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• The Zooker strikes again and lands a Top-50 recruit. How? By not being an uptight white dude. [Bored at Life] • Government prosecutors are urging jail time for Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. [ESPN] • The only acceptable gift for Ken Griffey Jr. fans. [Rivalfish] • Tank Johnson's holiday pla...
The Greg Oden World Domination Tour Rolls On
I won't be here to share it with you, I'm afraid, but there are a couple of pretty noteworthy games on the college basketball schedule this afternoon. Greg Oden and Joakim Noah get it on as #3 Ohio State visits #4 Florida at 4:00 on CBS, and then at 4:30 on ESPN2, Bob Knight has a chance to become t...
Yeah, Why Doesn't CBS Have All Their NFL Games In HD?
Bill Simmons mentioned it yesterday in his Page 2 column, and Clay Travis at SPiN on Sports brought it up recently, as well: CBS only shows a couple of games games per week in high-definition (and this week, just one, because I guess their other HD camera is busy showing La Toya Jackson upholding th...
Holiday Greetings From Mike Tyson
The happy-go-lucky kids at We Are the Postmen put up this YouTube compilation of wonderful Mike Tyson interview snippets, just in time to inject you with some holiday cheer....
Today In The Premiership...
• Aston Villa 0-3 Manchester United. The win means that Manchester United will hold on to the top spot in the league, no matter what Chelsea does against Wigan this afternoon. Had United lost, Chelsea would've been able to grab the lead in the standings, which would have been sort of depressing and ...
Ain't Nothin' Wrong With A Little Golf, A Little Cunnilingus, Ain't Never Hurt Nobody
Here's a very special Christmas gift for the lesbian golfers in the Deadspin audience, as well as the people in charge of programming at ESPN. From Outsports.com comes the news that a new lesbian golf tour is being launched in 2007. This will be perfect when the Worldwide Leader finally launches E...
Ken Griffey Jr. Breaks Something Else
Getting an early jump on the season, Ken Griffey Jr. has broken his hand in an off-field accident. He's been a little reluctant with the details of how it happened (which, to me, suggests masturbation) but the Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes "two sources familiar with the situation" as saying the inju...
Iverson Asked Again To Carry A Team Devoid Of Talent
The Nuggets were without Carmelo Anthony, Marcus Camby, and J.R. Smith last night ... which leaves the rest of their roster looking sort of like the one Iverson left in Philadelphia. Iverson couldn't carry this one to a win, either....
About Last Night...
• College Basketball: New Mexico 71, (8) Wichita State 68. And Wichita State finds itself in the unfortunate position of seeing some form of the word "shock" in the headline every time they're upset. • NBA: Wizards 144, Suns 139. Raja Bell was the only starter in the game who didn't get into double ...
Week In Deadspin: That's The News, And We Are Outta Here
• A difficult morning for Dontrelle Willis. • Meet the Crimson Hawk. • Any excuse to use the tag! • This matchup is not as close as we thought it might be. • That's a tough way to be eliminated from the Asian Games. • The best in stretcher-related injuries. • Tony Dungy ... HANDSOME! • Desmond How...
To Watch Tonight
What your dog can watch while you're in the yard chasing squirrels with a rake ... • College football: RL Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Rice vs. Troy. Come see a pair of 7-5 teams fight to the death in air-conditioning. [ESPN2] • NBA: Houston at San Antonio; Washington at Phoenix. You realize that the ...
Dan Shanoff's "Deadspin Night Before Christmas"
Those of you familiar with this time of year around the ole Four Letter Word network have probably become accustomed to the yearly Sports Night Before Christmas poem written by Daily Quickie scribe Dan Shanoff. (Lord, he'd been there since 2001. Holy cow.) Well, as most of you know, Dan's no longe...
Leftovers: He Done Smoked It
• The tried and true way to get rid of evidence, particularly if you play for Clemson. [Daily Journal] • Well, jeez, no, there's nothing gay about this at all, you crazy Chargers! [Sign On San Diego] • Do not make Chipper Jones angry! [Philly.com] • A sporadically interesting interview with Bob Ley....
You Can't Really Blame This One On Isiah
Here's what we love about soccer fights; no matter how heated things get, they still won't use their hands. You kick your opponent, and then run away (that part seems to be universal). Our two favorite aspects of this melee between Barcelona and Ecuador on Tuesday are the length — it seems to go on ...
Rollie Fingers' Nondescript Van
Far be it from us to cast aspersions on Hall of Fame relief pitchers who could offer mustache rides to an entire cricket team, but we find this Craig's List ad apparently posted by Rollie Fingers for a commercial he's filming....
Cultural Oddsmaker: Fun With Gender Roles
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
You'll Shoot Your Eye Out
Only one thing in the world could have dragged us away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window....
Are We Going To Stand For This? Hell 2 Da Naw!
The top catch phrases of 2006 were announced by Reuters today, and we must say we're a little confused. At No. 1 was "Stay the Course," and "If I Did It" came in at No. 2. We are unimpressed. But what followed next was truly baffling....
Blogdome: Get Your Wizznutzz Gear
• The official shop of the geniuses at Wizznutzz has opened. [Mothering Hut] • A ranking of the 100 best college basketball players. (No Illini? Come on!) [CHN] • Lots of stuff to watch this holiday weekend. [Clubber Lang's Basement] • A big recap of the first half of the EPL. [That's On Point] • Wh...