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Hopefully, There's More Where That Came From [Duan!]
 
Yes, it's a bit premature to post this picture of last year's champagne-blasting of NBC10 reporter Jade McCarthy getting, hmm, soaked by the joyous 2007 Philles after they stole the NL East, but with last night's 8-6 victory still buzzing in my head it seemed appropriate. Johan Santana did his Johan Santana-thing for 8 strong innings, only to be mysteriously lifted , opening the door for the ...

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Some people are evidently surprised that ...
 
Some people are evidently surprised that Greg Schiano's contract at Rutgers is not ironclad. You mean he's not really going to spend his entire coaching career at Rutgers? He might prefer Penn State? Shocking. [ The Wizard of Odds ]

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Please Refrain From Soiling The Spirit Of The Olympics With Your Hirsute Homosexuality [Whimsy]
 
Here's an amusing story out of Washington involving an alternative lifestyle organization ( The Northwest Bears ) and the stuffy policies of the United States Olympic Committee. The Bears were busy promoting their annual summer campout which they originally dubbed "Kamp Kodiak 2008 Olympic Village," until they received a letter from a woman named Carol Gross, member of the USOC, who kindly ...

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Unleash the deviant wordsmith within: KSK's ...
 
Unleash the deviant wordsmith within: KSK's Fantasy Football Team Naming Guide is here. Add your own suggestions below. I'll go first: "Wetback Corn Turds" [ KSK ]

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Rex Grossman or Kyle Orton? A Coin Flip Shall Decide Chicago's Quarterbacking Fate [Nfl]
 
It's only July and already Bears fans are terrified. Who's going to start at quarterback: The mediocre bearded guy or the mediocre short guy? Well, even the players themselves can't decide. So they did what any reasonable, competitive football player would do...they flipped a coin. Cue the Chicago Tribune: Also, Rex Grossman has won the starting quarterback job — for the first day of ...

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 To Watch Tonight [Me Love Tv]
To Watch Tonight [Me Love Tv]
What to watch as you realize we'll never be as tough as the British ... • Boxing: Super middleweights, Jeff Lacy vs. Epifanio Mendoza, at Cabazon, Calif. (9 p.m., ET). A very convenient location for a fight, if you own a camel. [ESPN2] • Cycling: Tour de France, stage 17, Embrun to L'Alpe-d'Huez, France (8 p.m., ET). I sense some uphill pedaling in store. [Versus] • MLB: Philadelphia at ...
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 A Word On The Blacks And Mongolians Story... [Deadspin Beijing Bureau]
A Word On The Blacks And Mongolians Story... [Deadspin Beijing Bureau]
The Olympics begin in August, and they're in China, so, you know, it should be a rather fascinating world event, if you're into fascinating world events. And we are proud to welcome back our Deadspin Beijing Bureau , our own trio of correspondents ...

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Roger Clemens' former 15 year old girlfriend ...
 
Roger Clemens' former 15 year old girlfriend Mindy McCready suffers nervous breakdown shortly before an appearance on Dr. Phil. Clemens continues to get all the breaks. [ New York Daily News ]

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Your 2008 USC Song Girl Scouting Report [Usc Song Girls]
 
The USC Song Girls have already given us so much. We've thrilled to their daring poolside athleticism , shown concern over their reckless abuse of our natural resources , marveled at their bikini greatness , investigated their booties and laughed at their sheer, utter blondness . They even write for ESPN ! So they hold a special place in out hearts, as they do for you I'm sure. That's why we ...

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Afternoon Blogdome: I Made A Lot Of Mistakes, I Made A Lot Of Mistakes [Afternoon Blogdome]
 
• Drove to Chicago...: Chicago county commissioner and spastic Blackhawks fan, Mike Quigley, is happy the Detroit Red Wings will play in Wrigley Field this year, but he won't be cheering for them — not even a little bit: "He used red capital letters in the last line of his resolution to spell out a favorite chant he learned while growing up a Hawks fan ''in the second balcony in ...

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Ever wanted to know what it looks like when ...
 
Ever wanted to know what it looks like when a triathlete gets a really bad cramp? It looks painful. Amusingly ridiculous, but painful. [ Animal New York ]

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Get Ready For British Humor Night With The West Michigan Whitecaps [Minor Enterprise]
 
Welcome to Minor Enterprise. But follow only if you are men of valor. For the entrance to this cave is guarded by a monster, a creature so foul and cruel that no man yet has fought with it and lived. Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair ... therefore sweet knights if you may doubt your strength or courage come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty pointy teeth!  ...

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Big Baby Davis draws DMV (RMV in Massachusetts?) ...
 
Big Baby Davis draws DMV (RMV in Massachusetts?) duty to shill for the new Boston Celtics license plates. Patriots take opportunity to draw attention to their own license plates. [ Boston Herald ]

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 Favre A Buccaneer By The End Of The Week? [Brett Favre]
Favre A Buccaneer By The End Of The Week? [Brett Favre]
That's the "hunch" LA Times' columnist Sam Farmer has about how this whole Favre situation will mercifully end. (Roger Goodell is also anxious to resolve this . Sorry Packers. ) Farmer went on Dan Patrick's radio show and, although he couldn't state ...
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 Kansas Football Players Don't Think 'Our Coach is Phat' Shirts Are Funny [College Football]
Kansas Football Players Don't Think 'Our Coach is Phat' Shirts Are Funny [College Football]
Ditto for 'Our Coach Beat Anorexia.' Kansas football players are so sensitive . They wouldn't last a day in the Iowa Athletic Department. Mark Mangino is svelte in their loving eyes. "I guess everyone has a different sense of humor," said KU ...
Atlanta Hawks lose Josh Childress to Greece. ...
 
Atlanta Hawks lose Josh Childress to Greece. New low? Probably not, it's the Hawks. [ ESPN]

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 ESPN Mum About Timberlake "Shuckin' And Jivin'" Comments [Espn]
ESPN Mum About Timberlake "Shuckin' And Jivin'" Comments [Espn]
Last Wednesday, when Justin Timberlake hosted the ESPY Awards, he received mostly positive reviews for his first-time hosting abilities. The entire event went off hitch-free and was perfectly entertaining for those who love watching sports figures ...
IUPUI basketball coach Ron Hunter, who won't ...
 
IUPUI basketball coach Ron Hunter, who won't be able to deliver shoes to the poor in Nigeria this month because the U.S. State Department said it wouldn't be safe, will instead travel to Lima, Peru, on Thursday to deliver about 15,000 pairs of shoes. [ USA Today ]

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 Steve Bartman Offered $25k for a Single Autograph [Steve Bartman]
Steve Bartman Offered $25k for a Single Autograph [Steve Bartman]
Reclusive Cubs anti-christ Steve Bartman has incentive to come out into the light of day thanks to a $25k autograph offer from a sports collectors show . According to the Orlando Sentinel this would be the most ever paid to a living person for a ...
Vegas Summer League Is A Fanboy's Wet Dream [NBA Summer League]
 
Are you a fan of basketball? Do you enjoy traveling to Las Vegas? Do you appreciate young ladies of questionable legality traipsing around in tiny shirts that read "Where Amazing Happens" and very little else? Well then why the fuck would you miss the NBA's Vegas Summer League? The annual event featuring 21 teams comprised of rookies , future stars , hopefuls , and hilarious retreads , and ...

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