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Brandon Spikes's Shirt Wins
Patriots linebacker (and Florida grad) Brandon Spikes won over pretty much everyone during media availability this morning with his choice of sweatshirt, which he clearly got at a shop on the boardwalk in every beach town everywhere....

Straight, No Chaser
Last week, we featured an excerpt from Eliot Asinof's fine baseball novel, Man on Spikes. Today, here's more on Asinof....

Bitter and Beat by the Heat
Eliot Asinof is most famous for writing Eight Men Out. (He is less famous for once being married to Marlon Brando’s sister.) Asinof played minor league ball in the Phillies system for three years before World War II. His first book Man on Spikes was published in 1955 and to my mind is one of the bes...

Boston Glee Party: Brandon Spikes Is Joking Around With Fans Just Five Days After Losing The Super Bowl
Just another example of professional athletes not knowing the proper way to act after a loss, as established by Rodney Harrison. Perhaps Spikes should be spending a little more time thinking about what more he could have done to help his team on Super Bowl Sunday, and a little less time "grinch smil...

Patriots Linebacker Brandon Spikes Is Probably Taking The Super Bowl Loss A Little Too Hard
C'mon, man, you won two national titles in college. And you might just have some more opportunities. Act like you've been there before....

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....

Brandon Spikes Sex Tape Is $1,500 Well-Spent (Confirmation Update)
The Chatroulette performance that wasn't quite up to our athlete dong standards finally finds a home, at WorldStarHipHop. Judge for yourself if it's actually him, but don't do it at the office. [NSFWBOOBSANDPENIS]...

No, We Will Not Pay $1,500 For Brandon Spikes's Alleged Chatroulette Sex Tape
Some things are worth digging into our sack of scuzz money. The Patriots' second-round draft pick getting pleasured and broadcasting it to random strangers is not one of them....

Ejected Minor League Manager Swipes, Signs and Gives First Base to a Fan
The State College Spikes played the Batavia Muckdogs last night in some short-season Class A New York Penn League action, as if you didn't already know....

Cheap Shots? That's Just The Way Georgia and Florida Play Football
There's been a lot of debate about Brandon Spikes' cat scratch fever on Washaun Ealey, but there's one point on which everyone seems to agree. Both Georgia and Florida play extremely dirty football and that's the way they like it....

Brandon Spikes Will Blind You If He Has To (Update)
If Georgia's Washaun Ealey didn't want his eyes gouged out by Florida's Brandon Spikes, then maybe he shouldn't have worn a helmet that allows for pesky weaknesses like "vision."...

ESPN Will Not Tolerate Reckless Boob Promotions On Affiliate Stations
ESPN apparently has no problem putting a pregnant woman on the cover of its magazine, but when it comes to their radio affiliates promoting pornyish websites for a March Madness tournament, they're not as liberal....