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Bill Simmons Said Something About "Biggest Boners" On <em>PTI</em> Today, So Here's Four Minutes Of Him Saying It
It's Friday, and we can't think of any better way to spark the weekend than pouring a stiff drink, relaxing into a thick, comfortable chair, and engorging your ears by playing this recording of Bill Simmons repeatedly saying the word "boners." It's the perfect way to relax after a long, hard week....
Donald Fehr: "This Is A Lockout Of Choice. They Don't Have To Do This."
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Thirty-two hours and counting....
Franco Harris Injects Himself Into Penn State Board Of Trustees Meeting, Has Microphone Cut Off
A contentious Penn State board of trustees public meeting today turned farce as NFL Hall of Famer and PSU alum Franco Harris attempted to commandeer the microphone despite not having registered to be a speaker....
Coco Crisp Gets Canseco'd In The Outfield, Dies And His Reanimated Corpse <i>Bernie</i> Leans In Newest Weirdo Video
The Oakland A's are in the middle of the pennant race and begin a fairly important series this weekend against the Baltimore Orioles. So, clearly, we are here to talk about the "Bernie Lean" video featuring various members of the Oakland Athletics, and ATM and IMD. (The Athletics were so proud of th...
There's A Lot Going On In This Photo Of A Passed-Out Oregon Ducks Fan Being Ogled By A Creepy Clown
Tipster Natalie sends along this incredible/weird image from the Oregon-Arkansas State game a couple of weekends ago in Eugene. It really requires no further explanation, but Natalie says the photo was taken by her son, whose friend is the creep in the crown mask. (Sorry, if you're in a clown mask f...
Rich Eisen's So Excited For Thursday Night Football, He Might Need New Pants
So we have a full season of Thursday Night Football on NFL Network (for those of us fortunate enough to receive that channel, at least) and that means plenty of action our favorite ego wrangler Rich Eisen. It can be hard to manage a set featuring personalities like Deion Sanders and Michael Irvin, ...
![Apparently Derrick Rose Is An NHL Owner Now, And You Can Blame Him For The Lockout [UPDATE: He Plays For The Bears, Too]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17z1rbxhx3thhjpg.jpg)
Apparently Derrick Rose Is An NHL Owner Now, And You Can Blame Him For The Lockout [UPDATE: He Plays For The Bears, Too]
Tonight on SportsCenter ESPN reluctantly reported on the NHL, keeping viewers up to date on the latest lockout news (which isn't good)....
Bryce Harper Is Davey Johnson's Favorite Player Ever
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Maybe some hyperbole from the Nats manager, but not much....
<i>Rocky IV</i> Was NBCSN’s Most Viewed Program, But More People Watched The News In Spanish: TV Ratings, In Context
A weekly feature wherein we contextualize TV ratings for national sports broadcasts. Data via Nielsen and Sports Business Journal's John Ourand. Viewership numbers represent approximate number of persons tuned to a given program; ratings share refers to the percentage of all households using a telev...
Bake-Off At <em>Sports Illustrated</em>! Jon Wertheim, Chris Stone Battle To Take Over Weekly Magazine
Who's in charge at Sports Illustrated? Earlier this summer, longtime editor Terry McDonell told his staff that he was dialing back on some of his responsibilities. Last month, he got a new office on (SI's parent company) Time Inc.'s corporate floor, fueling even more talk that he was on his way out....
Just How Tight Is The AL Playoff Race?
With three weeks to go in the season, over half of baseball is still in the race. Seventeen teams are within five games of a playoff spot. You might think that's mostly due to the new second wild card, and that's the case in the NL. With all three division leaders comfortable and the Braves safe at...
The Quasimodo Of Fenway: A Creation Of The Devil, Keeper Of The Monster, Sad About The Red Sox
He keeps his watch at night, working the ancient machinery that signals to the public the fortunes of the times. Some call him a monster, but it is within the Monster he hides from the visitors who curse him for the bad news he brings evening after evening. Some say he has gone deaf from the vitrio...
![Astros Pitcher Mickey Storey Knocked Out Of Game After Taking Line Drive To The Face [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17z09biichg32jpg.jpg)
Astros Pitcher Mickey Storey Knocked Out Of Game After Taking Line Drive To The Face [UPDATE]
A bad season for Houston got even worse tonight as rookie Astros pitcher Mickey Storey was knocked out of tonight's game on a play eerily similar to the one that left A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy with a fractured skull last week....
Everything You Could Possibly Want To Know About The Iconic <em>SportsCenter</em> Theme
ESPN seems to be pulling back a lot of curtains recently. A couple of months ago, we finally got a glimpse at Chris Kelley, the "This ... is SportsCenter" dude. Now, ESPN has done a short (albeit informative) interview with John Colby, the composer who wrote the ubiquitous SportsCenter theme that'...
Aaron Rodgers Says The Replacement Refs "Have To Understand The Rules"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The Packers QB has a few bones to pick with the replacements....
Bristolmetrics: <i>SportsCenter</i> Spent 45 Straight Commercial-Free Minutes On Giants-Cowboys
This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week....
The U.S. Avenged Its Jamaica Loss Before A Raucous Columbus Crowd, And Clint Dempsey Made A Bitchface For The Ages
Desperately needing a win after dropping the ball in Jamaica last week, the U.S. Men's National Team rode the wave of a rowdy crowd in Columbus to eke out a 1-0 World Cup qualifier win last night, though not without a bit of struggling....
![Jerry "The King" Lawler May Have Brain Damage After Suffering Heart Attack On Live TV [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17yw43qw90dkbjpg.jpg)
Jerry "The King" Lawler May Have Brain Damage After Suffering Heart Attack On Live TV [UPDATE]
Following a collapse during Monday's live broadcast of Raw from Montreal, WWE legend Jerry "The King" Lawler now may be facing permanent brain damage, according to the L.A. Times....
Georgia The Country Is Not Georgia The State
This error was up on the screen during halftime of last night's U.S. national team 1-0 World Cup qualifier win over Jamaica for all of three seconds, yet nearly a dozen of you sent in emails about it. Say whatever you want to about soccer fans, they're attentive. Though, really, I'd have been more ...
The Head Linesman From Sunday's Browns-Eagles Game Is Currently Refereeing A Seventh-Grade Game In Oklahoma
A reader in attendance for a seventh-grade football matchup between Bethany Middle School and Casady in Bethany, Oklahoma reports the referee for tonight's middle school game is none other than Kevin Akin, who served Sunday as head linesman for the Browns-Eagles game and will be working the Broncos...