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Live Blog: Switzerland Vs. Togo
So you know, folks: Togo is not out of this yet. You think you can count on Togo, but you can't: You just can't....
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. Mavericks @ Heat, Game 5. Your last chance to see 19,000 people clad entirely in white. Unless you're attending some sort of a massive Klan convention soon. 9:00, ABC. • MLB. Red Sox @ Braves. Schilling looks for his 10th win. John Smoltz looks for someone on his team to get a damn hit every ...
Leftovers...
• Hey, Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. To celebrate, here's a warm and fuzzy list of a list of the kids of current and former big leaguers playing in the minors today. [Inside Pitch]...
And There Shall Be A Game Seven
The Edmonton Oilers housed the Carolina Hurricane Whalers last night, cruising to an easy 4-0 victory. And thus, there will be a Game 7, and it will be good....
To Watch Tonight...
• Stanley Cup Finals: Carolina @ Edmonton. Carolina with another opportunity to close it out. Boy, I've really ignored that one, huh? Sorry. 8:00, NBC. • College Baseball: NCAA World Series, Game 4: Miami vs. Oregon State. I wonder if Dennis Erickson will be watching this one, feeling all torn-up in...
Leftovers: Baseball/Soccer Synergy...
• The unwritten rules of baseball, written. Had they done this a few days ago, they could've saved Sean Tracey a lot of aggravation. [action-squad]...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Big Ben goes helmet shopping ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Anthony Peterson vs. Adan Hernandez, at Memphis. Just once we'd like to actually see the old horseshoe in the boxing glove gag. [ESPN2] • College World Series: at Omaha, Game 2, Cal State-Fullerton vs. North Carolina. Do one t...
Mickey Mantle, God Among Men
Ah, the Mick. Mickey Mantle stands as a symbol of all that was right in the game in the 1950s, and all that is wrong with the game now. Mickey Mantle was dignity, strength, power ... the All-American boy playing the All-American game. His presence reminds us of a simpler time, back when sports mea...
Leftovers: The End Of Tiger Stadium
• And, at last, they're finally taking down old Tiger Stadium. [Detroit Free Press] • Looks like Tiger's miss that thar cut. [US Open] • That A's mascot sure does have some nifty dance moves. [Oakland A's Days] • A Dumb American's guide to following the World Cup. [Deadly Hippos] • Hey, happy father...
The Return Of The Cultural Oddsmaker
One of our favorite features of the late Oddjack was the Cultural Oddsmaker, editor A.J. Daulerio's strange odds on everything you wish you could bet on but can't. (We loved them so much, we even wrote one.) So we are very honored to return them to a wanting nation here at Deadspin, starting today....
Hey, Remember These Guys?
Not to remain so firmly ensconced on the jock of Free Darko, but we're completely fascinated with their McSweeney's column today. Namely: Has anybody noticed that Antoine Walker and Jason Williams are playing in this series? Obviously, Dirk and Shaq and Wade and Cuban are the headliners of the ser...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after Shamu looked at you in the front row, suddenly making you feel like lunch ... • Golf: U.S. Open Championship, first round, at Mamaroneck, N.Y. Yes, we are wearing a Jim Furyk t-shirt under our regular shirt. What of it? [NBC] • MLB: Atlanta at Florida. Remember, 'catch and releas...
Leftovers: Get Your Motor Runnin' ...
• Esteban Loaiza, getting his Redick on. [San Francisco Chronicle] • Sidney Ponson tried to steal a base last night. It didn't go well. [YouTube] • Groupies in the shower? Really? No! [The Big Lead] • A soldier in Iraq writes — quite well, we might add — about a baseball game in the desert. [Chicago...
When Bat Boys Attack
If you were to believe television broadcasts, every fan who runs on the field is violently tackled, beaten or otherwise pummeled. Networks won't show a guy who's just running around, but they love to see him hammered. Hence, last night's Boston-Minnesota game, when a bat boy wallops a sliding fan an...
Fan Anger, In Still Life
An eagle-eyed reader — that is to say, by "eagle-eyed," we mean to say "actually watching hockey" — pointed out this angry fan directly after Edmonton's sudden death goal to win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night over Carolina....
Live Blog: England Vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Hey, everybody, it's England! America, Sr.! This is the first weekday game for the Brits, but despite an opening victory over Paraguay that was much-maligned, a win here sends them into the Round of 16. Will we see that Rooney fellow? Will Crouch do the robot? Is Beckham wearing a sarong? All kinds ...
Chris Henry Keeps Himself Busy
Getting arrested once during an offseason is a mistake. Getting arrested twice labels you a troublemaker. Three times, you're officially an epidemic. But when you're arrested for the fourth time in six months ... aw, now you're just showing off....
Hirshey: Oh, Germany Won. GREAT.
David Hirshey will write regularly during the World Cup....
Spend Your Fourth With Us!
We apologize for our lingering tech problems today, but all should be resolved now. Sorry. We're going to try to make it up to you; we're gonna give you that long-awaited opportunity to punch us in the face....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your clumsy attempts at romance earn you yet another yellow card ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Oscar Diaz vs. Chris Smith, at Dover, Del. Fisticuffs? In Delaware? [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia. Let's watch as the Mets screw up terribly, yet still manage to win. [ESPN] ...