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And Now Peter Gammons Is Launching His Own Site
Enter Peter Gammons into the land of Simmons and King. Gammons is getting his own website—called Gammons Daily—and is launching, curiously, late in the season and basically out of nowhere. The site is supposed to be live sometime this week. ...
The Worst Moments Of Your Lives Keep Getting Worse
Welcome back to The Worst Moment of My Life, a regular feature in which readers share photos and videos of their most miserable life experiences. If you'd like to be a part, send yours to us at [email protected]....
White Lines: I'm Not Worth A Damn
How cocaine ruined Don Reese's career (John Underwood, SI, 1982):...
Racing's Angriest Young Man And The Greatest Hits of 1961
Though it's not easy to navigate I think it's worth your time to cruise on over to the Internet Archives to read the full text of The Best Sports Stories 1961. It includes pieces by Stanley Woodward, W.C. Heinz, Myron Cope, Red Smith, Blackie Sherrod, Dick Schaap, Tex Maule, Dick Young, Roger Kahn, ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Houston Texans
Some people are fans of the Houston Texans. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Houston Texans. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Brewers: We're Sorry Ryan Braun Cheated, Here's A Hot Dog
Last week, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said the Brewers were "working on a way to give back to the fans for going through this," with "this" being Ryan Braun's newfound pariah status. They announced the plans today. Free tickets? Braun jersey trade-ins? How about: ten bucks!...
Bros Gone Wild: Riot Erupts After U.S. Open Of Surfing
Huntington Beach, Calif., hosted the U.S Open of Surfing this weekend, and shit got way out of hand. Shortly after the conclusion of the competition, downtown Huntington Beach was swarmed by a mass of bros, apparently driven a bit mad by the heat and the ocean air. Portable toilets were tipped, impr...
No One Came To The Hall Of Fame Ceremony
Yesterday, the Baseball Hall of Fame enshrined its three newest members: a catcher, and umpire, and an owner who have been dead for a combined 226 years. The BBWAA's thank-you note from the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce will not be forthcoming....
Soccer Player Celebrates Goal By Putting On A Jacket
This is from Colombia's top league, the Primera A Clausura. By the time Vladimir Marin scored on this beautiful free kick in the 80th minute yesterday, Deportivo Cali already had a two-goal lead on Once Caldas. Marin's goal essentially salted the match away. He celebrated by letting everyone know it...
This One Goes To Eleven
Slide on over to the Hollywood reporter and check out this excerpt from Michael Walker's new book What You Want Is in the Limo:...
Behold: The Most Bored Baseball Fan Ever
Here lies the queen of the bored baseball fans....
Jonathan Papelbon Says Blow Up The Phillies
The Phillies are done, the rest of their season rendered cosmetic, and their high-priced closer, never one to mince words, is getting a little frustrated. Jonathan Papelbon, after pitching a meaningless inning in Philly's embarrassing 12-4 loss just to get some work: "I definitely didn't come here f...
The Best Of The Best
Glenn Stout, series editor of The Best American Sports Writing has posted the table of contents for this year's edition on his website. The book, edited by J.R. Moehringer, won't be out for a few months, but I want to take this moment to celebrate Moehringer's selections....
Roundup: What You Missed The Weekend Johnny Manziel Trolled Us
University Of Texas Frat Party To Johnny Manziel: “Get The Fuck Out”...
Rex Ryan Poses With Fan In Shirt That Says "This Team Makes Me Drink"
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Shake It
Speaking of The Third Man, man, you've got to check out this version of the movie's theme by the crazy-gifted Juan Garcia Esquivel. (Crank this one up, maybe put on headphones to get the full stereo effect.)...
ESPN Closed Captioning: "That Is It From The Paedophiles"
This kind of amazing clip comes from the ESPN UK broadcast of the Gold Cup final between the United States and Panama. Christ, closed captioning guy....