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Yes, Somebody Yelled "Konnichiwa Bitches" During A Moment Of Silence At The Meadowlands Last Night
In a nice gesture before last night’s USA/Argentina international-friendly soccer match at New Meadowlands Stadium, people were asked to honor a moment of silence for victims of Japan’s quakenami....

Soccer Player Tackles Streaker, Gets Red Carded For His Trouble
Come with us to Conference South, the sixth level of the English football pyramid. During yesterday's game, Dorchester Town defender/manager Ashley Vickers was sent off for bringing down a mankini-wearing fan. It's hard to blame him: Conference South security apparently consists of calling the loc...

Here's Video Of The Fastest Tennis Serve In History
A 6'10" Croat named Ivo Karlovic broke Andy Roddick's fastest-serve record in the fourth set of a Davis Cup doubles match yesterday. In 2004, Roddick's yellow ball traveled 155 mph (or 249.5 km/h); Karlovic's went 155.96 mph (or 251 km/h)....

Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich Relieved To Still Have The World's Biggest Symbolic Penis
Thought we couldn't put a sports spin on the recent revelation that Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of the dictator of Equatorial Guinea, had commissioned a yacht with a movie theater on board? Wrong....

Barcelona Players Tripped Up By Language Barrier
The most amusing thing about this jokey dubbed-over video is that it's probably accurate. Ibrahim Affelay is from Holland, the new signing by Barcelona, potentially a good one and clearly not versed in Catalan. Is nobody studying Dutch in grade school anymore?...

Oh Look, Victor Conte's Handing Out Supplements Again
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Marlon Byrd will take anything Conte gives him....

Justin Bieber Is More Valuable Than Scottie Pippen On The Basketball Court, Too
Your morning roundup for Feb. 19, the day Wisconsin edges closer to Cairo of the Heartland....

Michael Vick Decided Going On Oprah Wasn't The Brightest Of Ideas
Two days before he was scheduled to sit down on the couch upon which Tom Cruise berzerkered, Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick canceled the appearance. Here's a statement that the team and Vick's personal PR staff released, via the Philadelphia Inquirer's Eagles blog:...

Treat Yourself To The Motherlode Of Historic Shot Videos
Remember Hoopism's on-demand visualization of every slam dunk contest attempt? Well, they've done it again, this time for 65 of the greatest shots in NBA history. More like Hoopgasm, am I right? [Hoopism]...

Michael Vick Gets Key To Dallas, Shit From Owner Of His Former Pit Bull
Michael Vick had a long week in Dallas. At first, he was maybe hosting a party with a SWAT team and its own trailer that eventually got called off and that he had "no intention of participating" in anyway. Luckily, Vick's personal mentor Tony Dungy canceled the party....

This Is What Happens When You Get Caught Stealing Someone's Shovel During A Blizzard (Video)
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. ...

Here's Video Of The Best Tennis Shot Of The Day
Just when you thought Croatian vs. Slovakian men's doubles tennis couldn't get any more electrifying, along comes this bit of artistry at the hands of Filip Polasek....

Michael Vick Scheduled To Headline "Atlanta Sportacular"
A sports cards/memorablilia-hawking moonlighter sent word of an interesting Feb. 11-13 show. It's interesting because Michael Vick will return to Atlanta for two hours of it. Asks memorabilia man, "Will Vick sign any rape stands or Bad Newz Kennel T-Shirts?"...

Lionel Messi Shouldn't Have Wished His Mami A Happy Birthday
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....

The Novitzky Scalps
Barry Bonds: Charged with four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice for telling a federal grand jury he never knowingly used steroids. The substance he's accused of taking, The Clear, was neither illegal nor specifically banned by baseball at the time of his testimony. Trial is ...

Ibrahimovic Scores A Beauty
Self-publicist Zlatan Ibrahimovic — football's Ricky Gervais, the millionaire's Peter Crouch, the vagrant's Curtly Ambrose — put a small portion of money where his mouth is yesterday....

The Spoiler’s Top Five Football Infighting Videos
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....

Michael Vick Knows Kevin Kolb Is Gone
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Vick wants to stay in Philly, and he wants to start....

Your "Brett Favre Is Inactive Because He's Still Lying Dead On A Frozen Field" TNF Open Thread
Pity the world won't get to see the Dog Killer vs. Dong Slinger battle of repugnance tonight but this is what happens when old men hit their heads....

Weekend Winner: Philly, Now Better Than New York At Everything, Including Dog-Pun Headlines
This is today's New York Post cover. For the sake of comparison, this was the Philly Daily News's cover back in September. Yeah, the Post should've just punted that shit out of bounds....