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Hirshey: The Return Of Rooney
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
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• If you sent a baseball card to Don Carman 16 years ago, looking for his autograph, and it's never been returned... don't give up hope. Don Carman rules. [6abc.com] • A long and thorough preview of the NBA season. [WBRS Sports Blog] • In case you didn't already know this, you might not want to get ...
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• Metsquire marks their first anniversary in the blogosphere, and discusses the things they've learned. [Metsquire] • A page out of Chris Fowler's diary reveals that he's desperate for the approval of Kirk Herbstreit. [Sunday Morning Quarterback] • It was only a matter of time, I guess... Paris Hilt...
And If You Hate The Cardinals...
I'd like to help accommodate you, as well. Here's a clip of Scott Spiezio and David Eckstein that they might not be so proud of (courtesy of The Wade Blogs). Spiezio and Eckstein made an appearance on "She Spies," a show starring Natasha Henstridge that lasted about a week and a half on NBC... and t...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The Hugh Johnson Project kindly requests your presence again today. The AOL Instant Messenger name is "DeadspinFootball," and I'm looking for your thoughts and observations of the day's college football games. And please don't forget to let me know how you want to be credited (your name, your site...
Week In Deadspin: And Now ... To The Cobalt!
• Great job, guys! Have a (small) diet beverage! • Lynn Swann, beer ponger. • It's nice to have Free Darko around here, isn't it? • We like us some Chris Carpenter. • This is the only guy to ever take steroids in the NFL. • And extremely difficult night to be a Tigers fan. • Oh, so this is why peopl...
Twenty Four Years Isn't 1918 or 1908 ... But It's A Pretty Long Time
In 1982, we were six years old — we turned seven during the World Series — and could care less about baseball. The principal once called our parents because he thought it was weird that we were reading "Mom, The Wolfman and Me" during recess instead of playing kickball. (And that factoid, surely, wi...
Leftovers: Busted, Owners!
• As part of the new deal, owners will have to pay up for colluding in 2002. [The Business Of Baseball] • Craig's List is definitely fun during the World Series. [Animal New York] • Rock! Hard Wood is back! [Hard Wood] • "Been knocked in the head with a few balls." [DC Sports Bog] • Another collecti...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Philadelphia 76ers
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we continue with the Atlantic Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
Free Darko Previews: Carmelo Anthony
As established, we're dangerously close to the start of the NBA season, with all its drama storylines and sturm und drang and months of madness. To us, part of the beauty of the NBA is that its focus, while ultimately on the team, falls on the individual. The plight of one player becomes an epic tal...
Leftovers: Chad Johnson, Talkin' Again
• Chad Johnson would like you to refer to him as "ochenta y cinco" in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. God, he rules. [Bengals.com] • As if you didn't know this already: Don't pay those idiots with the 900 numbers to give you football picks. [The Sports Pulse] • Could Dick Vermeil replace Dennis Gr...
Bored Cadets Remake "Rudy"
From the invaluable and irreplaceable Every Day Should Be Saturday comes this video, made by cadets at the Naval Academy to pump up their team — we guess — for the game against Notre Dame on Saturday. We're really not sure what we can do with this; should we, like, send them a Penthouse or something...
Welcome To The NBA; We Don't Want No Trouble
David Stern would like to remind you that, per the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, guns are not allowed in The Spectrum; or any other NBA facility. So just hand those over ... nice and slow ... and you can pick them up on your way out. Um, the one in your boot, too....
Free Darko Previews: Kobe Bryant
As established, we're dangerously close to the start of the NBA season, with all its drama storylines and sturm und drang and months of madness. To us, part of the beauty of the NBA is that its focus, while ultimately on the team, falls on the individual. The plight of one player becomes an epic t...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Toronto Raptors
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we continue with the Atlantic Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
Leftovers: It's Almost Like The Shoes Are Cheap Or Something
• Stephon Marbury is injured ... with foot problems. [New York Post] • Athletic controversy at NYU! Cool! [NYU News] • Some more thoughts on Halloween costumes, if you're into that. [Fox Sports] • They have marathons in Antarctica. Yow. [Los Angeles Times] • Look, Drew Bledsoe has a blog! [TonyHomo....
Like A Bat Out Of Hell, We'll Be GONE When The Morning Comes!
Because we are a badass road cannon of destruction, we are zooming through the Midwest this week in a silver Chevy Cobalt. (We went to a motocross event in Taylorville, Ill., over the weekend and showed up in this car; this in no way caused us to be mocked, nope.) It's looking incredibly unlikely ...
FreeDarko Previews The NBA Season
As established, we're dangerously close to the start of the NBA season, with all its drama storylines and sturm und drang and months of madness. To us, part of the beauty of the NBA is that its focus, while ultimately on the team, falls on the individual. The plight of one player becomes an epic tal...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Boston Celtics
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we begin the Atlantic Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....