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Leftovers: Sprewell's Non-Sex Boat Sinks
• Latrell Sprewell, having some trouble with his boat. [10,000 Takes] • Curt Schilling, already making October plans. [Boston Herald] • We'd say Eagles fans are readying themselves for T.O.'s return. [The 700 Level] • Yeah, when you overdose on heroin, you're likely to slow down your development as ...
Leftovers: Beware The Buzzsaw, Ben
• Roethlisberger all set to start preseason opener, and he's even thinking of wearing a helmet. [Pittsburgh Live] • Dodger Stadium was almost a fun place to see a Mel Gibson protest. [Defamer] • DeShawn Stevenson probably needs to mind his surroundings. [Florida Today] • Another Ohio State guy goes ...
Must Have Passing Baseball Interest
It's tough to find a good job sometimes. Lord knows we rattled around for almost a decade waiting for this one. If you haven't found your dream job yet, the Devil Rays might have a gig for you....
Leftovers: Win A Trip To Bristol! Really!
• Now this is a promotion worth winning! [The 700 Level] • Some stories just make us too uncomfortable to even comment on. [SI.com] • Could two catchers win the batting titles this year? [A Trivial Pursuit] • Jon Stewart is doing a television show about minor league baseball. Sounds right up our all...
Look, There's A Writer In That Thar Camp
Writer Stefan Fatsis is the author of Word Freak, an incredibly entertaining book about Scrabble. (He's also a writer for The Wall Street Journal. Right now, apparently, he's writing a book about training camp, and he's spending it saving the Broncos from an hour or so of sprints and boring meetings...
It's A General Manager Blood Feud!
We don't mean to imply that when you're screwed over by Washington Nationals GM Jim Bowden, it might be time to re-evaluate one's career choices, but ......
Scott Van Pelt Has A Way With The Ladies
All told, we actually kind of like ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt. He's still a knockoff of the tired "wacky" anchor, but he's not as obnoxious about it as he could be. He seems like a dopey, well-meaning fellow who is happy to be on television....
Leftovers: Waiting On Matt
• All right, Leinart: Get your ass in camp, would you? [East Valley Tribune] If anybody goes to this game tonight in Schaumburg and gets us a Bruce Weber bobblehead, you get a free post. We're serious. [Flyers Baseball] • The story behind Carson Palmer's transplanted tendon. [Bloomberg] • Kevin Garn...
Lord Help Us: They're Doing The Wave At Wrigley
Our personal favorite moment of our night at RFK Stadium was when the tiny smattering of Nationals fans spread throughout the place tried to cobble together a version of The Wave. The response of our Deadspin corner was instantaneous: We scoffed, scowled, booed, grumbled. We were very proud....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Ivy League
We must confess that we can't wait each year for the crunch of shoulder pads; for cleats churning up chunks of turf, and red-faced coaches screaming from the sidelines. But enough about lacrosse. College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode an...
The Contest Results Are In
It's something the sight of which caused Mrs. Costanza to stumble and throw out her back, and truthfully, if she had seen this, it would have killed her. The 2006 Masturbate-a-thon is now in the record books, as approximately 50 participants — mostly men, and not including Mike Cooper — "dragged t...
Leftovers: Leavin' Livan
• Hey, look, Jim Bowden actually got off his arse and traded somebody. [Associated Press] • Waiver trades ... explained. [McSweeney's] • We love it when race car drivers have street races. [Jalopnik] • You know, Jason Elam is kind of a badass. [Rocky Mountain News] • Ever wonder what Paul from "The ...
Colonless Guy Scores 132 Points In Two Games
It's probably a little bit unfair to refer to DeJuan Wagner as an anonymous colonless guy, but he has been fairly anonymous over the past couple of years. He was once the next big thing, a scoring machine in high school, and the 6th-overall pick in the NBA draft. His game never translated that well ...
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• The Mets/Phillies game tonight will be liveblogged. [MiracleMets.Net] • Jason Giambi gets a little testy when they give him the infield shift. [BlogNYC] • The 50 greatest WWF rivalries [Rivalfish] • Checking back in with Finger Jousting [Fringe Sports Central] • I don't know that any "athlete over...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, TBS. MLB. Braves @ Reds. It's up to John Smoltz to avoid the sweep. 1:30, ABC. Women's Golf. Weetabix Women's British Open. I think Laurie Davies should head to the OB/GYN to get her weetabix checked out. 2:30, NBC. NASCAR. Nextel Cup, All State 400 at the Brickyard. I don't think it's very sa...
Dear Lord Baby Jesus, That Was Funny
I was fortunate enough to see Talladega Nights yesterday, and I'm damn sure not going to wait until the DVD comes out to see it again. It did not only tickle my funnybone, it made sweet love to it. I'm just itching to quote the movie here, but I think I should probably wait until the DVD comes out t...
Our Polling Process May Be Flawed
It's about time for the college football preseason polls to start rolling out, and the USA Today Coaches Poll unveiled theirs yesterday. At the top, there's Ohio State, Texas, USC, Notre Dame, blah blah blah. And appearing at the very end, at the bottom of the "Others Receiving Votes" section... the...
LeftoverDome...
• Cristiano Da Matta remains in critical condition after his car plowed into a deer. [Jalopnik] • Since you're such a huge Brian Bosworth fan, you're probably going to want to buy this poster, and read these movie reviews. [BACTION!] • Your 2006 NFL Suicide Pool Preview [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Ebo E...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, NFL Network. NFL. 2006 Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction. It's also on ESPN at the same time, but stick with the NFL Network. Chris Berman can't hurt you there. 1:00, ESPNU. World Cup Soccer. Australia vs. Japan. Why this is on, I couldn't tell you. 1:00, CBS. Golf. Wonder-Phil. Highlights o...
Week In Deadspin: We Miss The Chorizo Already
• You bring us the chorizo, and then you take it away. Do not tease us with your chorizo. • Whither the white wide receiver. • Interesting strategy to sell video games. • Mike Tirico would rather you not bring this up again. • Here is what is inside Bobby Abreu's head. • Smell Jeter! • If Simmons ...