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Ravens Ravish Dolphins
Joe Flacco ends the rookie QB curse, Ed Reed can't take a hint, and Baltimore cruises past the turnover-happy Dolphins, 27-9 [NFL.com]...

Baltimore at Miami: An NFL Playoff Murder Mystery
Consider this your open thread for the 1:00 p.m. AFC Wild Card Game....

Brett Favre: A Big Selfish, Gray-Haired Pile Of Suck
Teddy Atlas: "Brett Favre goes out there with his gray hair, his Wranglers and gets up when he gets hit. I understand why people like that. But there's another side. He's a selfish guy." [NYP]...

The Battle of Big Daddy Balls
One of my favorite parts of any playoff season is when the mayors of the opposing cities playing make silly food-related bets on the game's outcome....

Another Thing Brett Favre Possibly Ruined For The Jets
"Sources close to Cowher said he did not want to have Favre as his quarterback, and that he also wanted to bring in people he was familiar with to handle personnel." [NY Post]...

Psyche! Cowher Comically Pulls Rug From Under Jets
Not so fast, Jets fans. This guy was almost done with his makeshift Bill Cowher T-shirt when the news came down: The Scowl has rebuffed the green and white after all....

Cowher Considering Bringing His Scowl To New York
I'd always thought that Bill Cowher looked the most natural in New York, where his scowl seems the most at home. Now, he and the Jets are talking, apparently....

The Yankees Will Save Baseball, Heal the Sick
Just because the Yankees are outspending the rest of baseball by a 2-1 margin is no reason to criticize them, says Yankees’ president Randy Levine. In fact, you should be thanking them for making your pitiful team watchable!...

Get Fired Up, Mets Fans
Andruw Jones could be coming to underwhelm and frustrate you in 2009. [ESPN]...

The Year In ... Parents Gone Wild
So, the next few days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Parents gone wild....

And Your Next Head Coach To Clean Out His Locker Will Be ... Eric Mangini
OK everyone, act surprised. Not only did Chad Pennington knock the Jets out of the playoffs, but he appears to have scuttled its head coach as well. Mangini, gone!...

Brett Favre Ruins AFC East For Everybody
Brett Favre threw his team's playoff chances right into the arms of the Miami Dolphins, giving them the AFC East title while keeping the 11-5 New England Patriots out of the playoffs....

New York Times Wants to Sell (Low) on Boston Red Sox
The New York Times would love to sell their state in the Boston Red Sox, but easier said than done....

Seriously, Watch Football
Your non-NFL vegetation fertilizer (hint: not a lot of options)......

Some Teams Get All the Brakes
In which we make a bunch of money for the capitalists, the dogs are let out, and then there's bowl games as well....

Happy Holidays From The 1986 Dallas Cowboys
The Deadspin Morning Video Wake Up Call needs your help. If you have any suggested videos to fill this space, email us. Subject: Morning Video Wake Up Call....

Have A Cool Yule, Everyone
I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone the very best tonight. As the photo depicts, let us not forget the true meaning of Christmas: The Jets, eliminated from playoff contention....

Mike Tomlin Thinks Your Holiday Gimmicks Are Stupid And Tiresome
Apparently, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's harmless "if it will get you out of here" to this man dressed in a red suit has resulted in this AP story making him out to be a joyless anti-Santa. It's purely coincidental Steelers announced that there will be no more visits from Santa during press conferen...

Everyone Hates The Yankees ... Except For Stephen A.
So the Yankees back up a dump truck and cover Mark Teixeira with money, causing former Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to start whirling dirvishly in his grave. Here's some further reaction:...

See Yankee Stadium At Roaring '20s Prices
Bleacher seats for the first exhibition games at the new Yankee Stadium will be sold for 25 cents. In addition, fans will only be allowed to throw batteries that were made before 1923. [Star-Ledger]...