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The Champ In The Arena: R.I.P. DMX, who gave sports the best hype music in hip-hop historyThere are a minimal amount of true one-of-ones this planet has ever produced, and DMX is on that short list....

Jim Lampley Barely Holds It Together While Closing HBO Broadcast With Muhammad Ali Remembrance Jim Lampley closed last night’s live boxing telecast with a final word on what Muhammad Ali meant to him—and the world—with an observation about The Greatest that choked up the longtime HBO announcer....

Yes, Jim Lampley's Glasses Have Real Lenses It's recently become an odd topic of speculation that HBO boxing commentator and occasional bad decision maker Jim Lampley wears glasses on-air that don't have any lenses in them. This speculation, indeed, has come up inside the Deadspin offices. After all, they're so damn clear! There's no glare! ...

Why Do We Have Sideline Reporters? The Original Sideline Reporter Says The Job Is "Just Nonsense"

With Erin Andrews moving to Fox, now's a good time to revisit this 2009 interview with television's first sideline reporter, Jim Lampley. Originally published July 28, 2009....

Watch A Blue Jays Reliever And Manager Get Ejected On The Day Roy Halladay Returned To Toronto's Mound

Your morning roundup for July 3, the day after some baby gators proved a mud hole is better than any stop, drop and roll mantra....

Jim Lampley-Metallica Mashup The Logical Continuation Of Meme

DJ Raw B has mashed up Jim Lampley's stirring Pacquiao-Clottey commentary with Metallica's "Master of Puppets" for us all to enjoy. Thanks DJ Raw B. [ZShare]...

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Somewhere around the eighth round in last night's fight, Jim Lampley plum ran out of adjectives for Manny Pacquiao's punches. It's rare to see a meme being born, and recognize it at that very moment....

The First Sideline Reporter: "All Of This Was Just Nonsense"

The sideline reporter was young and attractive and more or less an open appeal to the lower enthusiasms of sports fans. The year was 1974. Jim Lampley was here to tell America about mascots and homecoming queens....