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Soccer Showboating Is Much More Synchronized Than Regular Showboating
The Czech 3rd League must be home to a lot of smack talk to warrant what Lisen did to Jihlava B during Sunday's game: after shouting "kotoul"—Czech for "roll"—the Lisen players to engaged in choreographed gymnastics. [The Spoiler]...
The Strangest End To A Football Game We've Ever Seen
Do yourself a favor and watch the video before you read the explanation of what the hell happened here. Trust us....
Dong-Obsessed Blog Hears Dong Mentioned On SportsCenter
Okay, maybe "Ben Roethliscock" is an unfortunate mental contraction of "Roethlisberger," "called" and "gut check." Still Bruschi was talking about inches and penetration before throwing it to the beleaguered Ms. McKendry....
Declan Sullivan's Death Could Cost Notre Dame A Lot Of Money
Patrick Rishe, a writer for Forbes' SportsMoney blog, has calculated that Declan Sullivan's death could cost Notre Dame close to $30 million in compensatory and punitive damages....
Your "Arena Football-Level Passing Numbers" Texans-Colts Open Thread
Indy is seriously banged up, but Houston has the worst passing defense in the league. Think Manning will throw a TD or five? Schaub to Johnson isn't too shabby either. AFC South supremacy on the line here. Musings below....
This Is The Worst Start To A Newscast Ever (UPDATE: Video Back)
Something is definitely afoot in San Diego's 10 News Communication Center, or at least something was on this particular day. Problems behind, in front of, and around the camera materialize at a rapid clip, making for sweet, wonderful, YouTubeable failure. [@richarddeitsch]...
The Chuckling Idiots Of NFL Pregame Shows: A Video Compilation
As The Wall Street Journal recently demonstrated, the hosts of the Fox and CBS NFL pregame shows do a lot of laughing. With that in mind, we've reduced Sunday's programs to their essence—dudes chuckling over something or other....
Eddie Belfour's Mask Denies Responsibility For <em>Hell Freezes Over</em>
This slideshow about goalie masks is surprisingly educational! Sample: "So resonant was this mask that it inspired the punk band Chixdiggit's 1996 paean to lost love, "(I Feel Like) Gerry Cheevers (I Got Stitch Marks on My Heart)." [NYT]...
Penn State Fans Mistake Halloween Costume For Michigan Gear, Kick Guy's Ass
Four PSU fans mistook another man's blue-and-yellow costume for UMich colors, and broke his nose at Beaver Stadium. They also bought a dude in a zombie costume a drink, thinking he was Joe Paterno. [Centre Daily Times]...
Watch Boomer Esiason And Shannon Sharpe Take A Bad Joke To Absurd Lengths
The NFL pregame shows are not funny, yet everyone laughs (more on that in a bit). However, every now and then, one of the terrible jokes takes its terribleness to a new dimension and becomes an absurdist gem....
Big And Li'l Wash's Bender Continued On Into The Night
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....
If The Whole Favre-Sterger Costume Thing Was A Contest, Chris From Austin Won (NSFW)
I'll let Chris explain how Chris "went the extra mile and dominated the Jenn Sterger costume competition."...
Let The Pouty Donovan McNabb Show Begin!
Almost always liked Donovan McNabb while an Eagle despite realizing, early on, that he was the king of pouty, passive-aggressive, veiled digs at people - disguised as saying "the right thing" - when he didn't get his way....
Your NFL Late Games Open Thread
This afternoon, Randy Moss faces the team he was on 25 days ago. Tonight, the New Orleans Saints try to earn a Guinness Book of World Records entry for Halloween parties prior to the Steelers game....
Texas H.S. Football Team Loses 12-OT Game
With a playoff berth on the line, the Nacogdoches Dragons and Jacksonville Indians were tied at 28 at the end of regulation Friday night. Final score: 84-81....
Here Are Many More Shots of People Pretending To Be Brett Favre And Jenn Sterger
It's funny because I'm going to picture the chick painted in black throughout the Vikings/Patriots game, and I'll bet you will too....
Jenn Sterger Likely To Meet With NFL Officials (Updated)
ESPN quoted Jenn Sterger's attorney Joe Conway as saying, "There is a very strong likelihood that Ms. Sterger will agree to meet with the NFL in their ongoing investigation....
Here Are Some Photos Of People Pretending To Be Brett Favre And Jenn Sterger
It's funny because of all the divergent interpretations of dong. (NQSFW H/T JovanJ) ...
Your College Football Early Games Open Thread
So, the Chicago Sun-Times presented a "Mourning might give Irish edge: After tragedy, pieces are there for triumph" piece today....
Did Concussion Earlier In The Month Lead To A High-School Football Player's Death?
A Kansas City-area high school football player died on the field Thursday night; Ron Stiles said his son Nathan "suffered a concussion in the school's homecoming game earlier this month ... he had been cleared to play Thursday."...