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Mitch Albom Has A Few Things To Get Off His Chest
Yesterday afternoon, Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom appeared on Scott Van Pelt's radio show to offer his insights on the rickety state of American journalism. Yes, pamphleteer fans: Mitch Albom hates blogs....

Naked Nebraska Wrestler Doing Just Fine At New School
Remember those Nebraska wrestlers who occasionally liked to take their clothes off for gay porn sites? It turns out that they also like to wrestle! One of them is pretty good at it, too....

Well, This Would Have Been Kind Of Fun
An email came into Deaspin HQ in the wee hours of the evening last night, promising the elusive up-close-and-personal access with some of the SI Swimsuit hussies in celebration of the new issue....

Darren Rovell Needs Your Help Captioning This Picture With Bar Refaeli
He specifically requested that Deadspin commenters participate. Please be on your usual best behavior when offering up your witty commentary. [CNBC]...

Is Selena Roberts A Crazy A-Rod Stalker?
You may have dozed off during Alex Rodriguez's excessively long ESPN interview, but did you catch that part where he accused Sports Illustrated's Selena Roberts of stalking him and his family?...

Your Gratuitous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Gallery
But you don't understand! This is a sports magazine! It's totally cool!...

Sports Television Now More Confusing Than Ever
At last, Major League Baseball and the NHL have teamed up to, um, why have they teamed up again? [The Biz Of Baseball]...

Bar Refaeli Is Your 2009 SI Swimsuit Cover Girl
That's according to CoEd magazine which sent an editor to the Letterman taping. DiCaprio defeats Tom Brady this round. [CoEdMag]...

Would Any Names Shock You At This Point?
Now that A-Rod's been outed as a 2003 steroid user, many are wondering when the other 103 names on that not-so-mysterious list will be revealed. Would any player's name surprise you?...

Finally, A Triathlon For Drunken Rageaholic Gamblers
Billiards and high-stakes poker are not exactly riveting spectator sports, but you know what would make them surefire TV entertainment? If at the end of each contest, players beat the crap out of each other....

Tiger Woods Welcomes New Baby To The Jungle
Charlie Axel Woods (not pictured) is the new sweet child of golf's first family. I imagine it's hard to hold a candle when your dad has fourteen majors. [People]...

Alex Rodriguez Ruins It For The Rest Of Us (Again)
Well, that's everyone. Any baseball player who has done anything notable in the last ten years did so while hopped up on goofballs. So I guess baseball is canceled now?...

Jamal Anderson Was Snorting Cocaine Off A Toilet?
Jamal Anderson probably isn't the first person to sniff cocaine off of a toilet in public restroom, but he's the first to do it whose touchdown dance was called "The Dirty Bird."...

Will You Still Respect This Model In The Morning?
Just a friendly reminder that the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue hits newsstands this week. I'm guessing that there won't be any "hockey erotica" involved....

Remember: A-Rod Has Never Taken Steroids, According to A-Rod
In a 2007 interview with hard-boiled gotcha journalist Katie Couric, soft-spoken Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez flat out denied taking steroids. Gotcha....

Panther (Card) Swipe: Muhsin Muhammad Should Pay His Bills On Time
What does Carolina Panthers wideout Muhsin Muhammad have in common with a college freshman? Both have overinflated views of their self worth (hi, bitter Bears fan here) and both have problems with credit cards....

SI: Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive For Steroids
This just seems gratuitous. Hot on the heels of Joe Torre's "A-Fraud" revelations, Sports Illustrated has published a story claiming that Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two different anabolic steroids in 2003....

Wait! Where's Everybody Going?!
Lion attack! Quarterback Kevin Newsome and kicker Anthony Fera decommit from Michigan and agree to play for Penn State. [The 700 Level]...

That Naked Man Outside Your Hotel Room Door May Be Terry Glenn
Terry Glenn arrested for marijuana possession after wandering naked in an Irving, Texas hotel. One question: Where was he carrying the weed?...

Tony The Tiger First To Jump Ship
Kellogg's will not extend contract with Michael Phelps; Subway also mulls divorce. [Advertising Age]...