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This Evening: Toddler Derek Dooley, Who Has Just As Many SEC Victories This Season As The Real Derek Dooley
Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 26, the day those old recordings totally creeped us out. Photo of Toddler Derek Dooley, which recalls the legend that was Baby Mangino, via Outkick the Coverage. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Why HGH Will Never Be A Problem In The NFL
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
<em>SportsCenter</em> Wants You To Know What Douche B. Wilson Thinks Of LeBron Barnstorming
Just in case you were wondering. [via @LBSports]...
The Howie Spira Audio Archive
At nearly every turn in Howie Spira's tangled and antagonistic history, there was a phone call. And on the phone calls, he had his tape recorder. Howie's cassettes captured his rift with Dave Winfield, his conniving with George Steinbrenner, and his turn against Steinbrenner. They captured threats f...
The Last Act Of The Notorious Howie Spira
Howard Spira appeared in the Gawker offices one summer day as if summoned from the beyond, which in some sense he had been. He just stood there, anxiously clutching a black plastic bag, his enormous green eyes sweeping the room. His skin had the hue of a life spent mostly indoors and in poor health....
Howie Spira's Letters
Click in the lower right corner of the image to see it all....
The First Casualty Of HGH Hysteria?
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
The Longhorn Network Launched Two Months Ago, And Still Nobody Can Watch It (Also, They Had An Anchor DWI)
It was two months ago today that we ran a sky-is-falling story on ESPN's Longhorn Network going live without having lined up cable companies to actually broadcast the channel. We thought that was just last-minute posturing and ESPN's muscle would get the deals done before long. But here we are, half...
Tony La Russa's Illusion Of Genius
The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical....
Rajon Rondo Delivers The Realest Analysis Of The NBA Lockout Yet
"It's just boring." [Kentucky Kernel]...
SprtsCntr: Darren Woodson Takes On The Touchscreen
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
The Rangers Made The Most Out Of Losing Cliff Lee, And So Have Their Fans
Your morning roundup for Oct. 26, the day we swear she turned into a donkey. Photo via Midwest Sports Fans. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Come One, Come All To "Coon-O-Ween," The Halloween Party With Special Guest Aqib Talib (UPDATE)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers corner Aqib Talib seems to love getting in trouble, and even his Halloween plans reflect that....
Vince Young Allegedly Gets Angry When You Deny Him $8,000 In One-Dollar Bills
The Dallas strip club manager who was assaulted by Vince Young over a year ago is now adjusting the narrative of the altercation because he would like some money for it—possibly in the form of dollar bills. Creiton Kinchen's lawsuit says that he did not provoke the Eagles backup by flashing an upsid...
Of Bad Mechanics And Torn Testicles; Or, Why I Love Adrian Beltre
The Classical launches in November, but the cruel folks behind it love baseball way too much to let the World Series pass without comment. Throughout the series, its writers will do a daily diary for Deadspin. Keep tabs on us @Classical....
Penn Tries To Reconcile NCAA Tourney Tradition With Fact That They Don't Make The NCAA Tourney Anymore
Back in 1969, UPenn began "The Line." The day before season tickets would go on sale, thousands of students would camp out overnight in the Palestra to be first in line. On Friday night, for the 2011 edition of The Line, 50 fans showed....
If You Have A Hard-On For Baseball-As-Talisman, The Bill Buckner Ball Is Up For Sale
As if I needed to tell you, today is the 25th anniversary of Darryl Strawberry's second inning, one-out walk against Roger Clemens in game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Oh, you didn't realize that? Maybe you're not that big of a baseball fan after all....
The Rugby World Cup Reveals How To Make NFL Kicking More Exciting
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
Joe Torre Says The Baseball Season Is Too Damn Long To Ask Players Not To Drink Through It
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: Torre steps back from policing beer in the clubhouse....