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Rick Morrissey Uses Dead Baseball Scribe As A Soapbox For Blog Rant

Here's a thoroughly obnoxious column by the Chicago Tribune's Rick Morrissey in which he picks up the corpse of Jerome Holtzman and swings it in the general direction of — what else? — the blogosphere....

Journeyman Wide Receivers Make You Question Your Mortality

Derrick Mason retired yesterday. He is my favorite Spartan football player of all time. We both graduated from Michigan State in the same year. He had a productive 12-year NFL career. I do this....

Blackhawks GM Fired For Not Following Example Set By Cubs

Dale Tallon took over a terrible post-lockout Blackhawks franchise, combined shrewd drafting and solid free agent picks to build a young, exciting contender and was rewarded for his efforts with a swift kick in the pants. That's the Chicago way....

The Bizarre World Of Children’s YouTube Videos

Ever stumble on some random YouTube video and wonder to yourself, "How did this piece of shit get 200,000 views?" Well, I have the answer....

Creativity In Full Bloom On The Kentucky Minor League Circuit

The Lexington Legends have a passionate hometown fan base that loves to let opposing players know they're appreciated for all their hard work and effort. Especially on dollar beer night. [Horace Grant Halftime Report/Intentional Foul]...

Pedro Martinez: Philadelphia Phillies

Level of excitement had this happened in 2004: 9. Level of excitement in 2009: 4. Still? Number of red Martinez jersey-shirts sold at Modell's over the weekend?: 8,016 [Cherry Hill Courier Post/PHOTO: EveryJoe]...

Nike Just Steals It

A woman in California is accusing the King Kong of clothing companies of stealing her trademarked slogan. Thankfully, this is America, where large, filthy rich corporations don't stand a chance against your average Jane Citizen....

Broncos Fans Are Thrilled About The Bears New Quarterback

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...

Rinku Singh, The Body Electric

Singh, Pirates farmhand and vaguely neocolonial subject, struck out the only batter he faced Monday to become what's believed to be the first India-born player to win a professional baseball game in the States. [AP]...

You Knew You Could Count On Shaq For A Micheal Jackson [<i>Sic</i>] Tribute

The Next "Athlete And Animals" Scandal? Kangaroo Boxing

Burying the lede: "Rangers SS Omar Vizquel surprised his coaches and teammates by bringing his three kangaroos into the clubhouse before the game." Omar Vizquel has three pet kangaroos? How is this not a movie script? [Jorge Says No]...

Chris Berman And The Home Run Derby: Deadspin I-Team Looks Back, Back, Back, Back

The home run derby is tonight, and phrasemaking teevee personage Chris Berman will surely use this opportunity to deploy his famous "back, etc." home run call. I-Team wondered: How many times has Berman said the word "back" over the years?...

Tony Romo And Jessica Simpson Reportedly Split For 98th Time

Until I see visual evidence of the Cowboys quarterback slurping blue cake out of another woman's mouth, I refuse to believe it. But People says they're officially kaput and Romo's getting his Goose on at nightclubs. [People.com]...

The "Pacman" Jones Strip Club Shooting Gets Its Warren Report

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has launched a massive three-part investigation into the strip club incident that cost Adam Jones a year of football and another man his ability to walk. Oh, the things we have seen .......

Dana White Promises Scary Russian Man Will Be Next To Fight Brock Lesnar

Messy contractual things have to be finalized but White is determined to have Fedor Emelianenko step in the cage with the angry ex-professional wrestler and controversial UFC heavyweight champion. Emelianenko has disposed of much bigger men before. [Cage Writer]...

Robert Lunn Leaves Austria With His Dignity (Mostly) Intact

Robert Lunn is a former defensive tackle from UConn. He graduated in 2008 and was playing professional football in Pörtschach, Austria. Sadly, he's back in the U.S. now, so this is his final column....

Kobe Bryant Bravely Declares He Will Not Be Dunked On By His 14-Year-Old Campers

Remember that it was Kobe who alerted Dwyane Wade to the dunk and who encouraged him to "give [LeBron] stuff about this." And now here, via The Baseline, is video of Kobe at his own camp, saying:...

David Beckham Deserves An Imaginary Nobel Peace Prize

"If [he] had spoken out about Iraq it wouldn't have happened," said Jon McClure, frontman of the The Reverend and The Makers, of Becks. "Or Britain certainly wouldn't have got involved." So that's what The Beckham Experiment is about. [PA]...

Dear Pixar: Stop Making Me Cry Like A Bitch

I took my three-year-old to see Up the other day. We left after an hour because she didn't want to stick around (Thanks for burning my money, kid). But that hardly mattered....

Mets Fans Even Boo Their Rotten Apple

More surprising: the Mets hitting back-to-back home runs, or Citi Field's Home Run Apple engineered without that possibility in mind? The Apple finally emerged minutes after the second homer, giving the crowd something to cheer about, for once. [Star-Ledger]...