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Marisa Miller Was Also Wearing A Jockstrap During The Beach Football Game
That is all. (Thanks to Gamboa Constrictor for his citizen journalism.)...

Merril Hoge: "Just A Jockstrap," Not Terrifying S&M South Beach Party Hammock
One of the more haunting images from Super Bowl XLIV's celebrity-fueled weekend was ESPN's Merril Hoge's unfortunate de-pantsing. He's claimed "not through a spokesman because that would make it sound too serious" that it was just a jockstrap....

You, Dim PR Person, Are Dumb And Should Be Fired From Your Job
PR people are stupid. Not all of them, just some of them. Like this person, who just sent this pitch into our tips box multiple times for a Valentine's Day tie-in. Because they are dumb....

Cameron Diaz Has Unenviable Task Of Bringing Yankees 28th World Series
According to Ok! magazine, Cameron Diaz has hopped on the Blue-Lipped Express that is Alex Rodriguez. The two were seen dancing and being flirty with each other over the weekend. So that means they're totally doing it. [OK!]...

Steve Phillips "Moves On" By Spilling His Guts To Matt Lauer
Steve Phillips made it out of sex rehab alive and has definitely seen the error of having sex with people who aren't your wife. So he went on "Today," because this is information that America needs to hear....

And On Cue, Rick Reilly® Says Something Stupid About New Orleans
ESPN let Reilly talk on the television again, and he spoke grandly of "St. Bernard's [sic] Parish" (over B-roll of the Garden District) and the "bars all over the Latin Quarter," which is in Paris. [ESPN]...

New Orleans Wins The Weekend
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the City of New Orleans, which overcame the devastation of blah, blah, blah. When does Mardi Gras start?...

Super Bowl Comment Party
Join your frenemies from Deadspin, Gawker and Jezebel for our own little Super Bowl mixer. Football! Commercials! Booze, if you've got it! Play nice with each other, children....

I Went To A UFC Match, And A Fight Broke Out
As Mark Coleman transitioned into forced retirement, Tito Ortiz cursed him out from cageside, while girlfriend Jenna Jameson gave the finger. That's probably not a first for Jenna, if "Where The Boys Aren't 17" is any indication. [cagewriter]...

Reggie Bush's Self-Proclaimed Jump-Off Would Like To Show You Some Proof
The woman who claims she came between Reggie and Kim Kardashian has released a video of her in a bikini at Bush's home. Also, she's gotten a creepily Kim K-like makeover. Fatal Attraction stuff, after the jump....

Worst Piece Of Journalism From Super Bowl XLIV — Indianapolis Edition
With all due respect to Tommy, I think this idiotic screed painting Sean Payton as a modern Benedict Arnold is as bad as anything that's been produced this week. Bob Kravitz from the Indianapolis Star, come on down!...

How To Insure You're Alone Next Valentine's Day
The high bid is only $300 (with an estimated value of $850!) with two days remaining, but let's be honest. Anyone who would bid on the "Sausages Serenade Your Sweetheart" package probably doesn't have a sweetheart to serenade. [MLB.com Auctions]...

Barry Bonds Keeping In Game Shape With Diet, Contempt For Public
Surprisingly, Dodgers fans were able to get between Bonds and his chicken and waffles, and still escape with their lives. One autograph hound, though, managed to touch a sore spot....

Lady Makes Left Turns, Acquits Self Nicely; Apparently A Huge Step Forward For Entire Gender
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Stories That Don't Suck: Starstruck In N.O., Drunk In Indy, Badly Beaten In Yonkers, Gonzo At The Big Game
Every week, I'll excerpt a handful of stories — old and new, sports and otherwise, relevant and merely sublime — that I urge you to read for one reason or another. Send any suggestions to [email protected]....

Presenting The Single Worst Piece Of Sports Journalism From Super Bowl XLIV
The headline on ESPN.com is "Papa John's founder John Schnatter feeds me pizza." Then things get really stupid....

Lindsey Vonn's Buttocks Are The First Winter Olympics Controversy
Yes. There they are. Her hunched over, haunches on display. But Tasty Bakes says that the only real problem with the Vonn SI cover photo is that it's been done before. [TheAwl]...

Thank The Lord This Crimson Tide Fan Left His Head-Gear At Home
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day...

The One Where A Former NFL Assistant Coach Lets Us Know He's Not, In Fact, This Scantily Clad Woman
We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another....

Tailpipe: Your Smutty NASCAR Romance Story Hour. A New Feature.
We recently discovered the incredible phenomenon of NASCAR-themed romance fiction, stories filled with passion and grease and beautiful people being driven swiftly to ecstasy and Victory Lane alike. What follows is a brief selection from one such tale....