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Deadspin Films Presents: "High And Outside: The Dock Ellis Story"
Sporting apparel/culture site No Mas recently released the animated story of Dock Ellis, who threw a no-hitter on acid—fucking ACID—and died last December. Time for his biopic, yeah? Let's cast and storyboard this thing. To Hollywood we go!...

Winter Of Discontent: Learning To Love The Vancouver Games
Did you know that the Jordan Palmer of amateur sports, the Winter Olympics, happens this February? It's OK — red-blooded sports fans can't possibly be expected to transition from the rough and tumble to Vancouver's prissy wonderland. Or can they?...

The One With Grady Sizemore Outrage And Antawn Jamison's Not-Gay Shoe Party
We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another....

Bobby And Me: Remembering College Football's Grand Old Coot
Bobby Bowden was the last of a species, a "big-time coach with an actual personality," writes Emily Badger, former Florida State beat reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, who once received the ultimate Bowden tribute: He forgot her name....

Sex On Ambien Shall Now Forever Be Known As "Tiger-Bonin'"
Tiger Woods round-up...The not-so-secret conversations between Eldrick and Lady Uchitel reveal more absurdly sordid details about their alleged humping sessions. And — get this! — Tiger isn't the only professional golfer who enjoys a piece of Strange Tang....

2009 SHOTY Nominee: Josh Hamilton
I was in Las Vegas celebrating my father's 60th birthday when Daulerio called to tell me he had drunk pictures of Josh Hamilton. It made me angry. No one wanted to believe that....

2010 Fifa World Cup Draw
For those who want to see foreign people fill-in brackets on a board, go to these fine places for live-blog updates....

Fame And Fortune On The Razor's Edge
Was it fate that brought down the dullest man in sports? Or was it something...sharper? We take a look at the history of Gillette pitchmen, and the woes that befell them soon after. Presenting, the Gillette Curse....

What's-her-face Says She Didn't Do Tiger And Golf Media Is Crestfallen
Tiger Woods round-up...There are more allegations of Uchitelian proportions suggesting the other-other-other woman is has now denied all previous reports of her boinking Tiger. Gossip pages are thriving, but the rest of the golf media gets wistful....

Decade Retrospective: 2003
We continue our year-by-year look back at the decade with the year 2003, back we used Gopher to check our email, back when the Chicago Cubs were only 11 years removed from their most recent World Series. Simple times....

LOOK AT MY STRIPED SHIRT! Jamboroo, Week 13
Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed....

"I" Of The Tiger: A Graphological Inquiry Into The Personality Of Eldrick Woods
Just who is Tiger Woods, exactly? We may never know, but at least we have the science of handwriting analysis to give us an idea. Graphologist Susanne Shapiro looked at Tiger's autograph for us, and she found it very revealing....

2009 SHOTY Nominee: Lenny Dykstra
We continue our week-plus look at this year's Sportshuman Of The Year nominees with the athletic embodiment of our financial crisis: Lenny Dykstra. Handsome devil, and charming too....

Rachel Uchitel Would Like To Tell The Truth About Tiger...At Some Point
A 24-hour Tiger roundup...Rachel Uchitel seemed determined to wrest the tabloid top spot back away from Tiger's other playthings, but she changed her mind about a lawyer-aided press conference due to "unforeseen circumstances." Plus, the latest in Tiger prenuptial news....

2009 SHOTY Nominee: Erin Andrews
Yes, it is that time of year. (A little late, actually.) We're doing the unveiling of the nominees a little different this year, so pay attention....

Sad Tiger Woods Cops To "Personal Failings" (UPDATE)
Tiger has issued what his poker-faced web site calls a "comment on current events," and in it he apologizes to fans and family for unnamed transgressions, asks for privacy and offers himself up as a martyr of the media age....

An 18-Game NFL Season? Be Careful What You Wish For
There's rumblings that the NFL is looking into the possibility of expanding the season by two weeks. This might sound like Christmas coming early, but there's a few good reasons to be wary....

'Tis The Season To Call Out Your Quarterback
Sunday saw two stars publicly questioning their respective QBs. Now, with a few news cycles to think about it, Hines Ward is sorry. Brian Urlacher, not so much....

Tiger Woods And The World's Most Expensive Traffic Ticket
The Florida Highway Patrol has ended their investigation of the Thanksgiving Night mishap that Changed America Forever. No criminal charges will be filed. Just a small fine and a very big marital mess. So what do we know now?...

Mailbag: TACO NIGHT!
Time for your Deadspin Open Mailbag Tuesday. Email us here or submit your questions via Twitter. This week, we're covering taco night, Netflix, ad agency poon and more....