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Two Best Words in the English Language: Bacon Deluxe
Everything is better with bacon. You know this, we know this, and Wendy's® knows this. So they created the NEW Bacon Deluxe: beef, cheese, lettuce & tomato with four—that's right, four—thick slices of Applewood smoked bacon. Who's hungry?...
Olympic Pothead Is Now High On Civil Service
Ross Rebagliati—everyone's favorite dope smoking Olympic snowboarder—is running for a seat in Canada's parliament. You see, in Canada, election districts are called "ridings" and he probably just got confused because he was so freakin' high. [CTV/Victoria Times]...
Football-Talking Person Shaun King "Let Go" By Tumultuous Company In Bristol
Apparently, this had nothing to do with him getting handsy with the wrong people either. Strictly for "performance" reasons, ESPN snitches say. Bully for Shaun....
The Affable Peter King Joins Us For A Very Special Live Chat Tomorrow
Yeah. Really. At 1 p.m. tomorrow, Mr. King will dive into the commenting abyss to answer your MMQ book-related questions, respond to your taunts and share some Starbucks-infused football wisdom. Come for the chaos and watch Drew possibly get banned....
The NCAA Won't Be Lied To (Or, Why To Avoid Deion Sanders)
Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Byrant has been suspended for an entire year, not for breaking rules, but for lying about not breaking rules. Because misleading an NCAA investigator is the worst crime a human can commit....
Smarty Pants Web Mag Goes A Little Laddy With "Baseball's Sexiest Teammates"
Here's a gallery-friendly rundown of baseball's best WAGs by position. For example: your pitching staff for this squad would trot out Ann Margret, Alyssa Milano, and Mamie Van Doren. [Daily Beast]...
Hockey Players Love The Feel Of Ice On Bare Skin
A junior hockey team in Idaho was banned from the local rink after imitating their NHL idols and holding their own "strip shootout." I guess if the Tampa Bay Lightning jumped off a bridge, you would do that too? [WSOCTV]...
World Series Omens Yankee Fans Don't Want To See
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Statistical Proof Of Baseball's Strangest Season Ever
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 the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Penn State Gear A Little Jesus-y For Some
If you squint really hard, the design on this PSU t-shirt may resemble a cross. And just like that — controversy!...
That's A Stick-On Tattoo, Right?
Josh Haden, so committed to Boston College as to tattoo their logo on his chest, is transferring. He hasn't said where yet, but Bethune-Cookman is probably a good bet. [Herald]...
Caron Butler Is A Lot Less Extreme
Remember LenDale White losing 30 pounds by cutting out tequila? This is like the PG-13 version of that. Butler has shed the pounds by giving up his favorite faux-edgy, marketed-to-tweens soda....
Andre Agassi, Tweaker
In his forthcoming autobiography, which you no longer need to purchase because you know the only interesting part, Agassi admits he regularly took crystal meth. But who didn't do drugs and hook up with Brooke Shields in the '90s? [People]...
A Breakdown Of Feigned Rivalry
It's been two whole news cycles since we found out the World Series matchup. Time for every paper in each city to take childish potshots at the other side....
Danny Snyder Doesn't Like Your Heartfelt Signage
Dan Steinberg found this in a trash can outside FedEx Field, where pretty much every form of human expression has been banned. It's clear: Dan Snyder is just a moustache and a pogrom or two short of being Joseph Stalin....
Annie Duke's Poker Prowess Helps Feed Starving Africans
And the always inquisitive Dan Levy asks the questions about her poker-playing causes. Seriously, this was a great event and Mr. Levy should be commended for pulling it all together — and dealing with drunk bloggers in Vegas. [OntheDL]...
Bodenheimer's "Quit Snitchin'" Memo To ESPN Employees Gets Snitched
As noted yesterday, ESPN President George Bodenheimer took up his quill on Friday and expressed "disgust" at company leaks that enable "destructive" and "unwanted" publicity and that could occasion the leaker's "immediate termination." His memo was then leaked to us....
Man Arrested, Charged With Murder Of Jasper Howard
Police have a charged a Connecticut man with murder, and arrested two others, in connection with the stabbing death of UConn cornerback Jasper Howard. None of the suspects are UConn students. [Hartford Courant; photo]...
Larry Johnson Suspended, Apologizes For The Gay Stuff
Chiefs running back Larry Johnson is awful sorry he called you all fags. He should have used a more acceptable term like "monkeybutts" or "dorkweasels" or even "boogermouths." Then maybe his bosses wouldn't have had to put him on suspension....
Sean Salisbury's Lawsuit
It has arrived. The suit says Deadspin has cost Mr. Salisbury money, future employment, and mental stability due to its repeated malicious attacks, which Salisbury himself noted several times via his iPhone meltdown last month. All aboard....