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Cuban Baseball Defector Already Fitting In Nicely
Aroldis Chapman's agents have been showing the Cuban baseball phenom the sights and sounds of America. And he likes what he sees! Either they just posted Facebook pictures from a strip club or Boston is unseasonably warm right now. [BigLeagueStew/BustedCoverage]...
That's Three L's On The Jersey, And One In The Box Score
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....
Phillies Fans Have Something To Smile About — Free Booze!
Champagne's not just for winners anymore. Maybe that's why Pedro left the game with a poop-eating grin....
World Series, Game Two: Can't Find A Better Yankee?
Pearl Jam is spending this week in residence at the Spectrum and conveniently offering "ring girl" updates for grungy Phillies fans who temporarily chose rock over baseball. Sell outs....
Live Chat With Peter King
Funny that as soon as we got off the phone with Mr. King yesterday, one stalker-y reader sent this pic of him post-workout in Boston. Now, you get to talk to him. Compliment him on his calves below....
Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: <em>Monday Morning Quarterback</em>
Today's excerpt comes courtesy of SI writer Peter King's "Monday Morning Quarterback." Read along in the gallery below about Belichick's wizardry, then come back at 1 p.m. for the live chat in the follow-up post. Enjoy....
The Affable Peter King Joins Us For A Very Special Live Chat Tomorrow
Yeah. Really. At 1 p.m. tomorrow, Mr. King will dive into the commenting abyss to answer your MMQ book-related questions, respond to your taunts and share some Starbucks-infused football wisdom. Come for the chaos and watch Drew possibly get banned....
Hockey Players Love The Feel Of Ice On Bare Skin
A junior hockey team in Idaho was banned from the local rink after imitating their NHL idols and holding their own "strip shootout." I guess if the Tampa Bay Lightning jumped off a bridge, you would do that too? [WSOCTV]...
Penn State Gear A Little Jesus-y For Some
If you squint really hard, the design on this PSU t-shirt may resemble a cross. And just like that — controversy!...
Man Arrested, Charged With Murder Of Jasper Howard
Police have a charged a Connecticut man with murder, and arrested two others, in connection with the stabbing death of UConn cornerback Jasper Howard. None of the suspects are UConn students. [Hartford Courant; photo]...
Danny Snyder Doesn’t Like You Telling Him How Much He Blows
Time for your Deadspin Open Mailbag Tuesday. Email us here or submit your questions via Twitter. This week, we're covering urine foam, Halloween costumes, whistling, ketchup packets, and mid-cooking cooking....
The Clippering Of Blake Griffin's Career Has Begun
Clippers forward Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall pick, has fractured his kneecap and could miss up to six weeks. There are easier ways to pay tribute to Danny Manning. [LAT, Midwest Sports Fans]...
Peja Stojakovic Has Some 'Splainin To Do
The Hornets star was in Los Angeles on Friday. I know this not from looking at the schedule, but from the Tweets - and video - of a porn star who claimed she met him. Intimately....
Medicine Man Attempts To Lift Curse At Talladega, Opens Up Deadspin Comment Section To Ricky Bobby Jokes
Local medicine man Robert Thrower used a a bowl containing tobacco, red cedar, everlasting (rabbit tobacco) and wild sage to perform an ancient ceremony in an effort to "restore balance" to the land surrounding the Talladega Superspeedway....
Your College Football Open Thread For The Mid-Afternoon Games
We have some pretty intriguing matchups on tap for the 3:30 ET slot of games. Let's have a look see, shall we?...
Bad Beats: The House Always Wins
A weekly look at smart plays, oddball propositions and all your tales of gambling woe....
<em>Chicago Trib</em> Begins Overhaul Of Sports Section With Some Two-Fisted Memo Writing
"Much like the Cubune myth, the conventional wisdom among some in Chicago has been that our pals across the way have the better Sports section. ... Pardon the Hoosier in me rising up, but that's bull shit." [Romenesko]...
Coming Soon: Jonathan Papelbon's Dubious Taste In Cinema
"Dark Side of the Locker Room" is a compendium of journalists' bizarre, amusing and previously undocumented encounters with athletes (and often athletes' genitalia). Got a story? Send it to [email protected]....
Fans, Media Recruited (And Manipulated) In Fight Over Televised Sports (Updated)
Some media outlets want you to rage against a new lobbying organization that claims to represent sports fans, but is actually a front for satellite companies looking to destroy cable TV sports. But who is really manipulating who here?...
NFL Experts Will Not Rest Until Every Quarterback Leads The League In Something Retarded
If you follow the NFL as closely s I do, you begin to get a sixth sense for cliché memes. They tend to spread across the football landscape as quickly as Irvin's herpes....