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Five Tiny Tidbits On: The San Antonio Spurs
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. Let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team. Today we begin the Southwest Division, so do us a favor and send us your tips at [email protected]....
Introducing The Adam Knox Fund
Over the last couple of weeks, several readers have suggested sending something to the platoon of the late Adam Knox, the man behind this famous picture from Iraq. Adam, brother of regular Deadspin reader Tom Knox, was killed last month when his patrol came under fire from enemy forces....
Time To Get Your Taste Of Lasorda Love
In case you haven't been paying attention, a very old man is demanding that you cancel your plans this weekend to stay home and watch the baseball playoffs. It's Tommy Lasorda, of course. You know, the guy who decided to pitch to Jack Clark in the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 1985 NLCS. Suddenly he...
To Watch Tonight
Come on, that sofa's not going to develop a butt sinkhole by itself ... • College football: Central Florida at Marshall. What's that in the distance ... a Thundering Herd? No, sadly. Just your stomach growling. [ESPN2] • MLB: American League Division Series, Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, Game 2. Jeter ha...
Leftovers: Keep Good Thoughts For Bill?
• Is Bill Walsh having a health crisis? [Sports Business Blog] • The Cubs should probably just be run via a reality show. Can't be worse that what's happening. [Chicago Sports Review] • That "Friday Night Lights" show isn't so bad, actually. [The Mighty MJD] • It's like Bull Durham in Mississippi, e...
The Dangers Of The Play-Calling Screens
You know how it goes. It's a hotly contested game of Madden, or NBA Live, or, say, NCAA Football 07, and you played your ass off and you lost on a last-second touchdown and you think your buddy was sneaking looks at your plays and you threw the controller across the room and you tried to get the l...
Philadelphia Prepares For Battle ... And It's Never Too Early
Apropos of nothing, we've decided to attach a picture of Donovan McNabb doing shots to this post. Forgive us....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as militant squirrels break in and shave the cat ... • College football: Southern Mississippi at Tulsa. Baseball? Feh! [ESPN] • MLB: American League Division Series, Detroit at New York, Game 1. They report, you decide. [Fox] • New York Media League Basketball: There's a reason they ca...
Leftovers: Yeah, Fire The Bum
• Joe Girardi, obviously a horrible manager who deserved to be fired. [ABC News] • Pete Rose is fat. There, we said it. [Fox Sports] • Brett Favre is Cal Ripken, that's all. [Awful Announcing] • This Illini locker room celebration after their victory made us very happy ... [CSTV] • ... but this news...
Us Against The Music
Little housecleaning matter here: Tomorrow night, right before the Tigers begin securing their 2-0 ALDS lead on the Yankees — sorry — we will be reading things aloud. Using our voice, and perhaps some spackle....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Detroit Pistons
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. Let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team. Today we continue with the Central Division, so do us a favor and send us your tips at [email protected]....
Arenas Of The Absurd
We're rapidly coming to the point, we think, where we can place pictures of Gilbert Arenas and Michael Jackson side by side, and point to Arenas and say "He's the eccentric one." (Though Gilbert is decidedly more charming and, uh, a little less creepy, we think.) The latest out of Washington D.C. ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while fighting Titus of Gaul, and about four tigers ... • NFL: Green Bay at Philadelphia. Not as compelling as many previous meetings. [ESPN] • Antiques Roadshow: "Cleveland" Episode #708. Here we have Brett Favre's spinal column. It's not in the best condtion, but still should fetch q...
Leftovers: Soccer's Randy Moss
• "That is a disgusting, decidedly unjolly act!" [Soccernet] • The steroid denials are cooking like crazy now. [Associated Press] • Goodbye, Mr. Alou. [Baseball Musings] • Jeez, did Tiger Woods win again? [BBC Sport] • Hello, Leinart! [AZ Pigskin] • The good news: Your site just got mentioned in the...
Kids And Darts! What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
And so finally, we have the concept for the next Johnny Knoxville movie. The British Darts Organisation is campaigning for their sport to be included in the 2012 London Olympics; and to that end, they've opened the Darts School of Excellence in London. It's for for kids ages 7 to 18, as England atte...
To Watch Tonight...
• NFL Football. Seattle Seahawks @ Chicago Bears. The NBC schedule has been really good so far. But see me in Week 6. 8:15, NBC. • Boxing: 1986, Tyson vs. Berbick. I'm not sure how they plan to turn this into a 30-minute program. 10:00, ESPN Classic. • Movie. Gladiator. I actually didn't really like...
LeftoverDome...
• I'm not sure if Brandon Lloyd is better at rapping or being a wide receiver. I'm also not sure if that's a compliment. [Saved by the Blog] • The Bears/Seahawks game might not mean as much as you think it does. [Foul Balls] • Here's a Giants fan who could not be described as optimistic. [Sports Mon...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Georgia @ Mississipi. You really shouldn't watch this game without first hearing the Ed Orgeron song. 9:00, ESPN2. • USL Soccer: 1st Division Championship. Rochester Raging Rhinos vs. Vancouver Whitecaps. I'll say this... I don't know of any other teams named the Raging Rhinos or...
LeftoverDome...
• It had to happen at some point. It's the Terrell Owens drinking game, "T-Overdose." [NBX Sports] • The jokes are a little lame, it's outdated uninformative, but I spent about an hour and a half watching it. This really can't miss. [Topless Sports News] • More deatils on the collapse of ESPN Mobile...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Popeye gets violently ill for some reason ... • College football: Rutgers at South Florida. RU ready for some football? [ESPN2] • MLB: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota. Can Twins pass the Tigers? Will White Sox even show up? [ESPN] • Motor sports: Formula One, qualifying for Grand Pri...