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Leftovers: No Juice For You!
• Sen. John McCain getting all Inspector Javert over this steroids issue. [RxSN Baseball] • Busch leaving Rousch, heading for Penske. It's a NASCAR thing, you wouldn't understand. [NASCAR Nextel Cup Racing] • North, South Korea to unify for '08 Olympics. Now to work on North and South Dakota becomin...
The REAL Reason Theo's Gone
That guy right there isn't just Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy, strikingly handsome man; he's also Dan Shaughnessy, Most Hated Man In Boston. As if Shaughnessy hadn't caused Bostonians enough pain throughout the years with his Curse business, he might very well be the man most responsible ...
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Bob Kravitz
OK, our problem with Bob Kravitz isn't that he's a terrible writer. (He isn't.) It's that too often he phones it in. No, check that — he often doesn't even bother to phone, instead stuffing his column into the backpack of a mental patient, who then wanders in the general direction of the Indianapo...
Saying Goodbye To Theo
Well, it's a bad day for Hire Me Theo; shocking just about everybody, Theo Epstein has resigned as general manager of the Red Sox, sending just about every baseball blogger into full-fledged apoplexy this morning. (Baseball Musings typically is the most sober and rational, pointing out how much be...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you answer the door and contribute to the rising national rate of juvenile-onset diabetes ... • MNF: Baltimore at Pittsburgh. Forget the rest of the league, these should be the only two NFL cities in America. [ABC] • NHL: Montreal at New York Rangers. Let's welcome our Canadian cous...
Leftovers: Curse of the St. Louis Rams
• Caution: Coaching this team may be harmful to your health. Rams interim coach Vitt has angioplasty. [STL Today] • Daunte Culpepper out for season after tearing pretty much ever "CL" you can. [KARE] • Unsolved mysteries: Who ratted out Rick Neuheisel? [MSNBC] • NFL won't punish Benson for his Kenny...
Blogdom's Best: Washington Redskins
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...
Dodgers Rid Themselves Of Tweedy Math Dork
Not surprisingly, the sabermetric-friendly Web is all abuzz this morning after the firing of Dodgers GM Paul DePodesta on Friday evening. As always, Baseball Musings is on top of the story, looking at the aftermath of the move, tracking the journalists trying to make sense of it and ultimately set...
NFL Roundup: A Costly Fumble
• It's pretty astounding that fan guy in Cincinnati was able to run on the field during the Packers' closing drive. First off, they were at midfield, which means he had to run at least 50 yards, probably more, without someone beating him to Brett Favre. (Note: The next time you're in Cincinnati, b...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch while making fun of that guy who's gonna wear the Burger King guy mask to your Halloween party ... • College FB: Colorado State at New Mexico. What we're hoping for is a good, clean football game without the ACLU getting involved, as they tend to do in this state. [ESPN2] • PGA Tour: C...
Leftovers: Devil Worship
• Duke No. 1 in preseason coaches poll, decide to quit while they're ahead. [The Mighty MJD] • Director: Tour de France better off without Armstrong. What? A testy Frenchman? Hard to believe. [Epic Riding, Epic Writing] • NHL: Todd Bertuzzi Night in Denver — all fans wearing prison garb got in half ...
Your "Winner" Is ...
The results are in, and Deadspin readers have spoken. The most likely athlete candidate to come out of the closet is ... Kordell Stewart!...
Half-Hour Left To Vote!
Polls are closing at 1:45 Eastern Time for our first gay athlete to come out poll. The race is tight right now, and your vote could make all the difference. We'll announce the results later this afternoon....
White Sox Fans Cheer Phantom Series
Would it be fair to call this year's World Series the "Quite Frankly" of postseason series? The just-complete White Sox whitewashing of the Astros, turns out, was the worst-rating Series of all time, just beating out the Angels-Giants Series of 2002, a Series that had the advantage of going seven ...
Vote: First Gay Athlete To Come Out?
All right, we promised you a poll, and here's your poll, our first ever on Deadspin. The question: Who's the most likely athlete to come out of the closet first, based off Oddjack's Cultural Oddsmaker, which laid down the odds on five most likely suspects to be the first "out" athlete....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as we all, in our own way, refuse to give up our seat on the bus ... • College FB: Boston College at Virginia Tech. Let our football-viewing weekend officially begin. [ESPN] • NHL: Islanders at Rangers. The Islanders suddenly own this matchup, all due, of course, to Satan. [Fox Sports ...
Leftovers: Illegal Procedure, God, 15 Yards
• Two Eagles criticized for evangelizing at school — made to sit inside during recess. [Philly.com] • How to defend against the two-minute offense, and the ACLU — NM State FB coach Hal Mumme accused of harassment. [And All That Implies ...] • IOC says no to women's boxing, and also no to elephant po...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Who's The Next Gay Athlete?
With Sheryl Swoopes' earth-shaking announcement that she was (no!) a lesbian, tongues are wagging (sorry) about who the next — i.e., actually surprising — athlete to come out of the closet will be. Our friends at Oddjack have helpfully lay out the odds on five heavily rumored to be gay athletes, p...
The (Gasp) Michael Jordan Backlash
True Hoop brings up something we've been noticing in recent years: People are finding it acceptable to trash Michael Jordan. In retirement, it's safer to take jabs, we guess....
The Link Between DeBerry, The Astros And Dubya
Fascinating column on the addictive, compelling site Black Athlete Sports Network comparing the situation involving Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry's comments on black athletes and the Astros' dubious distinction of being the first team since the 1956 Yankees to make the World Series without a sing...