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Cultural Oddsmaker: III
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday ... well, the next two Fridays, anyway. Yes, after more than a year of goodness, Mr. Daulerio is retiring the Cultural Oddsmaker column at the beginning of 2008. There are now THREE left. Email him to let him know how much you'll miss him. Happy Fri...
Deep Thunder Rolled Around Their Shores, Burning With The Fires Of Orc
They don't advertise for killers in the newspaper. That was our profession. Ex-cop. Ex-blade runner. Ex-killer....
It's DWOTY Votin' Time
You've marveled at the current race for the SHOTY, and thrilled to the excitement of the DHOF. But now it's time for the biggest contest of them all; and by that, I mean the smallest. Yes, it's time to vote for The Deadspin Word of the Year. After receiving sacks full of nominations, we've narrowed ...
Dunkin' Santa
• Santa Claus brings the phat game. [100 Percent Injury Rate] • Nevada has sold only 95 tickets to their bowl game. That's not good. [Lion In Oil] • Gus Johnson should take over for Dick Vitale. [Storming The Floor] • Should Russell Crowe play Roger Clemens? [ReelzChannel] • Broncos tight end Nate J...
Year In Review: September
You might remember, toward the end of last year, when we reviewed each month of the past year leading up to New Years Day. We called it, imaginatively, "Year In Review." We continue today with September. We're digging through our archives pretty well, but if you think we should definitely feature so...
Your Next Book Club Selection
Not that anyone will remember, considering it's the Friday before Christmas, but our Deadspin Book Club has made its next selection for its reading dissection. (Because dissection is pretty much what they did with the last one....
Show Romo Your Love On Saturday
So, do you REALLY want to get into Tony Romo's head on Saturday? Show up at the game wearing a Jessica Simpson mask; hilarity is sure to ensue! It's all thanks to the new site RuinRomo.com; which I discovered thanks to a commenter. The site provides a Jessica Simpson mask which can be printed out, c...
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN searched its message boards this morning for its wittiest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Sure Beats The Kiss Cam
Unfortunately, the video above doesn't have the actual moment, though if anyone happened to catch it, we're all ears. Our favorite part, as pointed out by AA, is that the woman lists herself as a "sea captain." In Tennessee. Which is awesome....
Athletes Being Sexually Assaulted Is Not A Refreshing Change Of Pace
As you might have heard already, a few players on the North Carolina football team had a scary incident. And make no mistake: It was a scary incident. It's one of those things that sounds funny on the surface but is actually creepier than one would think....
Najeh Davenport New Dump Truck For Steelers
The Steelers might have won last night — a loss would have been devastating to their hopes f staving off the Browns — but they lost running back Willie Parker for the rest of the year with a broken leg. (Good thing nobody plays fantasy football in Week 17.) And now only one man can save them: The Ha...
Welcome to Today's Closer ... Ladies ...
For the rest of 2007, the NHL Closer will be written by the fine folks at Melt Your Face Off. Enjoy....
Battle Of The Stars
The NBA Closer is written by our own Canadian weekend maestro J.E. Skeets. When he's not busy scouring the box scores or spelunking, he can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast. Enjoy!...
About Last Night
What you missed while preparing for the Global Orgasm For Peace ... • NFL: Willie Parker will be able to use the handicapped parking space at Steelers practice all next week. Pittsburgh 41, St. Louis 24. • College football: Navy and Utah pound each other like the Monitor and the Merrimack until one ...
No More Illini For Us For A While
We're not going to any more Illini sporting events; we're gonna need something to cheer us up....
The Rams Can Cure What Ails Ya
The Steelers wouldn't actually blow this thing, would they? The team with the handsome coach and the gay mascot have looked awful the last few weeks, and now the Browns are threatening to pass them. But they wouldn't fall so far to lose to the Rams, right? Right?...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after your shift at Carphone Warehouse ... • College football: Poinsettia Bowl, Utah vs. Navy, at San Diego (6 p.m., PT). The bowl season begins with red, leafy goodness. [ESPN] • College basketball: Pittsburgh vs. Duke, at New York (7 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Oral Roberts vs. Oklahoma State,...