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What's With The Olympic Mascots?
This, friends, is Fu Niu Lele, the official mascot of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games....
NFL Pants Party: NFC East
People are saying that this division is so stacked that it's a pity someone has to finish last. We say think it's a pity someone has to finish first....
Stephon Marbury Is Really Hungry For Some Reason
One of our favorite jokes on The Smoking Gun is the big list of backstage demands all the different rock stars have. There's something beautiful about learning that Kansas insists on being provided prune juice....
Party Crash: Our Birthday Bash
As you might have noticed — mainly because we kind of haven't shut up about it, much to our own detriment — our beloved little site turned one year old yesterday. When we personally turned one year old in 1976, we celebrated by drinking in extreme excess, so we thought we'd do the same thing last ni...
A Lesson In Self Preservation On The Mean Streets
Ever wonder what you would do if you had only an umbrella, and was attacked by someone wielding a long pole? What about using your walking stick to defend yourslef against a mob? (Matt Millen please take note). Thank God we've stumbled on the answer before you've gotten yourself into real trouble....
Blogdome: Jimmy Kimmel Speaks!
• If there are any old-school "Life As A Loser" readers out there, you might enjoy this: Jimmy Kimmel addresses the "Win Ben Stein's Money" story. For the record, we have never had a problem with Mr. Kimmel and now he was just following orders. It's all good. Really. The pain is gone. Mostly. [TV Sq...
NFL Pants Party: NFC South
Well, no matter what happens with the NFC South, we will always know they have the most adventurous cheerleaders. Nothing to turn up one's nose at....
NFL Season Preview: Baltimore Ravens
We are officially at the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people painting their faces for their ...
Shuler Dangerously Close To Returning To Washington
So remember how former Redskins "quarterback" Heath Shuler is running for Congress? Well, it turns out, he actually is making serious gains in the polls, to the point that he's one of Democrats' key hopefuls for their attempt to take over the House of Representatives in the November elections....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. MLS with GK Dario Sala: Your family shootout to determine who empties the garbage is most amusing, if a little odd. • 3 p.m. NCAA FB with Kirk Herbstreit: You have made the traveling team of my heart. • 4 p.m. Football Scientist...
Stableford: Week 2 Matches Not Featuring Grown Men Sobbing
Dylan Stableford is the editor of media blog FishbowlNY and will write occasionally on the U.S. Open....
NFL Pants Party: NFC North
We do the riverdance, a manly dance, through the NFC North, land of paternity suits, custody issues, nude assistant coaches, Brett Favre and, of course, sex boats....
A Little Fired Up Down In The Red Zone
Forget the exploits of Peyton Manning and Ben Rothelisberger. Years from now, when you're balancing your great grandchildren on your knee, you can tell them that you were there on the day that Detroit Lions assistant coach Joe Cullen was arrested for driving in the nude. "But was he totally nude, gr...
The Closer: Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while doing time for tackling a Pee Wee football player ... • MLB: Mets beat Braves ... we have a magic number, folks. Repeat: We have a magic number. • Tennis: Andy Roddick milks that applause a little too much. Wonder who his coach is? • European Championship qualifying: France bea...
Hall Of Fame Inductee: Carl Monday
Presenting the final (for now) member of the inaugural class of the Deadspin Hall Of Fame ......
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while thinking maybe it's time to give Isringhausen a little break ... • MLB: Chicago White Sox at Boston. Somehow, they've managed to arrange different results for each respective network. [ESPN] [WGN] • Tennis: U.S. Open, at New York. We think we saw George Costanza on TV with his fa...
You're Seeing A Lot Less College Football Than You Used To
If you're not familiar with it — or just have better things to do than keep an eye on arcane NCAA offseason rule changes — you might not have been aware until Saturday about Rule 3-2-5e, which was imposed on the NCAA by television stations because the games were running too long....
Leftovers: Panther Indian Givers
• Yeah, see, if you say you're gonna give away a car, GIVE AWAY THE CAR. [Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer] • An interview ... with the Stanford Tree. IvyGate] • KSK is now taking over not just football, but the NBA world. [SLAM Online] • Might the NFL actually boost up its drug testing now? [New YOrk Ti...
NFL Pants Party: AFC West
This is the AFC West. This is not like the AFC North. You might have noticed this earlier. This is where they play in different time zones than the one in which we live. Whew. All irrefutable facts....