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Surely you've been waiting with bated breath to find out what Marco Materazzi said to Zinedine Zidane that would provoke the shiny-pated Zidane to headbutt the shit out of him during the World Cup last year. (Who hasn't?) In his soon-to-be-released autobiography, Materazzi reveals the now-infamous l...
And Miss, What Does The "P" Stand For Again?
I don't know much about soccer. I'm not going to pretend to know much about soccer. But if the masses want some Prem League recaps, they are going to get some Prem League recaps. I hope it's sufficient....
Bacon Pants: Junior Division
SOMEBODY wants to be a bacon pants when he grows up: Thanks to a perfectly timed hop at the fence, Walpole, Mass. center fielder Michael Rando earned himself a place in Little League World Series history. With the tying runner at third, and a high, arcing shot to straightaway center field, Rando kep...
Another Young, Ready To Rampage
Thank you, Dan Steinberg, for introducing us to "Damage." This is Damon Young, son of "Meat Hook" Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young, and he insist that you call him "Damage." And that, friends, is a mohawk. Clearly, this is not a boy with whom to trifle; boom bitch....
Who's The Next Old, White Lady To Get Humped by a Black NBA Player?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him and let him know what you think....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Injury report with Stephiana Bell: Ow, my pants! • 1 p.m. MLB senior writer Jayson Stark: Do you answer hypothetical questions about sex? • 4 p.m. NFL with Scouts' Jeremy Green: This chat is what we thought it was!...
Our Only Regret Is That Gary Sheffield Does Not Have A Blog
This just in: Joe Torre is still a racist. He also hates puppies, and Flight of the Conchords. Let's get him! Such would be the cry if Gary Sheffield ran baseball....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as mankind prepares for the Potato Wars ... • Baseball: San Francisco at Atlanta. If we could get a Bobby Cox ejection during a Bonds home run, that would save endless time. [TBS] • NFL: Preseason, Miami at Kansas City. Yes, I have Brodie Croyle Fever. Why do you ask? [ESPN] • Tennis: ...
If Only The Large Breasted Hot Women Would Leave Athletes Alone!
The handsome rapscallion you see right there is Will Demps, a slightly mediocre free safety for the New York Giants who's pretty much destined to be on a reality show in six years. He's a smoldering fellow, and you know what that means: He just can't keep the groupies off him....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation announcers ... • Noon. MLB with Page 2's Jonah Keri: Wow, it's just like Deadspin in here. Except for the words, and the layout, and the pictures. • 3 p.m. Golf with Jason Sobel: Will Tiger's back-to-nature golf course include a petting zoo? • 4 p.m....
Bledsoe Never Really Wanted To Play
It is only in retirement that Drew Bledsoe confirmed what we always pretty much knew: He never really wanted to be much of a football player....
Careful Where You Work Out, Shuttlesworth
Everything's hunky dory for Ray Allen these days. He's gone from being the lone stud on a lousy team to part of an axis powers of superstars for one of sports' most historic franchises. Things are looking up. Unfortunately, as he apparently realized recently, he's still a black athlete in Boston....
Jason Grilli Is Pretty Sure He Has Fans
Any athlete with his own Web site has several options. He can be entirely weird and wonderful. He can speak blandly about this team and life As A Baseball Player. He can sporadically update and ask for charitable donations. Or he can just try to sell shit. Or, if you're Tigers pitcher Jason Grilli, ...
You Can't Tell, But Howie Long Is Erect
If we know our average Deadspin reader, you were obviously watching "Fox & Friends" on the Fox News Channel this morning. But just in case ... Richard Simmons was hanging out with the FOX NFL Sunday crew. Finally, someone who makes Jimmy Johnson look well dressed, and Terry Bradshaw look less gay. ...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer: Do you plan to sue Imus back to the Stone Age, or just to the beginning of The Renaissance? • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: The more fun job this coming season ... NBA ref, or police bomb defuse...
Donaghy's Official Guilty Plea, And His Pay Scale
Disgraced — as much as any NBA ref can be more disgraced than they already are — NBA ref Tim Donaghy has officially pleaded guilty to the charges against him. The Smoking Gun has the official document....
The Irish Sing And Sway
We're not sure why we find this video of the Notre Dame football team singing the Irish theme song to their fans so hypnotic, but we too....
One Guy, Pleading Guilty, Blah Blah
If you're all excited — or even, say, a-twitter — about Tim Donaghy's impending guilty plea in federal court today to those whole charges of game fixing, well, settle down there, Paco....