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Bogus Rumors About The <em>Entourage</em> Douches That We'll Choose To Believe Anyway
I hate stretching. I hate everything about it. Ninety percent of all stretching done in America today is done in a cursory fashion. You have to go lift or exercise, so you grab your foot and stretch your quad for three seconds, then you jump on the equipment. This is how I stretch, and it does nothi...
Indoor Cycling Crash Cleaves Bike In Two, Startles Racers
This crash happened at the UCI Track Cycling World Championship last month in Copenhagen. Alarming as it is, everyone seems to be fine. Otherwise, playing a peppy Killers song afterward would've been in very bad taste. [Break]...
Canucks Can Have As Much Sex As They Can Get Want
Vancouver's coach says players' sleep and nutrition are tightly controlled, but the sex is up to them. The first round will be an interesting contrast, as "hockey player" is the one profession that won't get you laid in L.A. [Via]...
Wrigley Sign Protesters Were Clueless Craigslist Hires
Protesters against the new outfield sign at Wrigley were out in force at the Cubs home opener. Clearly this is an issue near and dear to fans' hearts. Or maybe it was the $25 bucks they were paid via Craigslist....
How Keith Hernandez Deals With Younger Women: "Sit And Stare"
Last night's Mets broadcast returned from break just in time to catch the punchline to 'ol Keith's story about a young lady. "I just had to sit down across from her, for around two minutes, and just stare at her."...
Scott Stapp Ruins Baseball
Here's Stapp, known to you as lead singer for the band that made you hate both music and God, howling a song called "Marlins Will Soar." Sample lyric: "Let's play ball, it's gameday. We want strikeouts, base hits, double plays." [Stapp's Blog]...
Last Night's Winner: Rule Breakers
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like underdog teams that aren't supposed to win on the road, but now have the advantage in the NHL Playoffs. F*@kin' upsets....how do they work?...
We Found The One Lady In The Building Not Expecting A Sharks Choke
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 the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Stay Away From Atlanta This Weekend
In addition to the Hawks' playoff game, downtown Atlanta will play host to two separate "Freaknik" festivals, something called the Sweetwater 420 Fest, a tango convention, and a robotics competition. Hijinks are sure to ensue. [AJC]...
Fishing Tourney Cheat Heads To Jail
A Texas man is going to prison(!) for exaggerating the size of his bass by shoving a lead weight down its throat before the weigh-in....
The Steroids Menace Eradicated, Congress Goes After Dip
Congress called on baseball to ban players from using smokeless tobacco in the dugout. But without chaw, what am I supposed to pretend my Big League Chew is? [AP]...
Phillies' Season Officially Kicked Off By Lap Dance For The Handicapped
It's a couple days old, but we needed time to come to terms with this video of a man in a Jazzy Scooter getting ridden by one of Philly's, um, Phinest. [via Busted Coverage]...
Reporter-Turned-Blogger Blasts Blogger-Turned-Reporter
This is William Houston, former Toronto Globe and Mail columnist. He was relevant, oh, around the last time the Maple Leafs were. He has some absurd things to say about the new Leafs beat writer....
Donovan McNabb's Legacy Haunts Philly In Guise Of Bank Robber
Police are on the lookout for this man, suspected of committing a major jersey foul. Also, robbing a bank. Rush Limbaugh doesn't know how to feel just now. [Inquirer]...
The Jerry Jones Video Wrap-Up
It's been an active day for the Cowboys' owner, after his sloshy Parcells/Tebow rant became a top story throughout the Dallas area and was even deemed talking head-worthy by the WWL. Take it away, Lovely Hannah....
Dodger Games Slightly Less Violent and Chaotic This Year
Did you know tailgating is illegal in Dodger Stadium parking lots? Neither did the 132 arrested at the home opener yesterday—which is still better than last season when a guy got stabbed. That's progress! [LA Times]...
Jim Nantz, You Suck! Goddammit!
Nantz pronounces himself appalled at Tiger's naughty language. "How about the father and son who are standing right there by the tee? How about the hundreds of people who are around that tee who hear that?" How about you fuck yourself? [Chron.com]...
David Brooks Provides Us With Yet Another Reason To Hate Duke (And David Brooks)
I'm sorry, somehow we missed this bit of intellection from the Upmarket Jeff Foxworthy, David Brooks: "How do you construct a rich versus poor narrative when the rich are more industrious?" he mused last week ... about Butler-Duke....
Who Wants To See Jordan Shipley Stick His Hands In A Mutilated Deer Carcass?
Yeah, it's gross, but the Texas receiver likes his hunting. Click and be horrified to learn where your dinner came from. (Not safe for the queasy.) [More photos @ Frathouse Sports]...
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