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Good News, Mark Sanchez: You Still Have One Fan In The NFL. Bad News: It's Braylon Edwards.
Braylon Edwards, who is currently a useless member of the Seattle Seahwaks, used to be semi-relevant when he played for the New York Jets. As such, Edwards has strong opinions about the current state of the Jets franchise, specifically the struggles of Mark "Buttfumble" Sanchez....

Quinton Dial Nearly Decapitated Aaron Murray, Got Away With It
Alabama leads Georgia 10-7 at halftime of the SEC Championship, thanks to a late Crimson Tide field goal that might not have happened if they'd been flagged for this brutal hit on Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray. Quinton Dial went after Murray after the QB tossed an interception, blindsiding Mur...

This Week's Signs Of The Apocalypse
For nearly two decades, Sports Illustrated has stirred the tea leaves to discern a weekly Sign of the Apocalypse. Deadspin salutes the magazine's ongoing effort to cover the end of times but declines to cede the scoop on the biggest event in world history....

Bill Murray Is Better Than The Oscars
About 10 months ago, Gawker's Rich Juzwiak put together on his personal site what has to be the most useful, repeatedly entertaining animated GIF I've ever seen. It's simple, basic, and genius: merely a look at the reaction shots of every Best Actor and Best Actress nominees in the seconds after the...

"She Was Not Dressed As A Prostitute," And Other Highlights From The Time Andray Blatche Invited Two Radio Hosts To Tell Him How Awful He Is
Andray Blatche and the Washington Wizards just can't get away from each other. Blatche, now with the Nets, took a jab at his former team last night when he asked reporters what the Wizards' record was. Then he got into it on Twitter with Wizards fans and reporters who still had grievances to air ov...
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Turkish Soccer Team Hath Summoned The Prince Of Darkness [UPDATE: Never Mind, We Were Had By Photoshop]
Update: Turns out none of this ever happened. The photo above is actually an altered version of this photo, which was taken at the Estadio De Luz in Lisbon. Our souls are safe again....

Tony Parker Crossover Leaves Raymond Felton Confused
In fairness to Felton, it looks like he was anticipating the screen from Tim Duncan, and that he was trying to avoid it. Felton eventually figured out where Parker was going about an hour later, but the Knicks still won. They're now 6-and-fucking-0....

An NFL Punter To Hall Of Fame Voters: Ray Guy Was Great At His Job. You Suck At Yours.
Dear Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee members,...

Source: Peter "Dr. Pete" Gray, Disgraced University Of Iowa Athletics Adviser, Hung Out At Local Gay Bars, Was Hired On The Condition That He Not Get Mired In A Public Sex Scandal
Yesterday, we brought you the story of Peter Gray, an athletics adviser at the University of Iowa recently investigated by his employer. The university found evidence of long-term sexual harassment of students and cases of Gray bartering for sex with tickets to Iowa sporting events. The complaint ag...

"Ur Probably Rob Ray": Jeremy Roenick's Spirited Banter With The Twitter Troll He Wants To Fight
Yesterday, we brought you the story of Jeremy Roenick exploring the legality of a death match with a Twitter troll. Since then, the troll in question has gotten in touch and sent us the direct messages Roenick sent him. We reached out to Roenick about the authenticity of these DMs, but he never got ...

Did Ray Allen Change His Phone Number Or Just Dodge The Celtics' Calls?
Maybe you missed this because you were following any of the 300 more important NBA storylines, but the ballad of Ray Allen's cell phone has been one of the dumber and more fascinating subplots of the early NBA season. Let's recap....

Andray Blatche Ran Out Of Gas On A New Jersey Highway After The Nets Game Last Night
The Nets won their home-opener in Brooklyn last night amidst chants from a capacity crowd. The win itself was a little lackadaisical-remember how everyone wondered whether Deron Williams would go back to defending his position now that the Nets are good? Kyle Lowry had 28, 8 and 8-but it was a win, ...

Breaking: Pitt Has A Class On Vampires (Also Something About Three Starters Being Charged With Assault)
The AP more often than not still uses a time-tested format called the inverted pyramid, in which the most basic and crucial facts are placed at the top, with increasingly peripheral details as you read down. The idealist says it's so readers get the important stuff early, even if they don't read to ...

Halloween Memories From Rays Second Baseman Will Rhymes
One trick or treat memory.Went to Greg Swindell's house once, he gave every kid a baseball card and $1….. I was pumped....

Kevin Garnett Straight Up Ignored Ray Allen When He Came Over To Say Hi
We knew Ray Allen's departure from Boston was something less than amicable. Allen dropped hints about how he had been forced out of Boston, meanwhile Doc Rivers made it known that Allen refused to return any of his or Danny Ainge's phone calls. What should have been a pure business decision (Allen w...

Doc Rivers Says Ray Allen Refused To Return The Celtics' Calls During Free Agency
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: Now it's time for the Celtics' side of the story....

What Exactly Is A Lisfranc Injury, Anyway?
A displeased tipster wrote in today to ask why he was hearing so much about Lisfranc injuries. Maurice Jones-Drew was cleared today of having a Lisfranc injury. Santonio Holmes does have a Lisfranc injury. Cedric Benson too. Lisfranc, Lisfranc, Lisfranc. It was driving this reader nuts....

Al Davis Would Have Coached At Penn State If The Weather Weren't So Bad
When Al Davis died last year, he left the most mixed of NFL legacies. He did so much for minorities and his players. But he also he also ran his team into the ground for two decades while hopping along the California coast in search of stadium renovations. He gave us John Madden. But he also gave us...

Ray Allen Says The Celtics Forced Him Out Of Boston
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: As for picking Miami? All his choice....