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Australia Gets Their Beatdown
Team USA buried a big Paul Hogan-style knife into the Australian national team last night, winning by 40 in a game that wasn't as close as the score would indicate. Carmelo had 20, Joe Johnson 18, Dwyane Wade 15, and Shane Battier and Chris Bosh had 12 each....
Dwight Smith Has Seen 'Unfaithful'
And he's evidently a big fan of the scene that takes place in the stairwell, because police cited him for something that may have been quite similar on Saturday morning. The Vikings safety was cited for "indecent conduct," and so was the young lady who was with him, for something that was going on i...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, ESPN2. Women's Soccer. China vs. USA. Those are women? I'm going to need to see some... actually, no, I don't want to see any more. 1:00, TBS. MLB. Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves. Oscar Villareal is 9-1? How is anyone 9-1 on the Braves? 1:30, NBC. Champ Car Racing. Grand Prix of Montrea...
About Last Night...
• FIBA World Championships: USA 113, Australia 73. The Australian team played like Greg Norman on a Sunday at Augusta. More on this in a bit. • NASCAR: Matt Kenseth wins Sharpie 500. And in doing so, he clinched a spot in the "Chase," which I'm told is a big deal. • MLB: Yankees 7, Angels 12. Yankee...
Sometimes, Newer Really Is Better
I guess if we can ask that Wiffle Ball be put on television, that we have to go along with the Vintage Base Ball Federation. Jim Bouton, former major league pitcher and author of Ball Four, is starting up a league that simulates the way baseball was played in the 1800s, from the uniforms to the equi...
To Watch Tonight...
• Little League Baseball. Mexico vs. Japan. The battle for the right to be the team that everyone in America roots against tomorrow. 8:00, ESPN. • WNBA. Sacramento Monarchs @ Los Angeles Sparks. I wonder if the Maloof brothers feel obligated to attend these things. 9:00, ESPN2. • NFL Preseason Footb...
Texas Sold A Lot Of Stuff
The Texas longhorns have set a new NCAA record for merchandise sales. A football national title, a baseball national title, a very good basketball team, and Vince Young can do that for you, I guess. The school made $8.2 million in royalties last year....
LeftoverDome...
• Assigning various song titles to college football teams. West Virginia gets to be Aretha Franklin. [Chicago Sports Review] • A look back at Randy Walker's finest games as head coach of Northwestern. [Also Receiving Votes] • For a Jersey guy, Jay Williams seems okay. [Choke Artist] • Left-handed NF...
New Mexico State Basketball Player May Have D'd Up A Pizza Guy
It seems like the only time that pizza guys get any attention are in plot attempts in porno (did you order the extra sausage?) and criminal activity. File this one into the latter category....
The 49ers Should Probably Just Quit
The Football Outsiders have finished up their position-by-position rankings over at Fox Sports, and arranged the Top 5 and Bottom 5 in each category in one convenient location....
Japanese Golfer Proudly Displays His Balls
At yesterday's Reno-Tahoe Open, Yusaku Miyazato recorded two holes-in-one during the same round. It's never been done before, and normally, something like that would make me want to punch the guy in his face, just out of pure jealousy. But Miyazato, who barely speaks English, was asked how he'd cele...
Today In The Premiership...
Fulham 1-0 Sheffield United. It's Jimmy Bullard's world. You just live here. After scoring the game winner for Fulham against Bolton earlier in the week, Jimmy Bullard singlehandedly carried Fulham to victory over Sheffield United. Bullard also leads the league in pretty hair curls and weirdfuck p...
Allen Iverson's Mom Set To Revolutionize The ABA
Ann Iverson, mother of NBA superstar Allen, has become the owner of an ABA franchise. Richmond will be the city, and there's not a nickname yet, though "Iversons" or "Answers" might be a good bet....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure
Noon, ESPN High School Football. Belle Glades Central (Fla) at Byrnes (SC). This... seems like a bit much. 1:00, CBS. WTA Tennis. U.S. Open Series, Pilot Pen, Final. Justine Henin-Hardenne vs. Lindsay Davenport. 1:00, Fox. MLB. Regional. Cubs @ Cardinals, or Nationals @ Braves. The Cubbies are a t...
About Last Night...
• NFL: Steelers 7, Eagles 16. David Akers is in midseason form, hitting from 40, 49, and 52. • MLB: Astros 5, Pirates 1. Roger Clemens got his 347th career win, but since it came against the Pirates, I've still got him at 346 . • NFL: Cardinals 23, Bears 16. Matt Leinart's line: 15-of-21 for 144 yar...
Week In Deadspin: Enshrined In Berea
• Madden came out, and the Buzzsaw is actually halfway decent in it. • For about five hours, this was the most commented-on Deadspin post of all time. • A great old Miller Lite commercial. • You know what's popular? James Frey football previews. • Willie McGinest is very concerned about numerals. ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch to avoid another one of those a troubling dreams involving Mr. Celery ... • MNF: Steelers vs. Eagles, preseason. We're sure the fans from both sides will be quite genteel. [ESPN] • Tennis: Pilot Pen Tournament, at New Haven, Conn. "I may be old, but I'm spry." [ESPN2] • MLB: Yankees at...
NFL Season Preview: Minnesota Vikings
We are officially less than a month before the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people painting ...
Leftovers: Pacman Caught By Ghosts Of Drunk
• Rough night last night for Pacman Jones. [1450 WGNS] • This Steve Nash "workout" video is oddly hypnotic. [Awful Announcing] • So, what did Dusty mean? Or was it just nothing? [Ron Karkovice Fan Club] • Ortiz spent the night in a hospital. Whoa! [Boston Herald] • That guy who tried to pretend he w...
Time To Join Our NFL Pick 'Em Pool
Just because we like to introduce such matters on a Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET, we've decided to keep with the tradition of our NCAA pool and World Cup pool and happily invite you to join our official Deadspin NFL Pick 'Em Pool....