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The Head Heard Round the World
Congratulations to Italy, World Cup Champions. However, I have to admit, that's probably one of the greatest retirements I've ever seen. Better than John Kruk leaving the game after he got his average back up to .300 for his career....
World Cup Final Live Blog: Italy Vs. France
Well, it took long enough, but it's finally time for the World Cup Final. It's your favorite divers from Italy against the surrender monkeys from France. It's non-stop fun; it's the World Cup....
Barry Bonds: World Cup Soothsayer
The ribald pirates at The Hater Nation shot over this link from Barry Bonds' latest journal entry to the fans, giving his predictions for the World Cup Final:...
Federer Dominates Again
Just as expected, Roger Federer won his fourth straight Wimbledon championship defeating Rafael Nadal 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. Nadal showed some sparks throughout the match, but it was pretty much Federer all the way who never let Nadal take over at any point. Federer's work on grass is pretty sensati...
Nadal Gonna Try Best For Try The Victory, Gonna Try That
Now, this morning's Wimbledon final is gearing up to be something really special. Federer and Nadal are fun to watch anytime they play and on such a grand stage it's a great way to get a Sunday morning started. So, this pull quote isn't meant to slam Nadal, per se, but more the reporter on this st...
Wimbledon: Crap, There Was Tennis On
So, apparently the first portion of the Wimbledon finals were held this morning as the ladies finals are all over. Yep, completely missed that....
World Cup: No, There Will Be No Live Blogging Today
The coveted third place game between Germany and Portugal kicks off in a little while and there will be no one to live blog the event. I certainly won't be able to do it. Not when Bravo's showing "The Restaurant" marathon all afternoon. But, of course, there are plenty of people blogging about the...
Terrell Owens: Portait of a Franchise Killer as a Young Man
Surprisingly, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens used to be a little kid —with hopes, dreams, aspirations of making life miserable for his future employers and teammates—and the Philadelphia Eagles still, for some reason, have a little online scrapbook of T.O. as a pup on their Kids Club ...
Week In Deadspin: Still Reeling From RFK
• ESPN not only wants your sports blogs, they're signing their top staffers up, whether they know it or not. • You absolutely cannot beat Kobayashi. • Jose Canseco demanded a trade. Really. • Three strikes ... you're dead. • The four-millionth reason baseball players should stay away from Match.co...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the ghost of Ken Lay enters your bedchamber, rattling chains, crying "Scrooooge!" ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Joel "Freezer Repair" Casamayor vs. Lamont "Oatmeal Cookie Dough" Pearson, at Phoenix. We freely admit it; we made up the nicknames. [ESPN2] • MLB: Boston at Chicago White S...
Just One (Real) World Cup Match To Go
All right, well, this is it: Just one more World Cup game — one that counts, anyway — and this whole thing is over. On Sunday, it's France vs. Italy for the World Cup title and all the international respect for its citizens and its style of play that comes with it....
Lick Your Lips And Prepare To Enjoy Ozzie Guillen
Ozzie Guillen: Gay community icon? He's on his way, as an alternative lifestyle supper club in Chicago has named a drink after the Jay Mariotti-bashing manager of the White Sox. And by the way; white socks with black shoes? How tacky, Chicago. From the Chicago Sun-Times:...
Eddie Griffin's Odd Film Choices
In case you were in desperate need of some of the inside details of the Eddie Griffin masturbating in his car story — and, obviously, you were, because what person in his right mind isn't? — the official PDF version of the complaint in the lawsuit against him has been released. Our personal favori...
The Closer: Mets Soldier On Without Pedro
Notes from a day in baseball ......
The Baseball Slasher Flick
We love movie taglines: Our personal favorite is for the Steven Seagal/DMX actioner Exit Wounds: "Hurts goin' in ... hurts goin' out." But it's also tough to beat the tagline for this 2000 horror flick The Catcher: "Three strikes ... you're dead."...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you go into the hatch to press the button ... • MLB: St. Louis at Houston. We can't take much more of this, guys. [ESPN] • LPGA, HSBC World Match Play Championship, first round, at Gladstone, N.J. We're pulling for Annika Sorenstam, only because Virada Nirapathpongporn is way too...
"He's The Hoff"
We did everything in our power to avoid this story, but sometimes these things take on their own inertia. Can't be stopped, can't be helped: You know how it goes....
Another Reason To Leave The MLS
The joke about employees skipping out of work to watch the World Cup has become so prevalent that even ESPN is making the joke (and setting it, cleverly, to a U2 song). But what about when one of your employees is, well, a soccer player?...
Look! A Funny Gary Williams Photo!
Apropos of absolutely nothing, here's a rather silly photo of Maryland head basketball coach Gary Williams. Careful with those wings, Coach....
Of Streaking And Shrieking
At first we thought all the shrieking coming from Maria Sharapova on Tuesday was because of this guy. Apparently not. Sharapova, it seems, has a habit of screaming on every shot, something of which we were blissfully unaware until today, due to the fact that we watch her matches with the sound off. ...