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Floyd Mayweather, A Heavy Spawner
Since he beat Oscar de la Hoya in the First Fight To End All Fights That Involved, In Fact, No Fighting, Floyd Mayweather has been making sure to enjoy himself. But it's all fun and games until you're served with a child-support suit at the BET Awards....
Old Men, Slingin' Hash
A fun night in the world of baseball this evening: There are a whopping seven pitchers starting tonight who are older than 40 years old....
Arenas And Durant, Like Burns And Allen
You just know he insisted on that, and that he practiced in a mirror for months to get it exactly right....
Yes, EIU Wrestlers, We Understand Your Point
Last month, the Eastern Illinois University wrestling program was discontinued by the school, which cited low academic marks from the team. The grapplers immediately protested in the only way they know how....
It's Becoming More Fun To Talk About The NBA Than To Watch It
So, to make this clear, in the last week or so, Kevin Garnett has alternately been going to the Bulls (definitely!), the Lakers (without question!) and now the Suns (put it in the books!). ESPN has all the different scenarios, which include the Suns giving up Shawn Marion or Amare Stoudemire, the Ce...
What The Hell's Going On With This Redesign?
As you surely notice looking around the site, there's some massive design changes going on. (You'll notice that it looks suspiciously similar to Gawker.) We're not exactly sure how this is all gonna work either, and we're working through it ourselves, but let's try to explain what's going on and the...
David Beckham Is Trying Rather Hard To Make It Clear He's Tough
In a promotional photo shoot with Reggie Bush and the New Orleans Saints, David Beckham definitively illustrates, once and for all, the differences between football players and soccer players....
The Exact Human Opposite Of Jim Nantz
Ron Jaworski? Please. This is your new MNF foil for Kornheiser....
Heath Shuler Will Always Be Heath Shuler
• Heath Shuler, still bad at sports. [Roll Call] • Rod Beck, what a closer should be. [Signal To Noise] • How the WWE screwed up the Chris Benoit "tribute." [Simon On Sports] • Today's Happy Gilmore moment. [Fox News] • Bulls not going after Kobe. [SI.com]...
Hirshey: Down And Out In Barcelona
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
The Mets Show Some Midnight Funk
Anyway, after Shawn Green's walk-off homer last night, the Mets celebrated like crazy people at home plate. Specifically, Jose Reyes did his little boxer's dance at home plate and, most amusingly, Jose Valentin going all caveman on the ground with his bat. "Shawn homer! Shawn homer! Bash! Bash!" Tha...
Whither Wrigley?
• About that whole impending Cubs purchase. [Fortune] • Marion Jones has no money. [The Sports Elitists] • Who broke up Dustin McGowan's no hitter yesterday? How about The Mighty MJD? [Cousings Of Ron Mexico] • Bill Simmons is wrong: Lots of people enjoyed the NHL Draft. [German Village Media] • The...
Israeli Baseball League Off To Roaring Start
We're not quite sure they're gonna quite reach the level of the Japanese leagues when it comes to a Major League Baseball farm system, but we have to credit the Israeli Baseball League — which just played its first game yesterday — for rather unbridled enthusiasm....
Sixty Hot Dogs In 10 Minutes Will Do Wonders On Your Jaw
It's a sad day in the world of competitive eating — and when isn't it a sad day in the world of competitive eating? — because the Babe Ruth of the ingestion of pig lips and assholes, Takeru Kobayashi, is gonna miss the July 4 Coney Island Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. His injury certainly makes a...
O-State Ballaz!
We congratulate the Oregon State Beavers on their second consecutive College World Series title, particularly because they're a bunch of crazy rapping white guys. The video above is of catcher Mitch Canham, who wants to make sure you check out O State Ballaz, the official hip-hop homepage of the 200...
To Watch Tonight...
• 7:00, ESPN2. College Baseball. NCAA World Series, Game 2. Oregon State @ UNC. Oregon State, one win away from a national title. • 8:00, ESPN. MLB. Detroit Tigers @ Atlanta Braves. And with this, we put interleague play to bed. • 9:00, NBC. Friday Night Lights. I was so disappointed when Smash star...
WooHoo! We Have A Big Gold Cup!
On the strength of a ridiculously good volley off the foot of someone named Benny Feilhaber, the United States men's soccer team continued their ownership of Mexico today, winning 2-1 and bringing home the CONCACAF Gold Cup....
Filling Your Need For Construda
• Laurence Maroney just keeps bringing the Kool-Aid. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton beat up Diego Corrales last night. [Rumors and Rants] • Meet the dickweed who yells "It's in the hole!" after every shot at a golf tournament. [JoeSportsFan] • Mark Messier, honored for his ability...