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Ken Griffey, Jr. Tosses Throat Slash To Jeff Brantley
We've officially seen everything now. Griffey was evidently upset by comments Reds announcer Jeff Brantley made regarding his contract. Why after twenty years of relative peace, Griffey is breaking out late 90's football moves to make his points is anyone's guess. I guess he could do the Icky Shuff...
Get Your Madonna Face For Sox-Yankees Rivalry
As the Yanks and Sox prepare to do battle for the 8,038th time of the 2008 Major League Baseball season, there's a new wrinkle to the series. Or at the very least a wrinkled vagina. Yep, Madonna masks are coming to Fenway. At least if Red Sox fans get their wish. Apologies for that scary photo. But...
Bartman Spurns $25k Autograph Offer
Putting a quick end to the will he or won't he autograph spectacle, Steve Bartman is not going to appear at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, Illinois. Interestingly, Bartman issued the response through his friend Frank Murtha. Meaning that Bartman himself remains hidden away i...
Steve Bartman Offered $25k for a Single Autograph
Reclusive Cubs anti-christ Steve Bartman has incentive to come out into the light of day thanks to a $25k autograph offer from a sports collectors show. According to the Orlando Sentinel this would be the most ever paid to a living person for a single autograph. What exactly does Bartman need to do...
Vegas Summer League Is A Fanboy's Wet Dream
Are you a fan of basketball? Do you enjoy traveling to Las Vegas? Do you appreciate young ladies of questionable legality traipsing around in tiny shirts that read "Where Amazing Happens" and very little else? Well then why the fuck would you miss the NBA's Vegas Summer League?...
Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins Remix "Take Me Out To the Ballgame"
Ryan Howard and J-Roll- "Take me out to the ballgame" (Remix) [The Fightins']...
TV Or Command Line Baseball? You Make The Call
Aside from the British Open, you're probably best not watching TV unless your son/cousin/girlfriend is playing in any of the televised games. Instead, here are your marching orders: find a copy of the old DOS game Major League Manager, plug in any of your successful fantasy teams from this year, sta...
Man Loses Phillies-Brewers Bet and Goes Homeless For a Week
Two D.C. area men bet over which team would finish with more wins in 2007, the Phillies or the Brewers. The Phillies finished with more wins. As a result, Chris Jollay, a 36 year old Brewers fan, lost and lived as a homeless man for a week....
Babe Ruth's Teammate Speaks: 100-Year-Old Bill Werber
And Bill Werber brings some strong trash talk. Specifically he refers to current players as "a grubby-looking bunch of caterwaulers." A caterwauler? According to dictionary.com that's the sound a cat makes when it's in heat. So, yeah, I can see that. Werber tells stories about playing cards against ...
Introducing Your New Weekend Crew
It is my distinct pleasure to announce the formation of a new stable of writers who will be handling weekend duties here at Deadspin. Beginning in August we'll be featuring four new primary weekend writers, as well as two tremendous swing contributors who will presumably write for the site while not...
American Mustache Institute Backs Giambi
In a stunning coup for the Giambi All-Star Campaign the AMI has taken a break from their mission statement of "Protecting the rights of, and fighting discrimination against, mustached Americans by promoting the growth, care, and culture of the mustache," to endorse the Yankees slugger....
Round of the Year Ends In KO of the Year
When Kendall Holt first fought Ricardo Torres for the WBO Light Welterweight title back in September he had to do so in his opponent's home country of Colombia. To call the atmosphere "hostile" would be quite an understatement. When Holt knocked the champion down in the sixth round he was rewarded w...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while wondering why it's always Ohio... • MLB: Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs. I'm told they're not fond of each other, and with good reason. [ESPN] • NBC: Olympics: U.S. Olympic Qualifying, Women's Gymnastics. Make.It.Stop. • Show: Weeds, in case you missed Monday's season premier....
Blogdome
• Oh, now everbody's flashing gang signs. [Flickr] • Jim Edmonds has nearly mastered the no-look high-five. [Babes Love Baseball] • Where will Arshavin go after his breakout Euro campaign? My money's on a certain London club with a billionaire Russian owner intent on world domination. Of course it'...
Spain vs. Italy: Extra Time
We're back live after a short intermission before the beginning of extra time. We're in for another thirty minutes of this, so get comfortable. Spain has already been peppering Italy with shots, but nothing is making its way to the goal. Silva just fired a rocket wide that would have sent chills th...
Spain vs. Italy: Second Half
Holy crap, that first half was painful to watch. Sure I may not be a fan of Italy to begin with, but the flops and questionable challenges are sucking the quality right out of the game. To their credit they play stifling defense, but it's not exactly fan-friendly. Hopefully the second half will open...
Spain vs. Italy: First Half
Welcome to the final quarterfinal match of Uefa 2008. Spain and Italy are set to kick things off in Vienna with the winner moving on to face Russia in the semifinals. The Spaniards are slightly favored over the defending World Cup champions, but all three favorites have been sent home over the last ...
Jevon Kearse Did A Bad Thing
Jevon Kearse was arrested and booked early this morning in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the first such offense for the defensive end who returned to the Titans just a few months ago as a free agent....
The Off-Season Adventures of Orson Swindle
Spencer Hall (aka Orson Swindle), as part of his duties for the revamped Sporting News was sent on assignment to some sort of evil workout camp for college athletes. In addition to the typical combine style drills Spencer requested an "unconventional workout" because that's just how he rolls....
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure
• 12:15 — Documentary: Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed. Don't worry, it's only an hour and fifteen minutes, and it's tremendous. [HBO] • 1:30 — MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox. [TBS] • 1:30 — Formula One: Grand Prix of France. There will be cheese; BYOW. [FOX] • 1:30 — IndyCar Racing: ...