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Ron Zook Continues To Piss Intensity
After Illinois' oddly easy win over Northwestern — to win the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, whatever that is — on Saturday, the most amazing Illini season we can remember draws to a close. Which means, of course ... it's time for the Ron Zook Water Skiing Photo! The man pisses intensity....
Inside Digger's Acting Debut
You might remember us telling you Thursday about Digger Phelps' off-off-off-off-Broadway debut. Well, a Deadspin reader was in the audience Friday night, and files a full report....
The People You Meet At The Sports Bar
The Mighty MJD's Smorgasbord runs every Monday. Do enjoy....
Money Well Spent On Saban
• Sometimes, the cheaper coach wins. [The Wizard Of Odds] • They're going to be selling beer for Kansas-Missouri game, which will be played at night. What could possibly go wrong? [Sports By Brooks] • More love for Norv Turner. [The Coach Is Killing Me] • A kicker tackles Devin Hester. [Enjoy The En...
Michigan Bids Adieu To Lloyd Carr
It's official: Several Michigan players went to visit Lloyd Carr in his cage on Sunday and it turns out that the only reason he had been standing up at all is that he had been nailed there. Yes, Carr is an ex-parrot. (And Brian Cook had it first, by the way, despite what "ESPN has learned.") Say wha...
The Jews Bail Out The Brits
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SporsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Scouts Inc. on NFL losers: Oh bouncing field goal attempt, you are so like life itself. Where will you eventually land? • 12:30 p.m. Did Madden actually say "Tom Brady is playing the best football of any quarterback ever"? And d...
And Then There Were ... Four
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....
The Celtics Are No Longer Unstoppable
Forgive us, but we wouldn't help but take a tiny, mostly unjustifiable iota of joy from the Celtics' first loss last night to Orlando. We enjoy watching the Celtics play, don't get us wrong, but seriously: It was nice to see a Boston team finally lose a game....
Isiah Death Watch Begins Tonight At Midnight. Please Reset Your Clocks
Wasn't it former Lions coach Wayne Fontes who earned the nickname Rasputin for his ability to take a beating and never die? Fontes came so close to the precipice so many times without actually falling over that he began to brag that he would never be fired. Oops. We don't hear about Wayne much these...
Are You Pondering What We're Pondering?
It's the NHL Closer. We pass the mic to the kids at Orland Kurtenblog. Their NHL Closer is written by Canadians for Americans....
All This Controversy, You'd Think They Got The Call Wrong
Tidbits and info smidgens from Week 10 in the NFL ......
About Last Night
What you missed while watching your stuffed bear get really REALLY excited that Christmas is near ... • NFL: Cleveland beats Baltimore 33- ... no wait, the officials are calling the teams back to the field yet again. This should be over by Tuesday. • Can anyone stop those rampaging Lakers? LA 106, C...
Tom Brady is Mr. Sunday Night
It's been quite a day of football and I'm not sure my heart can take much more after what the Redskins just put me through. Fortunately tonight's game will be the football equivalent of a low-sodium diet. New England is walking into Buffalo having had two weeks to gameplan for a wounded opponent. T...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while hoping all is well with Larry and the Blacks... • Mayweather/Hatton 24/7. This is the first episode of the highly anticipated four-part series. This could be the most entertaining half hour of television all week (even if the writers weren't striking). The De La Hoya/Mayweather s...
Troy Aikman Gets Something Right
I was just getting ready to throw some love on Clinton Portis myself. Costumes aside, he's an absolute beast. He's a better blocker than any featured back in the league (Edge included) and if the Redskins throw a pick, odds are Clinton's going try to send the interceptor to the hospital. Jason Campb...
I'm That Mountain Peak Up High
• The best signs from Saturday's edition of Gameday. [Football Jesus Las Vegas] • Nick Young's first leap towards the Dunk Contest. [Mister Irrelevant] • Willie Randolph looks back. [The Mets Are Better Than Sex] • In case you weren't aware or didn't just see it coming, Donovan McNabb is hurt again....