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The Closer: When One Single Beats The Cycle
Notes from a day in baseball:...
Not That Many Hours Left 'Til Gametime
Since it's a one of those 10 a.m. starts tomorrow, we figure this is as close to a preview of tomorrow's United States vs. Ghana matchup as we're going to get, considering the sleep schedules of your average Deadspin reader....
To Watch Tonight
What you'll miss as Lassie watches you drunkenly fall into the well one too many times and refuses to get help ... • College World Series, North Carolina vs. Cal State-Fullerton, at Omaha; Rice vs. Oregon State/Miami (Fla.) winner. Nowhere else will you ever see these five schools in the same paragr...
The Deal With The TRL Thing
Back when we announced the sale of the "You're With Me, Leather" T-shirts, we promised a free post for whichever reader was able to feature the shirt on national television. But we — obviously — never dreamed it would be the host of TRL....
Live Blog: Argentina Vs. Netherlands
This is, from almost all accounts, the most entertaining game of the day; two teams who both will be in the next round but are playing for the No. 1 spot or the No. 2. A win or a draw gives Argentina the nod, and a Netherlands win does it for the Dutch/ Netherlanders/ Hollandaise....
Live Blog: Serbia & Montenegro Vs. Cote d'Ivoire
OK, so fine: This is another one of those games that doesn't mean anything. The Poland-Costa Rica game yesterday was supposedly "meaningless" too, and that didn't stop it from being perhaps the most entertaining game of the day....
The Only Logical Choice For ESPN Soccer Analyst
If you're like us, you've been repeatedly jabbing objects both sharp and blunt into your ears while listening to the ESPN soccer announcers, particularly the "lead" team of Dave O'Brien and Marcelo Balboa, whose extensive yammering and criminal butchering of the English language — respectively — hav...
Your Gay Sports News Roundup
Whether it's celebrity deaths or gay sports stories, it seems big news always comes in threes. (That is how the expression goes, yes?) All kinds of gay news this Wednesday afternoon....
Good Morning, Socceroos
For those of you who have been searching for an alternative to "Mike & Mike in the Morning," and don't mind detailed analysis of pelvic thrusting, there's this: Dribble with Roy and H.G., a World Cup soccer studio show out of Germany, with Australian hosts. (So right away you know it's good.)...
Coach K Speaks!
Our long national nightmare is over. We can all rest a bit easier now, because Coach K is finally weighing in on the Duke lacrosse case. Our parents tell us stories of how they feared world events in the 1960s would overwhelm them, and how they would tune in to the CBS news every evening, and things...
Nothing Like Some Singing Limeys
Say what you will about those Brits, but they sure can freaking sing....
Hirshey: Get It Together, Turniphead
David Hirshey will write regularly during the World Cup....
Live Blog: Portugal Vs. Mexico
It's bright and early today, perfect for a particularly rocking soccer game. (Match. Pitch. Whatever.) This one, similar to the Germany-Ecuador game yesterday, could be for the top seed in the next round, though Mexico hasn't nailed down their spot just yet....
Live Blog: Iran Vs. Angola
You might be sitting there at your computer, saying silly things like, "Why would I need a live blog of a game between Angola and Iran? Isn't there an excellent Mexico vs. Portugal game right next door?...
Heat Win First-Ever Title, And Even Cuban's Classy About It
Even though their apparently show their loyalty by dressing up like Klan members — even when they're not actually at the arena in which the games are being played, like in this picture — and even though they don't have an owner whose brain is always on the verge of a noisy (and always smart and en...
YWML Suddenly Huge With 13-Year-Olds
Out of the wilderness, from the depths of madness, comes a strange, unlikely hero. He's got spikey hair, a nifty blazer and a T-shirt he holds close to his heart. His day job might seem like it would fall outside your particular spectrum of interest, but don't fret: There's a twinkle there, a tiny g...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you begin to fear that you're starting to like soccer ... admit it! • College World Series: Oregon State vs. Rice or Miami (Fla.). Usually the choice is rice or baked potato. [ESPN2] • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Cleveland. What happens when a cartoon Indian battles a cute juvenile bear? Y...
Live Blog: England Vs. Sweden
More fun with America Sr.: The English - with a lead from Mr. Waxed Head Wayne Rooney - are already into the second round, but they need to a draw or a win to secure the top seed coming out of Group B. A win by Sweden here gives them the top seed, and a draw guarantees them a spot in the second roun...
Live Blog: Paraguay Vs. Trinidad & Tobago
Paraguay has been a big disappointment, losing two games 1-0 and already having been eliminated. Meanwhile, the plucky Trinidadians — Toboggans? — look unlikely to make the next round; they need a convincing victory and a blowout loss by Sweden against England. But that's more than perhaps they ex...
The Secret Way To Handicap The World Cup
So as you might have noticed, we've been doing some fun photo montages to preview the World Cup live blogs. And we always run a photo of a couple of fans. Or, as one friend put it, "I am enjoying this trend whereupon 2 countries playing each other are contrasted with a 'hot chick' and a 'doofus.'"...