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Baseball Executives Continue To Show They Have No Idea How Baseball Works
Hidden in this interesting piece about identity fraud from Tyler Kepner in the The New York Times is the perhaps not so stunning realization that many of the people charged with evaluating, acquiring and displaying baseball talent don't know a thing about baseball. Sandy Alderson, the current gener...
ESPNU Inadvertently Trolls Michigan Fans With Graphic Error
As an Ohio alumnus, I'm overly sensitive to fans & the media confusing my alma mater with that school in Columbus—or certain coaches who refer to the Buckeyes as "Ohio."...
Don Mattingly Beans a Bear And Other Trick Shots
This is one of those trick shot videos that are all the rage these days. It seems that Mattingly, son Preston (and future Yankees MVP) and some other local Evansville, Indiana super stars have their own now called Trickwinkle? I don't know. A bear is involved....
Drew Brees And Doug Flutie Are Catching Waves At The Pro Bowl
Your morning roundup for Jan. 22, the day we learned how to take notes. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. Image via Transworld Surf....
Tickets For Sunday's Nets Game Against The Raptors Can Be Yours For Just $.01
It was just last week that StubHub prices for Wizards tickets had jumped overnight from 30 cents to to $2.50. But even that markup is 250 times what it will run you if you really, really want to catch Andrea Bargnani and his high-wire act from Toronto on Sunday evening in Newark (click the above im...
Almost Five Reasons To Watch The NHL All-Star Game, Which I Think Is Sunday
The NHL All-Star Game—which is always an exciting contest—takes place this weekend in Ottawa. I think it's on Sunday at 4 p.m. on NBC Sports Network. Here is why you should watch, if the game actually is on that channel at that time....
UFC President Dana White Compares Anti-SOPA Activists To 9/11 Terrorists
Pledging to "kick the asses" of activists hacking the UFC website to protest the company's support of anti-piracy bill SOPA, Dana White compared the protestors to 9/11 terrorists and threatened "you're gonna get bin Laden'd" in an interview with The Score....
The Prospects For Craig James's Senate Campaign Are Getting Even Worse
"He is by far one of the most hated men in West Texas." Now that's a catchy campaign slogan. [The Post Game]...
The Celtics Won A "Bar Fight," Kevin Garnett Shouts Repeatedly In Crazy Postgame Interview
Your morning roundup for Jan. 27, the day V For Vendetta got all political. Video via The Basketball Jones. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Teabagger Brian Downing's Lawyers: The Murder Rate Is Too Damn High To Worry About Teabagging
Brian Downing, the alleged Alabama teabagger, has, since surrendering a week ago, found himself some lawyers. And those lawyers—Michael Kennedy and Miles Swanson—have found Deadspin's email addresses. Their words, on the sexual battery charges in New Orleans:...
Clover-Nipple Man, The Unofficial Conductor Of The Notre Dame Fight Song
Your morning roundup for Jan. 26, the day somebody finally tried to do something about all that cannibalism out there. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Lawrence Taylor, On If He Is A Changed Man After Getting Busted With An Underage Prostitute: "No"
In a meandering and bizarre interview aired Wednesday night on Showtime's Inside The NFL, Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor attempted to respond to questions about his 2010 arrest for soliciting an underage prostitute but mostly left the impression that more trouble's in his future....
This Is One Of Few Quotes That Improves A Story About A Man Who Stole 10,000 Pairs Of Panties
"He smelled them all the time even while driving," said police Major General Saroj Promcharoen. [Daily Telegraph] (H/T Fox5)...
Here's What Happened To That Batshit Crazy Benedictine University Recruiting Video (UPDATE)
UPDATE: The video is back!...
Messi's Being Messi Again, And Dani Alves Has A Nuke-Powered Boot
Barcelona holds a 4-3 aggregate edge in the second half of their return trip to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey, thanks to the illusionist Lionel Messi setting up Pedro for the initial score and then a blistering strike by Dani Alves off a free kick rebound. The goals set up a 4-1 aggregate edge ...
Ravens Defensive Coordinator Chuck Pagano Is The New Colts Head Coach
So report Pro Football Talk and Bob Kravitz. He's the fourth Ravens DC to run a team in recent years. With forebears like Mike Nolan, Marvin Lewis, and Rex Ryan, Pagano's destined for 8-8!...
Ray Lewis's Postgame Speech Might Actually Make You Feel Sorry For The Ravens
You know what's boring? The scene in a winning locker room. The real holy grail is seeing a team after they've just been kicked in the balls, like Baltimore after their heartbreaking loss at Foxboro on Sunday. The Ravens uploaded video of Ray Lewis's speech to his teammates, in which he praises Fl...
Madonna's Halftime Act Will Reportedly Be "Bringing Gay To The Super Bowl"
At least that's what the New York Daily News' gossip moles overheard one of her dancers say at a party the other night. But before James Dobson can shift uncomfortably in his chair to craft a press release, somebody really ought to tell him Madonna's 20 years behind the times....
It Sounds Like The Bruins Are Ready To Say Goodbye To Tim Thomas, Free Citizen
When Tim Thomas declined to accompany the Bruins to the White House, he was quick to assure everyone that "this was not about politics." Well, guess what Tim, now it's about something even more important: hockey. ...
This Vancouver Canucks Fan Is Proud To Be Dating An Edmonton Fan
Your morning roundup for Jan. 25, the day we learned oral sex may or may not kill you. Photo via Puck Daddy. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....