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Why Doesn't Reggie Bush Get Any Respect? (It's Not The Hamsters)
ESPN's big Alaskan sled dog of a football analyst Mark "Stink" Schlereth was summoned to critique the performances after Thursday night's New Orleans Saints/Chicago Bears game. One player who didn't impress him? Reggie Bush....
Al Unser Victim Of Prostitution Ring Blackmail Plot? Let's Go To The Videotape
Al Unser Jr. is known to me for two things: Winning the Indy 500 twice, and getting well-oiled on occasion and earning DUIs. Now, make that three things....
SHOTY Elite Eight: Roger Clemens Vs. Isiah Thomas
All right, all the votes have been tallied, and we have our final eight....
Terrell Owens Jealous Of Romo-Witten Sleepovers
Wait, a second ... Terrell Owens isn't happy in Dallas? I am surprised to hear that because this is completely new information....
Update: Muschamp Denies Auburn Rumors
Will Muschamp shoots down rumors that he's leaving Texas and heading to Auburn. [The Sporting News]...
Bears Win Battle Of Mediocrity
"It's a great opportunity to get a field goal to win the game, but at the same time it's a total team effort," Gould said. "The offense battled back. And the coin toss went our way. The offense played well just to get the ball down in range." [Chicago Tribune]...
Steve Nash Broken Up Over Raja Bell Trade
The Phoenix Suns pulled the trigger on a five-player deal last night, that sends Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to Charlotte in exchange for human hang glider Jason Richardson. The move gives the Bobcats some defensive help and another point guard, while it brings the Suns a new scoring threat and also ma...
Annika Sorenstam: Liar
A couple weeks ago, we cried ourselves to sleep with the knowledge that we would never see Annika Sorenstam play professional golf again. Now it turns out that we may have been deceived! That final round where she received a celebratory champagne bath—after missing the cut—was simply her final round...
Mets Shore Up Their Crappy Bullpen
And Mets fans have reminded me several times that I have yet to post this news. Like Dan, who sent the email featured below. He's been deputized Deadspin Mets correspondent for this afternoon....
A Message To Heat Vision Jesus
Drew's Jamboroo runs every Thursday afternoon. Buy his book here. Email Drew here. Read him at KSK here....
Greg Oden Is Just One Big, Depressing Mess
The Big Lead snagged this pretty awesome anecdote about injury-prone big man, Greg Oden. It turns out, Oden's not much of a locker room presence....
This Just In: Italian Soccer Steeped In Gayness
So big news recently if you're a fan of Italian soccer or gayness; a third-division player known only as 'Victory' has claimed that he has been paid for sex by 12 well-known Serie A stars, and that the encounters took place at the end of games in hotels and sometimes even in changing rooms....
Erin Andrews Meets Big Bertha
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
The Man Who Would Kill The BCS
Meet U.S. Representative Joe Barton; global warming skeptic, enthusiastic Civilization IV player, ranking Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee — BCS hater....
Lendale White Suggests Panther Swipe
"If they want a nickname, I can nickname them: 'Identity and Theft,'" said White, who's successfully paired with the speedy rookie Chris Johnson this season. "...I was upset because I made that phrase up myself. I mean I made it up. I don't know about NFL Network and all those other guys. I heard so...
The UCLA Undie Run Will Never Die
It's always somewhat hilarious when school administrators get involved in wacky college traditions. At UCLA they're regulating the hell out of the Undie Run, the quarterly event to commemorate the Wednesday of Finals Week. Hey, that's tonight! Noticing that students seemed to be imbibing alcohol and...
More Dong From The NFL Vault
Another tale of televised locker room nudity: This time it involved the Redskins' Jeff Bostic and George Michaels' Sports Machine, and it was no accident. [The Coach Is Killing Me]...
So That's What The Kneepads Are For
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Prep Football Star Shoots Himself During Traffic Stop
Billey Joe Johnson, a 17-year-old high school running back from Mississippi, died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound during a routine traffic stop yesterday. The junior tailback from George County High School was one of the top-rated prospects in the country and reportedly had scholarship offers fro...
USC Wins Hypothetical Playoff According To Vegas Odds
Leave it to Las Vegas to sate all our needs. Even those we didn't know we had before. (I'm looking at you midget escort service.) Everyone knows that the idea of a playoff is so awfully complicated that it would require a Manhattan Project-level commitment before anything could happen. Or, you know...