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Weekend Winner: Jay Cutler, Safety Last
All the furor over Jay Cutler spending the second half on the bench is proof positive that the battle for player safety is an uphill one, and won't be solved with posters and PSAs....
Last Night's Winner: Caroline Wozniacki Goes Solo
Is there anything worse than press conferences? The same boring questions get asked every time, and answered in the same boring way. Caroline Wozniacki noticed this, and decided she didn't need the media's help to continue on with the charade....
NBA Players: Don't Stiff Your Hookers, Or They'll Blow Up Your Spot (Featuring The Return Of Ms. Candy Deepthroat)
Lance Stephenson was allegedly $1000 short for a threesome with a pair of professional escorts, so one posted video of what she claims is him entering the hotel with her. Secretly recording your johns? That's not gonna be good for business. [BlackSportsOnline]...
Last Night's Winner: Crushed Up Deer Antler Steroid Spray
The NFL has ordered new Raiders coach Hue Jackson to end his relationship with "The Ultimate Spray." You'd think it's because the spray contains a banned substance that's almost impossible to test for, but no. It's just procedural stuff....
Last Night's Winner: Al Davis, For Still Being Alive
Al Davis is 81, at least in human years. That he's walking and talking and introducing Hue Jackson as head coach is remarkable. Still, you'll thank me for not going with the hi-res versions of these photos....
Last Night's Winner: Blake Griffin Needs A Nickname
We might have to rename this feature Last Night's Blake Griffin, because he simply can't help but be awesome. Seriously, it's physically impossible for him. Here is he scoring all of his 47 points in two minutes. It only feels like realtime....
Weekend Winner: Rex Ryan's Big Stick
Friday, the NFL warned teams about going overboard with the trash talk in the media. By "teams," they meant the one team constantly barking. The No Fun League must be thrilled at that one team surviving to yap another week....
Last Night's Winner: Look At This Goddamn <em>New York Post</em> Cover
Just look at it. Have you ever seen anything so amazing in your life?...
Last Night's Winner: Blake Griffin's Potential Becomes Kinetic
Last night's Heat-Clips game was noteworthy not for Heat-Clips, but for Heat-Blake Griffin. The best team in basketball against a throwback to a more physical era. So young, so monstrous. He did not disappoint, although he eventually must....
Last Night's Winner: Jimmer Fredette, Folk Hero
BYU's Jimmer Fredette hung 47 on Utah last night, three of which came on the shot you see here. If you didn't love watching him already, now you will....
Last Night's Winner: Cecil Newton Made It After All
"Limited access" to the team means one thing to normal people like me or you, and another thing entirely to Cecil Newton. Despite Auburn saying he wouldn't be in attendance, there he was, cheering on his son. Season over, Cecil Newton wins....
Weekend Winner: Braylon Edwards Puts Off Judgment Day
Remember that DWI charge, which Braylon Edwards wasn't punished for because the Jets and the league say they can't do anything until he has his day in court? It's been pushed back, again. The Manhattan District Attorney works slower than Roger Goodell....
Last Night's Winner: Donald Sterling, Looking At Those "Beautiful Black Bodies"
Another day, another headlong plunge into the creepy racial and sexual dynamics of Donald Sterling's id. At this point, it's hard to shake the feeling that Sterling goes through life thinking he's perpetually in the back row of a Pussycat Theater....
Last Night's Winner: Russians, Too Drunk To Fly
You don't get named Last Night's Winner just for a stunning 3-goal comeback at the World Juniors. Lots of teams win hockey games. But you do receive the honor for being kicked off an airplane the next morning for being too intoxicated....
The WJC Was Won By Orcs
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....
Last Night's Winner: Blake Griffin, Dunking Savior
The All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest participants have been leaked, and it's finally acceptable to get excited. Because Blake Griffin is here to make it relevant again, if only for a single year....
Last Night's Winner: Ricky Williams Is The Real Most Interesting Man In The World
After his comments criticizing just about everyone, either Ricky Williams is done in Miami, or Tony Sparano, Chad Henne and Brandon Marshall are. Yeah, Ricky's gone. Just another chapter in his odyssey....
The Losers Win The Weekend
The Seattle Seahawks, with a 7-9 record, will host a playoff game next weekend. Predictably, there are already calls for realignment, reseeding, and an entire rejiggering of the playoff process. We say no: this is an all-time great moment for mediocrity....
Last Night's Winner: Big Ten Refs Grab The Spotlight
It's rare when we even notice which conference's refs are working bowl games. So the Big Ten crews at the Music City and Pinstripe Bowls must have been doing something right. Or wrong. Or both....
Last Night's Winner: The Kings' Only Highlight Of The Season
Tyreke Evans nailed an honest-to-god game-winner from halfcourt. No lame first half buzzer beaters, no overturned on review horseshit. Just a desperation heave to save the Kings. Now watch, Evans will miss two months and Sacramento will lose 10 in a row....