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Tim McCarver Loves Yoga
• Tim McCarver, downward facing dog. [Smittblog] • Is being banned from Shea Stadium really punishment? [The Mets Are Better Than Sex] • We're always surprised more athletes' homes aren't broken into during games. [The Fan's Attic] • Good NFL Draft porn names. [Extrapolater] • Michael Vick meets wit...

Nothing Beats A Toupee Mullet
A story we've been wanting to write for sometime involves the sad plight of the toupee maker. We don't know anyone under the age of 40 who would ever wear a toupee again; these days, it's easier just to shave it. Nobody minds, everyone understands, it even looks kind of cool. But there are hundreds ...

Why You Shouldn't Get A Tattoo In An Extreme Emotional State
We don't have any tattoos, but if we were ever to go through with one, it would have been, obviously, after the Cardinals won the World Series last year. One Cardinals fan had the same idea, and, well, considering his experience, we're glad we didn't go through with it....

He Makes His Own Holes
In the sixth round of the NFL Draft on Sunday, the Miami Dolphins selected Hawaii running back Reagan Mauia, a cannonball who was actually named after Ronald Reagan. And, as this video shows, he's a fan of the X-Men and loves to smash himself into things....

Five Minutes With Jeremy Hotz
Introducing Standing Room Only, a new feature in which Deadspin associate editor Rick Chandler pulls a stand-up comedian off of the street, briefly interrogates him about sports in a dimly lit room, then sets him free. Today, it's Ottawa's own Jeremy Hotz....

Start Making The Mint Juleps
• The Kentucky Derby is just a few days away; time for a preview. [The Gowanus Rotisserie Baseball Gazette] • It really just hasn't been the best week for Vicks. [Lt. Winslow] • Jeff Weaver, stoned again. [On The Show] • Bring back the John Tesh song! [Just Call Me Juice] • In praise of "hometown ho...

Behold, The Power Of Beer
You scoffed when Brewers' fans predicted big things for their team this season. But then they rolled out the Mighty 12-Person Beer Bong, and, well, who's laughing now, bitches?...

What Should Happen To All People Who Wear White Levis
This is an old video, but we've never seen it before, which is odd, because we have every episode of Hard Copy on DVD. So a bully smacks around a few people and is feeling pretty good about himself, until an ex-boxer steps in and administers a little vigilante justice. So many things to hold our int...

This Is Also Why NBA Refs Drive Cabs In The Offseason
The big story this morning? A study by a couple of Ivy Leaguers "reveals" that white referees call disproportionately high number of foul calls on black players and, to a lesser extent, vice versa. We find it amusing, first off, that they found enough white players for the study....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Football draft expert Mel Kiper: As if the anal retentive coverage of the draft itself wasn't enough, now we need further examination of Michael Okwo's Superprep rating? • 2 p.m. Pro boxer Oscar De La Hoya: May 5 is not your nig...

Someone Believes ESPN Mobile Still Has Value!
It is encouraging to know that, even in the distant wake of a corporate disaster, someone still thinks ESPN Mobile phones are worth stealing....

Tracy McGrady Lets His Boys Breathe
If you ever wondered how Tracy McGrady would do in a sheep-tossing contest, this new commercial for some Vitamin Water thing finally provides you with an answer. It's not every day you see an NBA superstar in a kilt....

Please Don't Let This Series Ever End
It is clear, at this point, that the Mavericks-Warriors series is hazardous to the health of anyone happening to be watching at home. What a travesty that these beautiful, crazed, maddening games are ending so late; it's impossible to watch this series and not think the NBA might be the most league ...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while repeatedly dialing "3" and then wondering where the ambulance is ... • NBA: It ... is ... ALIVE! Nowitzki, of all people, leads Mavericks over Warriors in Game 5. • MLB: Phil Of The Future is injured — of course — in Yankees 10-1 win over Rangers. • NHL: Wait, this series is ti...

Golden State's Chance To Make History (And Probably Kill Cuban)
Imagine the ramifications if, perchance, the Warriors eliminate the Mavericks tonight. First off, poor Dirk Nowitzki might never show his face in public again, or at least not around his coach. We'll have proof that the Warriors sold their souls to the devil. And Don Nelson will have his final, brut...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Victor Conte makes his cheerful evening delivery ... • NBA: Playoffs, first round, New Jersey at Toronto, Game 5; Golden State at Dallas, Game 5. Charles Barkley says take the Mavs and give the points. [TNT] • NHL: Playoffs, Eastern Conference semifinals, Buffalo at New York Rangers...

People Losing Their Life's Savings ... Live On NBC!
It's a logical idea whose time has obviously come: Televised golf wagering. In a move that could only be made by a network desperate after missing out on the Barbaro documentary, NBC is going to televise a full golf tournament made entirely of degenerate gamblers. And Fox is doing it too....

Pants Off Dance Off!
• They sure know how to celebrate a Cricket World Cup title in Australia. [The Fanhouse] • What's in Rich Eisen's inbox? [WBRS Sports Blog] • The full document on that steroid-dealing former Mets "trainer." [Steroid Nation] • The Shakespeare soccer starting lineup? [DC United Blog] • It's looking li...

Children Are Here Merely For Our Amusement
Tired of the sluggish, plodding nature of regular sumo wrestling? Worry not! Now you can combine all the fun of regular sumo wrestling with the nimble, lithe movements of newborn babies!...
