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Draft Kevin Durant Meets Its Namesake
You may remember the great Draft Kevin Durant site, which implored the Blazers to draft Durant over Greg Oden. One might say the pick worked out well for both the Sonics and the Blazers; the Sonics have their franchise player to take with them to Oklahoma City and the Blazers are the NBA's hottest t...
Looking Toward January 1 In Buffalo
For the 12 of you back at work, Melt Your Face Off offers this preview of the NHL's Winter Classic to be held one week from now, and why it kicks the ass of the stupid Capital One Bowl....
This Week In The SSW
EM>For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole...
Herman Edwards' Coors Light Commercial
We have made no secret of our enduring love of The Dugout, both in its original incarnation and its current, non-expletive form at AOL Sports. But you think these guys just know baseball? Pshaw....
SHOTY Final Four: Kige Ramsey Vs. Pac Man Jones
This is it, folks: We're at the Final Four. Look out: There's Billy Packer! Bah! Grrr!...
Target: Meineke Car Care Bowl
• If you're going to a bowl game, watch your back: Security's pretty light at those things. [All On The Field] • Defining "grit." Amusingly. [Flotsam] • Some abnormalities in the Cleveland Browns team photo. [Mistake By The Lake Sporting Times] • The Kobe Bryant song. [Ryan Parker Songs] • Violet Pa...
Year In Review: November
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 November. We're digging through our archives pretty well, but if you think we should definitely feature som...
Top Ten Commenting Memes of 2007 That Should Die In 2008
To keep the comments as fresh and outstanding as they've been up to this point, we've commissioned Commenting Guru Rob Iracane to write a bi-weekly Comment Ombudsman column. It runs every other week. This is that week....
The Olive Branch Stings
Every two weeks, the gents at Free Darko will be taking a look at the deranged ecosystem that is the National Basketball Association in their own indelible fashion. Here's this week's entry, from Dr. Lawyer IndianChief....
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN combed its message boards this morning for its wittiest, boldest most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....
Scott Skiles' Christmas Present To Bulls Fans
You know it's a bad sign when you're fired on Christmas Eve, and nobody even bothers to give you the obligatory, "aw, the guy got canned right before the holidays" comments. Yeah, it's safe to say Bulls fans aren't going to miss Scott Skiles all that much....
In Portland, It's All About The Roy-Bot (And ESPN)
Rick Chandler continues to rock the NBA Closer all this week. Skeets will be back next week, though Rick's doing just fine, we think....
ManU's Very High Ankle Sprains
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer. This column would have run Monday, but no one was reading the site on Monday....
Good Morning From Post-Christmas Haze
OK, so everyone has survived Christmas, yes? We didn't get much; we're a grownup now, so instead of getting Transformers toys, we get luggage. It came in handy; we do have a rather long trip coming up....
About Last Night
What you missed while tracking tiny infant Jesus via satellite ... • NBA: And up on the rim there arose such a clatter, I awoke from my coma to see what was the matter. Lakers 122, Suns 115. • Brett Favre wins USSA Male Athlete of the Year, narrowly beating Tom Brady and Nightmare Ant ... • Horse ra...
Merry Holidays, Everybody!
OK, so we're sorry you were stuck at work all day today: Obviously, we feel your pain. But regardless, it's time to go home now and get Santa drunk....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you settle down for a long winter's nap ... • NFL: Denver at San Diego. (8 p.m.) Shanahan looks as close to an elf as you're gonna get. [ESPN] • Movie: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (8 p.m.) They say that Belichick's heart grew three sizes that day. [ABC] • Movie: The Godfather (9 ...
A Christmas Eve Game You Can Guiltlessly Ignore
We suppose, if they have to play a game on Christmas Eve, we appreciate that it's a game that doesn't really matter. Maybe there's a few fantasy stragglers counting on it, but that seems about it....