [BreitBart][via Airing of Grievances] • A nice little rundown of the top 7 worst athlete talk shows. Magic Johnson will just never be forgiven. [Joe Sports Fan] • A little sampling from Seth Mnookin's upcoming ...
Your World Cup Halftime Entertainment
Courtesy of Caddychicks.com. What better way to spice up your boring, uneventful round of golf than by hiring young co-eds to ride along with you, get your ball, grab your tee, or,um, just stand around and look hot. If only they had this service for all intramural sports: intramuralsoftballchicks...
World Cup Final Live Blog: Italy Vs. France
Well, it took long enough, but it's finally time for the World Cup Final. It's your favorite divers from Italy against the surrender monkeys from France. It's non-stop fun; it's the World Cup....
When Fantasy Football Becomes Delusional Excess
So, most people are already getting invites to enter their respective fantasy football leagues and it's now perfect time for enterprising companies to bilk well-meaning roto-dorks out of their hard-earned cash by marketing as many accessories to make the fantasy as real as possible....
Federer Dominates Again
Just as expected, Roger Federer won his fourth straight Wimbledon championship defeating Rafael Nadal 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. Nadal showed some sparks throughout the match, but it was pretty much Federer all the way who never let Nadal take over at any point. Federer's work on grass is pretty sensati...
University of South Florida To Become New Pamplona
So, with all of the trouble mascots have had in the last week, it's no surprise that the University of South Florida is opting for a real animal — however they're keeping their googly-eyed, fur-lined one named "Rocky" as well. The new " Rocky" the bull is a baby Brahman and he's currently being te...
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] • ...