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• Once upon a time, I mentioned Topless Sports News (not even close to safe for work) in the LeftoverDome. Gelf Magazine follows up. [Gelf Magazine] • Kevin Pittsnogle was Pittsnogled by the Boston Celtics. [WBRS Sports Blog] • Jose Feliciano did a revolutinary version of the national anthem in 1968...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, CBS: Pittsburgh @ Atlanta New England @ Buffalo San Diego @ Kansas City Jacksonville @ Houston...
LeftoverDome...
• Jon Stewart, self-proclaimed bellyitcher. [Dejuiced!] • Perhaps you can help in the effort to put together a Sports Travel Guide Resource [Armchair GM] • A couple of Alabama fans get married in the romantic, joyous setting of an empty Legion Field. [MyFox Birmingham] • If you miss the Xtreme Fight...
The Enlightened Worldview Of Ray Dunlap
Will briefly mentioned yesterday in the apology post that a NASCAR broadcaster made some disparaging comments about Hispanic NASCAR fans, but none of the AP reports knew exactly what he said. I did a little googling, and found a couple of people who heard ol' Ray....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The Hugh Johnson Project is back up in your grillpiece for another Saturday. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball." And please don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site, a link, etc., even if you've done it before, because my memory isn't so great...
Leftovers: Do Not Steal From Sebastian Telfair
• So this Sebastian Telfair story is starting to get interesting. [Three Seconds] • OK, now this is an ugly road jersey. [Washington Post] • A look at Aaron Heilman, the night of, and the day after. [New York Observer] • This is what happens when a guy watches his first National League game of the y...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Denver Nuggets
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we begin the Northwest Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
Leftovers: How They Make The Non-Corked Bats
• Making baseball bats is a more fascinating process than you might believe. [Popular Mechanics] • We're not going to comment just yet on Dr. Z and the supermodel making picks on SI.com. We're not ready. [SI.com] • O.J. Simpson ... "fiction" writer. [With Leather] • Brett Favre is right about the NF...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Washington Wizards
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we continue with the Southeast Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
Leftovers: Uribe Speaks!
• Juan Uribe explains what happened with the whole Jeep business. [Foul Balls] • Sebastian Telfair, poor police witness. [ESPN] • A new way to increase the effectiveness of hockey goalies. [Puck Update] • Where ESPN Mobile went wrong, and how others will do it right. [Money] • Man, we'd love to just...
Today In Broadcasting History
So what now for Lamar Thomas? It's ironic that the only real loser in the big UofM-FIU battle on Saturday was the guy sitting in the announcer's booth — albeit a guy who wanted to get down there and mix it up, or so he said. Thomas, as you know, was cast adrift by Comcast Southeast Sports on Monda...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Charlotte Bobcats
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we continue with the Southeast Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
You Don't Like Your Team As Much As Browns Fans Do
This is old, but we hadn't seen it: Some magazine or something ranked all 32 NFL teams on their fan loyalty. We like little lists like this, but we're kind of Tourettic....
A Man Like This Has No Business On A "Practice Squad"
Guess who's back everybody!...
Our Favorite Stoned Burnout
The first game we ever saw at the new Busch Stadium was also the first game Jeff Weaver pitched as a Cardinal ... and it was rather unpleasant for the both of us. (Our experience would, in fact, get worse.) We couldn't imagine Weaver lasting longer than a couple of weeks; the best compliments we cou...
Leftovers: Yeah, We'd Drink What He Recommended
• Ben Johnson endorsing an energy drink. Seriously. [BrandChannel] • So what's the problem with the NHL, anyway? [The Bleacher Report] • Goodbye, Jim Fassel. [ESPN] • This T-shirt is just being mean. [We Are True] • Now this is a car we'd feel comfortable driving around. [Jalopnik] • Five choke jobs...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Miami Heat
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we continue with the Southeast Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
Also, We're Pretty Sure That's A Facemask Penalty
Welcome to Brawlgate, Day 4, as fallout continues from Saturday's melee between the Hurricanes and Golden Panthers. The Atlantic Coast and Sun Belt Conferences handed out 31 one-game suspensions late Sunday — 18 for Florida International, 13 for Miami — but, as they say, a new wind was about to blow...
Leftovers: Lou Piniella Heads To Wrigley, Ken Macha Heads Home
• Please, don't mention anything about his ability to speak two languages. [Chicago Tribune] • Oh, and see ya, Muppet Macha. [San Francisco Chronicle] • After a nasty server outage at the worst possible time, Baseball Prospectus is back online. [Baseball Prospectus] • Duke's Greg Paulus hurts his fo...