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Comcast In Charlotte North Carolina And Beyond May Not Realize The Hartford Whalers Became The Carolina Hurricanes
Writes tipster David L., "this picture shows the description of the Carolina vs. St. Louis replay last night on Comcast cable. Worst part was that it was a Carolina broadcast."...
Vikings Cornerback Arrested On Domestic Assault Charges, Will Likely Be In Jail For Kickoff
"Chris Cook is in legal trouble again. The Minnesota Vikings' second-year cornerback was being held without bail at Hennepin County Jail early Saturday morning on two domestic assault charges, according to jail records. A source confirmed it is the Vikings' cornerback. Cook, 24, was booked into the...
Louisville Football Player Breaks Neck Making Tackle Against Rutgers
In last night's game versus Rutgers, Louisville cornerback Anthony Conner broke his neck making a tackle. Here's now the hometown newspaper described the play:...
Arizona's Referee Streaker Faces Up To 18 Months Of Hard Time
Your morning roundup for Oct. 22, the day we realized Jack Daniel's prices are probably going to rise. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Hanley Ramirez Loves Shopping For A Good Bargain
Reader Adam sent us this photo of him and Hanley Ramirez. They met at a Filene's Basement in Washington, D.C. last year. This is, of course, a perk of being in this line of work. You get to see photos people took with athletes they bumped into at discount department stores a year ago. Awesome....
NFL Fines Troy Polamalu $10K For Calling His Wife After Getting Concussed
It's been so long since the last asinine NFL fine! But today, Goodell's goons went vigilante on spousal communication and fined Troy Polamalu for calling his wife to let her know he was not bleeding from his ears (yet):...
This Evening: Covering Rugby Might Get You Tackled On Live Television
Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 21, the day we learned how Pringles were made. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
The Jets Are Going To Beat The Piss Out Of The Chargers, And Other Things You Should Know For This NFL Weekend
Hello, folks. Welcome back to Bad Beats, the column you visit for betting advice and sad tales of gambling woe. Read past Bad Beats here. Got any stories for us? Email us at [email protected]. Subject: Bad Beats....
The Pirates' Twitter Police Couldn't Stop Some Jagoff From Posting This Drunken Photo On The Team's Official Feed
The above photo is of Greg Brown and Steve Blass (yes, that Steve Blass), two members of the Pittsburgh Pirates' broadcast team. On its own, the photo is not that big of a deal: Two drunken idiots mugging for a camera on a golf course, sort of like A.J. when he visits his old man. Ah, but someone—i...
Raja Bell: David Stern "Rules With An Iron Fist"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Raja Bell spits truth....
A Lesson In Failed Woman Juggling
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
An Open Letter About Dirty Play From A Michigan State Fan To Jonathan Chait (And Other Sanctimonious Michigan Pricks)
Apparently, my favorite football team plays dirty. Would you allow me a brief moment to wring my hands in distress? Here's what New York Magazine political writer and Michigan fanboy wrote from his fainting couch the other day:...
Joe Buck And Tim McCarver Live For The Littlest Things
The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical....
Michael Beasley's Lockout Image Rehab Includes Ballet Lessons
Michael Beasley is one of the few NBA players who might actually manage to be more interesting when he's not playing professional basketball. Since the NBA lockout began, he's been cited for speeding and for marijuana possession, and he "mushed" a heckler during a game at Dyckman Park in August. Thi...
Lazy Hack Philly Newspaper Writer Being Investigated For Doing Cut-And-Paste Job On Blogger's Report
Well, now, this is a delightful twist on that old saw that bloggers do nothing but rewrite all the hard work that gets done by newspaper reporters out there in the field. Click the above image, which was sent to us by Ballin' Is A Habit, to enlarge it. What you'll see is a side-by-side comparison t...
Neftali Feliz's Ninth Inning Last Night Was Freaky And Amazing
The top of the ninth in last night's "World" Series game, which the Rangers won (2-1, evening the series at 1-1), reminded us how easily 67-year-old .199 career hitter Tony La Russa kneecaps his raw talent. In this particular case, La Russa pulled overpowering strikeout-happy closer Jason Motte (8.3...
There Were Two Buzzer-Beaters In The NHL Last Night
Ryan McDonagh's putback after a Dan Girardi prayer caromed behind the net gave the Rangers a 3-2 win in overtime. Dany Heatley's bad-angle flick off of Nikolai Khabibulin's chest at the end of regulation salvaged a point for Minnesota, and eventually a second one with a shootout win. Both goals we...
Dan Snyder Does An Interview! (For His Own TV Show. With A Fifth Grader.)
The last time Dan Snyder subjected himself to the terrifying bright lights of a studio interview, it was June, and it was bullshit. Back then, he went on the D.C. affiliates of FOX and NBC and agreed to pretend that his flack, Tony Wyllie, hadn't planted every single question. It was so scripted t...
Kevin Walter Called Cortland Finnegan A Prick
Texans WR Kevin Walter went on The Big Show on 790 in Houston this morning to talk Sunday's battle for the heart of the AFC South. You can listen to the whole interview over there, but we've pulled out the bulletin board material, as the kids like to say. Walter, who will probably be covered by Fi...
Signs You're Old: <i>Pardon The Interruption</i> Has Been On The Air For 10 Years
It was 10 years ago tomorrow that PTI premiered, and ESPN has made available some clips from that inaugural show, including Brent Musberger on the BCS and time capsule headlines like "Are the Islanders for real?" That it's still going strong is a testament to the fact that ESPN can often get thing...