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Fisher DeBerry, Racist ... Or Just Evil Devil Spawn?
OK, so we've been watching the video of Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry's comments about African-American players, specifically that ""they run extremely well." First off, DeBerry — who we have a sneaking suspicion would be getting a bit more leeway if his team hadn't lost five games already this s...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.: Remember that draft when you were calling J.J. Stokes the next Jerry Rice? How did that turn out? • 3:30 p.m. Jets LB Jonathan Vilma: I think a good nickname for you would be "Area 51." Since that...
Swoopes Pulls Back Mask On Lesbianism In WNBA
Well, we've all been curious who the first high-profile athlete to announce that they're gay would be, and now that Houston Comets MVP Sheryl Swoopes has done it, well, we guess we're still kind of waiting. No offense to Swoopes, of course, who is one of the best players in WNBA history and actual...
Uh, Mr. Selig, We're Not Sure We Can Get A Crane There In Time
From Fox News' homepage this morning. When we first saw it, it had us running for the phones. First off, what about all the people inside? Secondly, uh, it's not retractable is it? Third ... who gives Bud Selig the authority? Where does he get off? Can he just roam the countryside, ripping off peo...
Astros Are Texas Toast
News And Notes From A Crazy, Crazy Game • You know what would have been kind of funny? If Astros manager Phil Garner, just a split second after throwing that chair, realized that Craig Biggio's wife had been standing right behind him. "God-DAMN it ... oh. Uh, sorry, Patty." • Does that home run p...
About Last Night
What you missed while addressing all those envelopes containing the indictments ... • World Series, Game 3: White Sox prevail over Astros in 14 innings in a game you turned off after 13 innings. That'll teach you. • NBA: Chris Webber looks crappy, Allen Iverson missing altogether in Sixers' exhibiti...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as a giant flatbed truck hauls your house to a better neighborhood ... • World Series, Game 3: Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros. Minute Maid Park doffs its lid, hoping fresh air will turn the tide. [Fox] • NHL: Florida at Pittsburgh. It's getting a little chippy in here. [OLN] • Fig...
The Cavs' Super Secret Club (No Girls Allowed!)
Free Darko has a find that's making us giggle like an idiot: Apparently, Cleveland Cavaliers stars LeBron James, Larry Hughes and Damon Jones (known around here as "two-and-a-half men") have come up with a "secret handshake that involves two low-fives, then a wave, then posing with their arms cros...
Previewing The Inevitable Umpiring Fiascos
As mentioned regularly here, we're not that much into gambling, mainly because we find watching sports stressful enough without our parents' rent check riding on it, but thankfully our pals at Oddjack has a stronger taste for vice than we do. And he has unearthed a useful tidbit today, one we've a...
Blogdom's Best: Jacksonville Jaguars
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...
Blogdome: MLB's Roofie Problem
• More on the confusing decision to open the roof at Dick Cheney Field this evening. [Baseball Musings] • The slow, painful realization that the baseball season is, in fact, almost over. [Faith And Fear In Flushing] • Do not patronize Jets fans. They've suffered enough already. [Off Wing Opinion] • ...
Giants Owner Wellington Mara Dies
Longtime Giants owner — and just about the only sports owner we can ever remember professing affection for, if just because he was old and spindly — Wellington Mara has died at the age of 89. Mara was one of the most influential owners in sports history, pioneering the notion of sharing television...
You're Crazy, Man ... You're Crazy
The Wizard Of Odds sends us this photo of some chubby fellow streaking down the sidelines at Saturday's Cal Poly-Montana game....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: Thank you so much for your wise advice to draft 49ers quarterback Alex Smith. Any other hot tips? • 11 a.m. The Buzzmaster: So, does it say Buzzmaster on your driver's license? What do you tell your kids...
Sky Closing In On Astros
For the first time this postseason, the roof at Enron Field/Dick Cheney Field/Minute Maid Park will be open this evening, and that has just about everyone but the White Sox unhappy. In the other postseason games, the roof was closed, and it made for a deafening atmosphere that greatly benefited th...
About Last Night
What you missed while translating the Bible from English to German and back to English again ... • MNF: Testaverde fumbles three times, loses his keys and forgets where he lives as Falcons clobber Jets. • NHL: Red Wings make Blue Jackets wish the strike had lasted a bit longer. • NHL: Hurricanes dea...
There Will Be No Sheep Tackling Here, No Sir!
To close out this sleepy Monday, we bring you sport from the other side of the pond; more specifically, the banning of such. The BBC reports that in New Zealand — wait ... that's not really "the other side of the pond," is it?; sorry, we went to grade school in the United States and thusly know no...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as the CSI folks go through another 12 gross of plastic Ziplock baggies ... • MNF: New York Jets at Atlanta Falcons. Both starting quarterbacks are hurt and/or gimpy, which always makes for terrific ratings. [ABC] • NHL: Detroit at Columbus. The Blue Jackets make their first appearance...
Blogdom's Best: New York Jets
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...
That Taste? It's Veggie Deep Dish
In the best response we've seen yet to FOX broadcaster Tim McCarver's ultimate foot-in-mouth moment last evening, the mad, depraved geniuses at Yard Work put on their miner's helmets to figure out what, exactly, that taste was in Brad Lidge's mouth that McCarver declared "not there."...