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An Alcohol-Free Bay To Breakers? What?
Event sponsor ING, San Francisco Police decide to ban alcohol at this year's Bay to Breakers run in San Francisco. So, what's the point, now? [Sports Rubbish]...
Sideline Ladies Want Their Shot At Big Boy's Play-By-Play Club
But the Sideline Princess is fine, thank you: "That's not to say that women don't have a place in play-by-play, but … I really like being the eyes and ears on the field." [Buffalo News]...
Andy Kennedy's Wife Still Not Getting Any
As you may recall, the wife of former Cincinnati basketball coach Andy Kennedy is claiming that a pending lawsuit against a cab driver is so traumatizing that it's affecting the couple's sex life....
The Darryl Strawberry Story Makes Bad Athletes Fun Again
You know what the saddest part of the A-Rod steroid scandal is? It's taking attention away from the impending release of a way more entertaining baseball tell-all—the autobiography of Darryl Strawberry....
Sports Columnist's Attempt At Keeping Himself High All The Time Fails Spectacularly
We're all well aware of the crappy economy's effect on many Americans. Journalists are particularly vulnerable: newspapers are shutting down, salaries are freezing, jobs are scarce. Might as well grow some weed....
Usain Bolt Is Never In A Hurry To Finish
• Speaking of premature celebrations: Usain Bolt hits the dancefloor (in German.) But only for nine and a half seconds. [Speigel]...
NCAA Wants You To Point That Finger Somewhere Else
The NCAA rules committee wants to consider stricter taunting penalties, including taking points off the board for premature touchdown celebrations. Fine, but I'm not giving up my bullhorn. [ESPN, photo via]...
Roberto Alomar's Accuser, Ilya Dall, Is A Pro Arm Wrestler?
According to this article in The Village Voice, Ilya Dall of Whitestone, Queens is “an impressive female arm wrestler.” Or at least she once was....
Earliest Known Baseball Card Fetches 75 Grand
Bernice Gallego has sold her 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings card on eBay. Her fingernails are not for sale, however. [Fresno Bee]...
Back To Bitches: Tales From Westminster
Once again, Deadspin has deputized Barry Petchesky as its professional pooch reporter to cover the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show mess. Here is his day two report....
More From Selena Roberts: "A-Rod's Worst Nightmare"
Roberts explains how she broke the Alex Rodriguez story: "He's probably upset with me and maybe he wants to divert the attention to the credibility of the article, which is not in dispute." [NY Observer]...
Things Are Still A Bit Frosty Between Billy Gillispie And Jeannine Edwards
Jeannine Edwards had a rather awkward run-in with coach Billy Gillispie the last time she worked the sideline at a Kentucky game, so naturally ESPN sent her right back into the fire last night....
Preview of the New HBO Comedy Series Eastbound & Down
Kenny Powers had it all. Then he threw it away. Only problem is: Kenny doesn't know he ever lost it. Kenny Powers used to be a star pitcher, but his self-destructive behavior knocked him out of major league baseball....
Tony Kornheiser Talks About His Future At ESPN
"I don't make enough money that they have to worry about getting rid of me. They can do it if they want to. I hope they choose to retain me." [HappyBirthdayDanLevy]...
And Here's How You Really Know The Brett Favre Era In NYC Is Officially, Blessedly Over
Remember this photo of an overexcited Jets fan prancing around Manhattan on a balmy August afternoon with his homemade Favre jersey soon after the news broke that Brett!Brett!Brett! was coming to town?...
Why Do You Make Me Hit You With This Hockey Stick?
Moon went down in a junior league (CHL) game after Oshawa Generals captain James DeLory slashed him in the knee from behind. Then DeLory rabbit-punched him in the face, but that's neither here nor there. But Greg Wyshynski over at Puck Daddy offers a different interpretation of the assault—Moon was ...
Bobby Abreu To Play For Non-Yankee Baseball Team
A team that allegedly exists in a division that is not the AL East has signed Bobby Abreu to a one-year, $5million deal. It has something to do with angles, apparently? [MLB]...
Alomar Update: Smoking Gun Has The Full Complaint
The lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday by Ilya Dall tells of how Roberto Alomar allegedly refused to take AIDS tests, even though it was obvious that he was very sick....
How Would You Debase Yourself To Get Duke-UNC Tickets?
Yes, it's Duke-North Carolina day again—have you heard? It's the greatest rivalry in sports!—and that means it's time for more tales of sad college students and their miserable shame-filled lives....
Drunk Dad Lets 8-Year-Old Son Drive; Hilarity Ensues
Two Major League Soccer coaches, an eight-year-old driving a van, an Albertson's parking lot, a bottle of Canadian whiskey ... that's a recipe for adventure right there....