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Carmelo Anthony Would Rather Not Be Bothered While Eating A Slurpee
You know, we're trying to think what bothers us more: Carmelo Anthony punching a Knick at Madison Square Garden or a friend of his decking an autograph-seeker at a 7-11....
Hirshey: Staying Awake For The MLS (Halfway, Anyway)
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
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• The Big Lead is back up. I guess Cowherd doesn't do his show on weekends? Enjoy it today, just in case the path of destruction picks back up tomorrow. [The Big Lead] • Don't you think the Temple Owls have enough problems, Philadelphia Eagles? [Philly.com] • Congratulations to the Michigan State Sp...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, CSTV. College Baseball. North Carolina @ Maryland. 1:00, TBS. MLB. New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves. 1:00, ESPN. College Baseball. South Carolina @ Florida. 1:00, ESPN2. WTA Tennis. Bausch @ Lomb Championships, Final. 1:00, ESPNU. Bethune Cookman @ North Carolina AT&T. 1:00, NBC. NHL. Buffalo S...
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• Keith Hernandez is going to revolutionize Major League scouting with his theories about first names that are also names of cities. [Yelling Louder] • The most complete breakdown of Joel Zumaya that you will find anywhere. [Extrapolater] • Phoenix begs for an MLS team. Phoenix must be a happening p...
Mike Hargrove Makes The Weather Work For The Mariners
Nothing officially happened in Cleveland yesterday. If you check the MLB record books, you'll see that Paul Byrd did not have a no hitter going through nearly five innings, he was not one pitch away from completing the abbreviated game, and Mariners manager Mike Hargrove did not manipulate the umpir...
Report: Kevin Durant Wants To Shake David Stern's Hand
We start today with a little bit of good news for fans of terrible NBA teams. Kevin Durant, according to DraftExpress.com, has decided to play basketball for money....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, Fox Soccer. Premiership. Manchester United vs. Portsmouth. 1:00, ESPN2. WTA Tennis. Bausch @ Lomb Championships, Semifinal. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Duke @ Johns Hopkins. 2:00, TNT. Movie. The Legend of Bagger Vance. 2:00, ESPN. College Football Practice. Oklahoma. 2:30, NBC. Cycling. U...
Week In Deadspin: We Can Watch Baseball Again
• Baseball's back! • Bill Simmons, staying above ground. • Nothing is funnier than when Frank Thomas pegs a child. • Even though the team's not looking so hot right now, Cardinals fans remain the best. • Beer bong! • Don't fag out on us now, Packer. • We never made it to Atlanta, but Florida didn't ...
Leftovers: Swimmers' Cribs
• Uh, guys? Guys? Someone should have stopped you from doing this. [SI.com] • College night in Philly went badly? SHOCKING. [The 700 Level] • Don't call these ladies cheerleaders! [UmpBump] • Was Klosterman stealing ESPN's money in Atlanta? [Boston Sports Media] • That guy next to you sucks. [The Fe...
Devin Hester Is Virtually Fast
If you're like us — and Lord help you if you are — much of the summer is spent counting down the days until the new version of Madden is released. (This year, the Buzzsaw is gonna be good! Leinart to Boldin ... Buzzsaw!) Even though the NFL Draft still hasn't happened, they've already released some ...
Leftovers: Massive Double Standard, Or Something
• Why is the NBA considered more of a "thug league" than the NFL? [The View From The Top] • Looking back at the WNBA Draft, which was crazy, apparently. [The Daily Forecast] • Chicago probably shouldn't actually want the Olympics. [The Edge Of Sports] • Look! It's Raef Lafrentz! [The Fan's Attic] • ...
Hey, Maybe Kentucky Should Try To Rehire Tubby Again
Continuing with our afternoon pro-Florida theme ......
Finally, MLB Will Allow You To Pay Them
We've been burned a couple of times on this, so we're still in cautious, believe-it-when-we-see-it mode (it's still not up on our Time Warner system, for example), but it appears Major League Baseball finally came to its senses extorted itself the best possible deal: Extra Innings will be available ...
Leftovers: Them Rings Are Pretty
• The Cardinals' World Series rings are amazing ... and cursed! [Doberman Demeanor] • The police tried to keep this country singer from a baseball career, or something. [To The People] • What will keep the Brewers hot? Mustaches! [Tempin' Ain't Easy] • The Sports Gal's first column on "The Bachelor"...
Someone In The Reuters Photo Department Is Having Some Fun
Last week, the Denver Broncos held open auditions for women to join their cheerleading team. Two hundred and fifty women tried out for 34 slots. One of them was this woman....
NBA Roundup: Rocky Mountain High
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Gauging Your Women's Sports Interest
If you're not adequately impressed by the countdown clock ESPN's giving us for the Rutgers-Tennessee women's national championship game tonight — here's something weird; in women's hoops, they have the professional draft the day after the national title game — then here's a sporting event that's pro...
Leftovers: Taking Home Busch
• What old Busch Stadium memorabilia can mean. [The Morning News] • The Hold Steady love the Minnesota Twins. [MTV.com] • The Boston Globe comes up with a concept that, uh, you've probably seen before. [Yanks Fan Vs. Sox Fan] • Yes, this was not a good first pitch. [Gheorghe: The Blog] • Penn State ...