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About Last Night ...
What you missed while playing 'Super Bomberman 2' with the Keebler elves ... • MLB: Beckett becomes first 20-game winner of the season. Sox 8, Rays 1. • Tennis: Roddick cruises, Blake loses. US-Sweden tied 1-1 in Davis Cup play. • Soccer: This just in: USA 3, England 0. Women advance to World Cup se...
You'll Be Lucky To See This Post, Ever
• Jay Mariotti, blogger. • Isiah Thomas knows his race relations syntax. • Real or not, these are terrifying. • Bill Simmons' charming fan. • Adeus, Mourinho. • We'd patrol Chris Henry's house too. • MJD's new best friend. • The studly Rob Stone. • How to handle when your team wins behind enemy line...
Gentlemen (And Ladies), Start Your Burritos
Since the burrito is the official food of Deadspin, we couldn't end the day without reporting on this. The Costa Vida World Burrito Eating Championship is set for Saturday in Portland, Maine, and you do not want to miss this classic faceoff. The colorful stars of burrito eating tend to put their hot...
Who's The Next To Be Taken Down By Karma?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Eff Her! Let's Get A Sandwich
What's the difference between a golf ball and a G-spot? We'll spend twenty minutes looking for a golf ball!...
Saying Goodbye To RFK Stadium
It's a sad weekend in the world of outdated, monstrous sports buildings: It's the last three baseball games at RFK Stadium in DC....
We congratulate Jamie Mottram, baron of all matters AOL Fanhouse, on his new job as Senior Editor of Blogs And Community at Yahoo! Sports. He starts next month. Though sorry, Jamie, but you can't curse there either. The comment section isn't as horrible, though. [Sports Business Daily] (The Big Lead...
The Indians Just Can't Find People To Give Them Money
It's difficult, in a world of Citi Field and the University of Phoenix Stadium, to have much sympathy for a team that's having trouble selling naming rights to their ballpark. But because the Indians have slowly become the Official Postseason Team Of Deadspin, we glance nevertheless....
Seemingly, No One Drinks In Wisconsin
Nothing's more fun than college football in the fall. Tailgating, commiserating with friends, cheering on the local team, general camaraderie all around. And, of course, drinking: What's football without a cold brewski or two beforehand. It clears the lungs. Clearly, the folks in Madison understand ...
And Now A Word About Ken Griffey Jr.'s Scrotum
We usually don't need an excuse to visit C. Trent Rosecrans' blog at Cincinnati.com; the chance to gaze at the best-dressed baseball columnist in the land is usually reason enough! But Wednesday's offering is must-reading for everyone, because Ken Griffey Jr. — in his farewell to baseball for this ...
Our Friend Dona Chepa
The competitors that bring us the truest joy, the ones who remind us that sports are human and frail and painful and therefore beautiful, are the ones who lose. Well, not always human and frail....
Victims Of Spin Rage: The Forgotten Minority
We revist yesterday's spin rage post for the simple reason that we now have a photo of Mr. Stuart Sugarman, the man who was unceremoniously thrown into a wall — along with his stationary bike — for refusing to stop grunting during his workout in a Manhattan gym. At first I was sympathetic to his pre...
Adeus, Mourinho
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Chris Henry Probably Isn't Felonious; Just Dumb
We know what suspended Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry was doing on Sunday; he was watching football with our own MJD. And now we know what he doing the rest of the week; accidentally stealing rental cars....
Welcome Back, Byron
Byron Leftwich, here showcasing his vaunted scrambling ability, has signed a two-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons. It seems like a logical destination, though we hope it doesn't affect Joey Harrington's performance having a guy breathing down his neck. You don't want to mess with a beautiful thing...