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Reality Intrudes For A Second
I hate to throw a bucket of cold water on everyone right before the big college football orgy, but I feel like I should probably mention that Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester was diagnosed with cancer yesterday....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
College Football: And don't forget, today begins the Hugh Johnson Weekend Football Project. The AIM name is "DeadspinFootball". And I apologize in advance, if I don't get to reply to everyone. I have no idea how this is going to go....
About Last Night...
• Tennis: Roger Feder def. Tim Henman, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. At one point in his career, Tim Henman was 6-1 against Federer. Did those matches take place when Henman was 10 years old and Federer was 3? • MLB: Giants 2, Cubs 6. If you want us to take you seriously as a playoff contender, you can't let the C...
Week In Deadspin: Get The Busts Ready
• Hall Of Fame voting will remain open all the holiday weekend. Still some tight races out there. • Yep, the Vikings have their own fumigator. Makes sense. • It's Jeff George, everybody! • The hotly debated NFL team previews continued. • AOL has a ton of sports blogs now. • Latrell Sprewell just l...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as, for some reason, the cat seems to be missing and the dog is wearing a bib ... • Boxing: Super middleweights, Allan Green vs. Emmett Linton, at Tulsa. Cut me, Mick! [ESPN2] • College football: Nevada at Fresno State. Now we're talkin'. Think we'll see some offense? [ESPN] • MLB: Atl...
Deadspin HOF Nominee: Darren Prince
Way back in the day, we took another one of our Field Trips to see a Dennis Rodman book signing. In retrospect, we're not sure why we decided to cover a Rodman signing; "Dancing With The Stars" must have not been on that night....
Leftovers: Football Is Getting, Like, Complicated
• It's, like, "Ask Madden," but for real football. [Technology Review] • In case you missed Jason Whitlock's backrub of Jeff George. [ESPN] • The Marlins team president, kind of an ass. [Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel] • Not as difficult as you might think to make the Chinese Olympic team. [Flash Warne...
Hopefully There's Peanut Butter Up There
Man has debated the true nature of vegetables since the beginning of recorded history. Does celery have a soul? Do carrots believe in a higher existence? And what's the deal with garden cress? We don't think we would be able to sleep at night if we thought that, when he passes to his great reward,...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Labor Pains
A.J. Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs ever Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Fill Me Up! Fill Me Up! Yeah! Good Job!
We sure were surprised the day Lisa Flanagan asked us for a ride home and ended up blowing us. Our leg wasn't bugging us too much, and the weather was so nice, and every day after school Lisa and us would go to her house to fuck and have a hot tub....
The Hugh Johnson Weekend Football Project
As you might have noticed, college football starts in earnest this weekend, and our man The Mighty MJD is all over it on the weekend beat. In fact, he's introducing a new project that, if you're around on the weekend, you can be a part of. We're calling it the "Hugh Johnson Weekend Project." We'll...
Blogdome: The Parcells Flowchart
• This is pretty much exactly what goes on in Bill Parcells' head. [The F Sweats] • If you'll forgive us, Illinois plays its first football game tomorrow, and we're kind of excited. [Frank The Tank] • Bob Knight still runs Indiana basketball, but you knew that. [Bad Idea Blue Jeans] • Mike Holmgren,...
NFL Season Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
We are officially less than a month before 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 ...
Deadspin HOF Nominee: Burritos
We are in a difficult position here, trying to summarize why burritos became such a large part of the Deadspin psyche. You see, we really had absolutely nothing to do with it....
Gentlemen, Start Your Loos
So you've heeded our advice and contacted the folks at Donkey Sports Inc., for some sweet donkey basketball action. Congratulations. But to your horror, you've discovered that they are out of donkeys! What now? Well, we've heard your girlish shrieks, and have come to the rescue. It's time for Plan...
This Book Costs More Than Most People's Yearly Salary
How much do you think you would pay for the greatest book in the world? We're talking about the definitive book on the planet, one that would somehow combine what every other book you've ever read has done for you, change your life, maybe even take out the trash from time to time. How much would y...
Stableford: Long Night In Flushing
Dylan Stableford is the editor of media blog FishbowlNY and will write occasionally on the U.S. Open....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Good Morning, SportsNation: What the ... what's this? Is Joan Lunden involved? Will there be a cooking segment? • Noon: NASCAR driver Carl Edwards: Had enough Talledega Nights quotes to last you eight lifetimes yet? • 3 p.m. FF...
The Closer: OK, For One Night, We Don't Despise You
Notes from a day in baseball:...
If We Know Anything, It's That You Can't Beat The Greeks At Basketball
Looks like The Mighty MJD won his bet. We glumly welcome you this morning with the news that Team USA lost to Greece 101-95 in the semifinals of the World Basketball Championships....