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No, ESPN's Randy Moss Remix End Does Not End With A White Dude In Blackface
This is a remix put together by DJ Steve Porter for ESPN of all the famous Randy Moss soundbites. It's pretty cool, but at the end, DJ Steve shows up in what looks like an afro, a Moss Vikings jersey, and blackface....
Randy Moss Was Waived Because He Was Picky About His Food
And here comes the flood of stories trashing Moss after his exit from Minnesota (the same thing happened in New England, let's not forget). Today's entry: Moss loudly complained about a post-practice buffet in front of the chefs....
An 86-Yard Punt Becomes Possible With Gale Force Winds (Update)
Last Tuesday's Washington-Huron playoff game featured this ridiculous punt from Huron's Derek Zwanziger. After a real boomer, the ball rolls, and rolls, then rolls a little more until Zwanziger's netted an 86-yarder. South Dakota high school football and science rule. [Argus Leader]...
When World Series Riots Go Wrong, People Get Hit By Cars
Here's some footage that's going around today. In it, a rowdy crowd celebrates the Giants win with vandalism and a bonfire. Then a car comes through the crowd and a mob swarms the car and driver until police show up. Holy shit....
The Strangest End To A Football Game We've Ever Seen
Do yourself a favor and watch the video before you read the explanation of what the hell happened here. Trust us....
Your "Arena Football-Level Passing Numbers" Texans-Colts Open Thread
Indy is seriously banged up, but Houston has the worst passing defense in the league. Think Manning will throw a TD or five? Schaub to Johnson isn't too shabby either. AFC South supremacy on the line here. Musings below....
Holy Balls, The Vikings Just Waived Randy Moss (UPDATED)
It's being reported by the NFL Network and the Star Tribune that Moss has been waived after trashing his team yesterday....
Hall Of Fame Taking Anything Nowadays
Mitch Moreland's bat, which he used to hit a home run in the 2nd inning of the third game of a series Texas currently trails 3-1, will head to Cooperstown. It'll look great next to the shoes Nelson Cruz used to steal a base in late May....
Zach Galifianakis Will Probably Smoke Even More Pot On TV If California Legalizes It
On Friday's Real Time, Out Cold funnyman Zach Galifianakis smoked a joint during a panel discussion of California's Proposition 19 ballot initiative. In related news, Fox News's Margaret Hoover probably listens to a lot of Miles Davis on her days off....
Big And Li'l Wash's Bender Continued On Into The Night
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Somebody Is Desperately Seeking Tim Tebow's Poo
Tim Tebow's pro team had a game across the Atlantic today, so I have no idea why the president of a portable-shitter company is talking about rooting around for Tebow dung. But Scott Taylor of Advanced Sanitation is....
Ashton, Demi In Sticky Recruiting Situation With Iowa Men's Basketball Team
According to the Des Moines Register, the University of Iowa has "admitted NCAA recruiting violations that involve husband-wife film stars Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore." Translation: They let a couple of recruits meet the "actor" and "actress."...
Your NFL Late Games Open Thread
This afternoon, Randy Moss faces the team he was on 25 days ago. Tonight, the New Orleans Saints try to earn a Guinness Book of World Records entry for Halloween parties prior to the Steelers game....
Here Are Some Photos Of People Pretending To Be Injured Tony Romo
It's funny because the Dallas Cowboys are already 1-5. (And because there are some Favre/Sterger pics coming up soon.) ...
"Celtic" Delonte West Gets Into A Locker-Room Fight With Von "Who?" Wafer
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Cockblocked by Mario Manningham! GREAT MOMENTS IN DRUNKEN HOOKUP FAILURE
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase four heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....
San Franciscans Continue To Smoke Weed Unabashedly In Front Of Texas Reporters
Through two games, this is easily the most interesting aspect of the World Series. H/T Kyle....
Moneyball Comes To England
Liverpool fans are worried that their new American owners will try to win on the cheap, replete with columnists fulminating about how statistics can't measure "temperament, courage, dedication." Someone needs to start up a Fire David Pleat blog. [Guardian, h/t Joey]...
The Most Entertaining Meltdown By A College Football Color Guy In History
Spencer Hall asks us to keep Florida Atlantic color commentator Dave Lamont's spazgasm in perspective: "After all, it's not every day you challenge an entire pressbox to a fight in the middle of a game." Noted.[SBNATION]...
Silencing Joe Buck And Tim McCarver: A Simple Tech Solution To Our Crappy World Series Announcers
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, Fox's World Series broadcast team, will begin inflicting themselves on a national television audience tonight. Thankfully, technology offers recourse that doesn't involve throwing something heavy at the TV: just synch up the broadcast with radio commentary....