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No, NPR Veteran Nina Totenberg Was Not Removed From The Roger Clemens Trial For Eating Potato Chips
Word was circulating yesterday that Nina Totenberg, the 68-year-old legal-affairs reporter for NPR and the doyenne of the Supreme Court press corps, had gotten tossed out of the Roger Clemens trial for eating potato chips. At least, that's what we heard from a tipster....
Now's Your Chance To Buy The House Rob Gronkowski Grew Up In
The listing describes this "stately colonial" in the Buffalo, N.Y., suburb of Amherst as "fantastic and gracious." The house sits on 5.1 acres and has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, an oversized in-ground pool and hot tub, and tennis and basketball courts. But that's not all! A source te...
How A White Person Gets His Hair Cut In America Today
I went to get my hair cut the other day. I meant to get it cut a month earlier, but my wife went into early labor and had a kid and the kid had to stay in the NICU forever and there's no good time in the middle of all that to be like, "Excuse me, guys. Daddy needs some time for Daddy at the beauty p...
Science: Sun And Wind Probably Did Not Cause Bobby Petrino's Motorcycle Crash
There are only two people who know what caused Bobby Petrino's cherry red Harley-Davidson Road King to skid off the highway earlier this month: Bobby Petrino and Jessica Dorrell. In the police report, Dorrell told officers "she did not know what caused this accident." Petrino's statement indicated t...
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Kanye West Claims He Could Have Jay-Z Drop Kris Humphries From The Nets In New Song "Theraflu" [NSFW]
So here's something you may or may not know. Kanye West released a new song on Wednesday called "Theraflu." In the song, Kanye drops the following lyric: "And I'll admit, I fell in love with Kim / ‘Round the same time she had fell in love wit' him/ Well that's cool, baby girl, do ya thing / Lucky ...
An Oral History Of Oddibe McDowell's Water Bill
Last month, Broward County’s wastewater services instituted password protection, meaning former MLB outfielder Oddibe McDowell’s water bill is no longer a matter of public record. To commemorate the 13-month joyride of transparency, Deadspin has commissioned an oral history. This is the story of Odd...
Here Is A Photo Of Rob Gronkowski Lying On A Bed With Some Cats
And it was sent to us by a reader who asked us not to use his name. That reader also passed along a little story to provide some context:...
Here's Terry Francona And Bud Selig Arguing Over Who Finished Each Other Off
ESPN's inaugural 2012 baseball broadcast last night didn't exactly go smoothly, what with people flipping off the Baseball Tonight set and cameras catching players pantsless. There was also the issue of Terry Francona's microphone, which had him either sounding like he was broadcasting from a clo...
Chow Fun: Jeremy Lin Has A Pleasant Lunch With "Chink In The Armor" Headline Writer
Anthony Federico, the former ESPNer who wrote the "Chink In The Armor" headline for which he has been apologizing to anyone who'll stand still long enough, tells Newsday: "We talked more about matters of faith [and] reconciliation. We talked about our shared Christian values and what we're both tryi...
The Rob Gronkowski Magical Mystery Tour Stopped At A Dunkin' Donuts Today
Aruban travel guide Rob Gronkowski continued his post-Spring Break whirlwind today by stopping off at a Dunkin' Donuts near Gillette Stadium to celebrate the two-year sponsorship deal he signed with the omnipresent global donut conglomerate. This customer, in particular, was super-gronked to see Gro...
Dubstep Nolan Ryan Wants To Look At That "Tremendous Wiener"
After public outcry and questioning regarding the Texas Rangers' plan to sell a $26 hot dog this season, team owner/president Nolan Ryan took to the Galloway & Company program on KESN-FM 103.3 in Dallas to profess his own curiosity about the behemoth frankfurter. He spoke about it in such a parti...
Goodbye, Old Friend: The Last Oddibe McDowell Water Bill We'll Ever See Is $80.55
The Broward County department of Waste and Wastewater Services is instituting password protection for viewing and paying customers' utility bills. This could be the last Oddibe McDowell water bill we ever see. It's $80.55, including a semi-annual stormwater fee....
Hey, Jets! Here's A Photo Of Tim Tebow's Bare Foot
Now there's a quarterback that a coach can dream on!...
The Shocking Proof That Tim Tebow and Tebowing Are Cosmically Linked
Tebowing! Remember those days, before the Linsanity smacked us all upside the head? Man, that was a fun time, what with all the kneeling and praying, sometimes near mountains, in utero, or on embarrassing holiday photos....
Assemblyman Who Blocked MMA Legalization In New York (And Once Spoke In A Cerebral Palsy Voice) To Step Down
Good news on the politics front, MMA fans. New York assemblyman Bob Reilly, the human-size deer tick who toiled diligently to prevent MMA from being legalized in New York state, thereby keeping the sport underground and unregulated (not to mention unremunerative for the polis), is stepping down, acc...
We Interrupt This Report On Performing Breast Self-Exams To Bring You Stalker Video Of Peyton Manning's Plane
Denver station KMGH had no qualms interrupting a program on breast health to bring viewers the urgent news that Peyton Manning's plane had arrived in the Mile High City so Manning could continue meeting with Broncos staff. Citing Manning as "the greatest free agent of all time, at this moment," K...
Hear Al Swearengen Sing Your Favorite '80s Hits
Before he was winning awards for his portrayal of foul-mouthed saloon owner Al Swearengen on Deadwood, Ian McShane was just another middling English actor who had once put out an album of '80s power ballads....
Babies Are Stupid
This is the baby's idea of a game: He keeps trying to throw himself off the couch, headfirst. It's completely intentional. I sit him upright, and he looks me in the eye, holds my gaze, grins—and then pitches over sideways. I grab him, reel him back in, and straighten him up, and he grins again and t...
Some People Take Their Karate Photo Shoots Way Too Seriously
World Wide Interweb went ahead and tipped us off that World Wide Interweb posted "The 25 Funniest Martial Arts Glamour Photos" last night....
The Ten People Who Followed Darren Rovell's Daughter On Twitter Before Darren Rovell Did: A Slideshow
Think of these people what you will, but you'll never be able to say they did not have the wherewithal to follow Twitter aficionado Darren Rovell's hours-old daughter Harper before he thought to follow her....