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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: Faith And Fear In Flushing
Sigh. Here we go. "Faith And Fear In Flushing: An Intense Personal History Of The New York Mets" is not a book I'd promote on this site unless it was really, really good....
This Week On A Very Special 'Friday Night Lights' ...
So you've quit the high school football team, and now you want to come back. OK, well, this being Texas, you'll need to drop your pants for a rather brutal paddlin'....
No One Wants To Coach At Arizona (UPDATE)
Dan Wetzel is now reporting that Sean Miller changed his mind and will take the job. I guess this post convinced him....
Jose Canseco Just Keeps Right On Blabbing
The Nostradamus of Steroids spoke to students on the USC campus this weekend and because he doesn't know how to do anything else, he decided to take some more shots at current, possibly juiced ballplayers....
Amazing Memorabilia That No One Wants
How would you like to own a poster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, autographed by Milwaukee Brewers "non-roster invitee" Trot Nixon? Don't touch it—it's mint. [Sweet Merciful Crap]...
LeBron James Pretends He Knows Who Alex Ovechkin Is
What happens when the world's greatest basketball player meets the world's greatest hockey player? In one word .... awwwwk-ward....
Sometimes A Baseball Game Is Just A Baseball Game
Baseball as a metaphor for recession and these troubled times? Maybe, maybe not, but reading about baseball players attempting to wax philosophical on the matter is always entertaining. [Vanity Fair]...
Giants Rid Themselves Of Plaxico Burress
Ralph Vacchiano of the Daily News calls this move "shocking" but that seems a little overboard. What else were the Giants supposed do with Plaxico Burress?...
Dustin Pedroia Thinks Very Highly Of Alex Rodriguez
From this month's Boston magazine: "That guy," he will say, pausing for a moment to find the right word, "is a dork." [Boston Magazine]...
'Favre Just Dropped An F5,' And Other Observations On Jock-Female Relations
It's time for Waxing Off, the only Internet feature which can tell the time in the U.S., London and Prague. Today's topic; why the rules for dating women seem to be different for top athletes....
F1 Winner Holds Up Post-Race Press Conference To Jump His Model Girlfriend
British Formula 1 driver Jenson Button was so excited to win the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, that he couldn't wait until after meeting with the media to start the celebration....
John McCain To Save Jack Johnson's Honor
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson spent a year in jail for having sex with a white woman—who was also his wife—but a pardon sixty years after his death should make up for all that....
All Your Hopes And Fears Will Be Revealed Once You Open ... "The Door"
The Door is blowing up! It has devotees, worshipers, even its own Facebook fan group. The vigil continues....
Calipari Watch, Day 2: Pretty Blonde Reporter Is Latest Victim Of The Madness
A Deadpsin operative checked into "Door Watch '09" last night to find that the Memphis Athletic Department had been replaced by an adorable blonde reporter. You can imagine how the comment horde dealt with that....
Well Why Even Bother Playing The Season Now?
Yankees installed as 9/2 favorites to win World Series, followed by Red Sox (11/2), Cubs (8/1) and, wait for it ... New York Mets (8/1). And your MVP is Mark Teixeira. [Bodog Life.com]...
D Train Goes Slightly Off The Tracks
The Tigers got clearance from the commissioner's office to put Dontrelle Willis on the DL with an anxiety disorder on Sunday. I thought only Tigers fans got those....
More Sweet Sixteen Duan: Discuss Your Brackets, Make Out With An Avatar, Type Insulting Things About Your Mothers
Louisville/Arizona are starting...now! For those of you with Friday night plans to watch the games, tipple, rip, and sniff here's the spot for you. And stop leering — she's 16, for god sakes!...
Getting To The Bottom Of The Lingerie Football League
It's time for Waxing Off, the only Internet feature to turn down federal stimulus bailout money. This week's topic: The scourge of the Lingerie Football League....
Even In Its Infancy, ESPN Was On The Cutting Edge
Once upon a time, Xavier coach Sean Miller did Harlem Globetrotter tricks as a 12-year-old, and ESPN reporters rocked the WKRP In Cincinnati Herb Tarlek sports jacket. It was truly sports media's golden age....
So That's Why He's On The Cover Of Sports Illustrated
Fields is not Pitt's best 3-point shooter, but he always takes the big shots at the end of games. Fields made a winning 3-pointer to beat Duke at Madison Square Garden last season and made two more clutch 3-pointers in the waning moments when the Panthers beat Connecticut in February....