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Ron Artest Gets His Illini On, Tru Warrior Warier Style
So here's something that took us back a bit: Sacramento Kings guard/forward/madman Ron Artest is apparently on tour right now to support his modestly titled album "My World" — TRU WARIER! — and he's clearly playing the most amped up, crazy venues....
Leftovers: Lamenting The U
• Kind of weird not to have Miami in the top 25, isn't it? [The Sports Oasis] • It's football in the Arctic. [Anchorage Daily News] • We were wondering why NBC's "Football Night In America" left us unfulfilled. [Slate] • Look, ladies, you like football too! [The Female Fan] • It's a song about Xavie...
Boxer Told To Knock It Off With The Smurf Crap
This gentleman is named Arthur Abraham, and he's the IBF middleweight champion, whatever the hell that means anymore. If you're looking at his hat and thinking, "Gee, that kind of looks like a Smurf hat," well, you're right: That's exactly what it is....
In A Way, It's A Step Forward For Isiah
Some good news for Isiah Thomas (seen here having dinner with Dennis Rodman at an Outback Steakhouse): He is actually able to establish a functioning work environment! Who knew?!...
Find Strength Through "Pre-Milk!"
Because we feel like part of our job is to inform you, the blog reader, about all the different ways to artificially maximize your body's potential, we introduce you to the newest big thing in performance enhancement: cow afterbirth!...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Golden State Warriors
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner (no, not that corner; that's curling). We don't know about you, but we've barely had time to miss Ron Artest and Mark Cuban before they're back again. And that's a good thing. So let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team...
Blogdome: No Phillie MVP
• Statistically, not only is Ryan Howard not the NL MVP, he's not even in the top three. Love him on "The Office," though. [Sportszilla] • Help this guy come up with a truly offensive ESPN GameDay sign. [Where Have You Gone, Marge Schott?] • The new Vikings theme song is easy to misinterpret. [10,00...
Oh. So THAT'S A Bung
The big "shocking" report from the BBC about a brewing soccer scandal in Europe has finally aired, and it turns out that the problem is ... bungs!...
No, Stampy! Bad!
As our national men's soccer team looks to be a lost cause, may we suggest throwing all of our support behind our new U.S. elephant polo squad? The World Cup bummed us out, and we now have a chance with a new sport to do it right this time. Why do we think this? Because the U.S. team seems to have a...
He Actually Will Wear A Leather Helmet
Need to be reminded of just how old you really are? Old Falcons kicker Morten Andersen, considered one of the best kickers of all time, last made a Pro Bowl in 1996. The guy was an All-American kicker for Michigan State in 1981....
A-Rod Is Moody, Aloof And Weird. REALLY.
So everyone's all abuzz this morning about Tom Verducci's Sports Illustrated cover story this week, a look the complex organism that is the brain of Alex Rodriguez. We think Verducci is one of the best guys SI has, and the story's well-written enough, we guess, but we don't quite understand what the...
A Sad Update From Iraq
You might remember back in June, when Deadspin reader Tom Knox sent us this picture of his brother Sgt. Adam Knox, of Whitehall, Ohio, spreading the Ohio State love in Iraq....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m.: Baseball with Joe Morgan: Hey, didn't you also sign 300 baseballs with the inscription "Sorry For Being a Bonds Apologist."? • Noon. NBA 2010 with Marc Spears: In the distant future of four years from now, all players will be ...
She Handled It Considerably Better Than McCarver
Julie Donaldson, locker room/sideline reporter for SNY, the Mets station — she is one of the women the station allows to have a brain and a skull — takes part in turning an otherwise perfectly normal division championship celebration into something vaguely different....
The Closer: Welcome To The Grease Fire That Is The AL Central
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while perfecting your Charlie Weis Halloween costume ... • MLB: It's Moyertime! Phils tantalizingly close to playoffs again. Cubs, not so much. • NHL: Well, it didn't take long for Federov to get injured. But at least we still have Tie Domi. • Minor League Baseball: Mike Koplove. Kno...
Peter Gammons Has Returned, Just In Time
Baseball Musings had the great news today that Peter Gammons will be back on "Baseball Tonight" tomorrow night, and late today comes even better news: Gammons is writing again, with his first work since his aneurysm in July. Typical Peter, he has an excellent look at the upcoming free agent pitchi...
This, This Is Why We Lose
So USA soccer "superstar" Landon Donovan was asked whether or not he thought he would be a better player if he was in Europe rather than the MLS. His response was curious....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you pine for the NHL ... • MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres. You stay classy, Whale's Vagina. [Channel 4 Padres] • Minor League Baseball: Triple-A Bricktown Showdown, Toledo (International League champion) vs. Tucson (Pacific Coast League champion), at Oklahoma City. Mr...
In Prison, It Could Be A REAL "Game Of Shadows"
So we don't know if you knew about this or not, but this Thursday, Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, the authors of Game Of Shadows, the exhausting piece of investigative reporting that stunned the world by revealing that Barry Bonds (no!) used steroids, will face a judge at Phillip Burton Feder...