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Is there any chance Vince Young wins this thing?
I really don't see it. The only outside chance Young has is if somehow, Leinart and Bush split the west coast votes, and that the east coast bias is far more powerful than any of us think. Actually, that wouldn't even work. It would have to be a Texas bias, or just an outright west coast hatred....
An all-around ugly day for Texas
The black jerseys, the blowout against Duke... and it's probably not going to get better when Vince Young comes up short this evening. Sorry fellas. More poetry......
#1 vs #2
As a salute to J.J. Redick, all of today's posts about the Duke/Texas game will be in poetry form. You may not know this about me, but I consider myself a master of the limerick....
Week In Deadspin: Time For A Weekend Shindig!
• Clinton Portis can change your life, if you'll just let him in. • Michael Irvin, as you've often seen him before! • Luke Walton can't get anything free in this world. • Honestly, we think we could get Anna Benson to promote Deadspin merchandise right now, and for free. As long as the T-shirts w...
Leftovers: Big People Doing Things
• Shaq sworn in as cop. Great idea — what could possibly go wrong? [WKYT] • Bears fined $50,000 each for fight, also must put several quarters in swear jar. [CBS Sportsline] • Big Hurt heading for Oakland? (That's not a seasonal prediction; we're referring to Frank Thomas). [Chicagoist] • Soriano sa...
Hey, Mark? Fat Ankles Will Be The Least Of Her Problems
From the newest edition of Playboy magazine, via the New York Post:...
Carnival Of The NHL, No. 15!
As mentioned, earlier this week, we were cordially invited to host the weekly/bi-weekly Carnival Of The NHL, which we were honored to do, mainly because we need to brush up on our hockey, a sport we struggle with sometimes because the Cardinals don't play it....
Athlete Run-In: Julian Tavarez's Rocket Arm
Today's first athlete run-in story is about one of our favorite insane athletes, (former) Cardinals reliever Julian Tavarez, a guy just crazy enough not only to break his hand punching a phone in a playoff game, but then come out the next night and try to catch a comebacker with that very same han...
Leftovers: NBA Fashion Edition
• NBA Union files grievance over fines for length of players' shorts. This will end up in the Supreme Court, we're sure. [ESPN] • Gene Keady to coach Toronto Raptors. His combover will stay in retirement, however. [Purdue Exponent] • You are snubbed once again — Bush, Leinart, Young named as Heisman...
When Dr. J Stops Being Polite And Starts Getting Real
We've always been surprised that Julius Erving doesn't get more Wilt Chamberlain-esque cred for libido size. The guy fathers tennis players, shows up in sex tapes and pretty much is the walking manifestation of the dangers of Cialis. Plus, we've always thought he's the real-world equivalent of the...
Last Call For Carnival Of The NHL
As mentioned on Monday, we're hosting the Carnival Of The NHL this week, and the deadline for submissions is today at 5 p.m. We'll be doing a whole big Carnival post tomorrow, so send us your best hockey posts of the week, and we'll feature 'em, because that's what we do here....
Athlete Run-In: David Wells' Special Talent
Today's first athlete run-in story is a brief one, but it's our favorite kind, because it involves David Wells and beer. Three beers, in fact. From a Cleveland reader:...
It's Springtime In Dallas
We, honestly, have been too focused on Facebook photos (or, as we like to call it, "sports blogging at its finest") and Anna Benson's right to devour lovable animals to hammer this as much as we'd like, but let us make clear: For baseball fans, this is a tremendously fun time to be a fan. (Even if...
Leftovers: Black Sunday
• Evidently NFL bookies took it in the shorts on Sunday. It's at times like these that we miss Oddjack more than ever. [MSNBC] • NASCAR OKs $4.48 billion deal with four networks. Cooter and Billy Ray celebrate with beer and chicken wings. [The Mighty MJD] • Astros have had it with Clemens, and they'...
Irvin Arrest Video Surfaces
Well, this is a nice day: The video of the Michael Irvin arrest a week-and-a-half ago has been released. It, as you might expect, makes for compelling viewing. Dallas' NBC-5 recounts the details....
Leftovers: All We Need Is Cash
• Word on the street is that Burnett will sign with Jays for $55 million. [Blue Jay Way] • Young says he deserves Heisman. That's good enough for us. [USC Trojan Football] • U.S. misses being World Cup seed by one point. One lousy, stinking point. Crap. [Baltimore Sun] • Carmelo Anthony fined $5,000...
The Jet Lag Games
We'll admit: All this talk about the World Baseball Classic is starting to get us somewhat all a-twitter. Not only are we being promised meaningful baseball a month early, but everyone appears to be showing up: Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, even Roger Clemens, delaying his I'll-retir...
Blogdom's Best: Denver Broncos
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...
Athlete Run-Ins: A Preoccupied Allen Iverson
Count us as members of the "Allen Iverson Gets A Bad Rap" camp, though, in recent years, general consensus has turned our direction, and what the guy is doing on court this year is almost terrifying in its originality. But in 2002, when this week's first athlete run-in story takes place, Iverson w...
The Dulcet Tones Of Dirk Nowitzki
We'll confess: We're that dork that always has a novelty ringtone. We've gone from REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" to the Illinois fight song to our current one, Europe's "The Final Countdown," inspired by Gob on "Arrested Development." We're lame that way. Forgive us....