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Al Davis's Love Of McDonald's Kept Sean Payton From Coaching The Raiders
"You like cheeseburgers?" Davis asked Payton, when courting him for the Raiders job. One Big Mac and some KFC coleslaw later, Payton turned the gig down, and coached the Saints to a title. Somewhere, Davis wonders where it all went wrong. [Via]...
Metaphor Becomes Reality At Titans' Stadium
LP Field just cannot catch a break. After workers finally cleared out all the troublesome floodwater, a 5- to 6-feet-deep sinkhole was found at the stadium. It has something to do with "substandard materials" that are not Vince Young....
Mark Prior's Comeback Just Manages To Depress Us All Over Again
Prior's going to work out for scouts tomorrow, in the hopes of getting back to the big leagues. It's sad, and unsurprising, and we all wish him luck as we expect him to fail....
Pickpockets And Super Afrikaners On The Other Side Of The Sausage Curtain
PRETORIA, South Africa — My host in Pretoria gave me this can of pepper spray to fend off bandits. I didn't have it when the bad men struck....
17 Years Later, <em>The Program</em> Still Killing Our Nation's Youth
A Missouri high school soccer player was killed after lying down in the middle of the highway, just like the famous deleted scene from the criminally underrated movie. No Halle Berry this time, though. [Post-Dispatch]...
World Cup Open Thread: Spain-Portugal
The Battle of the Iberian Peninsula is here. Two extremely talented, extremely annoying squads face off to see who goes on to the last eight. Will we get an exciting game or a flop-fest? Follow the action and comment below....
ESPN "The Book" Author Says Erin Andrews Is Staying At ESPN (UPDATE)
James Andrew Miller, one of the co-authors of the forthcoming oral history of the WWL, tweets that "Erin Andrews will be staying at ESPN, and no, I didn't get it from the network." [ESPNBook]...
Mexico's Guillermo Franco’s Family And Mexican Government Officials Brawl At Soccer City Stadium
The families of former West Ham striker Guillermo Franco and his elderly Mexico teammate Cuauhtemoc Blanco were involved in a stand up row with members of the Mexican government on Sunday, during their team's 3-1 loss to Argentina....
Italian Soccer Fan Expresses Disappointment With Indecent Exposure (NSFW)
Following the Azzurri's early exit from the World Cup, an interview with an Italian fan and his son became an instance of public nudity when an unidentified woman stepped into the frame and flashed the camera. [Dailymotion]...
Last Night's Winner: Joel Zumaya's Crossed Stars
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the furies who have dogged poor Joel Zumaya his whole career and who last night may have finally ended it....
Baltimore Radio Guy Loses His Mind Over John Riggins
Riggins has a new show on MASN, and to hype it up, he filmed a commercial at a generic football field. Problem is, it's not so generic: it's M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Ravens....
Kaká Thinks Men Who Buy Whores Deserve A Red Card
He's got fancy feet and a wholesome disposition. Brazil's popular midfielder is, according to Google translator, "Officially participating in the campaign "Real men do not buy women" of @ aplusk against prostitution." Wonder if he filmed a commercial with his mother. [TwitPic]...
FIFA Mans Up, Sort Of
Sepp Blatter apologized to England and said FIFA will consider replay on goal line calls, a development that will come as some salve to the US team. Sorry Mexico: still no replay for offsides calls, probably because you don't speak English. [AP]...
Your Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup For June 28
The Netherlands and Brazil did what we expected yesterday and dominated Slovakia and Chile, respectively, each side managing a handful of very fancy goals. But fancy, schmancy. Their athletic prowess is no match for our cultural ignorance. Let's go to the video....
What Has Two Middle Fingers And Loves College Baseball?
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....
Craig Kilborn Is ... Back?
Fourteen years after leaving ESPN to launch The Daily Show, Craig Kilborn is now hosting a show that looks suspiciously like The Daily Show. Only, you know, before it was popular or had an attractive time slot....
A Treasury Of Ghana Fans Celebrating Their Win Over The U.S.
Okay, so I've only found two videos so far, both post-game. I guess Ghanaians aren't self-absorbed enough to film themselves watching soccer in bars. We'll also accept videos of U.S. fans crying, so send either if you've got them....
MMA Fighter Dies After Pro Debut
Michael Kirkham, a 6-foot-9 "lightweight," suffered a brain hemorrhage after a fight in South Carolina on Saturday and passed away this morning. He's the second MMA fighter to die after a sanctioned bout in the U.S. [Fanhouse]...
England Players Robbed Of More Than Just Goals And Dignity
As if enough shame and scorn has not been heaped on the English side today, word comes out of South Africa that they were also robbed during their too-brief visit. Fortunately, justice there is swift and exacting. Unlike Wayne Rooney....