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![ESPN Personality Rob Parker Pissed Off Every Intelligent Baseball Fan On The Internet Today [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/180cczvkj8iyqpng.png)
ESPN Personality Rob Parker Pissed Off Every Intelligent Baseball Fan On The Internet Today [UPDATE]
Do you know who Rob Parker is? You probably don't because there's really nothing special about Rob Parker. He currently exists as a member of ESPN's stable of chuckleheads who are periodically rotated into duty on First Take, where their main job is to sit there and let Skip Bayless do his thing....

Bristolmetrics: Everybody Hates Lane Kiffin
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 NFL Told Broadcasters To Go Easy On The Scab Refs
Hoo boy. Notice how every broadcaster has come down so hard on the replacement refs? But it only really seemed to start in Week 2? This is not a coincidence....

Eric Gagne Estimates 80 Percent Of His Dodger Teammates Were Taking PEDs
"I knew I had the mental attitude to be a closer, it was just a matter of doing it in the major leagues." That was Eric Gagne after he won the 2003 Cy Young Award, following a perfect season in which he converted all 55 save opportunities and struck out 100 more batters (137) than hits allowed (37)....

Idiots In The Ring Try To Wrestle On WWE Raw, End Up In Dark Match With Arena Security
Two weeks after Jerry Lawler's on-air heart attack led to a breakdown of kayfabe on WWE Raw, unscripted events again found their way to air as two idiots broke the barricades in Albany and headed onto the mat during a match between Ryback and the Miz....

College ShameDay: Who Embarrassed Themselves On Saturday (Besides Georgia Tech)?
Our weekly college football shame index. ...

The NFLPA Wants A Concussion Expert On The Sidelines. The League Says Nope.
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: A specialist in the press box is apparently good enough for the NFL....
![Baltimore Batman Strikes Again, As The Original Idiot On The Field Invades Sunday Night Football [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8.png)
Baltimore Batman Strikes Again, As The Original Idiot On The Field Invades Sunday Night Football [UPDATE]
The Baltimore Batman, whose antics at Camden Yards inspired our Idiot On The Field series, struck again Sunday night during the Ravens-Patriots game, evading M & T Bank Stadium security for close to a minute and racking up more fantasy points than Chris Johnson has all season. ...

A Horrific Injury To The Hurricanes' Malcolm Lewis Prompted A Surprisingly Tender, Touching College Football Moment
Sometimes the worst injuries don't result in any broken bones. That was certainly the case yesterday, when early in the Hurricanes' game against Georgia Tech Miami receiver Malcolm Lewis fell victim to a twisting tackle that left his foot turned 180 degrees in the wrong direction....

An Arizona Turnover Against Oregon Last Night Resulted In One Of The All-Time Great Sideline Reactions
Oregon obliterated an inexplicably ranked Arizona team 49-0 last night, relying on its rapid-fire offense and five Wildcats turnovers to blow out Rich Rodriguez's squad. (Note to pollsters: beating a team you mistakenly ranked in the preseason shouldn't impress you.)...
![Is Da'Rick Rogers About To Set An (FCS) Receiving Yards Record? [UPDATE: No]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17zy771pfk2v1jpg.jpg)
Is Da'Rick Rogers About To Set An (FCS) Receiving Yards Record? [UPDATE: No]
Da'Rick Rogers has hit a couple pot holes in his college football career: he committed to Georgia, but went back on that commitment and drew the wrath of the Bulldog fan base. He ended up at rival Tennessee, where he was the "plum of the recruiting class" and also charged with "disorderly conduct a...

LSU Grandmas Still Do Keg Stands
Last year, when another Keg Stand Granny gave it the old college try at an LSU tailgate, there was plenty of spillage. But this 83-year-old sugarpie seems to have perfected her technique. Your move, old ladies of Alabama....

Bristolmetrics: "Griffining" Got More <i>SportsCenter</i> Coverage Than The NHL Lockout
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....

Man Arrested For ESPN.com Comment That Threatened To Kill Kids Over New LeBron Sneaker
We hate to use such cliched terms, but it's hard to describe the ESPN.com comment section without words like "cesspool" and "wretched hive of scum and villainy" and "somehow even worse than Yahoo's comment section." But that's an unfair generalization. Not everyone there is horribly racist or a ward...

Yunel Escobar Used The "I Know Gay People And They Weren't Offended" Defense During Today's Ill-Advised Presser
The Blue Jays suspended Yunel Escobar three games for his "Tu ere maricón" stunt Saturday, then marched him out in front of the New York press at Yankee Stadium today to face the music about why he did such a thing....

Some Jackass Made Blowjob Pantomimes Behind Home Plate At Wrigley For Nearly An Inning Before Getting Ejected
Weather delayed last night's Pirates-Cubs bout at Wrigley Field for several hours, and by the end of the 3-0 Pittsburgh win there weren't many fans left in the stadium. There was, however, one guy who really wanted to get on TV making blowjob faces....

Idiot On The Field During Jacksonville Game Actually Outgained The Jaguars, Thanks To Security Ignoring Him
Late in yesterday's embarrassing Jaguars performance at home against the Texans, a presumably beer-fueled fan took to EverBank Field to perform the usual jackassery of an Idiot On The Field. As the crowd cheered his antics, though, yellow-shirted security completely ignored what was happening on t...

Pythagoras, Meet Hippocrates: Kevin Gregg's Season Was The Opposite Of Lucky
This afternoon, the Baltimore Orioles released reliever Kevin Gregg. On Tuesday, the team had designated him for assignment. That night, they went out and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2, moving into a tie for first place in the American League East. They beat Tampa Bay again the next night, and again ...

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)....