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FIU Must Protect This House!
You might remember, during Miami announcer Lamar Thomas' insane rant during the Miami-Florida International fight last year, when he said something to the effect of, "you don't come into our house pulling that," or some similar nonsense. Well guess what, Lamar? Ned and his band of FIU faithful are a...
Your Socks Appear To Be Somewhat Damp
There are so many teams in sports with terrible nicknames. We're not talking about the Redskins; we mean legitimately stupid ones. We think there might be nothing worse than the Toronto Raptors; does anyone even remember Jurassic Park anymore? And don't get us started on the 54,234 teams named "Wild...
How Not To Help A Player Cheat In Class
If you're going to cheat in class to help a college athlete, it's probably a wise idea to at least pretend to try to hide it. Use a fake email account, wear a fake mustache, something. Cover your tracks a little, you know?...
Nip/Tuck, Indeed
• Christine Daniels, television star (kind of). [Sports By Brooks] • Ryan Howard, five tool player! [Bugs And Cranks] • God, there's not much better than with a mouse scares people in a press box. [Red Sox Monster] • Carl Monday, sideline reporter. [Foodcourtlunch] • Is Jacque Jones the reason the C...
NFL Season Preview: Pittsburgh Steelers
Believe it or not, folks, the NFL season is much closer than you can possibly imagine. So close, in fact, that, if we're going to fit in every NFL team preview by the start of the season, we have to go this early. So there you have it....
Deadspin HOF Nominee: Kige Ramsey
The thing that's great about Kige Ramsey's dispatches for "YouTube Sports" is not their production value, though that's of course an instant eye-grabber. And it's not Ramsey's natural love affair with the camera. No, it's the straightforward nature of his commentary; no showmanship, no tomfoolery. Y...
You, Too, Can Battle A Gladiator
As you might have heard, NBC is bringing back "American Gladiators" as a midseason replacement this year. This is, of course, outstanding news, though we have a feeling they'll make everybody cut their hair....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Howard Bryant on Mike Vick: Oh good; I was waiting for you to weigh in before I formed an opinion on this case. • 1 p.m. NCAA BB with Andy Katz: We've missed you, Andy! Did you miss us? Are you aware that basketball season is abo...
Mr. Peabody Instructs Sherman To Set The Wayback Machine To 1897
Just to put the Texas Rangers' 30-3 win over the Batimore Orioles on Wednesday into proper perspective, we take you now to 1897, the last time a Major League team cracked the 30-run barrier. It was a glorious, two-fisted era in baseball, when an umpire could be arrested twice in the same season for ...
Marques Slocum Has Fascinating Pets
This is Marques Slocum, defensive tackle for the Michigan Wolverines. He has a Facebook page. And it's quite glorious....
Philly Paper Can't Get Rid Of Stephen A. Fast Enough
Yesterday, we told you how Phawker reported that Stephen A. Smith was being stripped of his Philadelphia Inquirer column. Well, the Inquirer confirmed it yesterday in a story that's as passive-aggressively hostile as the snippiest inner office memo....
The Appropriate Way To Showcase Your Team Loyalty
We're still a month and a half from the ole Red River rivalry game between Oklahoma and Texas, and, as always, emotions are running high. How high? Oh, "bust open the opposing fan's scrotum" high. (That's pretty high.)...
Those 30-Run Rallies Will Kill You Every Time
Little did you know that when you watched Maracaibo, Venezuela beat the Netherlands, 21-2 in the Little League World Series on Tuesday, that it wouldn't be the most embarrassing wipeout of week. Meet your 2007 Baltimore Orioles, who lost 30-3 to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. For Texas, it was the...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while doing hard time for sausage assault ... • MLB: Brandon Webb's shutout streak has ended, and he couldn't be happier. Arizona 3, Milwaukee 2. • Little League World Series: Chandler Arizona, still gettin' it done. My sentimental friends. Affirmed. • Soccer: David Beckham plays an ...
Deadspin HOF Nominee: Pac Man Jones
It is easy to forget, in this new day of Ron Mexico and dogfighting, that Pac Man Jones was once the poster boy for All That Is Wrong With Humanity. It seems so silly now, doesn't it? Man, the guy just wants to rassle professionally. Is that so wrong?...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as authorities decide, as part of his sentence, to place a live skunk in Vick's cell each morning ... • Basketball: FIBA, Americas Championship, preliminary round, USA vs. Venezuela, at Las Vegas. The lack of defense that occurs in Vegas, stays in Vegas. [ESPN Classic] • Little League ...