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Former Iowa Hawkeye Broadcaster, Kansas City Chief Ed Podolak Can See Clearly Now
"After considerable deliberation with my family and close friends, I've decided to seek professional treatment. [T]he people closest to me in life have convinced me that treatment is in my best interest." [The Pitch]...

George Bodenheimer Reminds Bristol Of The Wintry Economic Climate We're In
This afternoon ESPN President George Bodenheimer addressed his troops via video on ESPN's corporate intranet to let everyone know there's a hiring freeze, no more raises, and "downsizing" and "discontinuation" are imminent....

Garrett Mock Teaches With Love, Compassion, Occasional Swelling And Bruising
Washington Nationals pitcher Garrett Mock has a simple philosophy when it comes to coaching his youth baseball team in the off-season. Wear a cup....

Tiki Barber's Karmic Payback Is Expensive And Sad
Standing in the middle of New York City while a little girl rolls red paint over his crotch, this "Today" show segment pretty much sums up Tiki Barber's post-NFL existence....

Why Won't The Knicks Let Stephon Marbury Be A Champion?
Stephon Marbury says he has a "verbal agreement" with the Celtics, who promise to sign him if he ever gets out of his current contract. Too bad the Knicks will never let that happen....

Afternoon Blogdome: The Crying Giants Fan
• This video of a distraught Giants fan contains language that is both NSFW and hilarious. [KSK]...

And Let's Get Bashed In The Face
Second part of the Deadspin Civil War Mayor's bet is complete. This was actually more painful than the tattoo....

The Buttsaw That Is The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals
Well. That happened. If anything this exercise in permanent body desecration has taught me this: I will never, ever bet on the Philadelphia Eagles again....

Rex Ryan Gets All "They Pull A Knife, You Pull A Gun" For Fawning New York Media
"The players will have each other's backs, and if you take a swipe at one of ours, we'll take a swipe at two of yours." [NJ.com]...

Hope. Change. Buzzsaw Tattoos.
This is the Mighty Jim Cooke sketch of what will be placed on my upper right buttock very soon. No red birds, no shooting flames — just buzzsaw....

Chicago Wants A Second Terrible Football Franchise
This is what happens when you have two weeks of down time to fill, but it's somehow still football season. Crazy mayors get crazy ideas and people (like me) pretend to take them seriously....

Humble Minnesota Figure Skater Wants To Remind People How Pretty She Is
"My eyes are large, my lips full, my legs long. Many have told me that I should be a model. Some have even told me that I have an exotic, European look." [RandBall]...

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: "Blood In The Cage"
In his new book, "Blood in the Cage, SI writer L. Jon Wertheim examines the furious rise of the UFC and mixed martial arts fighting....

Super Bowl? Eh; Anquan Boldin Has Bigger Things To Worry About. Like Anquan Boldin
Conspiculously absent from the Arizona Cardinals' wild on-field victory celebration on Sunday: A certain Mr. Anquan Boldin. There are several good TV shows on Sunday night and he forgot to set his TiVo....

Buddy's Kid Will Try His Hand With The Jets
Jets waste no time, reportedly ready to hire Ravens' defensive coordinator Rex Ryan as their new head coach sometime today. [NBCSports]...

Jump For Joy! There's A Hockey Game On Today!
NBC is broadcasting a regular season NHL game today ... on TV even! Rangers at Penguins (probably sans Crosby), 12:30 p.m. ET. Let's watch that! [NBC]...

Rams Hire Steve Spagnuolo, Formerly D-Coor With NY Giants
Two things you should have known about now-former Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. First, to my knowledge, the man has never had sex with a donut....

'These Breasts Property Of Mister Tebow,' And Other Ill-Advised Sporting Wagers
Time for another editon of Waxing Off; today's topic: Unfortunate "Mayors' Bets." Warning: May include description of Deadspin Managing Editor sucking a toe....

If Your New Commemorative Mets' Patch Doesn't Arrive In 30 Minutes, It's Free
Stephen Colbert reviews the new commemorative Mets' patch. "It's perfect. Notice the way the patch mirrors its fans, by not wanting to actually say it's for the Mets." [The 700 Level]...

Lawyer For Joba Chamberlain Impersonator Pleads For Mercy
"What's the crime in pretending to be someone?" Bardis asked. "I'm Mel Gibson; want to have a drink? He just goofed around because he kind of looks like the guy." [Deuce Of Davenport]...