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Corso's Gameday Math: Rutgers loses to the 'Ville by 51 last year + Wins by 3 this year = 48 point turnaround. Oh that Corso sure is a master of mathematics... 51+3=48, Incredible. - Ian, Lexington, KY...
NBA Roundup: Vacation Time For Shaq
• Shaquille O'Neal is going to need surgery to repair some torn cartilage in his knee, and he'll be missing 4-6 weeks. That surely comes as devastating news to the three or four of you out there who thought Shaq would be playing a full 82 games this year. I suppose it's important to note now, but ...
The Dead Dead Schembechlers
It was a phenomenal little ride while it lasted, but the Dead Schembechlers are no more. The punk band announced last night that their performance at the Hate Beat Michigan rally would be their last. They also elected to give all proceeds from their final show to a charity of the Schembechler family...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The Hugh Johnson Project is going ball deep into Ohio State/Michigan, just like every other person, place, or thing on the planet... but we're not forgetting the other games, either. Instant Message your college football thoughts, observations, and wise-ass remarks to DeadspinFootball on the AOL I...
About Last Night...
• College Basketball: (5) Pitt 78, Northeastern 52. Pitt center Aaron Gray is 4 inches taller than anyone in the Northeastern starting lineup. That doesn't seem fair. • NHL: Lightning 3, Islanders 2. Losing and blaming the refs... now that's a little more Islander-like. • College Basketball: (19) Te...
Week In Deadspin: So, What's Everybody Up To Tomorrow Afternoon?
• We still can't believe this YWML reference on "Las Vegas" actually happened. • The coolest cheerleader we've seen outside of Tampa bars. • We continue to wait for ESPN Blogs. • No tickets for Nickelback? Come on! • The Lego Ohio Stadium. • Look, an intern! • Jemele Hill debuts at Page 2. • The M...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Gilligan once again forgets to input the numbers on Lost ... • Boxing: Middleweights, Enrique "Nickname Pending" Ornelas vs. Sam "King" Soliman. One of those nicknames is ours. [Showtime] • College men's basketball: 2K Sports College Hoops Classic, at New York, third-place game, St....
Leftovers: Look Who Might Be Coaching Again
• How did we ever survive without Jerry Glanville on the sidelines? [SI.com] • A look at a grand Harvard success story. [Boston Globe] The guy who was supposed to be on the plane with Cory Lidle? Died in a plane crash last month. [MSNBC] • There could be a fun bidder in the Cubs sale sweepstakes. [B...
Is The Jemele Hill Salary Figure Wrong?
The arrival of Jemele Hill to Page 2 has been surrounded with discussion, mostly because of her apparent salary, reported by The Big Lead as $400,000 over two years....
Dwight Howard, Enjoying His Youthful Years
You know how we know that the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard is just starting to break the ceiling of NBA stardom? He's hanging out with porn stars. Specifically, amply bosomed former gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey, who tells the story of meeting Howard in a Luke Is Back, apparently a well-read...
Who's Sorry Now? Pac-10 Football Edition
This week on Who's Sorry Now? we're proud to present the rare Double Apology. USC football coach Pete Carroll dips his bucket into the Well of Regret not once, but twice for comments he made during the Trojans' win over Oregon on Saturday. The ODucks Blog is less than impressed, however:...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Inspired By Lemmy
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Excuse Us, You Did Say Your Clock Was Correct?
The mechanism is ... Oh James, James ... will you make love to me all the time in England? Day and night. Go on about the mechanism....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Ivy League
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere five months away? You've got to start studying now if you want to earn that down payment for a high-def TV. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! Please send contributions to tips@dead...
Blogdome: Hey, Look, Islanders!
• Anybody notice that the Islanders are playing good hockey? [Popjocks] • Back comes Haynesworth! Watch your heads! [Get Untracked] • Look, Big Ten porn names! [Extrapolater] • Manny should probably just stay in Boston. It makes sense. [SethMnookin.com] • We mustn't forget out Grey Cup coverage. [Or...
Meet The Commenting Intern
After an exhaustive search of a rather ridiculously impressive cast of candidates — almost everyone who applied was way overqualified for the job, and it killed us not to just hire everybody — we are proud to report that we have selected our intern....
Meow Meow Meow Meow
Every Day Should Be Saturday, whose daily brilliance might be what we'll miss most about college football once it's gone, directs us to this clip from last night's West Virginia-Pittsburgh game, in which quarterback Pat White does his best impersonation of Halle Berry in Catwoman. It's one thing to ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 3 p.m. Mid-majors w/Kyle Whelliston: You know, we've never seen a Mrs. Bally. Is there something you two need to tell us? • 3 p.m. OSU-Michigan with Mark Snyder: Well, that about covers every player, coach and broadcaster from each tea...
Schembechler Dead at 77
Some scary news out of Detroit: Former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler is listed in critical condition after collapsing with an undisclosed ailment this morning. Radio stations in the area have reported that Schembechler had just filmed a game promo for a local ABC affiliate when he collapsed....