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Coach Would Rather Players Sleep Around Than Drink After Games
Roberto Mancini has made Eastlands the new preferred destination for football's top womanizers, after ordering his Manchester City players to put down their pint glasses and instead wrap their hands around a nice pert boob....
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Why Did Cal-Berkeley Demote Its 25-Time National-Championship-Winning Rugby Team? [Updated]
The varsity rugby team at Cal Berkeley has won 25 national championships since 1980. Little matter. The school's shuttering the program and making it a "club." Because of the school's budget. And Title IX? [Edit: Punctuation updated.]...

The Messiah College Lady's Soccer Team Will Not Tolerate Peeping Toms
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....

Your Yankees/Rangers Game Two ALCS Open Thread
Coughing up a five-run lead last night + facing a pitcher who's never given up a run at Rangers Ballpark = the Yankees flying home with a free pass to the World Series, right?...

What Bloggers Are Saying About ALCS Game 2
Here are 10 links to what guys and gals with keyboards are saying about ALCS Game 2 today....

Let's Talk About How Being Comatose Feels
As you may have seen on Gawker yesterday, MTV Real World/Road Rules Challenge host TJ Lavin took a terrible spill at a BMX event in Vegas on Thursday and is now in a medically induced coma....

Your College Football Early Games Thread
For potential heart-attack fetishists, there's Illinois at Michigan State. For sadists, B.C. at Florida State or Minnesota at Purdue. For the righteous/godless, Western Michigan at Notre Dame. For college-football addicts, there's Missouri at Texas A&M and Vanderbilt at Georgia....

Here's The Last Picture Taken Of A Former President Before Nolan Ryan Turned On Him With Arms Named "Power" and "Glory"
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....

Your "Where's John Wetteland?" Yankees-Rangers Open Thread
Noted Twitter personality C.J. Wilson toes the mound for Texas. Noted endomorph CC Sabathia counters for New York. It's a 7-game series for Cliff Lee's soul. Discuss it here....

The Curious Case Of The Uterine-Expanding, Digitally Disappearing Picabo Street (UPDATE)
On Sept. 25, Picabo Street was a celebrity picker on ESPN College Gameday, which was on location for the Oregon St.-Boise St. game. She was described as "visibly pregnant, prepared and enthusiastic" in the Idaho Statesman's story about ESPN coming to town. To understand why a visibly pregnant Picabo...

The Most Russian Video Of All Time: Wolves Swarm Cop On Freeway
This is EXACTLY what I assumed life is like over there. [The Sun]...

Athletes Cheat Because They Believe So Highly In Themselves
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: Noel Biderman, AshleyMadison.com founder....

Just A Warning To You Big Simpsons Fans Out There
An Idaho man pleaded guilty to downloading Simpsons porn. He faces 10 years in federal prison. His lawyer worked on contingency? No, money down!...

Funbag Bonus: Did The Chilean Miners Masturbate?
The Chilean miners were all rescued, free now to breathe in air and have their medical benefits cut off three weeks from now. But screw that: Wuz they jackin' it?...

Cockblocked In The Car Hole! GREAT MOMENTS IN DRUNKEN HOOKUP FAILURE
Welcome to Great Moments in Drunken Hookup Failure, where we showcase four heartwarming true stories of drunken love gone horribly awry. Off we go....

The Taiwanese Animation Version Of The Brett Favre Scandal We've All Been Waiting For
Brett Favre's penis is the gift that keeps on giving, isn't it? There's nothing quite like Taiwanese news outlets animating stories to let you know what you're covering is news. And nothing quite like using "offensive tackle" as a euphemism. [NMA.tv]...

Why Did Ole Miss Pick A Louisiana Black Bear As Their New Mascot?
Colonel Reb: definitely outdated, possibly a little offensive. So he's gone. Introducing the new mascot for Ole Miss: a generic bear in a sun hat, associated with another state entirely....

MIT Had Its Own "Fuck List"...In 1977
It turns out renowned egghead university MIT was also dragged into a sex scandal thanks to two female students who wrote a detailed, "consumer guide" to 36 male students they humped....

Jeff Francoeur Just Burned The Mets
Sayeth Frenchie: "I always wanted to know what it was like to play meaningful baseball in New York and I'm going to have the opportunity." Status: Told. [NYDN]...

Josh Hamilton's Ginger Ale Spray Down Has Been Documented On Video
The Rangers did a nice thing for their teetotaling-teammate Josh Hamilton last night—because, well, you know—showering their star slugger in a veritable avalanche of crisp, crisp ginger ale. ...