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Wolverhampton Fans Taunt "Know-Nothing" Coach, Leave And Miss Team's Comeback
When you're a football club in the English Premier League, you're not supposed to lose to teams freshly promoted from the minors. That's what the Wolverhampton Wolves with a 3-0 drubbing delivered by QPR in September. And that's what it looked like the Wolverhampton Wolves were about to do against...
Vikings Cornerback Arrested On Domestic Assault Charges, Will Likely Be In Jail For Kickoff
"Chris Cook is in legal trouble again. The Minnesota Vikings' second-year cornerback was being held without bail at Hennepin County Jail early Saturday morning on two domestic assault charges, according to jail records. A source confirmed it is the Vikings' cornerback. Cook, 24, was booked into the...
Your College Football Early Games Open Thread
This here college-football day commences with No. 4 Oklahoma State visiting Missouri. It's a momentous contest being broadcast by FX....
Arizona's Referee Streaker Faces Up To 18 Months Of Hard Time
Your morning roundup for Oct. 22, the day we realized Jack Daniel's prices are probably going to rise. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
The Jets Are Going To Beat The Piss Out Of The Chargers, And Other Things You Should Know For This NFL Weekend
Hello, folks. Welcome back to Bad Beats, the column you visit for betting advice and sad tales of gambling woe. Read past Bad Beats here. Got any stories for us? Email us at [email protected]. Subject: Bad Beats....
Darrelle Revis And His PR Handler Hung Up On A Trolling Mike Francesa Today (UPDATE)
WFAN/YES Network host Mike Francesa is a special combination of windbag and gadfly. He's the self-appointed expert on all matters of New York sports, even though he doesn't know much about them. And he loves picking on angry, frothing Jets fans for their loud coach and on-field antics, despite the...
Raja Bell: David Stern "Rules With An Iron Fist"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Raja Bell spits truth....
A Lesson In Failed Woman Juggling
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase three heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
Joe Buck And Tim McCarver Live For The Littlest Things
The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical....
Michael Beasley's Lockout Image Rehab Includes Ballet Lessons
Michael Beasley is one of the few NBA players who might actually manage to be more interesting when he's not playing professional basketball. Since the NBA lockout began, he's been cited for speeding and for marijuana possession, and he "mushed" a heckler during a game at Dyckman Park in August. Thi...
Lazy Hack Philly Newspaper Writer Being Investigated For Doing Cut-And-Paste Job On Blogger's Report
Well, now, this is a delightful twist on that old saw that bloggers do nothing but rewrite all the hard work that gets done by newspaper reporters out there in the field. Click the above image, which was sent to us by Ballin' Is A Habit, to enlarge it. What you'll see is a side-by-side comparison t...
People Are Getting Dumber By The Day About The Harbaugh-Schwartz Fight
It must be a slowass week in the NFL, because people are still being idiots about the dustup between Jim Schwartz and Jim Harbaugh. Hey Mark Schlereth, can I count on you for saying something delightfully cliched and stupid?...
There Were Two Buzzer-Beaters In The NHL Last Night
Ryan McDonagh's putback after a Dan Girardi prayer caromed behind the net gave the Rangers a 3-2 win in overtime. Dany Heatley's bad-angle flick off of Nikolai Khabibulin's chest at the end of regulation salvaged a point for Minnesota, and eventually a second one with a shootout win. Both goals we...
Dan Snyder Does An Interview! (For His Own TV Show. With A Fifth Grader.)
The last time Dan Snyder subjected himself to the terrifying bright lights of a studio interview, it was June, and it was bullshit. Back then, he went on the D.C. affiliates of FOX and NBC and agreed to pretend that his flack, Tony Wyllie, hadn't planted every single question. It was so scripted t...
Kevin Walter Called Cortland Finnegan A Prick
Texans WR Kevin Walter went on The Big Show on 790 in Houston this morning to talk Sunday's battle for the heart of the AFC South. You can listen to the whole interview over there, but we've pulled out the bulletin board material, as the kids like to say. Walter, who will probably be covered by Fi...
There Is Also Full Video Of The Arizona Streaker Disrobing And Getting Driven Into The Ground By Security
Like some sort of Zapruder film for jackasses, this follows dude from the moment he enters the field until he is escorted off. You don't get to see the fight that ensued between the players as it unfolds, though. For that, be sure to go here. [h/t to Adam and Randall]...
Signs You're Old: <i>Pardon The Interruption</i> Has Been On The Air For 10 Years
It was 10 years ago tomorrow that PTI premiered, and ESPN has made available some clips from that inaugural show, including Brent Musberger on the BCS and time capsule headlines like "Are the Islanders for real?" That it's still going strong is a testament to the fact that ESPN can often get thing...
The NBA Keeps Lying About Competitive Balance
If there's one thing to know about management's position in the lockout, it's this: The competitive balance issue isn't about competitive balance. It's about extracting money from the players' pockets and giving it to the owners. Remember that. Cross-stich it onto a decorative throw pillow. Print it...
Tony La Russa Appeared On A Game Show Roughly 30 Years Ago, And Nobody Knew Who He Was
Your morning roundup for Oct. 21, the day we learned lighting poop on fire won't turn it into gold. H/T to Bryan J. for the video. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Watch Stephen A. Smith And Terrell Owens Struggle To Define The Word "Soon"
Tipster Stephen N. just sent in this compelling sliver of an interview between two noble men. So, thanks for that....