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Wait, There's An Ugly Side To NASCAR?
The Deadspin Morning Video Wake Up Call will return for a brief period of time from today through the holidays. If you have any suggested videos to fill this space, email us. Subject: Morning Video Wake Up Call. Who knows what started this disagreement; perhaps the guy in the white T-shirt made so...

Morning Blogdome: We've Got Googlies, Yes We Do
[email protected] takes you by the heart, when it takes you by the hand. Who will serve us tea?: Cheerleaders in cricket? Actually, that's a lot like I'd expect it to be. [Lion In Oil] Available in bulk!: Did you know that you can get discounted Knicks tickets at Costco? I guess that explains w...

Today Is A Day You Can Easily Find Yourself Blinded By Erin Andrewsness
First America's favorite sideline princess popped up on Dan Patrick's radio show, and playfully engaged in back-and-forth with her former ESPN co-worker about sideline horror stories, including the time that fleet-footed Joe Paterno blew right by her on the way to the locker room . Andrews also chat...

Chinese Democracy, 15 Years Down, Five Days To Go
Of all the Guns 'N Roses stories, the "Rocket Queen" one is my favorite. When "Appetite For Destruction" was recorded, the moaning sounds on the album's closer (which might be my favorite G'N'R song, actually), were captured while Adriana Smith, a 19-year-old stripper who had been dating drummer St...

Charles Barkley Unleashed: It's Not Gambling If You're Drunk
The Deadspin Morning Video Wake Up Call will return for a brief period of time from today through the holidays. If you have any suggested videos to fill this space, email us. Subject: Morning Video Wake Up Call. Original link from RawVegas...

Faltering Bills Encouraged By Female Makeout Session
First it was the man and woman getting it on in one of the restrooms, and now this ... as a couple of apparently hot chicks celebrate a Bills touchdown on Monday Night in their own special way. Who would have thought that Ralph Wilson Stadium would be the NFL's hot, sensual love palace? Just what el...

Morning Blogdome: A Virtual Home Run Trot
Blogdome@deadspin is a vampire. • Mercy is for the weak: Tony Olivia schools his grandson in Wii baseball. It's funny he's because he's older than me. (Tony, not the kid.) [Home Run Derby] ...

Brian Cuban Would Like You To Know That His Brother Is Not Martha Stewart
Thanks for attempting to clear that up Brian, but I always thought it was obvious by the way Mark dresses. Black pullovers in the spring? Sheesh. Anyway, Brian Cuban, Dallas attorney and brother of the mercurial Mark Cuban, is firing back on his own blog at meanies who have been emailing him with va...

Approaching Inferno Or No Approaching Inferno, We're Getting In Our 18 Holes
What kind of a penalty is that if the wind from the firefighting helicopter blows your ball into the rough? "Tough luck that part of the fairway being on fire, Chuck. But that's where you hit it, and rules are rules." Natural disasters can be so damned inconvenient sometimes, especially when the she...

Can A Man Outrun Falling Dominoes?
This really stretches the definition of a "sports" video, but when you get a load of some of these insane domino contraptions you realize that it takes more physical dexterity and coordination to set these babies up than it does to play poker. (Or be an NFL punter.) Plus, Domino Day is broadcast li...

The Mark Cuban Scandal For Dummies (Like Us)
"Rule no 1 of any smart investor is don't get attached." — Mark Cuban A lot of information about the Mark Cuban situation is pouring in now, and there will be plenty of time for speculation, recriminations and schadenfreude. Plus, Cuban has just come out on his blog and said he will fight the charg...

Uh Oh...Mark Cuban Being Charged With Insider Trading
From WSJ: "The Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges against Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, for allegedly dumping shares in Mamma.com upon learning it was raising money in a private offering. The SEC alleges in a civil action that Mr. Cuban sold ...

Nash Takes a Bony Iverson Elbow; Shaq Gives Rodney Stuckey The Facebreaker
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Bad Call Costs Steelers Fans $32 Million
Update: See the "official" live SportsCenter response below. If you were one of the NFL fans waiting in the fading late afternoon light for the San Diego Chargers to be put out of their misery yesterday, you may have seen a rather unusual ending to the game at Heinz Field. With his team already ahea...

Morning Blogdome: Fast Links and Faster Women
[email protected] actually enjoys kissing your sister. • That's like ... cars, right?: A look back at the only part of the Formula One season that matters—the women. It's the best looking sport there is. [Grid Crasher] • Everybody stay calm!: It looks like Timberwolves fans are starting to lose...

Sunday Night Is Live Blog Night: Cowboys-Redskins
Hey, Tony Romo is back from his injury! Jerry Jones guaranteed playoffs! And I'm sure there's a compelling story line on the Washington Redskins sideline! But there's no non-jump way to find out. True story. * * * * * Pre-Game Babble Which over-dramatized headline is worse for America: "What's Wrong...

Evander Holyfield Will Not Go Quietly Into The Night
If you're still stepping into the boxing ring at 46 years old, something has gone horribly wrong in your life. Sometimes it means you're not talented enough to allow you to retire to a life of afternoon mimosas and luxurious silk shirts. Other times you stay in this long for a pure love of boxing, w...

He's Losing His Mind, And We All Have A Front Row Seat
A man can keep it reigned in for only so long: A solemn prayer that Rod Marinelli blows his stack at one of his press conferences. [It's Just Sports] You mean, besides not ever dying?: Al Davis' top 10 management blunders that have left the Raiders in the sorry state they're in. [MVN Outsider] Why d...

It Happened: Brock Lesnar Is Your New UFC Heavyweight Champion
In only his fourth professional MMA fight, Brock Lesnar defeated UFC legend Randy Couture in a second round TKO. The severely undersized Couture held his own in the first round but got caught by a few nasty blows from Lesnar in the second and when you get caught by a guy of that size, it's over. The...

For Your Viewing Pleasure: Charlie Weis Should Do Pushups Everytime Notre Dame Scores
• 12:00 — College Football: Navy vs. Notre Dame [CBS], Ohio State vs. Illinois [ESPN] - Navy looks to go streaking against Charlie Weis! • 1:40 — Movie: White Men Can't Jump - D’s, motherfucker, D’s [Cinnemax] • 2:30 — Do the Dew: World of Adventure Sports [NBC] • 3:30 — College Football: Minnesota ...