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Baseball Is A Sport For Conservatives, Says Conservative [Politics]

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:20:00 EDT

Here's an argument that baseball is inherently right-wing, because it's American, merit-based and unchanging (all false to some degree, by the way). I guess this means football is for dirty pinkos? [Daily Caller] More »

Fräulein Soccer Player Treats Other Fräulein Soccer Player In Very Un-Fräulein-Like Way [Sportsmanship]

David Matthews — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:45:00 EDT

Taoba Kemmy of FFC Turbine Potsdam is not to be messed with when she's taking a throw-in because she may well throw it at you face. Don't believe it? Just ask FFC Frankfurt's Kerstin Garfrekes. [Unprofessional Foul] More »

Jets' Command Center Offers Real-Time Analytics for Sales, Stats Freaks [Changing The Game]

Fast Company — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:30:00 EDT

Austin Carr over at Fast Company is a stats junkie. When he heard about the "Command Center" at The New Meadowlands Stadium—a real-time analytics tool that tracks ticket sales, concessions, and more—he had to see it for himself. More »

This Goalie Has Just The Most Adorable Mask [Hockey]

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:10:00 EDT

KHL goalie Vasiliy Koshechkin has a fearsome kitty cat painted on his mask. Its name is Cерьiй, and it is "very bored from being on the side of his head all the time." I can haz intimidation? [Hot Ice via Puck Daddy] More »

Don't Forget To Cast Your Deadspin Hall Of Fame Votes [Deadspin Hall Of Fame]

David Matthews — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:50:12 EDT

The voting, as it stands: 61% for Athlete Dong, 78% for Salisbury, 50% for Nightmare Ant, 61% for Whitlock, and 91% for Mariotti. Only about 83 hours left to spam yes votes for Nightmare Ant and all the others. Vote now! More »

When It Comes To Fans Fighting Fans, It's All About The U [College Football]

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:20:00 EDT

As brought to our attention by our own lt. winslow, the US Open has nothing on last night's Miami/FAMU brawl in the seats. Be sure to watch for orange shirt/mullet guy believing he can fly. More »

Tony Blair Turned To Sir Alex Ferguson For Advice [Soccer]

The Spoiler — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Much hullabaloo in the UK press at the moment over Tony Blair's recently published memoirs, in which, by all accounts, he comes across as a bit of an egotistical chap. More »

Big Ben To Miss Just Four Games [Nfl]

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:40:02 EDT

As expected, the NFL reduced Ben Roethlisberger's suspension to 4 games. Darn. Mike Wise was only off by 1. More »

Now They're Punching Each Other At The U.S. Open [Brawls]

Dylan Stableford — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:25:37 EDT

A fight broke out in the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium last night at the U.S. Open, briefly stopping play during an otherwise lackluster match between Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner. Everyone seems to be brawling these days. More »

Creepiest Fan Ever Has 1300 Cheerleader Videos [College Football]

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:10:00 EDT

One man has spent years taking slow-motion videos of cheerleaders at college football games, and uploading them to YouTube. You dial 9-1, then click through to see just how bizarre this is, then dial 1 again. More »

Last Night's Winner: Lane Kiffin, Bro [Last Night's Winner]

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:45:18 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like USC's Lane Kiffin, the happy mediocrity who won his debut against Hawaii last night. Coach Peter Principle is 1-0, everyone. More »

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Jay Mariotti [Deadspin Hall Of Fame]

Will Leitch — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:30:26 EDT

Before the last fortnight happened, Jay Mariotti would have been a serious contender for the Deadspin Hall of Fame. Now that it has ... well, frankly, I'm a little surprised he's not in the HOF already. More »

My Name Is Hurricane Earl [Wake Up Deadspin]

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:00:54 EDT

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. More »

Hey, Everybody, College Football's Back [Duan!]

David Matthews — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:29 EDT

College football makes its big honking return tonight. There's a fairly full slate of games to watch, so how would you like an open thread? More »

Watch George Plimpton And Billy Martin Awkwardly Pimp Old Video Games [Quaint Things]

David Matthews — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:45:29 EDT

Intellivision came out in 1979 as a competitor to the Atari 2600. Within a few years, Intellivision had its own baseball game with its own celebrity pitchman, forcing Atari to respond in kind. Thus, the George Plimpton-Billy Martin rivalry was born. More »

Tortillas Banned From Texas School Celebrations [College Football]

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:30:22 EDT

Tonight, Texas A&M-Kingsville kicks off the season at Northwest Missouri State, in a continuance of the epic D-II rivalry. (Maybe. I don't know.) One mainstay that will be absent: the traditional Tossing Of The Tortillas after Kingsville touchdowns. More »

Floyd Mayweather Might Be A Punk, According To Freddie Roach [Boxing]

Sports Radio Interviews — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:15:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: boxing trainer Freddie Roach. More »

The Boring Bag! Your Temporary Fun Bag Replacement [Boring Bag]

David Matthews — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:50:00 EDT

While the Funbag is away, we still play, albeit dully. Time for The Boring Bag! More »

Book Readings That Don't Suck [Announcements]

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EDT

New Yorkers: Tonight is another installment of Gelf's Varsity Letters reading series (7:30 p.m. in DUMBO), featuring authors Dan Epstein, Dave Zirin, and Michael Weinreb, from whose book we excerpted that story about Jim McMahon not calling the women of New Orleans sluts. More »

BREAKING: Short NBA Player Was Jealous Of Slightly Taller NBA Player [Short People]

David Matthews — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:50:33 EDT

Noted short person and former NBA player Muggsy Bogues let the cat out of the bag today, finally coming clean about his jealousy of Spud Webb's ability to dunk. [@muggsybogues] More »

