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Even The ESPN Announcers Were Tired Of Watching That Orange Bowl
ESPN3's online feed does away with commercials entirely, leaving dead silence in their place. Except sometimes they forget to cut the announcers' mics, leading to awkward exchanges like last night's between Jaws, Gruden and Tirico....

All Of Edin Dzeko’s Goals From Last Season … In 2-D!
Unless people are making it all up for a laugh, the big news is that the robed men at Man City have splurged another £30 million on hot European property — this time, Edin Dzeko of playing-for-Wolfsburg fame....

That Was Indeed Jim Rome In The Studio Audience Of <em>American's Funniest Home Videos</em>
An email from Richard Connor, producer of America's Funniest Home Videos of Toddlers Swinging Baseball Bats in the Vicinity of Their Fathers' Unsuspecting Crotches, regarding this morning's screengrab:...

Hungover? Watching Brett Favre Dance To A Vanilla Ice Song Should Help
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....

This Free Throw Bends Physics
If you're like me, you'll watch this approximately 30 times in the next hour. It's captivating. [via Plantar Fasciitis]...

This May Or May Not Be Rex Ryan's Wife Making Foot-Fetish Videos (UPDATE)
There’s a celebrity in the foot-fetish world who posts videos with titles like “Hot Mature Sexy Feet.” The videos feature a woman who looks like Jets coach Rex Ryan’s wife, Michelle — and, in one, a man offscreen who sounds like Rex....

Ref Takes Ball To The Head, Loses Toupee
Your guess is as good as mine as to where this comes from. All I know is that ref will keep a closer eye on clearances in the future, and maybe consider a stronger adhesive....

Heat Strokes, Games 24 & 25: Showtime
FreeDarko's Bethlehem Shoals, a regular contributor to NBA FanHouse and co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History (visit the FreeDarko store, too!), is keeping a game-by-game diary of the Heat's season — the one you're pretending not to care about....

The Unreal Genius Of <em>Football Manager</em>, Greatest Video Game Ever
Football Manager 2011 is the latest entry in the famously addictive series of "realistic" soccer simulation games. Brian Phillips explains the appeal and what it tells us about sports fandom in the time of Brett Favre's penis....

And Here's An 11-Year-Old Dunking
And yes, that's a regulation rim. Adrian Moore is in seventh grade, which means he won't even start college until 2016. Assuming he's not already playing for money somewhere in Europe next year. [Prep Rally, h/t Ryanosaurus Rex]...

Watch Samir Nasri’s Brilliant Performance Against Fulham Set To Music!
They say that when a door slams shut, a window pops open. Or something like that. And in this case, the door is Cesc Fabregas, and Samir Nasri is a window....

Here's The Year In Scandal With Taiwanese Animation
Taiwan's burgeoning animation scene has given us plenty of gems this year by covering sports scandals in a humorous fashion. Here's Next Media Animation's year in review video, from Tiger Woods to Tony Parker and everyone in between. [NMA.tv]...

How About That Adam Johnson Goal!
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....

Punch-Out With Your Cock Out
A German (of course) AIDS awareness organization has released COCK OUT, in which players slip on a motion-sensing digital condom and use their thrusts to pummel a virtual HIV....

Ducks Forward's Empty-Netter Seals Game (For The Oilers)
Anaheim's Corey Perry was just trying to set up a teammate in front of the net as the clocked ticked down. Instead, he ended up committing one of the biggest goofs in recent memory....

Bebe Scores A Couple Of Beauties For United (Reserves)
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....

Lionel Messi Scores Another Rather Nice Goal
Just once, it'd be nice to see little Lionel Messi score a clumsy goal. Perhaps he could charge down a goal kick with his groin and miss it going into the net because he's too busy shouting sweet Jesus to the heavens....

Here's What Some Are Calling Cricket's Catch Of The Year
England's Monty Panesar, a notably terribly fielder, made an excellent snag. Snazzy, yes, but would it even make Web Gems?...

The Media Pearl-Clutching Over Kobe Bryant's <em>Call Of Duty</em> Commercial Has Begun
This is the commercial. This is Tim Keown's ESPN.com column, which is straight out of the Cokie Roberts "Oh noes! Blowjobs!" school of punditry. WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN BEING USED FOR RHETORICAL EFFECT BY ANOTHER COLUMNIST GROUCHING ABOUT POP CULTURE?...

Chris Bosh Unlikely To Enjoy Chris Bosh's New Theme Song
Are you struggling to find a phrase to describe a product you bought that was supposed to be really good, but thus far is just disappointing? Maybe it was falsely advertised as top-of-the-line? It's "like a Bosh." [The Basketball Jones]...