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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....
Today's A Perfect Day To Not Do Any Work
So, if you've been too caught up in not watching David Beckham and the MLS, you might have missed it, but we're in the midst of a rather unprecedented pennant chase in Major League Baseball. That is to say: Every single division race, not to mention the wild-card run, is close; the biggest gap betwe...
Storm Cat Is More Man Than Any Of Us
This stallion right here is Storm Cat. And we mean stallion in every possible way....
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: ...
Goodbye, Byung Hyun Kim
A sad day yesterday, and the end of an era: Byung Hyun Kim was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks. We wonder if we will see him again....
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....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you send your robot squirrel out to take care of the rattlesnake ... • MLB: Detroit at Cleveland [ESPN]; Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs. "He can't hit he can't hit he can't hit, Su-wing batter!" [WGN] • Tennis: ATP, Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, early round, at Cincinnati....
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. ...
Darren Daulton, The Only Man With The Stones To Speak The Truth
A little part of us have always wondered if Darren Daulton's whole time-traveling, metaphysics schtick is a bit of a intricate prank foisted on us by Dutch and John Kruk. But even if it is, it doesn't matter, because it's endless entertaining regardless....
It's Deadspin HOF Nominations Time
Heavens, it seems like it's been almost 360 days since we introduced the Deadspin Hall of Fame, though it's only been 51 weeks. Holy bejeezus: Our little site is turning two years old in a couple of weeks. Well, guess what, folks: It's time to take nominations for the 2007 class....
Dice-K Has Expensive Balls (Sorry)
How much would you pay for a baseball signed by Daisuke Matsuzaka? We ask this not as theoretical. There's an actual, concrete price, and ... well, uh, it seems like a lot....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch when you finally get out of the safe ... • MLB: Twins at Mariners. [Fox Sports Northwest] • MLB: Tigers at Indians. [Sports Time Ohio] • Little League softball: World Series, semifinals, at Portland, Ore. You know you're totally down. [ESPN2]...
Wait ... A Tolerable Monday Night Football Broadcast?
So we were watching ESPN's "Monday Night Football" last night, and we noticed this odd feeling, a peculiar sensation that we had, up to that point, never experienced. We couldn't figure it out; were we developing some sort of cold? And then we realized: We were watching "Monday Night Football" ... a...
Even Cancer Kids Are Aggressive Red Sox Fans
Nobody told little Lexi Alden, who, upon learning she was on live television, grabbed the microphone and took charge. Hey, Baltimore Orioles: YOU'RE GOING DOWN. The cancer kid says so....
Are The Yankees Doomed?
That was quite a heartfelt mea culpa by WWL columnist Jeff Pearlman on Monday, eh? Basically, Pearlman proferred a sloppy apology to Joe Torre for writing off the Yankees — and calling for Torre's head — in May. You can get in on the fun right here. But here's the thing: What if New York still ends ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you use the remote left-handed for tonight only ... • MLB: Houston at Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers need a mascot. Come on, make Lasorda earn his pay. [ESPN2] • NFL: Preseason, Denver at San Francisco. Wait, the 49ers have the better quarterback here? Weird. [ESPN] • Little Leagu...
Actually, It Kind Of Reminds One Of The NFC West
Because college football season is almost here, and because I can already picture Joe Paterno leading a player around by the nose with a pair of pliers, I give you this ... one more reason to love Philadelphia. I mean, besides the Rocky statue, and the fact that Eagles fans travel all the way to Tex...