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Silencing Joe Buck And Tim McCarver: A Simple Tech Solution To Our Crappy World Series Announcers
Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, Fox's World Series broadcast team, will begin inflicting themselves on a national television audience tonight. Thankfully, technology offers recourse that doesn't involve throwing something heavy at the TV: just synch up the broadcast with radio commentary....
Helmet-To-Helmet Hits Are Even More Excruciating With Children Involved
Click to view All the recent talk about football and player health has centered on the NFL and college ranks. This video—origins unknown—is proof that football's safety issues begin even earlier. Step one? Maybe not have the kids do the Oklahoma drill. [Guyism]...
Is Brian Wilson Into Fetish Porn Or Something? A Video Investigation
In TV interview after TV interview, Giants closer Brian Wilson makes ominous reference to a masked friend called "The Machine." Who or what is The Machine? We investigate in the video below....
Tony Romo Is Probably Done For The Season
Romo broke his left collarbone in the second quarter against the Giants tonight after taking a hit from Michael Boley. The Cowboys are 1-4 and are now down 38-20 in the fourth quarter. Okay, Jon Kitna. It's all yours....
What Does It Mean When Steve Nash Says The Suns Will Stink?
In an interview with SB Nation Arizona, Steve Nash looked at the Suns' roster and declared, "if I was outside this picture and a betting man, I would probably pick us to be outside of the playoffs." What does this mean?...
Cloying, Thy Name Is LeBron James
Nike's LeBron James has appeared in a new commercial for LeBron James and Nike. It's as transparent as you would suspect, and somehow, it's even worse than the Zombie Earl Woods commercial....
What It Looks Like To Get Nailed With A Puck
Here's Michael Del Zotto of the Rangers busting up a camera with an errant shot. See, baseball? Hockey can shatter lenses and have low TV ratings too!...
Pitt Coach Jamie Dixon's Hands Are The Jaws Of Life
If your car ever flips on a Pennsylvania highway, and your buddy takes off running, say a prayer than Pitt men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon is somewhere nearby to help you from the wreckage....
Your Phillies/Giants NLCS Game 6 Open Thread
Well, it's back to Roy Oswalt vs. Jonathan Sanchez again. Giants advance or Phils force an NLCS Game 7, something that didn't come to pass in '08 or '09....
Your "Deep In The Heart Of The Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Statistical Area" Yankees-Rangers Open Thread
It's Colby Lewis and the looming specter of Cliff Lee vs. Phil Hughes and the bullpen presence of CC Sabathia. Will we have to say goodbye to Ernie Johnson? Time for real talk in the comments....
Last Night's Winner: Roy Halladay's Junk
The Giants had a chance to shut the door and go back to their second World Series this decade, but Roy Halladay befuddled them. This despite what one writer so wonderfully characterized as a "barking" groin....
Your "Pitchin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" Phillies-Giants Open Thread
Lincecum! Halladay! Giants! Phillies! Wine bars! Yuengling! It's your NLCS Game 5 open thread!...
Last Night's Winner: Buster Posey's Seasoning
Posey happened all over the place yesterday—4-for-5 and a play at home that was something like full-contact jai alai—and it reminded us that once, before the media began handing out Fields Medals and MacArthur Grants, Brian Sabean was an idiot....
Here's Some Adorable Children Doing Adorable Things
I love (and regularly wager on) Mites on Ice, when they let a bunch of kids play hockey during intermissions. But these little tykes at Tuesday's Capitals game set a new standard for awwww with their team goal celebration....
How San Francisco: Grandma Loves Baseball Team, BDSM
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 "Hey, A Fourth Starter!" Phillies-Giants Open Thread
We feel a little gypped, with Philly starting Joe Blanton and San Fran going with some random bum(garner). But they're telling me it'll actually count. Oh well. Talk amongst yourselves. (photo via The700Level)...
Oh Look, Enthusiastic Madden Guy Is Back
Yeah, he knows he's Internet famous now. Or maybe this is all viral marketing for crappy Vizio TVs. [NSFW language]...
Your "The Steinbrenners Need To Hire Seatfillers" Rangers-Yankees Open Thread
The first elimination game for New York since 2007. Luckily for them, they have CC Sabathia going. Unluckily, he has the highest ERA of any Yankee starter this postseason. Ooze your schadenfreude in the comments. (Image via Reddit user)...
A Yankee Stadium Memory: "Their Look Didn't Say, 'Shut Up.' It Said They Wanted To Kill Me."
The following is taken from Bronx Banter Presents: Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories, edited by Alex Belth and featuring recollections of the old ballpark—sorry, stadium—from the likes of Pete Hamill, Charles P. Pierce, and Joe Posnanski. Bob Costas has something in there, too, I guess. Here, the grea...