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Gross Picking His Nose? Gross Picking His Nose.
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 a Picture of Matt Kemp Putting on a Sequined Glove
Here are a couple questions about the Dodgers' 80s Night Promotion (for which Rihanna's boyfriend is posing in the above photo):...

Vows: Henrik Zetterberg and Emma Andersson
On Friday, Detroit Red Wings center Henrik Zetterberg and renowned wag Emma Andersson were joined in holy matrimony along the Baltic Sea in Molle, Sweden....

Prediction for Today's Royals/Yankees Game
Twenty-seven years ago today, this happened ......

Wherefore Art Thou, Lorenzen Wright?
There are two key details to share about the former-lottery-pick-gone-missing tale of Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright. They come from the Baltimore Sun:...

More Jeremy Green Arrest Details!
Let the Chris Hansen wine-cooler-and-Brillo-pad Silkwood shower begin:...

The Lure of a 45-53 Team Proves Too Strong for Uecker
So, Bob Uecker grabbed the mic and called the Brewers/Nationals game last night, less than three months after extensive heart surgery coupled with staph infection....

Dog Beats Billy Beane to A's Soul
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....

Incongruous Athlete Mix-Tape Theater: Bobby Hurley
Welcome back to Incongruous Athlete Mix-Tape Theater. Today's entry: former Duke point guard Bobby Hurley synced up to Scandal's rollicking anthem, "The Warrior." Note the brilliant match-editing at the 1:01 mark. H/T TarHeelBlues ...

Deadpin I-Team Assemble For The Case Of The Goat-Masked White Sox Fan
It's time for the I-Team to gather once more and discover the identity of a Chicago baseball fan. This time: a South Sider. Though no M&M's-Jacket-Guy, it is a guy wearing a sleeveless shirtsey while wearing a horrific goat mask....

Wade Phillips Is Gushing (About The Potential Of Dez Bryant)
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: Cowboys head man Wade Phillips....

David Kahn Continues To Be Eminently Quotable, Stupid
The Timberwolves GM on newly acquired Michael Beasley: "Michael Beasley smoked too much pot in Miami, but he's a changed man now." On Chris Webber: "He's kind of a schmuck, isn't he?" Then he begins a sentence with "methinks." [Star Tribune, related]...

Floyd Mayweather Takes In A Cockfight
These are purported videos of Floyd Mayweather at a rooster fight in San Juan, PR., instead of doing what we all wish he were doing: training for a fight with Manny Pacquiao. But this looks fun too, I guess....

Armed Robbery Will Turn Stephen Jackson Into The NBA's Charles Bronson, Bobcats Beat Writer Thinks
The wife of Bobcats forward Stephen Jackson was held at gunpoint by home invaders, locked in a bathroom, and robbed in the couple's Charlotte home Wednesday. Trauma aside, she's fine. But don't tell that to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer....

Sportswriter Publicly Quits, Salts The Earth In His Wake
The Miami Herald's FIU beat writer figured out that his paper and his city (to say nothing of the world) care a hell of a lot more about The U than they do FIU. His scathing letter of resignation pulled no punches....

Last Night's Winner: Orioles Fans, As Strange As That Sounds
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Camden Yards' 20,108 paying customers, who, despite the O's not scoring a run, were treated to two meltdowns, three ejections and one very determined fan on the field....

David Robinson Spotted In His Natural Habitat: Comic-Con
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....

NFL Wants To Take Hard-Earned Money From All Those Players Who Shoot Themselves In Bars Or Something
NFL executive vice president Jeff Pash has some serious problems with the current collective bargaining agreement, foremost being that all those football players shooting themselves in bars get to keep their signing bonuses. Outrage!...

WNBA Player Has Funny Name When Pronounced Incorrectly
Phoenix Mercury vet DeWanna Bonner—who could probably take anyone on staff here in a game of Horse or 1-on-1, but not knockout, never knockout—has a name that begs to be said aloud in a bad Jamaican accent....

Manitoba Man Charged For Calling Police To Get Winnipeg Jets Back
The man "had apparently been drinking" when he made a series of 911 calls, demanding that the RCMP find a way to get the NHL back to Winnipeg. Gary Bettman is just behind Snidely Whiplash on their most-wanted list. [Winnipeg Free Press]...