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It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Gets Hurt
Fun week this week. Painful, but fun. Thankfully, it's now over and we can all go back to our not-so-normal lives. Here's a rundown:...
Jennie Finch's Son Being Groomed For A Life Of Separation Anxiety And Ass-Kickings
Saw this little tidbit in, of all places, SI writer Jack McCallum's "Bottom 10" list: Softballer Jennie Finch is positively distressed about taking away her son's pacifier and blanket....
Ha! Soccer Player Turns Out To Be Only Mostly Dead
English soccer club asks crowd for a moment of silence to pay tribute to one of their greats, who, um happens to still be alive. [The Slow Breaker]...
Religion, Sports, And Visanthe Shiancoe Has A Bible Verse Written WHERE?
Time for Waxing Off, the feature generally credited for saving the passengers of US Airways flight 1549. Today's topic: Athletes who credit God for victories and success....
The One Where Dwight Howard Supaman's Dat Ho
We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another....
Exclusive: Stanford Tree Responds To Cheerleader Booty-Licking Allegations
Here is the Stanford Tree's email response to our post from yesterday, which included a shocking photo of the mascot involved in some apparent menage-a-tree with buxom college cheerleaders....
Raise Your Hand If You Know The Lyrics To "Grab Them Cakes"
Writer with extremely large brain and embarrassing music collection does an amazingly thorough job analyzing the genius and nuances of "The Wrestling Album". [Mental Floss]...
The Meat Bikini Is Delicious, Possibly NSFW
Face it, your Super Bowl party was a sure disaster until you saw this: Introducing the meat bikini. Also available in bacon bikini and avocado dip bikini. [In Game Now]...
Punchy Gymnast Finds Love With Brown Footballer
• Alicia Sacramone's got a man: And he's a defensive back for the Brown University football team. [The Big Lead]...
Steelers Skeleton Will Not Tolerate This Abuse
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Horny, Inebriated Stanford Tree A Menace To Decent Society
Drunk, disruptive and often pantsless; never has there been a more disorderly college mascot than the Stanford Tree. So where's his reality show?...
Michael Irvin Gets His Own Reality Show. Finally!
If you've ever thought to yourself, "I wish someone would follow Michael Irvin around with a camera all day so I could see everything that happens to him," today is your lucky day....
Alonzo Mourning Retires (Again?)
The 38-year-old center—who apparently still believed he was in the NBA—will not return from the leg injury that ended his career back in 2007. I believe the diagnosis was a swollen Van Gundy. [NBA.com]...
Super Bowl Sub-Plot #2: Who Ya Betting On?
There are several key storylines that will beaten into the ground by everyone who covers the Super Bowl over the next two weeks. We will beat them down even further....
And Let's Get Bashed In The Face
Second part of the Deadspin Civil War Mayor's bet is complete. This was actually more painful than the tattoo....
College Budget Cuts Imperil Squash Programs, And, Um, Possibly Football
It's a sign of the times that no one is discussing: Your favorite college sports may fall be the wayside in the coming three years due to the crappy economy. Ah! Not Badminton!...
Mickey Rourke And His Hair Net Get Oscar Nomination For 'The Wrestler'
Meanwhile, that Benjamin Button drivel gets the nod over Dark Knight, which really chaps my hide. [Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences]...
Penguins Sign Kid With Cystic Fibrosis (No, This Is A Good Thing)
Every once in awhile you have to break out a story like this one, just to remind everybody that professional athletes and sports organizations are not entirely made up of heartless, greedy scumbags....
Kid Banned From HS Sports For Sleeping Late
But of greater concern: Why has St. Mary's High stolen the Eagles' logo? [The Record]...
In London, The Weights Lift You!
• Who much can you bench?: A gym in London allows members to bench press humans. So does a club in Vegas, but you have to pay extra for it. [Sports Rubbish]...