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Kobayashi Stands Triumphant Again
In an amazing display of intestinal fortitude and the fending off of challenge, Takeru Kobayashi won his sixth consecutive Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest yesterday, downing a world-record 53 1/2 dogs. It was the first time Kobayashi had faced any real competition since he took the event hostage s...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while dropping your pants and firing a rocket ... • World Cup: Italy wins, and the match wasn't even fixed! • MLB: Athletics take Tigers to extra innings, and what does that mean? "Bad news for the Tigers!" • Tour de France: As the third stage nears completion, we ... oh no! Valverde...
Many Happy Independence Day Returns
We're ducking out a half hour early today — which, mind you, is about three days later than just about everyone we know ducked out of their jobs — because tonight, of course, is the big Deadspin outing at RFK Stadium, and we have to make sure our tuxedo is back from the dry cleaners....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Ozzie Guillen issues his beanball orders for the All-Star game ... • MLB: Cardinals at Braves. A trip to Atlanta! Desperate times call for desperate measures. [ESPN] • WNBA: San Antonio Silver Stars @ Los Angeles Sparks. Lord, let us be thankful for what we are about to receive. Um,...
Leftovers: That's All For Yzerman
• Saying goodbye to Stevie Y. [Detroit Free Press] • Who might take over for Bruce Arena as US Soccer's head honcho? [ESPN] • A Devil Rays fan wonders if the Red Sox have turned into Duke. [Rays Index] • Running down the NBA free agent pool. [SI.com]...
Texas A&M, Represent!
One day thousands of years from now, when a superior alien intelligence stumbles upon the remains of our long-extinct civilization, we only pray that they don't come across this video. Just our luck it will be the only thing that survives, and we don't want anyone to get the wrong idea about us. We ...
More Cheaters At The Tour de France
With all the hullabaloo about doping at the Tour de France, we find it amazing, in this day and age, that Dick Pound (hee!) and the other blood-thinning experts are missing out on rather obvious examples of malfeasance such as this one....
Hirshey: Forza Italia!
Forget the match-fixing scandal and apparent suicide attempt of former beloved defender Gianluca Pessotto that were going to be such huge distractions that Italy would retreat into its mournful defensive shell and not come out until they had to board the plane to go home. As anyone who has glimpsed ...
The Dogs Of War
OK, so the U.S. isn't the absolute hands-down best at basketball anymore. We're dealing with that. Same as baseball, as we watched the championship game of the World Baseball Classic on TV, and noticed that of the two teams playing, one of them wasn't us. Eh. We'll get over it....
Blogdome: Never Too Early For NFL Previews
• Kissing Suzy Kobler's big NFL preview begins. We're told the Buzzsaw preview is on its way. Be nice. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Some key perspective on Michelle Wie. [The Sports Frog] • No, no, the Cubs aren't old AT ALL. [Baseball Musings] • Yeah, that did seem like a lot of money for Nene, didn't i...
Tony Kornheiser ... Dance Off!
Forgive us, we've been traveling for a few days and have missed a couple episodes of "Pardon The Interruption." Could someone please explain what Tony Kornheiser is doing here?...
Inside The Pepsi 400
A reader, who explains he's "not a Nascar fan, but [his] company had a suite to the race and [he] figured I'd give it a shot," attended last week's Pepsi 400 in Daytona. He claims it was his mission to "take as many pictures of rednecks as possible." This collection of photos, obviously aiming for t...
Checking In On The World Cup Pool
Don't know if you've noticed yet or not, but there are only four World Cup games left, which means it's time to check out how the Deadspin World Cup Pants Party Contest is going....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m.. World Cup with John Brewin: We're sorry; we don't know who you are. That statement should sum up our first four questions. • 2 p.m.. Wimbledon with Todd Martin: So, how realistic was that Kirsten Dunst movie, anyway? It seemed ...
ESPN Wants Your Sports Blogs
So, friends, here's a rather terrifying story from AdAge:...
Stop Him Before He's Punched Again
As you might have heard, Evander Holyfield — 43 years old, loser of his last three fights, in danger of, you know, dying in the ring — will return to fight Jeremy Bates in Dallas on August 18. The fight is billed as "the beginning of his quest to win his fifth heavyweight title," though when you're ...
Presenting Your Stars Of All
We have a hard time working ourselves up about the selections for the All-Star Game, mainly because — "this time it counts!" aside — the game has often lost interest by the fourth inning or so. We would love to fall into a it ain't what it used to be party line on the All-Star Game, because we do re...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wishing Roger Ebert good health... • U.S. Women's Open: It's in the hol ... oops, no it isn't. Sorenstam, Hurst meet in playoff today for title. • Tour de France: American George Hincapie has the maillot jaune (that either means "yellow jersey" or "scarlet fever," our French is...