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Our Conversation With Buzz Bissinger
For the last few months, since that rather festive "Costas Now" business, we have been loathe to expand much more on our initial reaction. But as Buzz Bissinger has continued to give interviews to the "respectable" media, making his "points," we felt compelled to talk one last time, to wrap this who...
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Bonnie Bernstein Is Not An Expert On The Middle East
Bonnie Bernstein, everybody's favorite Jersey sideline reporter, has had a relatively quiet couple of years at ESPN. That is, until a couple of days ago, when she made a bit of a verbal misstep on the Mike and Mike show....
Shawn Chacon Is Now Looking For Work
Time is running out to claim Shawn Chacon on waivers! Act now, and you will receive one slightly used Major League pitcher, ERA just above 5.00, with a tendency to throttle when perturbed. Buy it now price: $2 million. Chacon was put on waivers Thursday by the Houston Astros, one day after and unfor...
Spanish Bombs
“Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito yo te quiero oh mi corazón Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito yo te quiero oh mi corazón” – “Spanish Bombs”, The Clash...
Danilo Gallinari, Hero Of The South Bronx
Somehow, a little part of us wonders, had Knicks fans known his nickname and true self, if they might have cut him a little more slack. Instead, as we sadly predicted, Gallinari got the royal New York treatment last night....
Your Morning Video Wake Up Call
Good morning, sunshines. Today's video recap focuses, obviously, on the NBA Draft. It's a bunch of athletes wearing suits and talking to Stephen A. Smith. What could possibly go wrong? Enjoy....
About Last Night
I feel a great disturbance in The Force ... • NBA: Derrick Rose goes to Bulls with No. 1 pick; Knicks' fans cheer enthusiastically for their top choice (just kidding; they take to the streets and riot as expected). • Tennis: The days of Andy Roddick are finished. Let the Janko Tipsarevic Era begin. ...
NBA Draft Live Blog: Free Darko Is Here
Well, after all THAT, Bethlehem Shoals has the enviable job of writing about actual sports right now. Well, not ACTUAL sports; the NBA Draft, anyway. After the jump, enjoy Shoals' life blog of the entire first round, or at least most of the first round, of this year's NBA Draft. Follow along, won...
Part XI: Deadspin Hall Of Fame Inductee...Will Leitch
Well, that was fun, wasn't it? I'd like to thank ALL of our roasters for their contributions to today's festivities. I can't think of a better send-off for our man. I'd also like to thank the always brilliant Jim Cooke for designing the above plaque, at last granting Will Leitch permanent immortali...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while Chris Hansen asks you to sit down so that he can write you a check ... • Boxing: Junior welterweights, Anthony Peterson vs. Fernando Trejo; super welterweights, Vanes Martirosyan vs. Angel Hernandez, in Las Vegas (9 p.m., ET). Hey, I was going to name my kid Vanes. [Versus] • 200...
2008 NBA Draft Rankings 16-30
2008 NBA Draft Rankings: 16-30...
Part IX: Featuring...Kissing Suzy Kolber
Special Round Of Roasting From The Gay Mafia:...
Part VIII: A Special Message From The Dugout And Buzz Bissinger
Will’s always loved THE DUGOUT. Because hey, who doesn’t like dick jokes in a chat interface most people don’t use or understand? Take it away, gentlemen....
Here Kid, Have A Mercedes
So there's this occupation in European soccer called boot boy, which is a kind of apprenticeship in which a young player does chores around the clubhouse (so I'm told). The pay is low, but I hear the tips are fabulous. This item is a couple of weeks old, but it's the first I've heard of it: Birmingh...
Part VII: The Untidy Pet-Keeping Habits Of One William F. Leitch
Here’s a fun tale from Will’s former roommate, the fabulous AMY BLAIR...
Part VI: Every Day Should Be Saturday
We all know Ron Zook pisses intensity, whereas Leitch piss is 30% meekness and 70% deference. Thankfully, the Illinois head coach took time out to send a message to Will through our good friend SPENCER HALL....
Part V: Costas Now Redux
We continue today's roasting festivities with this utterly brilliant video from the one and only JE SKEETS, who today was granted a rare work release from his Yahoo! prison....