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The Hugh Johnson Project is back for another glorious weekend. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." As always, don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc). And don't take it personally if you get the 'away message.' It hurts me as much...
About Last Night...
• College Football: Rutgers 22, South Florida 20. It's going to be tragic when Rutgers goes undefeated and gets shut out of the BCS Championship game. • MLB: Padres 1, Diamondbacks 3. With one win, or one less from the Phillies, the Padres get in the playoffs. Neither of those things happened last n...
Week In Deadspin: All Terrell, All Carl, All The Time
• Anybody hear any Terrell Owens news this week? • Good night, completely useless, prohibitively expensive and arrogant mobile phone. • Heads up! • That it does, friend, that it does. • We'll never forget you, Janky Spanky. • My Lord, there's a beetle in my brain! • "Thick in the britches." • Not ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Popeye gets violently ill for some reason ... • College football: Rutgers at South Florida. RU ready for some football? [ESPN2] • MLB: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota. Can Twins pass the Tigers? Will White Sox even show up? [ESPN] • Motor sports: Formula One, qualifying for Grand Pri...
Leftovers: Pink Tacos In N'Awlins
• Well, if they couldn't name the Buzzsaw stadium, why can't they make it the Pink Taco Superdome? [WDSU] • Bootsy Collins has another Bengals song, and it, you know, has some funk and stuff. [Cincinnati Weekly] • Jason Whitlock debuts at AOL Sports. [The Fanhouse] • We see nothing wrong with kangar...
It's Sager Bomb Time!
So a new blog devoted simply to tracking TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager and various NBA bon mots has launched at Donning Craig Sager's Suit. And boy, do they have a doozy to start: This blink-if-you-miss-it four-second clip of Craig doing a shot of what he renames a "Sager Bomb."...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Who's Your Gay ESPN Sportscaster?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to tell him what you think....
This Is It, Joel: It's Going To Be Gone Soon
Technically speaking, the operation is brain damage, but on a par with a night of heavy drinking. Nothing you'll miss....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Chicago Bulls
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. Let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team. Today we continue with the Central Division, so do us a favor and send us your tips at [email protected]....
Blogdome: Cleaning Out SI's Closet
• A rather brilliant idea: Picking a random old issue of Sports Illustrated and simply summarizing it. You'd be amazed how much it is. [10 Cent Freeze Pops] • Why you should believe T.O. [Mutoni's Musings] • What's soccer like in Guatamala? This is what it's like. [The Middle Foam Finger] • Your bas...
"You Jackin' It?"
Well, here it is: Carl Monday being bum-rushed on "The Daily Show." The segment is as entertaining as we could have hoped — we love Jason Jones' Monday-esque intro — and, we hope, succeeds in finally crossing Carl over to an America that will never, ever be ready for him....
The First International Volleyball Court
So here's a sport that we probably should have assumed was happening: It's volleyball with the U.S.-Mexico border as the net....
Mitch Albom: Still Full Of Gooey Crap
Slate's Bryan Curtis, fine critic of brunch and one-time Deadspin contributor, uses his column this week to sink his claws into the infamous Mitch Albom, and he absolutely shreds him. Some highlights:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Boxer Diego Corrales: DO u, liiik me, haf trubl typpping wihle waring bxeng glovs? • 2:30 p.m. NCAA FB with Jim Donnan: Does this popcorn taste funny to you? • 3 p.m. FFB injuries w/Will Carroll: Thanks for advising me to start M...
Emmitt Smith To Get Unexpected Competition On 'Dancing With The Stars'
Those suffering from persistent night terrors — frightening disorders of the sleep from the darkest corners of the psyche — should not watch the above video. We were deeply disturbed by it, and are now unable to eat, or dress ourselves to go out. We blame The Realests, which today links to an AOL Mi...
No Pedro In October? That Just Seems Wrong
As we deal with our own baseball-related panic — which we'll obviously be getting into later — we turn to Queens, where Mets fans, enjoying their best season in nearly 20 years, have lost their ace for the entire playoffs. Whether Pedro Martinez comes up with a tiny former Brando co-star or not, w...
And It's Like Nothing Ever Happened ... Presto!
So, now that the 9-1-1 call from publicist extraordinare Kim Etheredge has been made public and now that the police have ruled the incident an "accidental overdose," well, everything's back to normal now, right?...
The Closer: You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me, Lucille
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while awaiting the YouTube of last night's Daily Show with Carl Monday ... • College football: Auburn, Kenny Irons flatten the Gamecocks. • MLB: Mets bench Pedro through Christmas. • Golf: Tiger leads AmEx, but is it still a winning streak? Somebody help us out here ......