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Announcements: Tuesdays With A.J.
'Mornin. A.J. Daulerio back again for more Deadspin access-less, favor-less, indiscretion. We're 3/4 through the Will Leitch Caribbean Floating Adventure and he'll be happy to know that he's missed nothing while he was gone. The NBA All-Star Game was the uninspired half-court alley oop-fest it was s...
About Last Night
What you missed while vacuuming the dog ... • Winter Olympics: U.S. ice dancers win silver, Bode wins bupkiss. • College Basketball: MO! Adam Morrison leads Gonzaga to 14th straight win. • College Basketball: Syracuse sends No. 14 West Virginia to fourth loss in five games. And then, depression set ...
On Olympic L'amour
It's the age-old question — does abstaining from sex help an athlete perform better? That may not have been the best way to frame that question. Anyway, you know what we mean. Some say yes — including gold medal speed skater Chad Hedrick. "I think it really helps to stay away from that and really ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your latest ringtone download finally makes your cell phone more interesting than you are ... • College Basketball: West Virginia at Syracuse, Oklahoma at Texas Tech. Bobby Knight vs. Kelvin Sampson in the battle of non-sports-coat-wearing coaches. [ESPN] • College Basketball: Gonza...
Leftovers
More Jerome Bettis, on your TV, forever and ever. [MSNBC]...
Williams' Career May Have Gone Up In Smoke
Ricky Williams' 2006-07 season has apparently ended before it began, as Denver TV station KDVR reported late Sunday that the Dolphins running back has either failed another drug test, or failed to show up for one. Either would be a violation serious enough for the running back, who has been suspen...
Strap on the Old, um, Feedbag and Check Out 'Footballers Wives'
If you haven't already been watching the british import Footballers Wives, then it might be time to finally pop for premium cable. Of course the "football" here means "soccer", for you nonmetropolitan types. Thanks to our man Tim Goodman, the TV writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, we discovere...
Blogdom's Best
More clips from the column archives of the immortal Page 2 columnist Skip Bayless, a man who has seen and hated on all. [Van Dusen Speaks]...
The Italian Job
OK, now this is what we're talkin' about. Remember how you said that you wouldn't be watching the Winter Olympics? You pointed out, as we recall, that American Idol was kicking the Olympics' ass in the ratings, and that watching luge was about as exciting as observing avocados ripen. Well, what if...
The House of Mirrors That is the Mind of Barry Bonds
What would we see if we could step into the mind of Barry Bonds? The Mad Hatter would be hosting a tea party in there, certainly. Posters of Gilbert Gottfried and Prof. Irwin Corey on every wall. Fantastic creatures would abound — animals not found in nature, such as a spiny jackrabbit, and a half...
Our Leader's Tropical Vacation: Day 5
As you know, Will Leitch has been on holiday since Thursday — off to the Caribbean, we hear. You may picture him lying oiled and bronzed on a pristine beach, trying to decide between the lobster and the cracked crab. But knowing him as we do, we feel another scenario is far more likely: Sunburned ...
About Last Night
What you missed while playing with your friends after school ... • NBA All-Star Game: LeBron rallies East to win over West in that thing that follows the slam dunk competition. • College Basketball: This coach literally phoned it in — Oklahoma State routs No. 6 Texas. • Winter Olympics: Doh! U.S. me...
The World's Biggest Pickup Basketball Game
Our friends at Bodog.com have the West listed as 4-point favorites for tonight's NBA All-Star Game, which makes sense. The West has won three of the last four All-Star games (though the East won last year). And the players from the hometown team seem to always want to give it a little bit more tha...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Basketball: #14 UCLA @ USC. You know those ESPN promo spots that feature different pregame traditions for various teams around the country? Anyone else think the UCLA one is really lame?...
ESPN-Sponsored Texas Tech Recruiting Materials
As you may know if you've watched ESPN at any point over the last few weeks, tonight debuts "Knight School," a six-episode reality show detailing the quest of sixteen young men to be chosen as a walk-on to the Texas Tech basketball team....
We Have To Do Something About Male Speedkating Uniforms
Because I don't want this to ever happen again. In fact, I'm not even sure what is happening there. Calling it a cameltoe would be disrespectful to camels everywhere. Thanks (kinda) to the reader who sent in the pic. He made me look at it, and I'm making you look at it....
Arena Football. Outdoor Life Network. Irony.
The Arena Football League has found a new home on cable TV. The Outdoor Life Network, which I don't get, has signed a deal to pick up some Arena football games this season when NBC has other things going on, like hockey or the Winter Olympics. The deal was announced on Friday, and there's a game o...
Heisman Trophy Export Business Is Thriving
In my continuing quest to find even a small amount of football to inject into my life in the NFL offseason, I bring you this reader tip: Former Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch has found a home with the Toronto Argonauts. He joins all-time great (actually, I don't know how great they were in Toro...
Speedskating Beef
The issues between U.S. speedskaters Chad Hedrick and Shani Davis continue to garner attention. I mentioned it briefly yesterday, but the story's picking up a little steam, and hopefully has the potential to develop into a Harding/Kerrigan situation. If things continue on this path, one is going t...
Things Charles Barkley Said Last Night...
"Hey Kevin, let me tell you somethin'. There are subliminal messages, and there are real messages. Like if I hit somebody in the head with a hammer, that's a real message. When I offer you Altoids..."...