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The End Of An Online Sports Legend
Back before we started this site, when we were just thinking about it, we scoured the Internets to see which sports sites, we thought, were doing it right, sites we'd want to pattern ourselves after. One of the first ones we loved was Batgirl, author Anne Ursu's playful, cute and hilarious ode to al...
Tom Verducci Really, Really Wants To Play Baseball
You might remember, from a couple of years ago, when Sports Illustrated baseball guru Tom Verducci played for five days with the Toronto Blue Jays during spring training. It was a clever idea, and well-written, as was his piece this year about serving as an umpire. But, like an athlete who has been ...
Yet Another Great Reason To Live In Portland
Before we talk about the disappointment of all the teams who didn't win the first or second pick in last night's NBA Draft Lottery, let's look at the team that did win, the Portland Trail Blazers. (The official favorite team of Henry Abbott at True Hoop, who was at the lottery last night and, amusin...
We'd Classify This As A Waste Of Beer
With Leather had this yesterday, but it's too beautiful not to share with you as well: It's Port-a-John racing, in which you run on top of portable urinals and have beers thrown at you. This is exactly what our parents' wedding was like. This is from the Preakness ... of course....
Clinton Portis Has Ron Mexico's Back
Ron Mexico might be going through a particularly difficult time right now, but it's worth noting that he has one significant booster: Deadspin Hall of Famer Clinton Portis. He'd just like you and your ilk to leave Mr. Vick and his puppies alone....
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Delaware vs. UMBC. 1:00, CBS. Auto Racing. American LeMans Utah Grand Prix. 1:00, ABC. IndyCar Racing. Indianapolis 500 Qualifying, Bump Day. 2:00, TBS. MLB. Atlanta Braves @ Boston Red Sox. 3:00, ESPN2. LPGA Golf. Sybase Classic, Final Round. 3:00, ESPNU. College Lac...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, ESPN. Today at the Preakness. 12:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Albany vs. Cornell. 12:00, NFL Network. NFL Europa. Rhein Fire @ Cologne Centurions. 2:00, ESPN. Preakness Special. 2:00, LPGA. LPGA Golf. Sybase Classic, Third Round. 2:00, NBC. NHL Playoffs. Ottawa Senators @ Buffalo Sabres. 3:00...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, ESPN2. IndyCar Racing. Indianapolis 500 Time Trials. 12:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Georgetown vs. Princeton. 1:00, ESPN Classic. American Gladiators. 7 consecutive episodes. 1:30, TBS. MLB. Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates. 2:00, NBC. PGA Golf. The Players Championship, Final Round. 2:00...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, NFL Network. NFL Europa Football. Frankfurt Galazy @ Rhein Fire. 2:00, NBC. PGA Golf. The Players Championship, Third Round. 2:00, ESPN2. LPGA Golf. Michelob Ultra Open, Third Round. 3:00, ABC. IndyCar Racing. Indianapolis 500 Qualifying, Pole Day. 3:30, Fox Soccer. MLS. Chicago Fire @ Toronto...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, TBS. MLB. Dodgers @ Braves. 1:00, ESPN. College Softball. Alabama @ Tennessee. 1:00, ABC. NBA. Nets @ Cavs, Game 1. 3:00, ESPN2. LPGA Golf. SemGroup Championship, Final Round. 1:00, ESPNU. College Softball. Radford @ Winthrop. 2:00, NBC. NHL. Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers. 3:00, CBS. PGA G...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, FSC. Premiership. Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United. 12:00, ESPN. Today at the Kentucky Derby. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Loyola (Md.) @ Johns Hopkins. 2:00, NBC. NHL Hockey. San Jose Sharks @ Detroit Red Wings. 3:30, FOX. MLB. Mariners @ Yankees or White Sox @ Angels or Phillies @ Giants ...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, ESPN. NFL Draft. 12:00, NBC. National Heads-Up Poker Championship. 1:00, ABC. NBA Playoffs. Chicago Bulls @ Miami Heat. 1:00, Comedy Central. Movie. Coming to America. 1:00, CBS. Auto Racing. American LeMans Lone Star Grand Prix. 1:30, FOX. NASCAR. Nextel Cup. Aaron's 499. 2:00, ESPN2. Colleg...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, ESPN. NFL Draft. 12:00, Fox Soccer. Italian Soccer. AC Milan vs. Torino. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Johns Hopkins @ Towson. 1:00, ESPN2. Track and Field. Penn Relays. 2:00, CSTV. College Lacrosse. Yale @ Harvard. 3:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Syracuse @ UMass. 3:00, NBC. NHL Playoffs. Sa...
Stone Cold Tony Stewart Tells It Like It Is
If only Don Imus had thought of this. Tony Stewart says he was fighting a fever on Tuesday night on his weekly radio show when he accused NASCAR of rigging their races like professional wrestling, which is a big insult to either NASCAR or professional wrestling, we're not sure which....
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:30, TNT. NBA Playoffs. Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers. 1:00, ESPN. PBA Bowling. Denny's All-American High School Championships. 1:00, ESPNU. College Baseball. Texas @ Nebraska. 1:00, NBC. NHL Playoffs. I'm Not Sure Who. 1:00, CBS. PGA Golf. Libert Mutual Legends of Golf. 3:00, ESPN. Cha...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, Fox Soccer. Manchester United vs. Middlesbrough. 12:00, NFL Network. NFL Europa. Frankfurt Galaxy @ Cologne Centurions. 12:30, ESPN. NBA Playoffs. New Jersey Nets @ Toronto Raptors. 1:00, ESPNU. College Softball. Prarie View A&M @ Texas Southern. 1:00, CBS. PBA Golf. Liberty Mutual Legends of...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, ESPN. PBA Bowling. Motel 6 Roll to Riches. 1:00, TBS. MLB. Florida Marlins @ Atlanta Braves. 1:00, ESPN2. WTA Tennis. Family Circle Cup, Final. 1:00, ESPNU. College Softball. Texas @ Nebraska. 1:00, CSTV. College Lacrosse. Denver @ Notre Dame. 1:00, NBC. NHL Hockey. Calgary Flames @ Detroit Re...
Remembering what Jackie Robinson meant, and who he was
As we prepare for Jackie Robinson Day in baseball on Sunday — the Cardinals, among other teams, are considering having every player wear No. 42, which gives us the unique opportunity of seeing David Eckstein and Brad Thompson pay tribute to Jackie — we thought we would provide our own tribute to a g...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, CSTV. College Baseball. North Carolina @ Maryland. 1:00, TBS. MLB. New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves. 1:00, ESPN. College Baseball. South Carolina @ Florida. 1:00, ESPN2. WTA Tennis. Bausch @ Lomb Championships, Final. 1:00, ESPNU. Bethune Cookman @ North Carolina AT&T. 1:00, NBC. NHL. Buffalo S...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, Fox Soccer. Premiership. Manchester United vs. Portsmouth. 1:00, ESPN2. WTA Tennis. Bausch @ Lomb Championships, Semifinal. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Duke @ Johns Hopkins. 2:00, TNT. Movie. The Legend of Bagger Vance. 2:00, ESPN. College Football Practice. Oklahoma. 2:30, NBC. Cycling. U...