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Kornheiser, You're Being Glib
We mean no offense to Redskins fans, but when your owner is hosting Tom Cruise in his luxury box — when he's staying at your owner's house — we kind of think that maybe you deserve to lose....
Leftovers: That Fat Donovan McNabb
• Look which NFL players the government considers "obese." [Consumer Freedom • An oustanding approximation of a Mitch Albom column. [Breaking The Formula] • It's a minor league bar fight! [Minneapolis Star-Tribune] • The NBA and its referees are, once again, not happy with each other. [USA Today] • ...
Eventually, It Will Just Be A Graphic Below Irvin's Name
So we haven't actually seen this, so we need someone to confirm it for us, preferably with video. Let that be our disclaimer prologue....
Hirshey: Sweetness And Light In The Prem
David Hirshey writes weekly about the Premiership for Deadspin....
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• The creative fellows at Rivalfish have their very own version of SportsCenter. The Fish Fry. [RivalFish] • No one told former NBA player Henry Charles James that you can't participate in "Take Your Kids To Work Day" if you're a crack dealer. [IndyStar.com] • All he DOES is catch touchdowns. And wr...
One Last Victory Lap For A Deadspin Hall Of Famer
Ask yourself this: Would you sacrifice 1/17th of your yearly salary in return for one full day of irresponsible drunken sex with on a cruise ship, with the finest multiple partners that money can buy? If you answered yes, congratulations: You can hang with Fred Smoot....
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:30, NBC. Gymnastics. 2006 Visa Championships. I'm sorry, I can't make myself care about the parallel bars unless there's an Olympic gold medal at stake. 1:30, ABC. IndyCar Racing. Peak Antifreeze Indy 300. Danica Patrick appears to be turned on by Peak antifreeze. 3:00, ESPN. PGA Golf. Canadian Op...
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• Hugh Johnson made another video, and he's taking the Hugh Johnson Football Project as a compliment. I don't know how to feel about that. I'll take suggestions for a new name... [8ClapSports] • Jags cornerback Brian Williams goes Mel Gibson on a cop. [NFL Fanhouse] • If you want your guy to win the...
Today In The Premiership...
• Everton 3-0 Liverpool. Now that is how you embarrass a rival team. The Toffees served up an ass-beating to their neighbors, with Tim Cahill putting Everton on the board in the 23rd minute, and Andrew Johnson finishing Liverpool off with goals in the 35th and the 90th. Everton finds themselves at t...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The Hugh Johnson Project will be in full effect again today. If you're watching college football, and you've got some observations that might interest the rest of the Deadspin population, send them via AOL Instant Messenger to "Deadspin Football."...
Week In Deadspin: Bronzed Leather
• Presenting the inaugural class of the Deadspin Hall Of Fame. • You know, Dave Thomas used to do this all the time. • Bert Blyleven is f—-ing up that f—-ing thing. • Who will Bill Simmons put on notice? • Goodbye, croc hunter man. • Heath Shuler could actually be a winner. • This is how you comme...
Leftovers: Turkey Baseball
• We honestly cannot believe it took people this long to come up with turkey baseball. [Baseball Think Factory] • Brian Billick would like you to help him spy on his players. [The Fanhouse] • Waving Terrible Towels as a mayor's funeral procession comes by seems entirely appropriate to us, why? [The ...
NFL Pants Party: NFC West
It's our division, the one our Buzzsaw was shipped to so they didn't have to travel to New Jersey, Texas and Pennsylvania every year. And we've (obviously) never won it. Someday ......
Leftovers: Chad Johnson Gone CRAZY
• Chad Johnson's mohawk is batshit crazy. [Cincinnati Enquirer] • So, seriously, who IS gonna fill that new Kansas City arena? Anyone? [The Pitch] • If you're not excited about the game tonight ... jeez, what's wrong with you? [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • If you haven't seen the clip where the investigat...
NFL Season Preview: Dallas Cowboys
We are officially at the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people painting their faces for thei...
NFL Pants Party: NFC East
People are saying that this division is so stacked that it's a pity someone has to finish last. We say think it's a pity someone has to finish first....
NFL Pants Party: NFC South
Well, no matter what happens with the NFC South, we will always know they have the most adventurous cheerleaders. Nothing to turn up one's nose at....
NFL Season Preview: Baltimore Ravens
We are officially at the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people painting their faces for their ...
NFL Pants Party: NFC North
We do the riverdance, a manly dance, through the NFC North, land of paternity suits, custody issues, nude assistant coaches, Brett Favre and, of course, sex boats....
Leftovers: Panther Indian Givers
• Yeah, see, if you say you're gonna give away a car, GIVE AWAY THE CAR. [Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer] • An interview ... with the Stanford Tree. IvyGate] • KSK is now taking over not just football, but the NBA world. [SLAM Online] • Might the NFL actually boost up its drug testing now? [New YOrk Ti...