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Sports Betting Has A New Supporter Taking Office
Score one for sports betting. Delaware Gov.-elect Jack Markell is determined to make legal sports betting one of his top issues....

Pop Warner Team Gets Kicked Out Of Disney
Two pop warner football teams are facing disciplinary action for getting kicked out of a Disney World resort. Their infraction? Fighting in the cafeteria....

Hot MMA Fighters, Stupid Sports Rules and Hockey Nose Picking
• Hot MMA Women vs. Butch MMA Women. Who you got? [MMA Brawl]...

Hockey Web Producer Turns Pro, Retires In Minutes
Metropolis may have Clark Kent but Washington had Brett Leonhardt. For half a period at least....

The Deadspin Pub Heads Back to Spain
Once again the eyes of a soccer fans across the world will be on Spain as Barcelona and Real Madrid square off at Camp Nou in El Classico (Spanish for "huge fucking game")....

The Week Of Big Changes
Well. Busy week. Vishante Shiancoe became a star and brought us more viewers than any other week. **Holds gun to head**...

Ex-Tiger Jim Bunning No Longer Welcome In The Motor City After Voting Against Auto Bailout
Jim Bunning is a six-term Congressman and now two-term Senator from the State of Kentucky, but he is also a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer. What's not to love about him?...

NFL Dong, Women In the Lockerroom And ... A 'Roman War Helmet'?
Naked athletes in the lockerroom and the female reporters who love them....

Doping Scandal Threatens To Destroy The World Of ... Chess?
Vassily Ivanchuk of the Ukraine is the third-ranked player in the world, but he faces a two-year ban from his game because he failed a drug test. A drug test. In chess....

Mets Fans Don't Like Being Called Choke Artists
Cole Hamels has angered Mets fans. Once again, emailer Dan, has been deputized Deadspin Mets correspondent for this afternoon....

The One With A Shivering Canadian Women's Basketball Team
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. (NSFW)...

Michigan State's Family Of Criminal Wide Receivers
For a school that hasn't produced anything resembling a professional quarterback since the guy who backed up Johnny Unitas*, Michigan State actually has a pretty impressive roster of former wide receivers....

Why Doesn't Reggie Bush Get Any Respect? (It's Not The Hamsters)
ESPN's big Alaskan sled dog of a football analyst Mark "Stink" Schlereth was summoned to critique the performances after Thursday night's New Orleans Saints/Chicago Bears game. One player who didn't impress him? Reggie Bush....

Rinku And Dinesh Tell All
Walkoff Walk interviews our favorite Indian pitchers, Rinku and Dinesh! I am so jealous. [Walkoff Walk]...

Michael Wilbon Just Can't Contain His Kinkyness Anymore
The Deadspin Morning Video Wake Up Call needs your help. If you have any suggested videos to fill this space, email us. Subject: Morning Video Wake Up Call....

Who Is Buckeye Freshman's Mysterious Shoplifting Friend?
Ohio State freshman Nathan Williams said he was "just covering for a friend" when he was arrested for shoplifting three shirts at a Dayton mall....

Hell Freezes Over
• Unpossible: Snow in Baton Rouge? No, Les Miles doesn't have a new side business. [Friends of the Program]...

Bears Win Battle Of Mediocrity
"It's a great opportunity to get a field goal to win the game, but at the same time it's a total team effort," Gould said. "The offense battled back. And the coin toss went our way. The offense played well just to get the ball down in range." [Chicago Tribune]...

Bill Belichick A Big Fan Of Round Things
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

Hot Stove Roundup: Jake Peavy Spared From A Long, Cold Chicago Winter
It's over. They lived, they loved, they all said things they can never take back, but in the end, it was never to be. Jake Peavy will not be a Cub....