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Herzlich Willkommen In Amerika!
Arthur Abraham didn't like the idea of people questioning his controversial hometown victory over Edison Miranda, so two years later he came stateside to make it official. Abraham thrice dropped Miranda, who fell back into his unfortunate habit of dirty fighting to no avail. After the third knockdow...
A Night Of Boxing
The last time Edison Miranda fought Arthur Abraham the result was a classic, albeit marred by some poor officiating. That night an undefeated Miranda traveled to Germany to face the similarly undefeated champion of Europe. Miranda broke Abraham's jaw in the fifth round, and the blood flowed from th...
Olympic Qualifying Is Intense
In case you weren't aware, Olympic qualifying is underway, and the resulting pictures are quite a bit more entertaining than the trials themselves. Continue after the jump for four more faces of agony from yesterday's diving and gymnastics events....
InteractiveGangbang.com Is Surprisingly Esoteric
Thanks to one generous blog reader those looking for some personalized pornography will now be redirected to Fire Joe Morgan. And why would the anonymous party do such a thing? Why to mock Buzz Bissinger of course....
Jennings Could Earn Some Euros
Brandon Jennings is arguably the best incoming freshman in college, that is, if he ever sets foot inside Arizona's Mckale Center. Young Money has told Andy Katz that he if things don't go his way, he's prepared to spend a year playing professionally in Europe before entering the NBA Draft....
Why Didn't Anyone Try This On Donaghy?
The New Castle County soccer league of Delaware might not be home to the kind of grace and skill we've seen from Euro 2008, but their games sure as hell sound entertaining. Ranord A. "Not Pacman" Jones disagreed with a referee's call, so the player reacted as any of us would, by taking a chunk out ...
They're Still Partying In Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Turkey entered the knockout stage of Euro 2008 as the biggest underdog in the field, but yesterday they moved through to the semifinals in electrifying fashion. It appeared to be over for the Turks (especially to ESPN's Gamecaster) when Croatia's Ivan Klasnić netted a header to break the scoreless ...
The Countdown Begins ...
• The Celtics were rather convincing. • The Beijing kids are back. • Well played, Mets, totally. • Oak! • Tiger wins, and then he's done. • Jemele Hill will sit a few plays out. • We thought Drew's column was dead-on this week. • Hank Steinbrenner, visionary. • Lance Armstrong is not always friendly...
New Yankee Stadium Determined To Rid Itself Of That Offensive "Hallowed Ground" Moniker
For those worried that the new Yankee Stadium scheduled to open next season will undermine the legacy of its storied predecessor, well, you're probably right. It appears the shiny new Bronx ballpark is poised to be more mallpark than ballpark, given some of the amenities it will have inside. Like, y...
Charles Barkley Doing His Best To Ignore His Gambling Problem
"It's for charity!" That's Charles Barkley's excuse as to why, only a little more than a month removed from his on-air vow to not gamble for a "year or two", will be back at the poker tables July 2nd in the "Ante Up For Africa" tournament. ("It's for charity!")...
The Post In Which We Are Required To Examine David Beckham's Man-Parts
Only in San Francisco will you find a 100-foot poster of David Beckham in his underpants: A new, proud landmark here to rival the Golden Gate Bridge, the Transamerica Pyramid and Coit Tower. But unlike the latter two, which are clearly all natural, certain portions of Beckham's gigantic likeness ma...
Lacrosse Cheerleaders Gotta Keep A Heads Up
You might have wondered why Major League Lacrosse would possibly need cheerleaders. Wonder no longer: Major League Lacrosse needs cheerleaders so they can be hit in the face by errant shots. Duh....
Yankees Officially The Hottest Team In Baseball. Discuss
Joba Chamberlain pitched well, but didn't get the decision. Alex Rodriguez singled in the go-ahead run. Derek Jeter, his pillow wet from tears, was 2-for-3 with a run scored. The Yankees beat the Padres 2-1 on Thursday for their seventh straight win — New York's longest winning streak of the season...
About Last Night
What you missed while realizing that you can't go more than six months without seeing this video ... • MLB: Mariners fire John McLaren, promise more housecleaning; won't be satisfied until Ichiro is left standing on field by himself. • Beijing Olympics: Dwyane Wade to be named to U.S. Olympic basket...
Romany Malco Homosexualizes Himself For The Greater Good Of The NHL
Romany Malco, better known as the black guy from "The 40 Year Old Virgin", is apparently an ardent hockey fan and what a more appropriate way to show off his hockey geekdom than by talking with Deadspin's former puckheaded savant Greg Wyshynski. Malco does have an interesting theory on how the NHL ...
Racewalking Is Serious Business
Of all the weird events at the Olympics coming up, our favorite is speedwalking. (It's actually called racewalking.) They look so goofy!...
Tiger Woods, Barack Obama, Tim Russert And The Primal Urge To Live Through History
This is BALLS DEEP With Drew Magary (Balls® is a registered trademark and has been used with the expressed written consent of AJ Daulerio). It's gonna be like an SI Point After column, only with dick jokes. Drew's new book, "Men With Balls," featuring 100 percent all-new material, is available her...
Javon Walker's Las Vegas Bludgeoning Won't Result In Any Missed Time
Although the details of what in Wayne Newton happened to Raiders' receiver Javon Walker early Monday morning are still being investigated, he has been released from the hospital and it appears the orbital smashing he received won't , according to Raiders' coach Lane Kiffin, keep him out of training...
Eli Manning And Wife In Desperate Need Of A Queer-Eyeing
The evolution of Eli Manning from underachieving dim-expressioned yokel to high society Super Bowl hero has hit a rough patch, as the fashionistas of the New York Post have lashed out at Eli and his new bride, Abby McGrew, for their questionable fashion sense during the recent snob-infested Contem...