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Christian Ponder Says To Lay Off His ESPN Girlfriend, She's Not The Reason He's Struggling
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Leave Samantha Steele out of it....
James Bond, The Dark Knight. <em>Skyfall</em>, Reviewed.
When Casino Royale came out in 2006, it was rightly praised for lots of reasons: Daniel Craig's franchise-rehabilitating turn as James Bond; the excellent action sequences; the fact that it was smart and compelling, unlike a lot of recent Bond movies that had gotten progressively sillier, almost sel...
"Players Missing Games For Babies Being Born Raises Plenty Of Questions," Writes Pro Football Talk Weirdo
From Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk:...
MLB Hot Stove Apathy: The Real Secret Variable That (Almost) Predicted The Presidential Election
The "Redskins Rule" failed to pick the winner for second time in three presidential races, so it looks like everyone will have to pick a new random sports thing as their favorite election-prediction oracle. Instead of just choosing some random team's game, we decided to go to the sports site that re...
The NCAA Is Fighting New Jersey And Chris Christie To Protect The Sanctity Of Illegal Underground Amateur Sports Gambling
Originally published in Bloomberg View...
Linda McMahon's Failed Senate Campaign Left Husband Vince A Sad, Sad Man
Linda McMahon has spent nearly $100 million in failed attempts to be elected over the past two election cycles, only to find the voters of Connecticut thoroughly rejecting her. After losing out on the Senate seat to Christopher Murphy last night, Linda McMahon delivered the required concession spe...
As Punishment For Yelling "Fucking Jews!" At A Guy, Delmon Young Will Have To Complete Courses At The Museum Of Tolerance
Back in April, Tigers outfielder Delmon Young was charged with third-degree assault after a minor fracas on a road trip in New York. The alleged details were ugly: a supposedly drunk Young shoved a man to the ground after losing it—"Fucking Jews! Fucking Jews!"—at the sight of a yarmulke-wearing pan...
Tim Duncan Smoothly Gives Fan The Finger In Most Boring And Fundamentally Sound Athlete Meltdown Ever
First, let's get this out of the way: Don't whip our your camera and film athletes when you see them in person. Like the woman who sent this video to us. She was at the CVS on Chase Hill Blvd. in northwestern San Antonio on Friday, heard Tim Duncan was in the store, and returned to her car to wait...
What Does Election Day Mean For The Coyotes' Future In Arizona?
Of the scores of ballot measures voted on around the country yesterday, only one has a direct impact on sports. (Not the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington. That's are still banned by the NCAA, and anyway, as we told America's student-athletes, just smoke the synthetic stuff, you p...
How Did Samantha Steele Become Erin Andrews's Replacement? First, She Got A Hostess Job At An ESPN Zone.
Samantha Steele graduated from college three years ago and has been with ESPN for just over a year. Now she's Erin Andrews's replacement on College GameDay and has Thursday night sideline duties. How'd it all start?...
76ers Forward And Romney Supporter Lavoy Allen Didn't Let Last Night's Election Results Stop Him From Macking
Lavoy Allen voted for Mitt Romney yesterday, so he was no doubt disappointed with how the election turned out. Permafaced actress Stacey Dash was also a Mitt Romney supporter, and was probably bummed out last night, too. Allen, however, tried to make the best of things, and saw last night as the pe...
Karl Rove In Denial, Melts Down On Fox News, Attempts To Get Network To Rescind Calling Election
It's been a weird night at Fox News, and it got even weirder in the moments after every network, wire service, and amateur mathematician called the election for President Obama. That's because Fox News contributor Karl Rove—who spent millions attempting to get Romney elected—bizarrely refused to a...
On Election Night, Athletes Cheered Barack Obama's Victory (And Colorado Legalizing Pot)
On a historic night that saw Barack Obama win re-election as 44th president of the United States, it wasn't just the electorate at large that was keeping an eye on the proceedings. Athletes, too, were watching the results roll in. Here's a mere sampling. (Also, it looks like road trips to Denver may...
Columbus NBC Station Airs "We're All Fucked" Tweet, Apologizes, Demands Viewers Stop Cursing On Twitter
Columbus, OH NBC affiliate WCMH is inviting viewers to participate in tonight's broadcast using social media, and sampled the #StayInLine hashtag to see what people were saying to encourage would-be voters. They left this onscreen for nearly a minute, which is a problem because here's the top twee...
A Lansing, Mich., TV Anchor Is Having A Bad Night
Election night is a trial-by-fire for many broadcast (and, increasingly, print) journalists—the rapid-fire coverage and ever-changing projections can throw anchors for a loop, especially younger ones more familiar with reading prepared scripts off a TelePrompTer. So here's Jason Colthorp of WILX i...
A Throbbing Election In Our Sweatpants! Your Deadspin Live Blog And Open Thread
Before we start tonight, I offer you this heartwarming story from our own Tommy Craggs about going to vote today: "I saw an old man melt down in the middle of the gym. He was screaming, 'Does anyone work here??' And then, when he learned he'd have to wait in line to use a booth, he crumpled up his b...
Tom Brady Used To Want A Post-NFL Career In Politics
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Brady has too much integrity for Washington....
What To Watch Instead Of People Pretending They Know Who Won The Election
In lieu of watching various correspondents attempt to decide the election based on two states' poll results, here are some better options....
Bookmaker Says It's 1/2 The NHL Cancels The Entire Season
Don't panic! Yes, Bovada (formerly Bodog) released the latest odds on there ever being a '12-'13 NHL season, and no, it's not comforting....
Three Idiots Have Voted For Nick Saban For President (So Far)
It's early on Election Day, but so far two Alabama football fans have voted for Nick Saban for president, while one more has voted for "Nicolas Saban," presumably a frightening hybrid of the Alabama coach and Santa Claus....