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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you admire your new school pants ... • NFL: Baltimore at Cincinnati; Arizona at San Francisco. Oh, this is so on. [ESPN] • MLB: Braves at Mets. Putting the finishing touches on a division title? [SNY] • Pro Wrestling: WWE Monday Night Raw. TV Guide says about his listing: "Mr. McMah...
Shaq Has Many Idols
This weekend, during Tragedy Bowl I, ESPN's cameras found Shaquille O'Neal, a 2000 graduate of LSU, up in a luxury box. This means he needed transport to the game. This is what he rode....
Naked Canadians Sprinting
Apparently, a radio station in Canada was encouraging fans to break the all-time streaking record, which is something the security force for the Stampeders just loved to hear. We count four in this video, though, frankly, there are really just three; that wuss who just ran around shirtless absolutel...
In Case You're Already Ready For College Hoops
We've long told you about our intense fandom of the Baseball Prospectus kingdom they've gotten over there. In addition to BP, they've got Football Outsiders — or th yearly Pro Football Prospectus, anyway — and now they've created a new brand under the umbrella: Basketball Prospectus....
OK, That's It, You're Grounded
Jason Krause is a nice kid who should be home watching The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, not speculating on the Lions' chances of winning 10 games this season. My favorite part is when he says of Roy Williams: "You want to hear something freakish, Roy? Look at your record; the Lions haven't had a win...
The Big Ten Network Needs All The Good PR It Can Get
We remember, back in March of this year, when we constantly railed against Major League Baseball's desire to put its Extra Innings package only on DirectTV, the masses rose up, and the uproar was so deafening that MLB couldn't help but notice, even way up there in their castle in the skies. (It floa...
Welcoming Back The Smorgasbord
Longtime sports blog aficionados will remember the weekly Sunday Afternoon Smorgasbord, a real-time account of a full Sunday of NFL action by the great Mighty MJD. We are humbled and honored to welcome it back to the Internets, on our little site here, starting today. Take it away, MJD....
Paul Byrd Will Save Your Soul
• Paul Byrd is writing a FASCINATING tell-all. [The Futon Report] • Tiger Woods is about to have his own Gatorade drink. [I Want To Be A Sports Agent] • Your Monday shot of college football and Mike Tyson's Punch Out. [Cake Rocks The Party] • Joba Chamberlain is renowned for his penmanship. [PopJock...
Inside Jason Elam's Incredible Kick
Stefan Fatsis, the author of Word Freak, sportswriter (on leave) from the Wall Street Journal and sports commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered," knows kickers. His upcoming book, A Few Seconds Of Panic, is about the modern NFL as experienced by Fatsis, a 5-8, 170-pound writer embedded as a kic...
Gilbert Arenas Wants To Help Your Love Life
During a moment of boredom last week, we caught an episode of that "Tell Me That You Love Me" show on HBO On Demand. We think it might be the most annoying television show we've ever seen. Basically, it's just a bunch of rich white people complaining about How We Just Don't Communicate The Way We Us...
A Day Of Footie Atonement
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Scouts Inc. on NFL losers: Can we discuss the Lions even though they won? • 1 p.m. NCAA football with Bob Davie: Anyone else want to guarantee a win over Notre Dame? Signup sheet is in the break room. • 4 p.m. HS sports with Ch...
Soon, You Will Hear Tales Of Isiah's Smooth Talk
If you believe both sides involved in the Isiah Thomas sexual harassment case, the trial that's scheduled to begin today, justice will be served and a full trial will be played out. But anyone who knows anything about the law is practically begging both sides to settle....
Stableford: Djokovic's A Kitten, Federer's A Cougar
Dylan Stableford writes occasionally about tennis for Deadspin. Sometimes we're tempted to call his column "Droppin' A Deuce With Dylan Stableford." We are not sure why....
There's LSU ... And Then Everyone Else
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....
NFL Week One Roundup Of Random Notes And Bullet Points, As Is The Style
Thoughts on the first weekend of the NFL ... so glad to have it back ......