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Your Barbaro Holiday Gift Giving Guide
As the holidays draw ever closer, it's time for us to address the serious issues; such as what should we get Barbaro for Christmas? You really should start shopping now to beat the rush. Perhaps Barbaro would like to learn a foreign language, so that he can enjoy all of his fan letters from Mexico...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon: MLB with Rob Neyer: Couldn't we fix the national debt with a salary cap for baseball? • 3 p.m. Boxing with Evander Holyfield: Who's in better shape right now, Tyson or Bert Sugar? • 4 p.m. NFL with Pro Football Weekly: Will there...
Devoted To The Packers' Backup QB
We found it amusing that, with everyone all concerned about Brett Favre's injury last week, it turned out that he was fine ... but backup Aaron Rodgers ended up out for the season. Has to be frustrating; you're stuck behind Favre, and once you finally get in, you hurt yourself....
Buy Beltran's Helmet (But Not THAT Helmet)
Today's Super Ultra Valuable find on MLB Auctions: An actual NLCS game-worn helmet from Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran....
Giants Look Anything But Sharp And Dapper
Among the many reasons for Giants coach Tom Coughlin to feel like a bit of a doofus last night, the fact that he was wearing the standard coachwear of a blue poncho festooned with the soul of a windbreaker, while Jack Del Rio finally found a way to not look like a meathead in his rather sharp suit. ...
NBA Roundup: When Tiny Coaches Attack
Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while suddenly watching your "Seinfeld" reruns a bit differently ... • NFL: It's clear that the Giants went into this thing with no exit strategy ... • NBA: Rock on, Mavericks. Rock on, Mark. • NHL: Happy Feat ... Crosby's milestone leads Penguins over Flyers 5-3....
Hello, Jacksonville, And Welcome Back To The National Stage
After a couple weeks of rather wretched Monday Night Games, we've got a halfway decent one tonight, with the Giants, frantically trying to hold off Tony Romo and the Cowboys in the NFC East, traveling to the urban mecca that is Jacksonville to face the Jaguars....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you wait for the musical stylings of Tony Danza to come to your town ... • College basketball: Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii, first round; DePaul vs. Kentucky; UCLA vs. Chaminade [ESPN2]; CBC Classic, semifinal; Duke vs Air Force at Kansas City. Seeing Jerry Wainwright in a flo...
Hey, Nice Brain Tumor, Idiot
As the Mighty MJD mentioned on Saturday, the pro-Ohio State group The Dead Schembechlers have disbanded due to the death of the actual Bo Schembechler. But we here in the U.S. do not have a monopoly on class. Over in England, Newcastle soccer coach Glenn Roeder had emergency life-saving surgery to...
Leftovers: Everybody Loves Gilbert
• Could Tom Izzo be the new Michigan State football coach? [Detroit Free Press] • Wizznutzz looks at all the new pasty white people who love Agent Zero. [Wizznutzz] • The new OJ book, set to music! [McSweeney's] • The 10 best baseball books of the year. [SI.com] • One Chicago blogger is less than im...
Hating The Yankees With The Strokes
This offseason has been a somewhat difficult one for Mets fans, who are still trying to deal with the glue that held Carlos Beltran's bat to his shoulder and the creeping sense that they really are going to sign Moises Alou. And it's not just your smart fans hand-wringing either. One of the quieter ...
Revisiting Irvin's 2005 Thanksgiving
As we approach the time of giving of thanks and reminisces of much Native American bloodshed — and we scream to the heavens that we won't be able to watch the Thanksgiving night game because Time Warner still isn't showing The NFL Network in New York City — we look back to last Thanksgiving and an o...
Ryan Howard Gives Philly Something Small To Be Happy About
Hey, Philly fans, good news: No need to cause bodily harm to yourself or others. You finally have a beacon of light in Philadelphia. One might even say it's always sunny....
Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Harold Reynolds Vs. Ned
Ordinarily, the SHOTY tournament will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but this week, with that whole Thanksgiving business, we're going Monday-Tuesday this week. We hope your system can handle the shock....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The SEC East
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere five months away? You've got to start studying now if you want to storm the Bastille. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! Send tips on your favorite team to [email protected]....
Blogdome: Football On The 55-Yard Line
• Live blogging the Grey Cup title game. [Out Of Left Field] • NFLers should be HAPPY! [rangelife] • In case you missed the real most exciting game of the weekend. [WBRS Sports Blog] • A look at baseball, Central America style. [The Middle Foam Finger] • Here comes Beckham! [Life On A Bench] • Your ...
David Wright And His Headband
In the tradition of Brady Quinn, here's Mets young stars David Wright and Jose Reyes, in the new issue of GQ, playing another round of "Does This Athlete Know How Gay His Glamor Shots Are?"...
Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Fitted National League Cap
This story isn't totally new, but it's the first we've seen of it. And we have to warn you in advance that all sides here are quite possibly insane. Charles Littleton, 22, was tackled, tasered and hauled off to the hoosegow last week for refusing to remove his Los Angeles Dodgers cap during a Sagina...
Hirshey: Meeting The Deadspin Three
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....