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Great Players Who Never Had A Great Moment
There have been great players who never had a great moment; men who went on year after year, running up formidable statistics, but were no more fearsome than anybody else in the few, crucial moments of their careers. They popped up or flied out in key at-bats, or did not even fail that spectacularly...
Former Blazers Beat Writer Reveals Why He Began Hating That Damn Job
Yesterday, the Oregonian's Jason Quick announced he'd be leaving the Blazers gig after 13 years to cover Oregon football. He then gave a fascinating, brutally honest interview to Ben Golliver of Blazer's Edge. If you've ever wanted to know what a burned-out reporter sounds like, here you go....
Ty Lawson's Girlfriend Is Pregnant, And She Told Police He Pushed Her
Now there are more details on the arrest of Ty Lawson and his girlfriend after a weekend altercation at Lawson's home....
Tim Duncan Finalized His Divorce In A Secret Hearing
After five ugly months, Tim Duncan's 12-year marriage is officially over. Tim and his college sweetheart, Amy, finalized the paperwork in a secret hearing that didn't take place in a courtroom and didn't show up on any docket—the judge paid a rare "house call" to get this done without the media taki...
Ty Lawson And Girlfriend Arrested For Breaking Each Other's Phones
Allegedly. They were also allegedly "yelling at each other," according to what the sheriff of Arapahoe County, Colo., told the Denver Post....
Got Beef? Cassavetes Mixes It Up At A Lakers Game
Via cupofcoldsick, dig Peter Falk's story about John Cassavetes at a Lakers game:...
Just Nate Robinson Dribbling Around Random People At The Airport
He plays for Denver now. And the Nuggets never take a day off....
Why You Will Never See Another Big Olympic Boycott
I had to drive from DC to South Carolina on Sunday, and when I crossed the border into South Cackalacky, I saw a giant tower with a sombrero on top to the left of the highway. This was South of the Border, the world's weirdest fucking highway stop. I felt like the boat crew in Apocalypse Now sudde...
Halberstam Takes Down Patrick Ewing
David Halberstam was not a sports writer but he wrote about sports often. He was rarely vicious which makes this Page 2 column on Patrick Ewing stand out:...
Ryan Dempster Beans A-Rod, But Joe Girardi Is The One Punished
Despite repeatedly throwing at Alex Rodriguez in an obvious attempt to bean the Yankees slugger, Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster avoided on-field punishment in an incident Sunday night that left Joe Girardi ejected, the Boston bullpen looking for a fight, and the Yankees banned from retaliation....
Paul Pierce's Baby Is Chilling So Hard
Prince Pierce doesn't pose for the cameras. He's got too much chilling to do....
Chris Hansen Secretly Funded Campaign Against New Sacramento Arena
So it turns out that the guy who tried to buy the Kings and move them to Seattle is kind of a giant scumbag. Huh, how about that....
Phoenix Suns Unveil New Uniforms
Last night, the Suns revealed their three new uniforms for the upcoming season. They did it at a "fashion show" at a Scottsdale mall, because Arizona....
Why Your Team Sucks 2013: Green Bay Packers
Some people are fans of the Green Bay Packers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Green Bay Packers. This 2013 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read all the 2013 NFL previews so far right here....
Is A Hamburger A Sandwich?
I was at the beach with my kid the other day and some nine-year-old girl came running out of the ocean, yelling at her friend, “We saw a stingray!”...