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Mark Cuban Would Rather You Not Count His Fans
Everybody's favorite punctuation-resistant NBA owner Mark Cuban has had a busy offseason, hollering at New York Times reporters, apologizing for cutting Michael Finley and remembering the exact moment he stopped being one of us and became dirty, grimy rich....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as aggressive Jehovah's Witnesses surround the house and lob in The Watchtower ... • MLB: Yankees at Devil Rays. Tampa Bay only 24 1/2 games out, and Yanks might as well be. • MLS: D.C. United at Dallas. Because domestic soccer is your life (sad, really). • MLB: Pirates at Cardinals. C...
The Wrong Way To Prepare For Your First Game
Well, that's just great timing. Fresh off the first time in three years of backing up Priest Holmes that he has ever been able to show himself off — he had the best game of his career Sunday — Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has gotten himself in trouble with the law again. According to the Kans...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discriminating speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • It's never too late to jump onto the Notre Dame bandwagon*. • European bookmakers, the NFL and you. • Meet Tom Ziller, the Alan Greenspan of Sacramento Kings wagering. * May not app...
Blogdom's Best: New York Mets
More than any other sport, baseball lends itself to individual blog obsession. Whether it's the glut of statistics, the constant opportunities for second-guessing or just the fact that you have something to write about every day, every Major League Baseball team has several blogs obsessed with chr...
Kordell Stewart Is Back, And, So You Know, Still Not Gay
Today is a beautiful day, and not just because Jay Bilas is in Kuwait. No, today the news came across: Kordell Stewart could be returning to the NFL, likely with the Ravens again to help with the injury to Kyle Boller. This is fantastic news, because, as the old maxim goes, Nobody Denies They're G...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while conjuring that elaborate voodoo curse on the Saints' next opponent ... • NFL: Falcons' Vick, Eagles' Owens combine to inspire all kinds of feather-related headlines in Falcons' 14-10 win. • MLB: Bonds returns to take Giants' minds off of missing the playoffs. • MLB: Willis wins...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as your hairline recedes considerably faster than the New Orleans floodwater ... • MLB: Padres at Giants. Barry throws down his crutches, returns to lineup. • Pickup basketball: NBA players' Hurricane Relief Game. • MNF: Eagles at Falcons. That lovable Terrell Owens plucks at your hear...
Leftovers: Kansas City People Are Weird
• Hunkalicious Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer author hangs out with some seriously weird Chiefs fans. [Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer] • The different species of asshole Little League coaches. [Flak] • Even the Bering Sea can't knock down Larry Csonka. [USA Today] • Getting their Irish up: Notre Dame ri...
Blogdome: Saluting Supposed "Bad Guy" Roger Federer
• You might have been sad that Andre Agassi lost at the U.S. Open, but that Roger Federer guy is pretty cool too. [Tennis-X] • Uh, anybody in San Diego noticed that the Padres are still in first place? Anybody care? [Gas Lamp Ball] • Anybody else concerned that the Miami Heat might not turn out so g...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • It's T.O.'s world, we just live in it. • So, once again you've put money on the Rams. Sigh. Your mother and I really don't know what to do with you at this point. • NFL Week 1: Seriously...
Au Revoir, Mark
Here's to Mark Messier, who retired today after 25 years in the NHL. Thanks to you, there was a brief, tiny, singular moment where people could actually stand Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins. Happy trails, dude....
Peter King Gets His Lindsay Lohan On
All right, now we know that Sports Illustrated's Peter King has lost a lot of weight over the summer, but as this photo from last month shows ... come on, Pete. We understand obesity is a key factor in heart disease, but wasting away that fast just can't be healthy ......
ESPN Ombudsman: You Kids Knock It Off!
Resident nerdy professor ESPN ombudsman George Solomon filed his newest impotent you-darned-kids column on Saturday, and, as usual, we imagine ESPN brass reading it, shaking their heada, chuckling, then tossing another few more Indonesian children on the fire. (It's gonna get cold in Bristol soon;...
From the Carrier Dome to Bracco's Bed
Here's a great heads-up from a tipster: Former Syracuse guard Jason Cipolla — who hit a huge shot against Georgia in the second round of the 1996 NCAA tournament; the Orangemen eventually made the national championship game — has been dating "Sopranos" head shrinker Lorraine Bracco for about three...
College Sports Coaches: Evil!
On the list of Things That Will Get You Sent To Hell, we have to say, this one has to be pretty high up there. From the Newark Star-Ledger:...
NFL Roundup: It's Possible That Plummer Just Isn't That Good
Other Thoughts On The First Weekend Of The NFL: • As the only guy who ever brought the Buzzsaw to the playoffs, we will always have a soft spot for Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer. But, what, with the out of control hair (facial and otherwise), angry anti-war screeds and the tendency to throw the...
Saints: America's Guilty Conscience Team
Like most of you who decided that NFL Sunday Ticket isn't quite valuable enough to make up for the utter uselessness of DirectTV, we spent yesterday at a sports bar, looking past the impromptu games of beer pong to watch hundreds of television screens full of football. And we saw what we're sure y...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while discovering the structure of the DNA molecule ... • NFL: Colts 24, Ravens 7. Once again, loser has to remain in Baltimore. • NFL: 49ers beat Rams, plan world domination and conquest of space. • MLB: Big Unit (that's Randy Johnson, sorry, those of you visiting us on a break from...
Week In Deadspin: Here We Are Now, Entertain Us
• We spring forth from the Gawker Media womb, all colicky and cranky and looking like Don Zimmer. • Just $25,000 to have Stuart Scott spew catchphrases at your corporate retreat. • Larry King, baby. It's all about Larry King. • The Saints owner could end up being a real dick about this whole thing...