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Some Good Ole' Texas Schadenfreude
As you would probably suspect, many Oklahoma rivals are having some fun with this Rhett Bomar no-show job business, and nobody's going crazier with it than the Hook 'Ems of Texas. They've had a little photoshop contest on a Longhorns message board, and they're having all kinds of fun....
God, Training Camp Is So Disgusting
Far be it from us to tell any football team how to run their business, particularly during the big petri dish of sweat and blood and all kinds of other disgusting things in the midst of training camp, but we suspect a new policy the 'Skins have put into place might have been worthwhile to institut...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:15 p.m.. Boxer Vernon Forrest: So, have you ever beaten anyone besides Shane Mosley? • 2 p.m.. Driver Brad Coleman: If there were more fistfights in NASCAR, like in hockey, I might even watch. No, sorry. That's a lie. • 2 p.m.. 'Sum...
Buyer Beware ... And Beware Again ... And Beware Again
In a classic Oh, Now You Tell Us moment, Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie has suddenly realized that, aw, jeez, maybe it wasn't actually the best of ideas to bring in wide receiver Terrell Owens....
Poker? We Barely Even Know Her! (Sorry.)
We haven't had any Anna Benson updates for a while, mainly because her husband is in baseball purgatory in Baltimore, they haven't made a divorce announcement in a few months and her handlers have apparently asked her to slow down on the slaughter of bunnies and other adorable animals....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. Baseball America's Jim Callis: When will the grand jury hear testimony on the Rockies' soggy balls? • 3 p.m.. NCAA FB with Beano Cook: Who would have thought that Castro would retire before you? • 4 p.m.. LIVE from World Series ...
Your Bill Simmons-A-Matic
The folks at Chicago Sports Review have come up with a nifty applet: Your opportunity to write your own Bill Simmons column. It's like a mad lib, but it's actually pretty ingenious how they've put it together. It takes a while to fill out, but it's kind of worth it. Here's the first three paragrap...
Can We Close Down Munchkin Gate Now?
You know, sometimes we worry about what we hath wrought....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Baseball with Joe Morgan: Please do not bail on us early, Joe. Joe? Hello? ... • 2 p.m. Page 2's Gregg Easterbrook: Scrooge, do not fear your senses! It is I, the ghost of Page 3! • 4 p.m. World Series of Poker: My once majesti...
Jim Bowden Knows When To Hold 'Em
So the big story of yesterday's trade deadline, as tends to be the case, turned out to be what not happened: Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden hung on to impending free agent Alfonso Soriano rather than flipping for prospects, or cash, or beans, or whatever. Because the Natinoals are...
The Closer: Twins, Twins Everywhere
Notes from a day in baseball:...
In Praise Of A Happy Hit Streak
Little known rule around Deadspin world headquarters: When a hitting streak — one of our favorite baseball occurrences — reaches 30 games, we are obliged to honor the achievement with its own post. Therefore, congratulations to Phillies second baseman Chase Utley — his name sounds like one of the ...
Could This Be The NFL's First Lady?
Yesterday, the NFL announced its final five candidates to succeed Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner. The list includes the favorite, Roger Goodell, who started as an intern in 1982, as well as lawyers and executives. Tagliabue is retiring in August....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NCAA hoops w/Andy Katz: Are we the only two people in this chat? Is that an echo? • 4 p.m. Firestone Indy 400 winner: Who are you, Mystery Winner? How many guesses do I get? • 4 p.m. LIVE- World Series of Poker: Because if ther...
The WSOP Rolls On...
It's Day 1C at the World Series of poker, and I still can't find any evidence of Bill Simmons have played a hand yet. He must be in the field tomorrow, though I'd like to think that he was somehow responsible for Louie Anderson's profane outbursts. Some notes, arranged in handy bulleted lists:...
Reggie Bush Finally Gives In To Fans With Lame Signs
It seems like Reggie Bush's holdout garnered a lot of attention for a something that ended up lasting a grand total of two days. Many of you had more contentious negotations while trying to get laid this weekend. And as soon as he scores his first touchdown, no one's even going to remember that ther...
Willie Roaf Opts For Retirement
If you're an undergrad sociology student at UC-Irvine, you're about to get a big-ass classmate. Chiefs tackle Willie Roaf announced his retirement yesterday, as well as his intentions of going back to school to get the sociology degree he didn't finish at Louisiana Tech....
Yeah, We Just Have A Question: Is This A "God" Dam?
Hey, baby. We noticed you have braces. We have braces too....
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. MLB with Keith Law: Having been born on Long Island, do you regret this 2004 quote: "I've liked baseball since I was old enough to watch the Yanks get swept out of the 1980 playoffs."? • Noon NFL with Matt Williamson: Did it ev...
Royals' Munchkingate Rocks Baseball
On Tuesday we brought you a small excerpt from the Royals Notebook in the Kansas City Star; proof positive that the Royals front office is marketing its team as as if it were in the Frontier League: "The last living munchkin from 'The Wizard of Oz' threw a surprisingly good first pitch before Sund...