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About Last Night...
What you missed while welcoming hip hop back from the dead vacation... • Baseball: Scott Baker took perfection into the ninth against the Royals. The Big Lead is still engorged. • Football: Michael Strahan surprised nobody when he decided to return to the Giants. Jean's gotta get paid. • Boxing: Sha...

Time To Bust A Move With The West Virginia Power
Time to check in on the world of minor league baseball with Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...

NFL Season Preview: San Diego Chargers
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....

South Carolina Needs A Spokesperson!
Just over at the South Carolina Tourisim official site, and do you know what? They don't have a spokesperson. This should be remedied, and of course there are only two candidates who could handle it. Miss Teen South Carolina; and Blowie, the mascot for the Coastal Plain League Columbia, S.C. Blowfi...

NFL Season Preview: Arizona Cardinals
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....

NFL Season Preview: New York Jets
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....

About Last Night ...
What you missed while organizing your chickens ... • MLB: Your first-place Cubs drop the Brewers to third. Let's see, who does that leave in second? • Basketball: Small island territory falls to the might of LeBron James and the U.S. But Uruguay looms ... (ominous music) ... • Tennis: Um, you don't ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as all the verbs in your latest book project go on strike ... • Basketball: FIBA Americas Championship, second round, at Las Vegas, Canada vs. Argentina, at Las Vegas [FSN]; Puerto Rico vs. USA. Winner of Warm Weather bracket will meet winner of Cold Weather bracket for title. [ESPN2] ...

NFL Season Preview: Cleveland Browns
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....

NFL Season Preview: New England Patriots
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....

Your College Football Preseason Wish List
Anyone who doubts the power of Deadspin readers needs to be reminded that you guys don't mess around at all. Upon a call to arms for the Hugh Johnson Project revival, all day the IM windows have been popping up like acne on a Pizza Hut delivery boy's face. This preseason wish list for Hugh II: And T...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you search for the world's most awesome sci-fi novel ... 8 p.m. — Nextel Cup: Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tennessee. Remember, men, it's not the size of the track, but how you use it. [ESPN] 9:30 p.m. — Women's Soccer: Finland at U.S. Look, there in the stands! A couple of Finnish lads...


Honestly, What's NCAA Football Without Hugh Johnson?
High atop the Family Feud board of most popular questions Deadspinions posed to the Democratic Assembly of Deadspin Administrating Saturdays/Sundays (D.A.D.A.S.S.) was, "Who did Sussman bang to get the job?" "Will you guys bring Hugh Johnson back?" Well, I hope the logo hovering over this paragraph...

Bobble Hard, America. Bobble Proud
Time to check in on the world of minor league baseball promotions with Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...

NFL Season Preview: Washington Redskins
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....

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....

Spree Could Probably Use That Cash About Now
Sure, it was all fun and games to make fun of Latrell Sprewell for turning down a $21 million contract a few years ago because he "had to feed his family." Well, that family, which has apparently been floating around on a Milwaukee boat, is about to get hungrier....

NFL Season Preview: Green Bay Packers
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 Film School Continues
Our other two films so far, both made on behalf of Ned, are here (by Proffessor Jerkwheat) and here (by Chad Sexington). We had no idea there was such filmmaking talent amongst the comments, and it's clear that at some time in the near future we're going to have to have a Deadspin Film Festival....