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The Verducci Effect Is Overworked And Broken Down
Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci came out with his annual "Year After Effect" column yesterday, based on his hypothesis that that young pitchers tend to break down the season after an increased workload. Specifically, a pitcher 25 and under is supposed to be at risk if he pitched at least 30 more i...
![Is This The Alabama Teabagger? [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18j4nf25ax1bojpg.jpg)
Is This The Alabama Teabagger? [UPDATE]
A tipster told us the other day that the assailant in the Krystal teabagging incident—a "sexual battery," as far as New Orleans police are concerned—was a man named Brian Downing from Phenix City, Ala. We think we've found him. ...
J.R. Smith Shattered Three Pairs Of Ankles (Including Stephon Marbury's) In A Single CBA Game
Here is video evidence that J.R. Smith's extended stay in China has, statistically speaking, involved more broken ankles than brawls spearheaded by his sister. Heart of Beijing has dutifully compiled video of three incidents: The first you see here actually caused an injury, and the final step-bac...
If Hillary Clinton Farted Near Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, This Is Probably What It Would Look Like
Abdul-Jabbar — bearing a copy of his new book — was in Washington today to be officially named a United States global Cultural Ambassador. He and Clinton posed for photos, the only one of which that matters at right....
Ticket Prices For The Next Wizards Home Game Have Jumped 60 Percent In One Day ... To $3.99
Those same seats for Friday's game against the Nuggets were going for just $2.50 yesterday afternoon. Which was way up from the 30 cents apiece a few guys shelled out to see the Raptors last week. At just under four bucks a pop, you too can catch Wizards fever. I think. [StubHub]...
New Orleans Police Are Officially Looking For The Teabagger
New Orleans cops now believe an act of sexual battery has occurred in the Krystal teabagging incident, and are seeking the public's help in finding a "person of interest." WWL has the full wanted poster, while the Times-Picayune reports police won't say if the victim is cooperating. WVUE in New Orl...
Peyton Manning's Dad, Agent Deny Rob Lowe's Exclusive Report About Peyton Manning's Retirement
That's their take on it, anyway. We'll withhold judgment until we find out what Gedde Watanabe knows. [PFT]...
Disney's ESPN's Bill Simmons Has Committed 98 Potential SOPA Violations On Grantland So Far
ESPN's just one of the prominently featured supporters of SOPA, the law that has your favorite non-Deadspin sites going black today....
Cristiano Ronaldo Went Five-Hole And Drew First Blood In <em>El Clásico</em>
It's a Copa del Rey quarterfinal matchup between Real Madrid and Barcelona, one on which Cristiano Ronaldo made an early mark with this nifty goal between the legs of Barça's José Manuel Pinto. [GOLTV]...
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Peyton Manning Will Retire Today, Reports ... Rob Lowe [UPDATE]
Tweets the Parks and Recreation and West Wing actor: "Hearing my fave, #18 Peyton Manning will not return to #NFL. Wow." We'd tell you to be wary, after Jermaine Dupri mistakenly reported that Dwight Howard to the Nets was a done deal, but this is Rob Lowe. He's so handsome....
It's Been Almost A Year Since His Last Sentence, So Pacman Jones Naturally Got Another Year Of Probation For Something Unrelated
It's not like Pacman Jones is a real symbol of oppression in America. He's made several million dollars in his career to play cornerback in the NFL, and not all that well. (To wit.)...
Craig James's Senate Campaign Is Going About As Poorly As You Expected It To Go
The Houston Chronicle has the former ESPN analyst polling lower than Michele Bachmann in Iowa in his run for a Texas U.S. Senate seat. When James made his intention to run known last month, his "name recognition" figured to be among his assets. So how's that working out?...
Tebow! Tebow! Tebow! (This Is A Dodgers Story)
Here is a story about Clayton Kershaw. He is a good pitcher, and he likes Jesus, but beyond that he doesn't have much in common with Tim Tebow. In fact, he's nothing like Tim Tebow. They play different sports and haven't met. Still: Tebow in the headline! Tebow everywhere. What do you have to say ab...
"Am I Sick? Are We All Sick?": Overwrought Things The Media Wrote To Auburn's PR Guy During Cam Newton's Wild 2010 Season
A few months ago, we asked Auburn for all correspondence between the media and the football team's spokesman, Kirk Sampson, during the Tigers' 2010 season. We weren't looking for anything specific; we only wanted to get a sense of what it's like on the inside when the press descends on one story—in ...
Marcos Baghdatis Calmly Destroyed Four Consecutive Tennis Rackets Between Sets Last Night
After falling behind by two sets to Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round of the Australian Open last night, Marcos Baghdatis went to his chair and calmly smashed four consecutive Tecnifibre rackets. The rage propelled him to win the following set, but Wawrinka took the match, 7-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1....
Tim Tebow Played Injured. Get Used To It.
On a play early in the second half, Tebow was hit just after releasing a pass. He suffered torn rib cartilage, a bruised lung, and fluid buildup in his chest. It must have been excruciating—he had an MRI Monday after he couldn't sleep through the pain—but he showed no outward signs of being injured,...
WKRG Admits On-Air That Yes, Our Sports Director's Son Is In The Teabagging Video
Randy Patrick was mysteriously absent from tonight's 10:00 news on WKRG in Mobile, but anchor Mel Showers stood in and briefly noted that as we reported on Deadspin earlier today, Randy's son Patrick Setterstrom is a co-star of the now-famous video of the Alabama teabagging incident....
This Week In Unintentional Dong Submissions
Nick S. is a space nerd, ok. He was surfing NASA.gov "for a new background for my desktop. After a few days, I realized my selection, the Reflection Nebula, looks like a schvantz of cosmic proportions. The dark part of the photo is a cold cloud of gas and cosmic dust so dense that it blocks all lig...
Kevin Love Doesn't Really Have A Good Answer For Why He Hasn't Signed An Extension With Minnesota
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: Love has eight days before gaining RFA status....
Tiger Woods And Tony Romo To Double-Team Pebble Beach
Tiger Woods will open his 2012 at next month's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, and it seems his playing partner will be Tony Romo, who's no slouch with a driver and always available in early February. Now let's all try to pretend that wasn't Romo in the cheating-on-a-pregnant-wife blind item, and Wood...