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About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching the comedy stylings of Gallagher from beneath a tarp ... • NLDS: They partied like it was 1999, literally; Smoltz outduels Clemens as Braves tie series with Astros 1-all. • NLDS: Conventional weapons are useless against him: Mulder shakes off line drive to the arm to p...
Live Blog: Cardinals vs. Padres, Game 2
Hey, so, we feel your pain about being stuck at work while there's playoff games going on, so, like we have all week, we're are mere vessels to maximize your enjoyment. We'll be live-blogging Game 2 of the Cardinals-Padres series right here, down to the last pitch, as the Padres try to make this a...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as spies rummage through Dick Cheney's desk ... • College FB: North Carolina State at Georgia Tech. Coach Chan Gailey — remember him, Dallas Cowboys fans? — has fashioned Yellow Jackets into a lean, mean fighting machine ranked No. 60 in scoring defense. [ESPN] • NLDS, Game 2: Padres a...
Brokeback Mountain Update: Inscrutable Brit Slang Edition
We still can't quite get enough of these still-percolating Peyton Manning-Kenny Chesney rumors. To get you up to speed, British gossip site Popbitch reported that one of the main reasons for the Zellweger-Chesney divorce might have been his "friendship" with Manning. We then uncovered an old quote...
Yo, CBS Sportsline Is Rad, Dude!
We know we make fun of ESPN's Page 2 a lot, and if you've ever tried to make it through five sentences of "24 College Avenue," you'll understand why. But when we thought that SI.com's Scorecard Daily was the worst Page 2 ripoff that could exist, we were way, way wrong....
Blogdom's Best: Philadelphia Phillies
More than any other sport, baseball lends itself to individual blog obsession. Every Major League Baseball team has several blogs obsessed with chronicling the ins-and-outs of everything. Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding b...
Shane Battier, Philosopher King
Ah, Shane Battier. Can't go wrong with that guy for pure, unadulterated dorkdom. We know, role model, future politician, hard-working solid forward, all that, we get it. Dude's still square as a chessboard, exciting as rocks. We're not telling you anything you didn't already know....
Oh, The Fun They'll Have
According to Sports By Brooks and KMPC Radio in Los Angeles, now that college football expert Nick Lachey and non-sports-related wife Jessica Simpson have reportedly split up (or maybe not), Lachey might actually be moving in with Southern Cal quarterback Matt Leinart. (We're going to assume he do...
If Someone Could Attack Us, That Would Be Great
We're actually surprised it took this long: Cameraman Larry Rodriguez has filed a lawsuit against Kenny Rogers and the Texas Rangers after Rogers attacked him — conveniently on camera; we've always wondered why Rogers didn't go after the guy who was actually filming — last June....
Blogdome: Wrapping Up Day One Of Hockey
• All you could possibly need to know about Day 1 of the new NHL. [Off Wing Opinion] • For his next trick, Jake Peavy will break a few more bones, and then pitch Games 4 and 5. [Gas Lamp Ball] • Scott Boras says goodbye to John Hart. "I speak for the entire network of baseball agents when I say that...
Falling Asleep To Exciting Playoff Action
We were flipping through our newspaper this morning — sorry, sometimes we actually like to read printed things — and glanced at the schedule for the remainder of the Cardinals-Padres series. They will be playing Game 2 at 4 p.m. today — we'll be live-blogging the game, and we promise to actually f...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. NFL with Michael Smith: Man, oh man, you look so much like that kid on Everybody Hates Chris that it's actually distracting me from my breakfast ... • 2 p.m. NCAA BB with Steve Lavin: Once again you've put off sending out those...
Orton, Bears Acknowledge Drooling Jack Daniels Photos
For all you poor souls who doubted the authenticity of our Kyle Orton getting bombed pictures, stand up and recognize: The Bears and Orton addressed the pictures yesterday....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while buying figurines ... we mean statues, on the Home Shopping Network ... • ALDS, Game 2: Halo, my friend, Halo — Angels beat Yankees to tie series 1-all. • ALDS, Game 2: Tony Effing Graffanino looks Buckner-like as Red Sox go down 0-2 to ChiSox. • NHL: Canucks spoil Gretzky's coa...
Live Blog: Braves vs. Astros, Game 1
If you're stuck at work at 4 p.m. ET or fortunate enough to live in a time zone that doesn't involve staying up past midnight just to watch a darned playoff baseball game, we're here to help. We'll be live-blogging Game One of the Atlanta Braves-Houston Astros game. We will do our best to appear m...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as the real estate bubble hovers just above your head, then pops ... • ALDS Game 2: Red Sox at White Sox. Wells vs. Buehrle in the matchup you've been waiting for. Well, not really — just play along, OK? [ESPN] • ALDS: Game 2: Yankees at Angels. For some reason we're wondering what bar...
Woody Paige Bites The Hand That Fed Him
After pointing out last week that "Cold Pizza"'s Woody Paige had been reduced to eating dog food live on camera, we've heard some more news about everybody's favorite "columnist."...
Blogdom's Best: Cleveland Indians
More than any other sport, baseball lends itself to individual blog obsession. Every Major League Baseball team has several blogs obsessed with chronicling the ins-and-outs of everything. Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding b...
Blogdome: Hello, Toronto!
• Toronto: The place where NBA careers go to die. [True Hoop] • When Juan Gonzalez is your main defender, you have problems. [The Sports Frog] • Quien es mas macho? Bruce Weber, or Bill Self? [Illini Wonk] • The key moment in yesterday's Cards-Padres game involved Mark Loretta, Chris Carpenter and a...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB with Gary Miller: We see they've moved you from Insider and are now offering your columns for free. Welcome to coach class. • 3 p.m. Writer Frank Deford: Do you sometimes catch you own reflection in the mirror and just stare ...