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That Taste? It's Veggie Deep Dish
In the best response we've seen yet to FOX broadcaster Tim McCarver's ultimate foot-in-mouth moment last evening, the mad, depraved geniuses at Yard Work put on their miner's helmets to figure out what, exactly, that taste was in Brad Lidge's mouth that McCarver declared "not there."...
NFL Roundup: Portis' Head
• Contrary to popular belief, Redskins running back Clinton Portis was not doing an impersonation of Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams chasing a fly ball while doing that cartwheel in the end zone yesterday. Good guess, though. • We're not saying that Cincinnati was getting a little too excit...
Week In Deadspin: Our Day With Stephen A.
• We went to visit the set of "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith" and came back with a newfound respect for the guy. Naw, just kidding. He does dress nice though. • Joe Buck and Todd Zeile, sitting in a tree ... • Holy crap, did you see what Pujols just did? Wow, that's unbelievable! The Cards a...
A View From Inside The Vikings Sex Boat
From the great NFL Wives Club Yahoo Group comes this missive from a woman who was actually on the Vikings sex boat:...
Leftovers: $%&#!&! Edition
• Atlanta Thrashers coach in obscenity filled tirade, which is always fun. [The Walking Wizard] • Tommy Maddox's kids taunted on the school bus for dad's sucky play for Steelers. Now that's a tough football town. [Stepping Stones] • Senators-Panthers postponed due to high wind, flying cows. [Newsday...
Leftovers: Hurricane Edition
• Chiefs-Dolphins move game to avoid Hurricane Wilma, although seeing Ricky Williams picked up and twirled in a funnel would have been cool. [Bruno Boys] • Join the club: New Orleans mayor blasts Saints owner. [El Buzzard] • Girardi takes over Marlins just as Mother Nature tries to warn him of impen...
Who Will Be The First Fined NBA Star?
Fun post on Oddjack today: Gambling Web site Bodog has put down odds on who will be the first NBA player to be fined for violating the new dress code....
The Odd Career Move Of Leo Mazzone
Anybody else find it kind of strange that former Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone has left Atlanta to take the same job with Baltimore? We understand that he and Ike Turner manager Bobby Cox weren't exactly seeing eye-to-eye anymore — probably because of all the rocking — and we also understand t...
Leftovers: Sleepful In Seattle
• Hard times in Seattle: Hamlin stable, police investigate slaying. [Seahawks Insider] • Classic Maneuver: Pedro Martinez wants to play for Dominican Republic. [MLB.com] • Report: Girardi to become Marlins manager. If the hurricanes subside by spring training. [Marlins Nation] • Please, nobody play ...
Zoot Suitin' Boogie
All right, we've avoided this long enough: We now have to acknowledge this whole NBA dress code thing. What sparked us into action? Why, Mark Cuban, of course, who addresses the "controversy on his blog. His take: It's a matter of owners not knowing how to relate to their players, which is a shock...
Coles Gets His Oprah Moment
As promised, Jets wide receiver Laveranues Coles appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to talk about his being molested by his stepfather as a child. As you might expect, Coles cried, Oprah cried, everyone cried. (Dick Vermeil came by, he cried, Jimmy Swaggert came by, he cried, Sean Penn came by, ...
Leftovers: Rock the Cradle
• A.C. Milan signs 9-year-old, announces TV deal with Cartoon Network. [The Cult Of Maldini • CSI: Eden Prairie: Woman sues Vikings' Smith for sexual assault. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune] • It's official: NBA has a dress code. Now to tackle that rampant jaywalking problem. [Daily Sports News] • Arkans...
Much Respeck For TNT
We have to give the mad propers to TNT, which is promoting its upcoming NBA television schedule by giving their promos to the great Ali G. The hysterical faux hip-hopper interviews Lakers "star" Kobe Bryant and Esquire's Chuck Klosterman subject Steve Nash in commercials that YAYSports! helpfully ...
Plummer Asks The World, "Who Wants Some?"
Ah, Jake Plummer. Whether it's the mustache, the tendency to occassionally throw the ball with his left hand or his odd or his admirable but oddly hesistant anti-war views, you can always count on Jake Plummer to entertain. This week: A feud with a local columnist over his cheerleader girlfriend....
Coles To Tell His Oprah-Worthy Tale On Oprah
Jets wide receiver Laveranues Coles spoke out last month about being molested by his stepfather, and tomorrow he will reap the inevitable glory: He'll talk about it on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." He will appear with an "entertainment reporter and Park Avenue socialite" who went through the same orde...
Leftovers: The Girls Are Pissed
• Wei disqualified from Samsung — SI reporter narced. [Those Bastards!] • Danica confronts driver after Toyota Indy 400 crash, goes all Tonya Harding on him. [Flash Of Genius] • South Side goes nuts over White Sox — in other words, another typical day. [Steve Scott's Blog] • Vikings hire former FBI ...
Vikings In Desperate Need Of Dramamine
All kinds of developments from the Vikings orgy boat story over the weekend. The highlights:...
NFL Roundup: Some Pretty Skunk Weed
• Ricky Williams had six more yards yesterday than he's had droning "60 Minutes" profiles about him in the last year. So you know. Fortunately, that eight years is still about 50 less than the interviews Esquire writer Chris Jones has given about smoking pot with Williams. Maybe Ricky will catch u...
Week in Deadspin: Time For BoSox And Yanks To PARTY!
• The season couldn't end fast enough for Keith Foulke, swordsman! • It's Ozzie Guillen's playoffs, and we're all just squirrels trying to get nuts. Or something like that. • The Yankees were eliminated, and the entire online world did cartwheels. Fortunately, Yankees fans can spell. • "ESPN Holly...
Hang In There, America: LeBron's Back With Us
Well, everyone can breathe a little easier: LeBron James has been released from the hospital. With Suns forward Amare Stoudamire out until at least the All-Star break, if James had been out for too long, this NBA season was in serious danger of sucking before it even started....