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To Watch Tonight...
• MLS. New England Revolution @ Kansas City Wizards. Kansas City has lost their last seven, being shut out five times in that span, so yeah, this should be awesome. 8:30, Fox Soccer. • MLB. Trade Deadline Special. I don't suppose an emergency Peter Gammons comeback is possible... 10:00, ESPN. • Some...
LeftoverDome...
• Shane Battier was in a really bad mood for his ESPN.com chat yesterday. [The Basketball Jones] • The 10 worst comebacks in sports history, in a post with a title that Ron Jeremy would appreciate. [Rivalfish] • More on the Washington Redskins cheerleaders. This time, their favorite quotes. [I Disli...
Iowans Are Easily Entertained
"Wow, look at Lance Armstrong, eatin' that pie. Just look at him." "I wonder if there's EPO in that pie." "Is he going to eat the whole thing?" "He might. He's got incredible endurance." "Screw pie, man. You wanna see someone eat some pie? I'll eat some goddamn pie. I'll eat five of them." "Just ...
Keith Van Horn's Contribution To Society Has Been Judged More Valuable Than Yours
We all know and have long ago accepted that professional athletes make too much damn money, but nothing hammers that point home quite like peeking at SI.com's list of the 50 highest-earning American athletes in sports and seeing Chris Webber, Michael Finley, Jason Giambi, and Stephon Marbury all in ...
Let's Talk About Cuban Defectors
You may have heard of Yulieski Gourriel, a Cuban 2nd baseman who, according to Wikipedia, is regarded as the best player in Cuba. Reports surfaced yesterday that Gourriel had defected and was on his way to, where else, the New York Yankees. Here's the free translation.com translation of the "El Naci...
There's A Reason For Vernon Davis's Schoolgirl Smile
There's been a lot of those "first round draft pick signs a contract" stories in the past couple of days; the kinds of stories you only care about if they involve someone on your team, or if the negotiations get particularly ugly. But one such deal did stand out yesterday. Former Maryland TE Verno...
Willie Roaf Opts For Retirement
If you're an undergrad sociology student at UC-Irvine, you're about to get a big-ass classmate. Chiefs tackle Willie Roaf announced his retirement yesterday, as well as his intentions of going back to school to get the sociology degree he didn't finish at Louisiana Tech....
Rain Delays Bore Adam Dunn
If you're a 6'6" power-hitting left fielder, and you've got some time on your hands, what do you do? Well, you call into Marty Brenneman's radio show and ask him if he has his shirt on....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, Fox. MLB. Angels @ Red Sox, or Mets @ Braves. No Tim McCarver here, but there are some who feel that Lou Piniella is more than capable of filling his shoes. 3:00, CBS. Golf. U.S. Bank Championship, Third Round. Corey Pavin and Jeff Sluman are in contention. Is there some short of rule saying...
About Last Night...
MLB: Marlins 4, Phillies 1. The Marlins only gave up 3 hits, but fear not, Chase Utley has one of them. His streak is at 28 now. WNBA: Shock 77, Storm 67. I wonder if Bill Laimbeer has ever tried to sneak himself into a game. MLB: Diamondbacks 8, Astros 7. It's a cycle, and it has nothing to do with...
Week In Deadspin: Let's Hug It Out ... Well, Perhaps A Hug Isn't The Best Idea
• It turned out not to be the best of weeks for Harold Reynolds. • Hee hee. Jockeys running. Hee hee. • Floyd Landis has had a busy seven-day stretch. • We're dangerously close, folks, to "You're With Me, Leather" night at the ole ballpark. • AJ Hawk and his contractually convenient morals. • It's...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the Internet closes for the day (will reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday) ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Sultan Ibragimov vs. Ray Austin, at Hollywood, Fla. With a name like Sultan Ibragimov, it's a good thing he isn't an accountant. [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Mets at Atlanta. Little known fact: B...
Don't Look For Harold On FOX
If you're unfazed by this whole sexual harassment business and you just want matters just to go back to the comfortable world of a man with a goatee calling fellow grown men "studs," you're likely pining away for exiled ESPN analyst Harold Reynolds to return to your television soon, and stat....
Leftovers: Don't Mess With Carlos
• Carlos Lee goes the Chuck Norris route, now a Texas Ranger. [ESPN] • That strip club slap trial in Toronto is still going on. Today, Sam Cassell! [True Hoop] • Fun with foul balls. [Boston.com] • Bid on your Mike Cooper shirts here. [eBay]...
This Type Of Blood Doping, We Can Get Behind
So Tour de France winner / testosterone ratio out-of-whacker Floyd Landis called a press conference today to defend himself against the charge of elevating his testosterone. His explanation, as far as we're concerned, is brilliant....
Cultural Oddsmaker: Who Will Be The Next Broadcaster Hit With Sexual Harassment?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him and let him know what you think of him....
Yeah, We Just Have A Question: Is This A "God" Dam?
Hey, baby. We noticed you have braces. We have braces too....
The Peter King-KSK Standoff
The rockers over at Kissing Suzy Kobler would like to let you know that they are reasonable people. All they want out of life is to make a few humorous comments about sports, go home to their families and perhaps enjoy a Krispy Kreme. Or three. But even reasonable people can be pushed to the edge, a...
Blogdome: Straighten Up, Adam
• What Adam Morrison would look like if he cleaned up and got a real job. [Need4Sheed] • The five worst trades of the last five years. [Sportszilla] • Is Donovan McNabb more of a wimp than a reality TV star? [Roscoe Report] • Is it possible for Rocky VI to be any good? [Joe Sports Fan] • The ultimat...
Oh, So This Is Where Floyd Landis Has Been
Note on the photo at right: Moments after it was taken, two bears on unicycles were seen riding the trail in the opposite direction, one of them wearing a purple jacket. But anyway, that's not why we showed you this. The 13th Unicycle World Championships are being held right now and run through Aug....