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About Last Night...
• NFL: Packers 3, Chargers 17. Phillip Rivers, 15/21, 169 yards, 1 TD in the first half. I'm pretty psyched about that. Of course, I once said the same thing about Ryan Leaf. • Boxing: Oleg Maskaev def. Hasim Rahman via 12th round KO. And America mourns. • MLB:: Giants 5, Dodgers 6. I keep waiting f...
Hasim Rahman, Great American Hero
There's a big fight tonight on pay-per-view. Hasim Rahman, the only American boxer that still holds a heavyweight title, fights for American pride against Oleg Maskaev....
To Watch Tonight...
• MLB. Little League World Series Regional. I know it makes me a bad person, but I kinda like it when the kids cry. 7:00, ESPN. • Soccer. FC Barcelona vs. New York Red Bulls. The world's best vs. MLS's worst. 7:30, Fox Soccer. • Soccer. Real Madrid vs. Real Salt Lake. I think the "Real" works better...
The Fourth Pick In The Fantasy Football Draft
There's a poor bastard in your fantasy football league that had to, or is going to have to, make the 4th overall selection in the draft. Larry Johnson, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Shaun Alexander are likely to be off the board, leaving this poor schmuck screwed. I can't remember there ever being a wo...
LeftoverDome...
• A fascinating look at the pre-match songs used by English soccer teams. [Twohundredpercent] • Checking in at Titans camp. Herman Boone really is doing wonders for these guys. [Tecmo Blog] • That's a fancy new stadium for New York's Red Bulls. Maybe one day, they'll win a game there. [New York Red ...
Keith Hamilton Swings A Mean Surge Protector
Former Giants defensive tackle Keith Hamilton believes in an odd method of disciplining his children. Some parents will go for the "time-out," some will go for a routine spanking, some might make you put a quarter in a jar every time you swear. But if you're Keith Hamilton's kid, and you come home w...
Today In The Premiership...
• Cristiano Ronaldo, hated by everyone in England a month ago, was actually welcomed quite warmly by the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford today. He notched a goal and an assist in United's 3-0 victory over Sevilla. After he and beloved Wayne Rooney got into it during the Portugal/England quart...
Little League Controversy Abounds
There's been a lot of conflict in youth baseball this week. First, there was the incident where a team walked a good hitter to they could get the final out of the game against a cancer survivor. And yesterday, a team had to forfeit a game that would've landed them in the regional finals for the Litt...
Continuing With The "Ohio State Athletes With Problems" Theme...
Mel Kiper Jr. might be more interested in his 40-time or his bench press repetitions, but I have a hunch that Deadspin readers may be more interested in this statistic about Ohio State tackle Alex Boone: He used to drink 30 to 40 beers a day....
Judge Makes The Bold Move Of Questioning Maurice Clarett's Mental Health
The latest news in the Maurice Clarett situation isn't that he's being required to undergo a mental health evaluation. The news is that he doesn't think he needs one. When the judge ordered the evaluation, Clarett scoffed at him. He was later quoted as saying, "I clearly understand everything, and...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, Fox. MLB. Angels/Yankees, Orioles/Red Sox, Tigers/White Sox. The upside to not being a Yankees fan: You don't have to listen to McCarver today. Find your game here. 2:00, NBC. Busch Series. Zippo 200. If you're looking for something to watch at 2:00, and you don't like baseball. This may be yo...
About Last Night...
• Golf: It's the rare non-major tournament with golfers you've heard of: Stewart Cink, Tom Lehman, Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen, Ernie Els... of course, your leader is a guy named Tom Pernice, Jr. • MLB: Mariners 7, Rangers 14. Congratulations to those of you with Mark DeRosa on your fantasy teams t...
Week In Deadspin: Farney Is Everywhere
• So hello to Ryan Freel's little friend! • We had some fun with Arash Markazi, but it was the dulcet tones of Scott Van Pelt that really won us over. • Yeah, see, things just aren't going well for Mo Clarett. (We can call him "Mo," 'cause we're pals.) • The NFL has a new dude in charge. Nice hair...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you find there's still nothing better on HBO than Sopranos reruns ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Edner Cherry vs. Daniel Alicea, at Chester, W.Va. If his nickname isn't Cherry Bomb, it should be. [ESPN2] • Little League: All-Stars, regional final, at St. Petersburg, Fla.; regional fina...
New Home For The Buzzsaw Debuts
It has always been insane that the Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals, an NFL team, for crying out loud, has spent the last 16 years playing in a college team's stadium. Only the Buzzsaw would rent out a subpar Pac-10 team's field....
Leftovers: Sprewell's Non-Sex Boat Sinks
• Latrell Sprewell, having some trouble with his boat. [10,000 Takes] • Curt Schilling, already making October plans. [Boston Herald] • We'd say Eagles fans are readying themselves for T.O.'s return. [The 700 Level] • Yeah, when you overdose on heroin, you're likely to slow down your development as ...
It's Never Too Early For College Hoops (OK, Maybe A Little)
So we know that college basketball is months away, and we're not even to football yet, and you all have better, more pressing things to worry about. But nevertheless, we love college basketball, so we're excited to point you to College Hoops.net's already-begun preview of the upcoming season....
Cultural Oddsmaker: Welcome To The Metadome
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Let him know what you think of him....
That's The Truth, Ruth
Let us tell you the story of "Right Hand, Left Hand." It's a tale of good and evil. Hate: It was with this hand that Cane iced his brother. Love: These five fingers, they go straight to the soul of man. The right hand: the hand of love. The story of life is this: Static. One hand is always fighting ...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: Conference USA
We must confess that we can't wait each year for the crunch of shoulder pads; for cleats churning up chunks of turf, and red-faced coaches screaming from the sidelines. But enough about lacrosse. College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode and ...