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Charles Tillman, Esteemed "Ball-Puncher"
The Chicago Tribune does its best to intimidate Packer receivers. (Click image for largeness) (H/T Joe Z.)[Chicago Tribune]...
Commenter Update: Account Deletion And Password Resets
Here's how to delete your commenting account, courtesy Lifehacker's Adam Pash....
Commenter Account Still F'd? [email protected]
I know many of you are still unable to comment due to all the problems from the security breach. If these Lifehacker posts are unhelpful, your best bet is [email protected]. Keep up the resets at your leisure....
Those Of You Still Having Commenter Issues, Email Me If There Are More Questions
Security breach still causing problems? Are you livid? Frustrated? Need a place to vent? Show me on the blog where it touched you. Thanks to Gawker Tech, there are more answers: [email protected] If you have questions on this, fire away....
Well, That Was Fun
As some of the more astute observers have noticed, my name, title, email, and Twitter no longer appear on the Deadspin masthead. This isn't an error; I am leaving for...different pastures. I can now be reached at [email protected]....
Deadspin Is Hiring
As some of you may have heard, there are big, scary changes happening all across the Gawker MEDIA network, including here. In the spirit of big, scary change, we hope to add some staff to the Deadspin masthead in 2011....
Buzzer-Beater Punctuated By Announcer's Guttural Bellow
Minnesota HS hoops provides this week's buzzer-beater. But the real star is our play-by-play guy, who's either so excited that words fail him, or he happens to be fluent in dinosaur....
Happy Belated Birthday Vin Scully, Here's A Great Moment In Live-TV Parachuting History
During that famous Game 6 of the '86 World Series, a Mets fan parachuted onto the field with a "Go Mets" sign and a whole lotta balls. That Vin Scully—who celebrated his 83rd birthday yesterday—made a perfect call is gravy....
Get In The Sports Fella's Live Chat And Cause Some Trouble
The Sports Fella's live-chat is happening right now, so try and slip a question by his zombie horde of screeners, gang....
Thanksgiving Stuffing: We Need Your High School Reunion And Black Friday Horror Stories
Since the end of this week will be pretty much kickoff Party Time In America, please help us fill your off-days with something good. You could win prizes and shit!...
When Is An 80-Point Fantasy Football Lead Unsafe? When Your Opponent Has Michael Vick
Reading other people's Fantasy Football stories are usually boring, but poor reader Scott S's running diary of his nut-punching loss thanks to last night's touchdown parade by The Best Football Player In The Universe Ever is quite enjoyable. Enjoy the misery....
Basketball Trivia Spotted On <em>Jeopardy</em>, Wrong Answers Closely Follow
The time is now to declare that College Jeopardy contestants just might not know very much about sports trivia....
The Hunt For The Worst 1980s Team Song Begins
Yesterday, we brought you back in time to the go-go 1980s: ALF was on TV, the Go-Gos were on the radio, and the Rams were singing an awful song called "Let's Ram It". Well, we found something worse....
Introducing Your Fill-In Funbagger
Jezebel's Jessica Coen, who is herself something of a poop authority, is handling this week's Funbag. It'll run tomorrow. Unburden yourself to her at [email protected], subject "funbag."...
Readers: Send Us The Awkward Team Photos From Your Youth
We don't mean this. We mean something more like this. Think Awkward Family Photos, but with children grimacing behind a soccer ball. Or vomiting on their teammates. Our very own Daulerio claims his mother once stuck him in an Indian headdress for a team photo, for reasons beyond comprehension. What ...
Balls Bouncing Every Which Way Into Buckets Makes For Oddly Exhilarating Viewing
Click to view What I like the most about this video is that the creator kept the misses. Well, the really cool misses (or at least some of them)....
Kevin Harlan Thinks The NBA Has A Four-Point Shot
Either that or he lost track of the score. The latter's probably more likely. [h/t Benjamin]...
Come Listen To Craggs Spew His Vitriol In Person
New Yorkers: Thursday's installment of the Gelf Varsity Letters series features none other than our own Thomas Craggs, as well as Howard Bryant and Dave Jamieson discussing their work and the state of sports. 7 pm in DUMBO. Come early for autographs....
Eli Manning's Wife Will Soon Have Two Children To Care For
St. Vincent's is no longer, but there's no stopping the Eli & Abby Manning Birthing Center: the pair is reportedly expecting a baaaaaaby. (Knowing Eli, it was a low wobbler past coverage.) Peyton will not be the cool uncle. [NYPost]...
The Most Entertaining Meltdown By A High School Football Color Guy In History
2010_1022_Abington_vs_Rockland_Touchdown_Nullified from Norm Caseley on Vimeo....