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The Weekend In Minor League Hockey Stripteases
Here's Colorado Eagles assistant coach Greg Pankiewicz doing his thing on Friday night. Oh, classic "Hanky" Panks!...
We Have The Awful Pilot For Colin Cowherd's Awful TV Show
A tipster has sent along the script for the first episode of Colin Cowherd's "relationship" sitcom, which is being developed for CBS and which is roughly The Honeymooners meets Frasier meets the really insightful parts of Bedtime for Bonzo. Here are some highlights....
Cal Ripken's Daughter Called Him That Naughty Thing Written On Billy Ripken's Bat
Mix mild-mannered Cal, respectable NPR and a heaping dose of "fuck face," and you get an embarrassed Peter Sagal trying to identify the offending phrase for the audience without actually saying it. Our tax dollars, well spent. [NPR, Baltimore Sun]...
The Steelers Have Already Gotten Their Strip Club On
Stripper shortage? No problem. A number of Steelers, including Hines Ward and Ike Taylor, visited one of Dallas's fine booty establishments, getting lap dances and making it rain. Wonder if Ward wore his cowboy getup. [Dallas Morning News]...
Swimmer From Poland Strips For Playboy (Borderline NSFW)
Luiza Hryniewicz, 21-year-old Junior European swimming champion, will appear in next month's Playboy. Luiza seems to have enjoyed stripping....
Jack LaLanne Tried To Kill His Brother With An Ax, And Other Fond Memories
Occasionally, we'll select stories — old and new, sports and otherwise, relevant and merely sublime — that we urge you to read for one reason or another. Today: the late Jack LaLanne, fitness televangelist....
Victory Sled Ends Tragically For One Happy Jets Fan
"46-year-old Raymond Larsen celebrated the Jets win by sledding down his steep driveway in a Mark Sanchez jersey. The sled vaulted into the road below, and Larsen was killed by an oncoming motorist." [PFT via Staten Island Advance]...
Dead Wrestler Of The Week: "Ravishing" Rick Rude
An occasional feature in which we honor the sport's fallen and examine their legacies. Today: "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who died in 1999 of heart failure possibly caused by a drug overdose....
The Year In Dead Wrestlers
The Cauliflower Alley Club pays touching tribute to the wrestlers — Neil Carr, Donn Lewin, Paul Morton, Hans Mortier, King Curtis Iaukea, Skip Young, Jack Laskin, El Hijo del Cien Caras, Kantaro Hoshino, Chris Long, Joe Higuchi, Taro Myaki, Mike Masarky ......
Here's The Favre Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
The massage therapists' lawsuit — against Brett Favre; the Jets; and the team's massage coordinator, Lisa Ripi — is below. If you'd like analysis, please consult the many Americans conversant in both the suit's particulars and the relevant case law....
Last Night's Winner: Big Ten Refs Grab The Spotlight
It's rare when we even notice which conference's refs are working bowl games. So the Big Ten crews at the Music City and Pinstripe Bowls must have been doing something right. Or wrong. Or both....
Charley Casserly Seems To Think The Jets Tried To Alosi The Bengals, Too
Here's video of "NFL Today GM" Charlie Casserly discussing Tripgate on today's pregame show, complete with Zapruder video from Week 12 against Cincinnati, brought to you by Domino's Pizza. ...
How "Tripgate" Went Down, And How It's Practiced Around The League
Today the Jets concluded that Sal Alosi was acting alone when he instructed players to form a wall along the sideline. It was from this formation that Alosi tripped Miami's Nolan Carroll. Do we believe the single-tripper theory? Tinfoil hats on....
Terrence Williams Is Going To Miss The Queens Strip Clubs
Now's an excellent time to call attention to these photos of Williams (red cap) making it rain (with Ron Artest!) at Perfection Gentlemen's Club. Too bad there aren't women who take their clothes off for money in Houston. [What's Poppin, h/t BSnO]...
Despite Snub, Cam Newton Still Loves His Dad
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Don Meredith Dead At 72
"Dandy" Don Meredith, famous to different generations as Cowboys QB and Monday Night Football broadcaster, passed away last night at 72. The Party's Over....
Ron Santo Is Dead. Aww Geez.
Cubs-Brewers, Sept. 23, 1998, in the teeth of a pennant race. Cubs up 7-5 in the bottom of the ninth. Two outs, bases full of Brewers, Geoff Jenkins at the plate. Jenkins hits a fly ball to left, to Brant Brown....
Saddest News Ever: Leslie Nielsen Passes Away
Yes, the deadpan-est of deadpan comedic actors is now dead. DUAN! varmints, please give him a fond farewell in the comments section by reciting your favorite Drebin/Dr. Alan Rumack lines.That would be me...I've been swimming in raw sewage. [Hollywood Reporter]...
Obese Cat Prince Chunk Is Dead. Long Live Obese Cat Prince Chunk.
Prince Chunk's road to stardom went something like this: Be really fat when your owner's South Jersey home gets foreclosed so she has to put you up for adoption and, well, that's all it takes to get Regis' attention....
Please Help Us Track Down Lisa Ripi, The "Jets' Muscle" In The Favre Massage Incident
Lisa Ripi is a personal trainer/acupuncturist who works, or worked, for the New York Jets. According to sources, she oversaw the massage therapists at Jets camp in 2008. She knew about Favre's texts, we're told, and urged the therapists to do nothing....