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Big Yankees Fan Reports For Spring Training
Should've seen this one coming. With pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training in Florida and Arizona, Big Yankees Fan Michael LaPayower figured it was as good a time as any to break out the camera and start galavanting about....
Watch A Three-Year-Old's Heart Break Because His Favorite Texas Ranger May Get Traded
The young man in this video is apparently a big fan of Texas Rangers third-baseman Michael Young, who is likely about to be traded because — overly simplified — he doesn't get along very well with general manager Jon Daniels....
Isles Goon Runs Business More Successful Than His Own Team
Zenon Konopka, who leads the NHL in penalty minutes this year, is a grapeseed oil magnate. He makes and sells wine, too. Then, presumably, Sandis Ozolinsh drinks it. [AmEx Open Forum]...
From Bleacher Report To ProFootballTalk: A Brett Favre Non-Rumor Goes National
We've gotten the emails too: "Bret Favre to join Dancing With The Stars?" We ignored them until PFT posted the rumors early this morning. As fascinating as that would be, the tale of how the rumor made it this far is an even better story....
Everything You Need To Know About The Upcoming NFL Labor War
The NFL season is over! No! NO! NOOOOOOOOOO! Oh, fuck you, God! You've got some nerve allowing late winter, spring, and summer to get in the way like that! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU!...
The Mets Are Just One Giant I.O.U.
Things cannot get much worse for the Wilpons. On Friday, a judge unsealed the complaint against the Mets owners filed on behalf of victims of Bernard L. Madoff's giant Ponzi scheme. Turns out the Mets really need a couple bucks, but they'll pay you right back, swear to God....
The Somewhat Romantic Story Of Mark Sanchez And A 17-Year-Old Girl
"He would send me a text at 2 a.m. on a Wednesday, but I'd be like, I have school tomorrow." The quarterback and the high schooler: a thoroughly modern love story. READ » • ALSO: Her lawyer's letter to Deadspin....
The Somewhat Romantic Story Of Mark Sanchez And A 17-Year-Old Girl
This is a story about a famous quarterback's courtship of a 17-year-old girl and the girl's conflicting emotions about fame. No one committed any crimes, as far as we know. It's perfectly legal for the New York Jets' Mark Sanchez to date a 17-year-old girl. He can do it in Manhattan. He can do it at...
Human Knees Do Not Bend That Way
Your morning roundup for Feb. 8, the day we were shanked to death by our own cock....
This Is What Happens When You Get Caught Stealing Someone's Shovel During A Blizzard (Video)
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. ...
U of Colorado Debates Whether It's Racist For Fans To Paint Their Faces Black
There's an interesting question being posed out in the Rockies regarding the University of Colorado fans' "Black Outs" concept. That question is this: "If white people paint their faces black at games, is that racist?"...
Minn. Legislator Proposes Bill To Open Lou Gehrig's Medical Records For Concussion Probe
A Minnesota state legislator will introduce a bill on Monday that would permit the Mayo Clinic to release the medical records of Yankees great Lou Gehrig for medical review....
NBA Player Served With Child Support Papers At Halftime Of A Game
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....
Mark Sanchez's 17-Year-Old Lady Friend Has Found A Lawyer
So we've been working on a story the last couple weeks about Mark Sanchez's romancing of a 17-year-old girl. She reached out to us first and agreed to cooperate. Then she didn't. Then she did again. Now, of course, her lawyer has contacted us....
Mr. Glass Rick DiPietro To Miss A Month After One-Punch Knockdown
The 15-year-man will be out 4-6 weeks with facial fractures and knee swelling. Should have been wearing knee pads, because Brent Johnson made him his bitch. [Islanders.com]...
Jim Gray Doesn't Like Being Asked About His Sources
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....
Justin Bieber Boos Go Down The Memory Hole
From the notebook on NBA.com: "Justin Bieber wore purple framed glasses and received a massive round of applause." Looks like we'll have to rely on the samizdat....
Last Night's Winner: The Taste Of Sports Fans When It Comes To Justin Bieber
The Bieb showed up at the Knicks game last night, and as celebrities are wont to do, was put up on the Jumbotron. The New York crowd's reaction was overwhelmingly boos. Glorious, glorious boos....
Mickey Mantle's "Outstanding Event" At Yankee Stadium Is Lewdly Outstanding
From Letters of Note comes this noteworthy correspondence exchange between the New York Yankees and a retired Mickey Mantle in Dec. 1972. The team sent a two-statement fill-in-the-blank survey in advance of Yankee Stadium's 50th anniversary....
Quit Wasting Money On Rims
Turner Sports launched CharlesBarkley.com today. It's mildly entertaining as a whole, but it's much funnier to narrow it down to the Round Mound's best single lines. Today in Barkley wisdom: stop buying rims....