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It's Like The "Where's Waldo" Of Obscene Signs
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Send Us Your Bitter Tales Of Defeat
If Drew's mailbag has taught us anything, it's that gambling stories usually end badly. In that spirit, we'd like to hear your worst....
Binghamton Cleans House
Five more Binghamton basketball players have been cut from the team two days after its star point guard, Emanuel "Tiki" Mayben was nabbed for selling crack-cocaine. The basketball program, nicknamed "UNLV East" is desperately trying to shed its misfit label....
China Still Very Much A Developing Nation
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The Learning Curve: These Idiots
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And Now, Your Official Plaxico Burress Mug Shot
Plax, in his New York State Department of Correctional Services mug shot. Curiously, he seems to have grown an inch since his playing days. Prison's already made him a bigger man. [The Smoking Gun]...
Your <em>Sporting News</em> College Football Athlete Of The Decade Is ... Matt Leinart?
Yup, Leinart's the best. He even managed to beat out past and future NFL failures Chris Weinke, Eric Crouch, Jason White, Alex Smith and Tim Tebow for the honor. [Sporting News]...
G-20 Demonstrators Will Bring Down The Global Capitalist Hegemony With Sports-Themed Protest
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Never One To Seek The Spotlight, Danica Turns Down NASCAR
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Evander Holyfield, Bringer Of Light
Holyfield wants to convert his mansion to a solar energy farm, and sell the power. I'm sure this has nothing to do with his financial troubles, and everything to do with genuine care for the environment. [AJC]...
Has Mark Whicker Taught Us Nothing?
"The nightmare of 9/11 will live forever in our minds and memories."...Yes, this is how a high school football game story begins....
The Learning Curve: Seth Curry Saves Duke!
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Sean Salisbury Gets The Final Word. I Think.
I was as riveted/disturbed as most of you were by the real-time temper tantrums of former ESPN football analyst Sean Salisbury and the ensuing potential legal ramifications of such an event. It's new territory for everyone. But Sean insisted....
Wait, Someone Sort Of Likes Phil Mushnick?
Mediaite's Katie Baker gives what-for to Mushnick, the New York Post's sports media critic and insufferable morality pimp, but she also admits to giggling at his "meow-y media criticism." [Mediaite]...
Deadspin I-Team: The Case Of Plaxico Burress' Sweat Pants
Plaxico Burress's saga has now reached its sad dénouement, with the former Giant matriculating into the New York penal system. One loose end remains, however: the matter of the sweat pants he wasn't wearing. Who's responsible for the sweat-pants misinformation?...
Binghamton Guard Really Knows How To Dish The Rock
Emanuel "Tiki" Mayben set a Binghamton school record for assists last year. Now he's been charged with slinging the kind of rock you don't put into a hoop—unless if by "hoop," you mean nose & lungs. [ESPN]...
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: <em>The Machine</em>
Today, we have a selection from Deadspin favorite Joe Posnanski's The Machine, a rollicking account of the 1975 Reds. Buy the book here. Read his blog here. Joe's in the comments now, awaiting your demeaning questions....
Hines Ward Clearly Enjoyed Almost Decapitating A Man
After Hines Ward broke Keith Rivers' jaw with a nasty blindside block last year, the NFL implemented something called "The Hines Ward Rule", outlawing high blind side hits. Hines Ward won't abide, but he thinks it's pretty cute....
And After He Took The Shot, He Beat The Crap Out Of Both Of Them
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