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A Little Mo' Zo
Alonzo Mourning has announced his intentions to return to the Miami Heat to help Jason Williams and Antoine Walker defend their NBA championship. Mourning was reportedly getting some attention and offers from other teams, including the San Antonio Spurs, but in the end, the allure of playing another...
Rollie Fingers Would've Never Allowed This To Happen
An odd little statistical anomaly occured in baseball last night. For the first time in almost 28 years, Major League Baseball played a full day of games with nobody recording a save. There were six save attempts, and every single one of them was blown. Whatever disease it is that Trevor Hoffman h...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, ESPN. Softball. Japan vs. United States. Is there any way we could just impose the mercy rule before the game starts? 1:00, NBC. Action Sports. Dew Action Sports Tour, Right Guard Open, Day 2. Shaun White was outstanding in yesterday's Vert Finals. I don't know what that means. 1:00, CBS. Cy...
About Last Night...
• Boxing: Shane Mosley over Fernando Vargas, 6th round TKO. If you missed this one, it's OK. They'll probably come up with some lame reason to have another rematch in a few months. • MLB: Indians 2, Twins 6. Johan Santana resumes being Johan Santana, and Justin Morneau continues to punish the baseba...
"One Shining Moment," It Is Not
Let's see... How do I go about explaning this to you. I, um... well... it's a song, that comes courtesy of Kentucky Sports Radio. It's a song written by the man pictured to your right, and... well, if you tried to imagine a song written and performed by that guy pictured to your right, it would so...
To Watch Tonight...
• IndyCar Racing. Firestone Indy 200. I believe Danica's in the luteal phase, so she'll probably finish around 10th. 9:00, ESPN. • Softball. China vs. United States. Might be fun, if you like the mercy rule. 8:00, ESPN2. • Movie. Goodfellas. Is this the superintendent? Yes, sir, I would like you to ...
Maybe They Should've Done This Before The Free Agency Period Started
The Boston Celtics have finally gotten around to putting together their first-ever dance team. Apparently, they're just going to call them the "Celtics Dancers," which is unfortunate. I was holding out hope for something like "The Paul Pierce Pleasure Crew," or "The Girls of Scalabrine's Weenie." ...
LeftoverDome...
• Remember those United Way commercials featuring Steve Largent, and his son Kramer, who had spina bifida? Well, Kramer's not doing so well. But it's not what you might think. [Seattleast] • Any blog post entitled "Fuzzy Zoeller is still an asshole" is okay with me. [Talking To Nobody] • Pat Neshek,...
Americans Temporarily Release Death Grip On Tour De France
Floyd Landis is no longer the leader of the Tour de France, after struggling in the longest stage of the Tour de France. Not only is he not leading anymore, but he's over a minute behind. The stage winner was a German named Jens Voigt, and the Overall leader is Spain's Oscar Pereiro....
So Much For A Colorblind Society
The Baltimore Orioles were set to have a Brian Roberts bobblehead giveaway today, but there was a bit of a snafu. 20,000 bobbleheads showed up on their doorstep, and they opened them to find that the Brian Roberts doll had much darker skin than the actul Brian Roberts....
It Just Keeps Giving
I'm afraid I gave you only part of the story with the earlier Mike Cooper post. Carl Monday has gotten himself involved again, and where there's Carl Monday, there's more story....
You Will Not Be Represented By Kobe Bryant This Summer
Reports (from no less than the awesome "ESPN.com news services") are surfacing that Kobe Bryant had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee this summer, and thus, won't be suiting up for Team USA's training camp, or pre-World Championship tour. The surgery itself is described as minor, but it is go...
Mike Cooper Avoids Jail Time; Prison Showers
The sentence has come down, once again, courtesy of our man Jimbo. Mike Cooper, he of library-masturbating fame, was found guilty, and was fined $150 plus court costs. That's it. Bail was $500,000, and the fine is $150. All is well that ends well, I suppose. Who among us hasn't paid $150 for an or...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, Fox. MLB. White Sox @ Yankees, or Dodgers @ Cardinals. Find your game here. 1:30, CSTV. Lacrosse. World Championship, Canada vs. Iroquois Nationals. The Iroquois Nationals are the only Native American team sanctioned to compete in any sport internationally. See, you learned something today. ...
About Last Night...
• MLB: Braves 15, Padres 12. Trevor Hoffman is starting to make a habit out of blowing saves. • WNBA: New York Liberty 66, Seattle Storm 86. The loss drops the Liberty to 4-15, which sounds just about right for a pro basketball team in NYC. Does Isiah Thomas have a sister? • MLB: White Sox 5, Yankee...
Week In Deadspin: Sexagenarians, Headbutts And Bears, Oh My!
• Get this folks: Danica Patrick needs to occasionally use a tampon! No way! • MIke Cooper is sentenced and Deadspin is THERE! • Sigh. Another Rocky movie. • Hey, rugby players have to pee too! • Rick Chandler is having tons of fun in Tahoe. • Zinedine Zidane had a somewhat busy week. • It's your ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while building a Lionel Richie head... • Boxing: Featherweights, Jason Litzau vs. Marcos Ramirez, at Rincon, Calif. We are so there. On TV, we mean. [ESPN2] • MLB: Atlanta at San Diego. Time for Padres to make their move. (Is anyone buying it?). [TBS] • Softball: World Cup, USA vs. Can...
The Mike Cooper Sentencing ... You Are There!
Well, the Mike Cooper sentencing is over, and our man Jimbo was, indeed, there. We're still not sure precisely what Cooper's sentence was — Jimbo didn't make it that far into the proceedings — but he was there, and he even captured Cooper and his parents on his camera phone ... kind of....
"Leon ... POWE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
So we haven't been watching much summer league basketball, if just because the only local games on around these parts are the Knicks, and honestly, if we wanted to watch a snuff film, we'd just go see the new M. Night Shyamalan movie....
Leftovers: Mark Eaton's Bad Day
• The story behind that Howard Stern/ESPN/Steve Bartman prank. [Bad Idea Blue Jeans] • That's all for Bruce Arena. [U.S. Soccer] • Maxim and CBS Sportsline .. two great tastes that taste great together. [FishbowlNY] • It's obvious the ESPN personalities Bill Simmons wants to punch are the Sklar brot...