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Rasheed Wallace Goes Christmas Caroling
Where would we be without Need4Sheed? I don't know anything about those guys except that I'm originally from Detroit, and I think Need4Sheed does a better job covering the Pistons than the local newspapers do. This video is the latest example. It features Will Blalock, Jason Maxiell, Amir Johnson an...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while carving roast beast... • College football: Motor City Bowl, Central Michigan vs. Middle Tennessee. Because nothing is more beautiful than Detroit in December. [ESPN] • NHL: Bruins at Blue Jackets. What is this "hockey" you speak of? [VS] • NBA: Rockets at Pacers. Rafer Alston is ...
Erin Andrews Hates It When Married Athletes Ask Her Out
Erin Andrews wants you to know she's smart. OK? She is. She's not just the sexy blond you see in these photos. As she tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,...
Leftovers: Phil Jackson Is A Traitor
• Shaq calls Phil "Benedict Arnold" [ESPN] • Yankees Shopping Big Unit [SI] • NFL Week 16 post mortem [Hater Nation] • When it's on ice, no one seems to mind a sucker punch. [The Big Lead] • Daunte Culpepper confronts Steve Young, Joe Theismann intervenes [Miami Herald]...
This Is Now A Mainstream Sport
John McCain once called the Ultimate Fighting Championship "human cockfighting." (He meant that in a bad way.) That was in the 1990s, and McCain was leading an effort to ban the sport....
Ref Played Bird, Quarterback Played Randy Johnson
Umpire Garth DeFelice couldn't get out of the way in time when Garrard threw a pass over the middle, and when he turned away from the ball, it hit him and he dropped like a sack of potatoes. DeFelice stayed on the ground for several minutes, but he eventually walked off the field. Garrard, showing c...
Blogdome...
• Fond memories of Ken O'Brien and the NFL QB Challenge [Veteran Presence] • Did you win your fantasy football league? Here's the form letter you should use to talk trash. [Sportszilla] • Lions fans suck as much at protesting as Matt Millen sucks at drafting. [Clubber Lang's Basement] • Seriously, w...
Rodman Against The Globetrotters
I always thought the problem with the Harlem Globetrotters was they didn't push the envelope enough. Sure, they'd pull down the referee's pants, but they'd leave his underwear on. What's up with that?...
Tony Romo Cockblocks A Deadspin Commenter
In last month's Deadspin thread discussing the three Thanksgiving NFL games, commenter Wingman said the following:...
Christmas Greetings For Barbaro
If you check out the Barbaro message board right now, you get the following shocking message:...
We Have To Ask...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters... • Noon. NBA with Marc Stein: My mom gave me a synthetic jacket for Christmas and I wanted a leather one. Should I return it? • 1 p.m. NFL with Matt Williamson: If the Giants lose, the Falcons tie and the Panthers win, can they just call o...
There's No Violence In Boxing
Nothing epitomizes the spirit of Christmas like going to a movie and starting a brawl, and that's exactly what a bunch of people in Chicago did last night. Six adult men, three juveniles and one adult woman were arrested in separate instances of violence in three Windy City movie theaters. Here's ...
If She Were A Child, I Wouldn't Post This Picture
Venus and Serena Williams are adults, and therefore they're under no legal obligation to do what their father, Richard Williams, says they'll do. That apparently comes as news to two tennis promoters who sued Richard Williams, saying he backed out of a contract to have the sisters take on male tenni...
Wikipedia Already Has An Entry For The 2020 Olympics
There are two kinds of people I like to think I'm superior to even though I'm clearly not: Wikipedia writers and male gymnasts. With the former group it's because they're doing for free what I do for money, and with the latter it's because they wear tights. But then I read Wikipedia and see how good...
Horse Herpes: Could Barbaro Be Next?
A racehorse at Payson Park training center in Florida died last week, and authorities are concerned that the horse's disease could spread. The disease was, um, well, let me have an expert, Dr. Mary Scollay, the track veterinarian at Calder Race Course, tell you:...
So Much Favre Love You'll Blow Your Head Off
By week 17 of the NFL season, most teams are either already locked into their playoff positions or already eliminated. That means the average NFL player cares as much about the 16th game of the season as Shaq cares about the 10th through 70th games of the NBA season....
About Last Night...
What you missed while pummeling Scut Farkus......
Who Works On The Day After Christmas?
If you notice this week that the word "I" makes its appearance where you'd expect to see "we," that's because our friendly editor, Will Leitch, is taking some much-deserved time off. My name is Michael David Smith and I'm the first pinch hitter. If you'd like to know more about me, I write for Foo...