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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Sandman refills the litter box ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Eddie Chambers vs. Dominick Guinn and Chris Arreola vs. Devin Vargas, at Las Vegas. Latter winner to face Henry VIII at London. [Showtime] • MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta [TBS]; Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels....
NBA Blogdome: Whoa, Nellie!
What they're saying in the blogs about Golden State's first-round series win over the Mavericks ......
Boxing's Last Gasp
Finally, after putting it off for a couple of weeks, we sat down and watched all episodes of "De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7" last night; enough people had told us we were required to take a look that we sucked it up. And we agree with Robert Weintraub from Slate: It is more fun than anything involving ...
Jay Gibbons Has Amazing Aim On His Foul Balls
Could spousal abuse be a stepping stone to career advancement? Hey, ask Brett Myers. (Or Bobby Cox, for that matter.)...
ESPN Trots Out The Barbaro Crazies Again
We have enjoyed, in this week of Barbaro remembrance, the new focus on the kind, not-at-all-unbalanced souls who worship at the altar of the great lost champion, the ones we've been following with somewhat concerned fascination over the last year. Without fail, every reporter who talks to the Dee Mi...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you fortify your home against an invasion of our nation's "disappearing" bees ... • Boxing: Junior middleweights, Yory Boy Campas vs. Eromosele Albert, at Miami. Loser must kiss Don King on the lips. [ESPN2] • MLB: Philadelphia at Atlanta. We'd like to see Bobby Cox take another ste...
Keyshawn's Final Moments As A Panther
If you want to relieve the sublime comedy of Keyshawn Johnson's "excitement" after learning that the Carolina Panthers drafted his "buddy" Dwayne Jarrett — thus securing his release from the team — the video above has the complete footage. It was funny at the time, but it improves considerably knowi...
In The '90s, They'd Make A Poster Of Anything
A reader on vacation in Sanibel Island, Fla., stumbled into a sports bar where the above poster was prominently displayed....
Pac Man Would Like His Job Again Please
For all the big apology full-page newspaper ads he has placed, Pac Man Jones isn't quite ready to give up the ghost just yet: He's appealing his year-long suspension to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell....
Man U Makes Dreams Come True
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Bruce Willis Likes Him Some Jersey Beer
We are sad to report to Action Movie Star Bruce Willis that just because the television station interviewing you is Canadian doesn't mean you can't start throwing out your handy R-rated movie catchphrases, no matter how blasted you are....
What Will be the Next Sportswriter Confession?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Misguided Sports Sartorial Decisions
Just Call Me Juice is doing a clever series in which they ask readers to tell the stories of their most embarrassing, rueful jersey purchases. Unsilent Majority keeps the series going with his gruesome tale of buying a Steve Spurrier Redskins jersey (with the number he wore as a player), though we d...
The NBA Is So Damned Cool Sometimes
You know what the NBA Finals needs more of? Douchebags!...
Lakers Make It Just Interesting Enough To Ultimately Disappoint
In a way, we kind of agree with what Free Darko wrote in their playoff preview for us: This could end up being the one playoff series in which, if the Lakers lose, Kobe Bryant might get a pass. But he's not gonna be able to pull it off if the Lakers, you know, actually make it close. A four-game swe...
"No, I Said HOLD The Mayo!"
According to CNN, the five most dangerous jobs in America are:...
Oh, That Ref Is Just Playing Hard To Get
On the list of things that you would never imagine being against the rules until someone actually does it, this would have to be pretty high up there....
Hirshey: The Queen Roots For WHOM?
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Cultural Oddsmaker: What Will Charlie Manuel Do Next?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
How Virginia Tech Touched Our Little World Here
As you've surely noticed, we haven't gone into the Virginia Tech horrors too much around these parts; we felt we had nothing we could possibly add to something so unfathomable. But there are still ways the tragedy has touched our little world over here....