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SprtsCntr: The Boston Media, According To Nomar Garciaparra
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Pitchers Hooked On Beer, Fried Chicken, And Video Games! Francona On Pills! The <em>Boston Globe's</em> Version Of The 2011 Red Sox Collapse
It took two weeks, but the Boston Globe has produced the definitive grisly autopsy of the 2011 Boston Red Sox meltdown, and it's lurid, all right. (You'll recall that the team collapsed in epic fashion and missed the playoffs.) The Globe's story is full of drink and drugs and player grousing, but th...
Theo Epstein Reportedly On The Verge Of Leaving Boston To Rescue The Cubs
"Two baseball sources have confirmed that Theo Epstein is on the cusp of leaving his job as general manager of the Red Sox to accept a position with the Chicago Cubs that is believed to include powers greater than he has in Boston, with an announcement expected to be made 'within the next 24 to 48 h...
Hank Williams Jr. Gets Much-Needed Public Support From Kid Rock
Detroit native Kid Rock celebrated in the Lions' locker room after their 24-13 win on Monday Night Football last night. "I'm Detroit 'til I die," he told gathering reporters....
Mike Shanahan Once Ordered Elvis Grbac To Drill Al Davis In The Head With A Pass
Al Davis had plenty of respect within the NFL power structure, as we learned this weekend. Those of us who knew him only as a craggy-faced Jamarcus-loving iconoclast now know of him as something better than that, a powerfully transformative figure. But he still had enemies. Among them: onetime Raide...
Hank Williams Jr. Has Recorded A Rollicking Obama/<i>Fox & Friends</i>/ESPN Diss Track Called "Keep The Change" (Updated)
You know what's inherently lame? Country music battle songs. In aggressive country music battles, the only gauge for how "bad" someone is is how angrily they can say "America" or "U.S.A." while still maintaining a legitimate twang. Nevertheless, disgraced "Are You Ready For Some Football?" singer ...
David Ortiz: At Least Some Of The Red Sox Gave A Crap
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: Papi stands up for the Red Sox who tried....
Chris Myers Called Jared Allen "The One-Eyed Monster" On Live Television (Video)
Vikings defensive end Jared Allen got poked in the eye during the third quarter of yesterday's win over the Cardinals. The injury forced him to sit for several plays and to wear a visor to protect his face upon his return. But when Allen sacked Kevin Kolb in the fourth quarter, Chris Myers couldn'...
The Red River Rivalry Game Was Not That Close
From the very beginning of this game it seemed like Texas was never really going to have a chance. Time and time again we watched Texas turn the ball over in between bouts of Kirk Herbstreit and Brent Musburger pimping The Longhorn Network....
The Marlins' New Ballpark Will Have A Light-Up Neon Home Run Structure That Will Blow Your Mind
The prevailing memory I have of the first major league baseball game I ever went to—a Sox game at Fenway in '94 or '95—is that our seats, which were not good seats at all, were in front of Boston's self-proclaimed "ex-wives club." This was exactly what it sounds like: a group of women who had form...
Read This Ode To Baltimore's Valiant Last Stand And Boston's Unexpected Collapse
Our friends at Et tu, Mr. Destructo have composed the best reaction to the chaos of the final week of the MLB regular season. You should go read it. A snippet, from the prelude: "The only time a Bill James almanac should come out over seven games is if you find your chair leg wobbling as you lean ba...
A Hank Williams Jr. Discussion Turned ESPN's OTL Into <em>The Morton Downey Jr. Show</em>
I mean, I think this conversation was about Hank Williams Jr. It was less than a minute old when Paul Finebaum, an Alabama radio personality, said Dave Zirin had uttered the "single stupidest [statement] [he's] ever heard in the history of this program." After that, Bomani Jones made some hilariou...
ESPN Cuts Ties With Hank Williams Jr., Which Is Like The Nazis Breaking Their Non-Aggression Pact With The Soviets
Says ESPN, regarding Hank's analogizin' the other day on Fox and Friends: "We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams, Jr. We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of Monday Night Football has always been about the games and that will continue."...
Terry Francona Gave A Boston TV Station An Interview, But His T-Shirt Probably Says More Than He Did
Your morning roundup for Oct. 6, the day we learned a ban on dwarf-tossing threatened our freedom. Photo via WBZ-TV; h/t to Morris. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
John Henry Blames Terry Francona For Injury Sustained On His Megayacht
There was a somber mood in the Deadspin office last Friday, when we received word that Red Sox owner and billionaire John Henry had been rushed to the hospital after sustaining an injury on his megayacht in Boston. We wondered if he'd broken a bone, or gotten a paper cut from a million-dollar bill, ...
Terry Francona Will Replace Tim McCarver On TV For The First Two Games Of The ALCS
Oh, don't you fret! Joe Buck is still involved. [@MLBONFOX]...
Chris Cooley Loves To See Tony Romo Fail
Washington Redskins tight ends: They're just like us! Chris Cooley, down-to-earth potter, also finds strange gratification in seeing Tony Romo fail. During his weekly guest spot on the LaVar and Dukes show in Washington, Cooley fed the rivalry by sharing how he really feels about the Cowboys QB:...
This Evening: Could Theo Epstein Be Jamming With The Cubs Next Season?
Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 4, the day we saw the worst ad campaign ever. The report on Epstein being granted permission to speak with the Cubs is here. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
A Homemade Infographic To Help Explain Who Is Still Chasing The Pennant And Who Is Not
Adrian Beltre, who the Boston Red Sox decided not to keep around this year, hit three home runs this afternoon, carrying the Texas Rangers into the American League Championship Series. That's two more homers than any Red Sox third baseman hit in any game this year. Just one of those subtle statistic...
Self-Hating Red Sox Fans Can Now Buy The Buckner Ball For $1 Million
The ball that went through Bill Buckner's legs in 1986 (and possibly the same one that Bob Stanley threw past Rich Gedman?) will go on eBay this month with a starting price of $1 million. It was formerly owned by Charlie Sheen, so hopefully there is $1 million worth of drugs inside of it. [AP]...