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Brady Hoke Will Change Michigan's Culture Of Losing And Not Tucking In Shirts
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Michigan Man Michigan Man Michigan Man....

David Brooks Recalls That Time When Athletes Weren't Impressed With Themselves, Which Was Never
"Joe DiMaggio didn't ostentatiously admire his own home runs, but now athletes routinely celebrate themselves as part of the self-branding process," writes Upmarket Jeff Foxworthy, who, in addressing the Tucson shootings, trains his surveyor symbols on our national immodesty. Any thoughts, Babe?...

The Spoiler’s Top Five Football Infighting Videos
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....

Is This The Most Dick Move Imaginable In Sports?
There's nothing lower in pro spots than going for the groin. Alex Burrows went five-hole on Marc Staal last night, and, yes, the guy with the crushed testes got called for the penalty....

Oregon Fans Still Have A Couple Things Going For Them
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day...

Police Called To Bill Simmons's Home For Burglary Only To Find Mighty Mighty Bosstone In Socks
If not for a podcast of four lesser-known comedians, the world probably would have never heard about the absurd Keystone Coppery that went down during a recent football Sunday at the Sports Guy's manse. Follow along with the audio, courtesy Megaboom....

How Les Miles Les Miles'd His Way To A 7-Year Extension
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Lucky Les is going to stick around for a while....

Vols Fans Take Aim At Lane Kiffin, With Actual Guns
It's the one-year anniversary of Lane Kiffin fleeing Tennessee for sunnier coasts, and to celebrate, a local gun store is holding "Shoot Coach Lane's Bobble-Head Day." It's exactly what it sounds like....

Seminoles Cheerleaders Narrowly Avoid Onslaught Of Actual Seminoles Fans
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

Everyone Is Bottle-Throwingly Pissed At Jose Mourinho
This post, written by Richard Anderson, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....

Michael Vick Knows Kevin Kolb Is Gone
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Vick wants to stay in Philly, and he wants to start....

T-Wolves Notch 5 Technicals In 10 Seconds
This video has everything: a power-mad ref (and hometown boy!), Manu sinking four straight free throws, and the emergence of Angry Darko....

Swedish Orgy Blackmail For Premier League Star? Sure, Why Not
Someone's trying to blackmail a Premier League player with video and photos of his Las Vegas tryst with three Swedish blondes. And he wants this covered up...why? [Daily Mail]...

Is It Time To Admit LeBron Was Right To Get Out Of Cleveland?
Since November 29th, the Heat are 21-1, while the Cavaliers have gone 1-21. This was the team we expected him to stick around and fruitlessly try to win with?...

Robbie Alomar, Second-Rate Wax Robbie Alomar Turn Two
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

ARCO Arena's New Name Will Be A Glorious Tribute To Large-Scale Consumer Fraud
ARCO will become the Placebo Effect Power Balance Pavilion, according to Sactown Royalty. You are, of course, familiar with Power Balance and its wristbands. This is like naming your stadium in honor of pet rocks. [Sactown Royalty]...

Michigan Man Brady Hoke Will Coach Michigan Men At Michigan, According To Michigan
Michigan Man Brady "Michigan Man" Hoke is a Michiganly Michigan Man who Michigan Manned at Michigan for Michigan years. "Michigan Men are Michiganed to announce the Michiganing of Michigan Man," said Michigan's director of Michletics. Michigan Michigan Schembechler Michigan? Man. [MGoBlue, ESPN]...

Maybe The Problem Was You, Iowa State
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Gene Chizik knows haters gonna hate....

New Sports Chat Show Held Inside Actual Sports Dome
As you well know, sports are fertile ground for ridicule, absurdity, and repeated failure. Onion SportsDome inflates on Comedy Central tonight, and hosts Mark Shepard and Alex Reiser will present all the ball-related news you can stand from right inside that dome....

"Golden Radio Voice" Guy Has Golden Mugshot History
Courtesy of "NFL Facts and Rumors" via The Smoking Gun comes visual documentation as to why the Ted Williams had trouble getting a job. Also, he was detained by LAPD early this morning for squabbling. [The Smoking Gun]...