Athlete Run Ins

chris berman

He ... Could ... Go ... All ... The ... Way!

OK, we haven't officially done athlete run-ins for a while now, but this is too great. Besides, it doesn't technically involve an athlete. We just heard this story yesterday and will not let another hour go by without sharing, because it must be out there, in its glory, hidden no longer. This was told to us verbally, over the phone, and we actually at one point reflexively spit out a lozenge which very nearly struck someone close and dear to us. We recreate the story here. Enjoy. More »

11:45 AM on Tue Apr 11 2006
By Rick Chandler
33,376 views, 41 comments

Latest by Trackback: Deadspin's Will Leitch will be signing copies of his new book, God Save the Fan tonight at Book Soup more »

nba

Athlete Run-In: How James Posey Is Like Ice Cream

A little bonus athlete run-in story for you today, about Heat swingman James Posey (who, inexplicably, is dominant for us for Miami on NBA Live 06). It comes to us from Erik G: More »

12:15 PM on Thu Dec 29 2005
By Leitch
601 views, 3 comments

nba

Athlete Run-In: Marcus Fizer's Lack Of Ones

We know we said we were gonna take some time off from the athlete run-ins, but it's the Thursday before Christmas, the wireless here is spotty (but the coffee's surprisingly good) and we want to get home early so we can be made fun of by our uncles for our hair. So here's a bonus athlete run-in story about former Iowa State standout and Chicago Bulls flop Marcus Fizer, from Lucas in North Carolina. It's a long story, so here's an excerpt: More »

11:45 AM on Thu Dec 22 2005
By Leitch
919 views, Comment

nba

Athlete Run-In: Nick The Quick Knows What Ladies Like

We've had a few protests over our upcoming hiatus from the athlete run-in stories. We're flattered that you like them so much, and we promise they will be back after the new year. We just don't want to rely on them, that's all. We're still taking your great ones at tips@deadspin.com. So send 'em on over. More »

3:45 PM on Fri Dec 16 2005
By Leitch
705 views, 14 comments

Latest by KWehme09: My guess, the green liquid was Absinthe. Isn't hynotic more blue? Here is an article about the stuff more »

college basketball

Athlete Run-In: El-Amin And His Sandwich

We always loved former Connecticut point guard Khalid El-Amin, because we always like point guards who are shorter than us yet still weigh more. Today's first athlete run-in story is about our man Khalid. It comes from Eric in New Hampshire. More »

12:15 PM on Fri Dec 16 2005
By Leitch
710 views, 3 comments

Latest by TacklinFuel: That's probably cause he loved his weed. I'm shocked he only got busted once. more »

nfl

Athlete Run-In: On Call For Antonio

Today's final athlete run-in story comes to us from Madison, Wisc., via comedian Nick Mortensen, and it must be true, because in the first sentence, he confesses he was a cheerleader in high school. It's about former Packer wide receiver Antonio Freeman. More »

3:15 PM on Thu Dec 15 2005
By Leitch
962 views, 11 comments

Latest by Paunch: Crusher you hit the nail on the head. I'd set the over/under on Free's female high school cheerleader at 147 more »

nfl

Athlete Run-In: The '72 Dolphins Get Even More Desperate

Today's first athlete run-in story is timely because it concerns a retired player on a team that's in the news right now: The 1972 Dolphins. You know, those guys who hang on to being the only undefeated team like they cured polio or something? Kind of a sad group. It therefore didn't surprise us to hear this story about old Dolphin Jim Kiick, from "doobie" in Trenton: More »

11:43 AM on Thu Dec 15 2005
By Leitch
798 views, 4 comments

Latest by Lance Uppercut: It actaully makes perfect sense to me that the "Czonks" back-up from that '72 team is trolling yardsales in Trenton. more »

nba

Athlete Run-In: Kirk Hinrich, Gryffindor

Today's second — that is to say, final — athlete run-in story is about a guy we probably misidentified yesterday: Bulls point guard Kirk Hinrich, whose Facebook site is probably not actually this site. But anyway, this story, well, this story might not be true either, but you knew that already. But it's certainly more likely true than that Facebook thing. It comes to us from Brandon in Chicago: More »

3:45 PM on Wed Dec 14 2005
By Leitch
1,207 views, 10 comments

Latest by James Lyden: I think it means she's easy, and she's Canadian. more »

baseball

Athlete Run-In: The Mystery Of The Mustache

Today's first athlete run-in story answers a question we've had for a long time: Has Don Mattingly ever not had that mustache? (We were scared enough when Bruce Bochy shaved his.) More »

12:00 PM on Wed Dec 14 2005
By Leitch
809 views, 12 comments

nfl

Athlete Run-In: Chad Johnson's Side Job

Today's final athlete run-in story comes to us from another blog, actually, the creatively named Positively Verisimilitude-esque. Like a lot of Deadspin readers, surprisingly, the author is a beleaguered law student; the more law students we hear from, the happier we are that we didn't try very hard as undergrads. Anyway, we had to bring you this one, because it's about our single favorite NFL player: Chad Johnson. And it's yet another reason we love him. More »

3:45 PM on Tue Dec 13 2005
By Leitch
1,275 views, 9 comments

Latest by Scott Senay: I think he is just used to denying that he plays for the Bengals. Don't forget, a couple of more »

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