Here's Will Leitch Stammering About Baseball On MSNBC [Sorry In Advance]

David Matthews — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:45:00 EDT

The Emeritus stopped by The Chucklehut With Joe Scarborough this morning to talk about his new book and baseball. If you've ever heard Will talk, you know he's...excited. He did not disappoint this morning, stammering through his segment. More »

Stories That Don't Suck: College Football's Greatest Game And Its Greatest Story [College Football]

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:30:51 EDT

From time to time, we'll select stories — old and new, sports and otherwise, relevant and merely sublime — that we urge you to read for one reason or another. Today: Dan Jenkins on the 1971 Nebraska-Oklahoma "Game of the Century." More »

Melo, D-Wade, Cubes and Nolan Ryan All Sued By Crazy Prisoner [Whimsy]

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:15:00 EDT

Jonathan Lee Riches, in prison for wire fraud, spends all his time filing lawsuits against public figures. This week sees a new one, involving a number of prominent sports stars, and it is a doozy. More »

Now Turkey Wants To Take Away Your Right To Check Out Cheerleaders [FIBA World Championship 2010]

David Matthews — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:50:00 EDT

Fresh off news that dancers at the FIBA world championship had to overdress for USA-Iran, we now get word that their services won't be required during Turkey's games from now on. Man, if I didn't hate Hedo Turkoglu before... [NYT] More »

Breaking Down The Greatest Kick Ever, With Science [Soccer]

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:25:00 EDT

Roberto Carlos's free kick goal against France in 1997 is the stuff of legend. Some bored physicists, probably tired of looking for the Higgs boson, have figured out exactly how and why it happened. More »

Da'Sean Butler's Children's Story Is Very Disturbing [Nba]

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:35:00 EDT

The WVU star and Heat second round pick wrote a children's story yesterday, about dinosaur poop, GameStop and "whoopie cakes." It's beyond bizarre, and he posted it on Twitter, 140 characters at a time. More »

Arsenal Midfielder Jack Wilshere Accused Of "Taking Upskirt Photos In Club" [Soccer]

The Spoiler — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:10:00 EDT

This post, written by Richard Gilzene, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff. More »

Last Night's Winner: Nyjer Morgan, Crazy Person [Last Night's Winner]

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:35:00 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like the "volatile"/"mercurial"/"passionate" Nationals outfielder, who appears to have lost his mind in the last two weeks. More »

Spurs Arena Host Charged With Harassing Reporter [Nba]

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:05:00 EDT

Mike Lavender, a fixture at Spurs games, was charged with starting a Twitter account just to accuse a local TV reporter of having an affair with a married man. Was it the Coyote? I bet it was the Coyote. [Express-News] More »

The Prettiest, Most Rigorous Examination Of Bobblehead Giveaways You'll See [Infographic]

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:45:24 EDT

The great Craig Robinson of Flip Flop Fly Ball has produced the graphic you're looking at, from which you learn, among other things, that the Brewers hate their current roster, and the Marlins are cheap bastards. Click to enlarge. [Flipflopflyin.com] More »

Deadspin HOF Nominee: Jason Whitlock [Deadspin Hall Of Fame]

Will Leitch — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:30:03 EDT

Some people find Jason Whitlock provocative and daring. Some find him a lazy, unhinged boor who pretends sportswriting is some sort of professional wrestling/UFC roleplaying game, with Twitter as his personal version of the octagon. Which are you? More »

Another Strongman Named Tito Emerges, This One Half-Naked [Wake Up Deadspin]

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:45:22 EDT

Finally, A Baseball Fight That Doesn't Disappoint [Mlb]

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:45:56 EDT

A night after bowling over the catcher, Nyjer Morgan gets a pitch behind him. Morgan goes after the pitcher, when — BAM! — Gaby Sanchez out of nowhere. This was a good one, folks. [MLB.com] More »

Now Iran Wants To Wipe Cheerleaders Off The Face Of The Planet [Duan!]

David Matthews — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:10:00 EDT

International competitions teach us a lot about cultural sensitivity. But sometimes the kumbaya stuff goes too far. Like when cheerleaders have to cover up during one of our basketball games, lest an Iranian player pop an infidel boner or something. More »

Rob Dibble Given The Heave-Ho By MASN [Mlb]

David Matthews — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:10:00 EDT

MASN has had it up to here with the misogyny and the foot-in-mouthery from Rob Dibble, firing the analyst today after his super-secret suspension didn't knock the appropriate amount of sense into him. Suck it up, Dibble. More »

Jet Blue: A Multimedia Analysis Of Rex Ryan's Swearing, Week 3 [Profanity]

Alan Siegel — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:45:00 EDT

Every week, Alan Siegel and Deadspin's crack video team will break down Rex Ryan's frequent use of profanity on HBO's Hard Knocks. Episode 3: a total "shit"-fest featuring a stirring comeback by "fuck." More »

Joakim Noah Plays Golf With Pizzazz [Je Ne Sais Quoi]

David Matthews — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:11 EDT

Oh, Joakim Noah. Whether you're buying a pipe to smoke tobacco or hanging at Lollapalooza, your off-the-court activities are wonderful. Let's hear some good captions, people. Photo via Sportress of Blogitude More »

Derek Dooley Hints Matt Simms Might Be The Starter [College Football]

Sports Radio Interviews — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:20:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley. More »

Let's All Giggle Immaturely At These Fellows' Names [Whimsy]

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:40:43 EDT

Headline of the young month: "Butts Arrested In Boob Murder Case." More »

The Return Of The US Women’s College Football Fight [Soccer]

The Spoiler — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:30:00 EDT

Remember the spate (well, two or three) of women's college football brawls that broke out in the US towards the end of last year? Those were good times, no? More »