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Bonds Won't Get Off The Hook This Time
OK, if you've hadn't a chance to dig into the Bonds Sports Illustrated story yet, we cannot recommend it more highly....
The End Of Barry Bonds
So we just got back from lunch ... what'd we miss?...
Deadspin Field Trip: Batting Against Rocker
Earlier today, former New York City subway spokesperson John Rocker caused a minor fuss by walking off the set of ESPN's "Cold Pizza" after being informed he would be asked about his famous comments about "queers with AIDS" and not liking foreigners....
Leftovers: "VIC-TOR-IA, VIC-TOR-IA"
• California basketball fans are, frankly, awesome. [rangelife] • Yeah, there's even controversy in the world of rock-paper-scissors. We love earth. [Arizona Republic] • Even the New York Times recognizes the joke the Knicks have become. [New York Times] • Interested in some bracket action a week ea...
Tiger vs. Phil. Without The Phil.
They were tied heading into the weekend at the Ford Championship at Doral, and they played together on Saturday. And, as has become traditional in such situations, it didn't work out that well for Phil. Since teeing it up on Saturday morning against Tiger, Tiger's only ahead by 8 strokes....
Brawl Erupts After Catholic League Game; Harp Daddy Unharmed
Some Catholics have evidently given up civility for Lent, as a huge brawl broke out after the Philadelphia Catholic League high school championship basketball game....
Today In The 50-Yard Indoor War...
• Orlando Predators 59, Los Angeles Avengers 34. If you've been wondering what former Texas Tech QB Sonny Cumbie's been up to, not much has changed. He's still throwing 40 times a game for about 300 yards and 4 TDs. He's losing, though. The Avengers fall to 1-5....
A Post About Nothing
Absolutely nothing. That's the news coming out of the NFL labor talks. They still don't like each other. They still can't agree. There's still not a lot of hope. I still don't care....
Leftovers...
• Shani Davis won the World Cup title in the 1000m speedskating, meaning that Chad Hedrick's voodoo doll just doesn't work. On the women's side, German Anni Friesinger won the gold and is still hot. [AOL Sports]...
College Basketball Games Worthy Of Just One Network
Observe as I attempt to do this without using the b-word that rhymes with "stubble."...
Leftovers: Free Larry!
• It's shocking that it took this long; Larry Brown checks into hospital briefly. [The Sports Frog] • An interesting look at just how the Netherlands and Italy got some of those major leagues like Mike Piazza to play for their teams. [Wall Street Journal] • The guy who wrote your favorite pump-you-u...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Angels
We re just more than a month from Opening Day, so it s time to start previewing the season. Inspired by an old feature on The Black Table, we re going team-by-team and distributing Four Things You Don t Know about them. If you have suggested oddities on your team, send them to us at tips@deadspin....
The New New Mexico?
Perhaps the quarterback position at Virginia Tech is merely cursed....
NFL Is (Somewhat) Less Homophobic Than You Think
Remember that scene in Brokeback Mountain, when Jack Twist is having Thanksgiving dinner with his wife's family and they get in a big fight about being manly enough to watch football? (What? You haven't seen Brokeback? Well, it's like the Colts' season, except shorter and with 13 percent fewer au...
Leftovers: Hey, We Weren't So Bad
• You know, the U.S. Olympic team didn't do that much worse than everyone thinks. [Gelf] • Eric Gagne pulls a Greinke and leaves camp for "personal reasons." [Baseball Musings] • After 60 years, beloved Kansas broadcaster retires. (And he has more hair than Bill Self too!) [KUSports.com] • Steve McN...
Cut The Black Wire
Last night, the Pittsburgh Steelers all gathered at a Loews theater in West Homestead, Penn., to watch on the big screen the DVD of their championship season. Apparently, an Eagles fan found out about it; the whole thing was cancelled after a phoned-in bomb scare....
The Sex Boat Story Will Never Go Away. Awesome.
Is it possible to ever get tired of the Vikings sex boat story? We think it's not. We're pretty sure, actually....
Blah Blah Labor Issues Blah Blah
Sigh. Honestly, we hate doing posts about labor woes. It's not that they're not important; they obviously are. It's just that, as fans, watching prolonged labor strife is like being in the room when everyone's talking about you like you're not there. All the issues being discussed are up for debat...
Just Another Way To Celebrate A Duke Loss
All kinds of glee around college basketball this morning, because ding dong, Duke has lost. We always notice a bit of a buzz around this here Web world the morning after a Duke loss; the sun's a little brighter, the grass is a little greener, so on....
Ah, White People
Remember that post from earlier today, about the sports bra Bounce-O-Meter? This is the opposite of that post....