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Duan!
Baby Mangino May Be An Unstoppable Force
If you haven't seen the current results of the SHOTY voting so far, it appears that the cherubic, fake-mustachioed visage of bouncy Baby Mangino will be tough to beat in this year's field. He's currently waxing Brett Favre with 86% of the vote. Even though Favre's tumultuous year has made him a legitimate SHOTY contender, he's clearly no match for the wily tot formerly known as Bode Lubber. But if not Favre, then who amongst those left will topple this up-and-coming phenom? Baby Mangino definitely has an '85 Villanova Wildcats-type feel to him so far. It'll be fun to watch.
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Alex rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez's Madonna Problem Is Not Going Away
Even though we covered — okay I did — the crap out of the original rumors about Madonna and Alex Rodriguez's alleged relationship over the summer, there's been little else to say about it. Partially because the initial rumors seemed entirely implausible and preposterous. Most of that coverage was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek — to treat Rodriguez like a gossip item before he actually became a gossip item, etc. Well, it happened and now it seems A-Rod is positioning himself to purposefully become one, even though nobody outside of the Us Weekly set really cares. More » -
Plaxico Burress
Gun Safety Tips From Plaxico Burress
If you're looking for a bedtime story for your children tonight, may we suggest the felony criminal complaint of one Plaxico M. Burress. (It needs the initial, don't you think?) It's very short, but also very compelling and there's a life lesson in there for all of us. Namely, put down the wine before "fidgeting" with your waistband. Our favorite moment: "Informant then heard a 'pop' sound and defendant stated in substance 'Take me to a hospital.'" Am I the only one who wants to see this scene re-enacted with the robots from Wall-E? More »5:30 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Dashiell Bennett
7,166 views, 55 commentsMost discussed FEAST is points on your face: Plaxico 'Marlo Stanfield' Burress more »
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To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you find an excuse to drink alcohol for breakfast ...
• College Basketball: ACC/Big Ten Challenge: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (7:00 p.m., ET) Also known as "The Big Ten Loses 7 Non-Conference Games Week." [ESPN2]
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild (8:00 p.m., ET) What is a Wild, anyway? [Versus]
• NFL: Monday Night Football: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans (8:30 p.m., ET) Sage! Come back, Sage! [ESPN] -
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Movement afoot by Chicagoans to get Barack Obama to attend the Blackhawks-Red Wings game at Wrigley Field on Jan. 1. Are you sure he's a Blackhawks fan? [Puck Daddy]
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MLB
It'll Only Seem Like An Eternity
I know that you'll probably lose the deposit, but some of you Red Sox fans may want to ditch your previous choice for your eternal resting place and go with this, the Red Sox Casket offered at Rockland Funeral Home. Spend eternity in the loving embrace of the Sox, which is more than Manny ever did. Video below (Caution: Includes funeral director using death puns). More » -
The Penn State Nittany Lion celebrated his final home game by starting off the day with a DUI. You know, I was at that game and it did look like he was weaving a little bit during his crowd surfing. [BWE]
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Afternoon Blogdome
Afternoon Blogdome: Would The Knicks Do This For You?
• Nice try: If you think putting a Cavalier Girl in a bubble bath with another naked lady is going to keep LeBron in Cleveland ... well, it can't hurt.[Don Chavez](Site's down. Let's pretend this never happened.) More » -
Media Meltdowns
The Curious Case of Fred Hickman
Most of you probably don't remember Fred Hickman's somewhat brief tenure as an ESPN anchor and talking head and most of you also were probably unaware that the man is no longer working for them. Hickman was signed on from the YES network in 2004 to a significant contract to come over to the WWL, due mostly to their obsession with hiring "names" away from other networks, preferably those that once worked at other large cable networks. (See: Storm, Hannah.) Like Storm, Hickman once worked at CNN/SI as a lead anchor during the 90s and even won a couple of Cable Ace Awards for his work. As ESPN does with all of its on-air talent who leave the network, there was no formal press release or anything about it. Hickman apparently left the station this past May. More » -
MLB
If The Dodgers Sign Manny Ramirez, A Child May Go Hungry
Frank and Jamie McCourt have a proposition for you, Dodgers fans. Instead of signing Manny Ramirez and CC Sabathia to put a competitive team on the field, wouldn't you rather have 50 brand new Little League fields? They'll even throw in some bats and a bucket or two of baseballs. Think about it, citizens of LA; it's one or the other. With the economy in the shape it's in, you can't have both. Sadly, I'm not joking about this. More » -
NHL
David Frost Wins Sexual Exploitation Trial With Class And Dignity
Most folks, after they narrowly avoid conviction on charges of sexual exploitation of minors, tend to lay low for awhile, graciously enjoying their freedom while the storm of publicity and bad feelings is given time to blow over. But not Canadian junior hockey guru David Frost. Nope. He's using his acquittal this weekend to promote the launch of his new understated website, Hockey God Online. More » -
Soccer
The French Get A Real Kick Out Of Stretcher Mishaps
There's something about the game of soccer that lends itself to stretcher mishaps; lucky for us. And when it happens in France, where the medics dress as if they're expecting a hotel fire, all the more hilarious. At any rate, add the above video to my collection, which is chronicled below. More » -
Lois
"Wonderful Boyfriend" Makes Up Other Half Of Iowa Bathroom Sex Team
A thought occurred to me this weekend—we all know the face and identity of the the um ... "unfortunate" woman who got it on with a complete stranger in a Metrodome bathroom while her husband sat in the seats not wondering what was taking so long. (It helps that she's now given two interviews to local media about how all the press attention is ruining her life.) But as they say, it takes two to tango ... so why should she get to have all the fun and humiliation? What about the dolt who pulled a complete stranger into a men's room at a football game while his girlfriend sat in the seats dreaming about what a great guy he is. More » -
Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress Takes The Perp Walk
A loyal Deadspin reader who we will call "Ray," waited out the 17th Precinct in Midtown Manhattan today to catch one of the most time-honored traditions in sports—the athlete perp walk. Citizen journalism! More »1:45 PM on Mon Dec 1 2008
By Dashiell Bennett
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College Football
College Football Roundup: Every Game Counts...Except When They Don't and Texas Gets Messed With
Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State late Saturday night 61-41. This score was enough to vault the Sooners ahead of Texas in the BCS Standings and, as a result, send them into the Big 12 Title Game against Missouri courtesy of the fifth tiebreak. (The sixth tiebreak was, in a nice nod to BCS totalitariianism, "Who does Kim Jong-Il think is better?") In raising Oklahoma the BCS computers managed to solve the quandary that left human pollsters uncertain: which of three tied teams deserves the opportunity to compete for a national championship? Of course this only mattered because Texas Tech stormed back to defeat Baylor before Oklahoma even kicked off. If Tech lost that game, then the Oklahoma game wouldn't even have mattered. and Texas is playing for the title. This all makes an awful lot of sense, right? More » -
Which professional sports team has the strongest marketing brand loyalty in its own area? It's not the Steelers, who fell from No. 1 to No. 3 this year. Our winner is ... [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
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