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Here's What We Think Is Matt Holliday Intentionally Dropping A Pop Fly
It works out a little too perfectly to be a happy accident, replacing the speedy Victorino for the plodding Howard. Intentionally dropping a ball to get the lead runner is the entire point of the infield fly rule (perhaps turning two), and perhaps that should extend to shallow left....
<em>Hollywood Reporter</em> Refutes <em>Daily Mail</em> Story About O.J. Confessing To Oprah That Cited <em>National Enquirer</em> Story That Doesn't Exist
As you were, Internet. [Hollywood Reporter]...
Here's LeBron James And Dwyane Wade Mocking Dirk Nowitzki Before Last Night's Game
From CBS Dallas, cameras caught James and Wade leaving their shootaround showing all signs of being sick with the flu. Or perhaps poking fun at Dirk's 102-degree fever in game 4. For the record, LeBron, Wade and Dirk all had excellent games last night....
Jose Canseco Tweets Obsession With Lady Gaga, But He Spurned Madonna, So...
Okay, I suppose there are a lot of things a little wrong with Jose Canseco's latest Twitter freakout, but there's a whole plane full of parallels we can't miss. And those parallels make this much more than the ramblings dribbling out of a disgraced slugger's Dorito-dusted fingers....
The NBA Playoffs Are Less Important Than Hockey, Oprah
One of the underrated subplots of the playoffs is when non-sports events get scheduled for our nation's arenas, and the conflicts it causes when a team goes deep. We've had two notable instances of it already, with the Lightning and Bulls running up against two of the most powerful forces in enterta...
Yankees Accidentally Leak Personal Info Of 20,000 Season Ticket Holders
The New York Yankees accidentally distributed a file containing information on more than 20,000 season ticket accounts. The spreadsheet contains account numbers, names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses, and was mistakenly sent to thousands of current clients....
OK, Bleacher Report. You Win.
A Bleacher Report writer uses Harrison Barnes to boost readership for a story about writers using Harrison Barnes to boost readership for their stories. This is where space-time folds in on itself. [Bleacher Report, H/T Brandon]...
Erik Spoelstra Has One Job, And He's Not Doing It
Believe it or not, there was a logic behind pairing no-name, unassuming Erik Spoelstra with the great collection of free agent talent basketball's ever seen. But by launching a day's headlines worth of "crying" stories, then keeping it in the news by backtracking, he's blown that logic to hell....
Infidelity Mars, Spices Up Dallas Kickball Game
Your morning roundup for March 5, the day after a "terrible guy" felt like a "wonderful fellow."...
Bawlers: A Brief History Of Crying In Sports
Chris Bosh got a bit emotional after last night's brutal loss to the Magic, wiping away tears during his press conference. The internet's torn about this one, because we like to see that our athletes actually give a damn about winning and losing. On the other hand: a team with the second best reco...
Caltech Basketball Win Raises Record To 1-310 In Last 311 Conference Games
Your morning roundup for Feb. 23, the day Rahm Emanuel starts cursing at the phrase "staggering unfunded pension liabilities."...
Michael Vick Decided Going On Oprah Wasn't The Brightest Of Ideas
Two days before he was scheduled to sit down on the couch upon which Tom Cruise berzerkered, Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick canceled the appearance. Here's a statement that the team and Vick's personal PR staff released, via the Philadelphia Inquirer's Eagles blog:...
Rays' Spring Training Stadium Infested By Bats, Covered In Bat Shit
Alternate headline: Bats! Bats! Oh God So Many Bats! Exterminators say they'll have the situation under control by the start of Spring Training games, but their solution amounts to building a big house just for the bats just outside the stadium. I hope they release the bats for game-winning home run...
Having A Heart Attack? Call Up Sports Talk Radio
Very devoted listener "Smokey" wouldn't let a little myocardial infarction stop him from calling in to Paul Finebaum's show this afternoon. He even got the ER nurse to confirm, as if we'd think he was any weirder for making this up....
Adam Dunn Close To Accepting Birthright As DH
Adam Dunn's about to hit a lot of doubles. The Rays might be hoarding Uptons. Ladies and gentlemen, please stand back, because this is one HOTFUCKINGSTOVE....
Al-Jazeera Sports’s World Cup Coverage Was "Sabotaged As Part Of A Jordan Revenge Plot"
Fans in the Middle East had a World Cup to forget this summer after TV station Al-Jazeera suffered terrible coverage problems throughout the tournament's biggest games, including the South Africa/Mexico opener which was plagued by 20 minutes of interference....
Please Join The Deadspin Facebook Page For All Your Hot Mexican Lady Reporter Updates
Ines Sainz, you've made us so icky. But there are other things to read about on the site besides Mexican ladies with giant gumpers. If you joined the Deadspin Facebook page, you would know that already....
The Time Alex Ovechkin Met The Editor-In-Chief Of <em>Vanity Fair</em>
It's still Fashion Week in New York, so that means parties aplenty. Like this one at Graydon Carter's juke joint, The Monkey Bar, featuring fashionistas and the stars of the NHL. Make a game out of guessing which is which. H/T Tim. [Zimbio]...
10 Footballers Who Wouldn’t Visit Prostitutes (NSFW-ish)
If you'd asked The Spoiler a month or so ago to name one footballer who definitely wouldn't reach into his pocket to score some cheap sex with a proz, the name Peter Crouch would have been at the top of the list....
Join The Deadspin Facebook Page And You Could Possibly Fingersmash Someone At Our Next Party
Oh boy. Since close to 15,000 people are now part of the robust Deadspin Facebook group, it's becoming almost impossible for people not to get laid. YOU SHOULD BE NEXT....