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Hey, Look, The Yankees Are In The Playoffs Again
You know, it really is kind of weird when a team has a big champagne celebration after they've lost a game. We know they've earned it, and we know they've got it coming. But it still seems strange to lose a game, go back to the locker room, turn on the television, see a final score in a game played ...
Darryl Strawberry Can Teach Your Kids A Few Tricks
We know that Darryl Strawberry has made considerable strides toward cleaning up his life in recent years, and for that we applaud him: Not everyone can be Dwight Gooden, after all. But we still find it somewhat, eh, curious by this auction currently up for bid at MLB.com....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while listening to this over and over and over ... • Basketball: Women's world championships, quarterfinal, USA vs. Lithuania, at Sao Paolo, Brazil. Are their cheerleaders at a women's basketball game? Are they men? [NBATV] [FSN] • MLB: Detroit at Chicago White Sox. The Tigers fall out...
In A Way, It's A Step Forward For Isiah
Some good news for Isiah Thomas (seen here having dinner with Dennis Rodman at an Outback Steakhouse): He is actually able to establish a functioning work environment! Who knew?!...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Golden State Warriors
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner (no, not that corner; that's curling). We don't know about you, but we've barely had time to miss Ron Artest and Mark Cuban before they're back again. And that's a good thing. So let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team...
A-Rod Is Moody, Aloof And Weird. REALLY.
So everyone's all abuzz this morning about Tom Verducci's Sports Illustrated cover story this week, a look the complex organism that is the brain of Alex Rodriguez. We think Verducci is one of the best guys SI has, and the story's well-written enough, we guess, but we don't quite understand what the...
She Handled It Considerably Better Than McCarver
Julie Donaldson, locker room/sideline reporter for SNY, the Mets station — she is one of the women the station allows to have a brain and a skull — takes part in turning an otherwise perfectly normal division championship celebration into something vaguely different....
The Closer: Welcome To The Grease Fire That Is The AL Central
Notes from a day in baseball:...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you pine for the NHL ... • MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres. You stay classy, Whale's Vagina. [Channel 4 Padres] • Minor League Baseball: Triple-A Bricktown Showdown, Toledo (International League champion) vs. Tucson (Pacific Coast League champion), at Oklahoma City. Mr...
Chris Fowler, Mrs. BodyShaping
Remember "BodyShaping?" That old ESPN show that featured, uh, people in Spandex lifting things and hopping around at a location of indistinguishable but distinctly beach-like flavor? Well, the host of that show was a woman named Jennifer Dempster, and, as MJD touched on this weekend, she recently ma...
Mets Fans Are Having A Nice Morning
As established late last night, the Mets clinched the National League East last night behind the gorgeous athletic stylings of Jose Valentin....
Great. MORE New York Teams In The Postseason
Congratulations to the New York Mets, who shook off the vexing enigma that is the Pittsburgh Pirates and beat the Florida Marlins 4-0 tonight to clinch the National League East title. They're the first team to punch the proverbial ticket to the playoffs, and now we can all breathe a sigh of relief t...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch instead of, you know, doing this ... • MNF: Pittsburgh at Jacksonville. Only one NFL game tonight? Ripoff! [ESPN] • Basketball: Women's world championships, second round, USA vs. Czech Republic, at Sao Paolo, Brazil. Women must reclaim the men's honor. (Sigh), as usual. [FSN] • MLBl: A...
In Case It Slipped Your Mind, Ohio State Still Hates Michigan
For the record, we're pretty sure that the Pat Forde-recommended Dead Schembechlers hate the University of Michigan more than any punk band ever hated anything, and that's saying something. So if you also hate the Wolverines, you won't want to miss the Hate Michigan Rally on Nov. 17 in Columbus, hea...
To Watch Tonight...
• MLB. Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees. I heard that the standings don't matter when these two teams play. 8:00, ESPN. • Movie. Major League. Forget about the curve ball, Ricky. Give 'em the heater. 8:00, ESPN Classic. • NFL. Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys. I just wish NBC would find a way t...
Michael Irvin, Koren Robinson, And Ricky Williams Have A Song For You
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That's Never Been MY Experience
Do me a favor. Click this link, check out the headline, then come back. I'll wait....
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Clemson @ Florida State. 7:45, ESPN. To me, the Bowden vs. Bowden storyline never really gets old. • College Football: Florida @ Tennessee. 8:00, ESPN. I know that Steve Spurrier is elsewhere now, but it wouldn't kill him to keep talking trash on Tennessee. • College Football: Ne...
At Last, Some Attention For Water Polo
I don't feel like we have enough stories here on Deadspin that feature high school boys having their clothes confiscated by school administrators. Today, I seek to right this wrong....
Week In Deadspin: Clap Your Hands Say "Cough"
• If you can't punch a bouncer for yelling at you for bringing underage girls into a bar, jeez, what's the point of playing quarterback? • Everybody get fired up about your prostate! • It's not barking anymore: Now Browns fans steal your wheels. And then they poop on towels! • "Hey, Rob!" • You know...