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September: <em>Fin</em>.
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from September, ranked low to high....
You Will Physically Flinch While Reading This Story
See those four things over on the left? Those are fasteners. They should be clamped on to dumbbell bars, and not your penis. One poor soul missed that memo....
Lane Kiffin Just Can't Stop Himself From Being Himself
Urban Meyer tells media several players had the flu during their 23-13 victory over Tennessee. Lane's response. "I don't know. I guess we'll wait and after we're not excited about a performance, we'll tell you everybody was sick." [Tennessean viaTruthRumors]...
Your College Football Open Thread
Can Lane Kiffin's Vols cover the spread against Florida? How will TCU handle Texas State-San Marcos' explosive directional punting game? Sound off here. [CBS Sports]...
Layla Kiffin Shows Support
The vivacious Mrs. Kiffin was decked out in Circus Peanut orange for game day. And whore shoes.[3rd Saturday In Blogtober]...
August: <i>Fin.</i>
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from August, starting with No. 10....
Mets Third Base Coach Does Not Like My Pants And Will Not Eat My Poop Sandwich (UPDATE)
One man who's managed to keep his sunny disposition during the Mets season from hell is smooth-talking third base coach Razor Shines. Now you can ask him yes/no questions in this virtual ad and he'll answer them. All of them....
Layla Kiffin's Job Is To Look Pretty And Keep Her Husband's Masculinity Intact
"He's got a really big heart. He's a great dad. And, he's got a really soft side to him. He cries in the girl movies." [Tennessean]...
Calipari: Be Nice to Pitino!
Sporting News Today reports (without any direct quotations) that John Calipari wants Kentucky basketball fans to refrain from picking on Rick Pitino when Louisville visits Rupp Arena....
U.S.A. on Road to Amputee-Sports Glory
The New York Times reports on the development of a new, potentially world-class American sprinter: Jerrod Fields, who lost his left foot and lower leg to an IED in Baghdad....
The Worst American Sports Writing: Gene Wojciechowski
Writing. About sports. Sometimes it is so terrible it can make you cry, cry like a child who has learned his heroes have feet of clay. "Feet" meaning "buttocks" and "of clay" meaning "shot full of Dianabol." Here's Gene Wojciechowski....
Josh Hamilton Clears The Air, His Conscience And Pleads "Human"
Thanks to Kevin at Big League Stew for his amazing Twitter updates from the Hamilton press conference, attended by Yahoo's(!) Jeff Passan....
Lane Kiffin's Wild Boyz Are So Hot Right Now
Yes, that photo is exactly what it looks like. The Tennessee Volunteers turning Deadspin into OutSports....
Penguins Fans Crashes Stanley Cup Celebration
Have you ever dreamed of being on the ice with your favorite team as they hoist Stanley Cup, then heading back to the locker room for a champagne bath with your heroes? Go ahead! NHL security obviously won't stop you....
Oh Look, The X-Games Are On
So ESPN is still putting on this thing? I hope they're still giving the Great Outdoor Games a run for their ratings. Just kidding,* I'm actually totally transfixed by a dramatic video currently up on the X-Games site....
July: <i>Fin.</i>
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from June July, starting with No. 10....
A Reminder That College Hockey Players Can Be Dumb Jocks Too
An NHL prospect and a college teammate got together for a little reunion, and did what any old friends would do: they climbed a roof, and chucked everything not nailed down in the house into the street....
A Farewell To America's Softball Failures
For the last couple weeks, the injury-rate of rec softball competitors has drastically decreased, which is great news for the collective co-pay rate of America's health-insured, but bad for the column. But it deserves a proper send-off in gallery form....
<i>Baseball Wives</i> Teaches Your Wife About "Road Beef"
The E! True Hollywood Story is documentary TV for people who don't really want to know about what actually goes on in the world. So why is it educating our nation's moms about the concept of "road beef"?...
The Fate Of U.S.-Russia Relations Rests On Alexander Ovechkin's Stick
"As a resident of Washington, D.C., I continue to benefit from the contributions of Russians — specifically, from Alexander Ovechkin," said Barack Obama, who was criticized for not being a true puckhead. Don't get greedy, Capitals fans. [D.C. Sports Bog]...