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Some Things, Ron Artest Shouldn't Joke About
Temporarily sane Sacramento forward Ron Artest gave an interview to the Sacramento Bee over the weekend that covered his future with the team, his dogs and Donald Trump. But the most frightening section came from when Artest was asked about whether or not Bonzi Wells will return to the team next y...
Hirshey: Madness, Glory And The Self-Correcting Aneurysm
Madness. Can there be any other word for both this World Cup and the way it ended? It would be like Tiger Woods, moments from donning another green jacket at the Masters, bringing his putter down on top of Vijay Singh's skull. Or Michael Jordan stepping up to the free throw line in the final ticks...
Zinedine Zidane, Slightly Perturbed
So, it has been about 16 hours, and we still haven't quite gotten over the amazement of Zinedine Zidane's brutal headbutt to end his soccer career. It was truly one of the most astounding sports moments we can remember; like many Americans, we struggled to come up with an American sports equivalen...
Leftovers: Beware The Crimson Pimp Hand
• More smart kids terrorizing women. Surprisingly, assailant not from Duke University. [BreitBart][via Airing of Grievances] • A nice little rundown of the top 7 worst athlete talk shows. Magic Johnson will just never be forgiven. [Joe Sports Fan] • A little sampling from Seth Mnookin's upcoming ...
World Cup Final Live Blog: Italy Vs. France
Well, it took long enough, but it's finally time for the World Cup Final. It's your favorite divers from Italy against the surrender monkeys from France. It's non-stop fun; it's the World Cup....
Leftovers: Blasphemic Bobbleheads on Parade
• Oklahoma loosens its bible belt and offers up bobblehead dolls to fans who love Jesus, profiteering from eBay, and baseball. [AP] • Jackie Robinson on "What's My LIne?" proved only to reveal that, regardless of his personal triumphs, white people still had no idea who he was. [Baseball Toaster] • ...
More Inappropriate Ball Talk
This time, courtesy of everyone's favorite wise little cartoon canary, ESPN football analyst John Clayton. JC couldn't contain his excitement about Peyton Manning's potential post-season dominance this year thanks to, um, some new rules. But it's quite apparent that Clayton might need to start rea...
Todd Sauerbrun Gets Suspended for Fat Kid Pills
The Denver Broncos Todd Sauerbrun will most likely face a one month suspension after his pee -pee test revealed that he had dietary supplement Ephedra in his system. As you may remember, Ephedra was a popular drug used to curb people's appetites, speed up their metabolism, and, oh yeah, possibly k...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the ghost of Ken Lay enters your bedchamber, rattling chains, crying "Scrooooge!" ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Joel "Freezer Repair" Casamayor vs. Lamont "Oatmeal Cookie Dough" Pearson, at Phoenix. We freely admit it; we made up the nicknames. [ESPN2] • MLB: Boston at Chicago White S...
Leftovers: Henrik Lundqvist Can't See Nuthin'
• Blog breaks news as to what might be wrong with the New York Rangers' goalie. [Armchair GM] • Pat Fitzgerald hired as new Northwestern head coach. [Chicago Sun-Times] • Honestly, what is going on with mascots these days? [SI.com] • Bill Simmons' annual NBA top 40 trade value roundup is missing Dee...
Maurice Clarett's Imaginary League
So we've been mulling over this Maurice Clarett playing indoor football story, and we're really kind of amazed. First off, it's important to point out that this is not the Arena Football League; that league has been around for 20 years and even though it just lost its NBC contract, it seems likely...
Eddie Griffin's Odd Film Choices
In case you were in desperate need of some of the inside details of the Eddie Griffin masturbating in his car story — and, obviously, you were, because what person in his right mind isn't? — the official PDF version of the complaint in the lawsuit against him has been released. Our personal favori...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you go into the hatch to press the button ... • MLB: St. Louis at Houston. We can't take much more of this, guys. [ESPN] • LPGA, HSBC World Match Play Championship, first round, at Gladstone, N.J. We're pulling for Annika Sorenstam, only because Virada Nirapathpongporn is way too...
Leftovers: New Book For T.O.'s Ghostwriter
• Wait ... Terrell Owens "wrote" another book? Really? [Philadelphia Will Do] • Maurice Clarett, picking an intriguing place to make his comeback. [Rotoworld] • If Mets fans are too happy, just sit tight: Plenty of memories of past disasters are right here. [Bad Mets] • Dusty Baker ... death watch! ...
Manny Will Be Manny, Just Not In Pittsburgh
Far be it from us to imply that someone isn't taking the All-Star Game seriously. But the facts are these: Manny Ramirez was the top vote-getter in the American League this year. And Manny isn't going. He says he has a sore knee, so you know, count him out. We know you are shocked by these develop...
Hirshey: One More Time For Some Old Frenchmen
David Hirshey — whose beauty has been captured photographically at ESPN.com — is writing for Deadspin throughout the World Cup....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as firemen sift through the burnt rubble of what used to be the back end of your house (it was quite a party) ... • Boxing: Light middleweights, Jerome Ellis vs. Neil Sinclair, at Colorado Springs. Isn't Colorado Springs more than a mile above sea level? Just how I like my boxing; with...
Leftovers: More Bulls Maneuvering Ahead
• The Bulls might have many more moves left to make, post-Wallace. [SI.com] • Professional mini golf ... it's taking the country by storm. [Washington Post] • Well, at least SOME Edmonton Oilers are enjoying their summer vacation. [Sports Matters] • Joel Przybilla is everywhere. [Manute's Webb]...
Your RFK Evening Wrapup
Well, the evening for Deadspin readers at RFK Stadium was Monday night, and we'll say this: We woke up just in time to do the site this morning. We had an excellent turnout, and we were deeply honored to meet some of our finest commenters around these parts, including many of the All Star crew behin...