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Deadspin Up All Night: Cook Out [Video]

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:30:09 EDT

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Notre Dame LB Arrested At House Party Allegedly Told Cop, "My People Will Get You" [Athlete Meltdowns]

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:00 EDT

Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees initially was the one who looked like he was in deep shit after what allegedly happened when cops broke up a huge off-campus house party two weeks ago. Rees faces misdemeanor charges including resisting arrest and battery, though prosecutors did reduce that latter charge from a felony even though Rees is accused of kneeing a cop in the stomach before having to be pepper-sprayed. More »

Craig James Didn't Hire A PR Firm During The Mike Leach Controversy, Says Craig James, Who Hired A PR Firm During The Mike Leach Controversy [Craig James Killed Five Hookers While At SMU]

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:00 EDT

Chuck Todd of MSNBC had Craig James on today, and he happened to catch the gay-baitin', 2 percent-pollin', infomercial-makin' U.S. Senate candidate from Texas in a lie about Mike Leach, which is lots of fun. Here's the Dallas Morning News to explain: More »

What Does Buck Showalter Think Is The Hardest Job In Baseball? [Buck Showalter]

Sports Radio Interviews — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:20 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: It's not the O's job. More »

These "Rangers Vs. Nets" Tickets For Tonight Look Legit [Tickets]

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:08 EDT

Fifteen rows back from the glass, right on the blue line, guy's asking 150 a pop, barely half of face value? You'd be a fool not to snap these up, unless you want to to miss Kris Humphries posting up on Ryan McDonagh. [@Lock] More »

Sources: ESPN's Charissa Thompson Will Be The Next Co-Host Of The Michelle Beadle-Less SportsNation [Espn]

John Koblin — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:44 EDT

Now that the clock is ticking on Michelle Beadle's ESPN career—she's there for just another two weeks, according to Those Guys Have All the Fun author Jim Miller—who's set to replace her as the tolerable half of SportsNation? More »

What To Expect When You're Expecting Makes Me Want To Get A Vasectomy [Grierson & Leitch]

Tim Grierson — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:40 EDT

My wife and I love kids—we just don't want to have any of our own. That shouldn't be a big deal, but sometimes other people sure act like it is. There have been a few too many instances when my wife and I have been around other folks' babies and the inevitable question comes up: "When are you two going to have a baby?" We mention that we weren't planning on having kids and you can just see this ... look come over their face. To my knowledge, I've never responded to that question with: "Are you kidding? I hate kids. I hate humanity. In fact, I hate your child most of all." But from the look I get in return, I guess I might as well have. Choosing to be childless is not an easy decision, especially when you're surrounded by friends and family who have such adorable kids, but I find that our decision is sometimes met with disbelief and confusion. It's like not being on Facebook or owning a smartphone: You're supposed to want to have kids. What the hell's wrong with me? More »

Reconstructing The Most Exciting Day In The History Of Soccer (And Maybe Sports, Period) [Video]

Timothy Burke — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:36:30 EDT

The final day of the 2011 MLB regular season enchanted us with its insanity; its events became a video game montage and inspired its own tag here on Deadspin. That day, however, only determined which teams would gain entry to the playoffs. By comparison, Sunday's final day of the English Premier League was Game #162 combined with a World Series Game 7 won on a walk-off homer in extra innings. More »

People Actually Attend Baseball Game In Pittsburgh, Security Guard Loses Finger, Cop Injures Shoulder Slapping Woman [Life's Rich Pageant]

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:00 EDT

That's how the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported what went down Saturday night at PNC Park, at least in part. It started when 21-year-old Rachel George was allegedly smoking in her seat, which led to George being escorted to the ballpark's security office. But then George's boyfriend and father got involved. More »

Laurie Fine Goes To A Castle To Tell The World She Didn't Hump The Ball Boy (Among Other Things) [Laurie Fine]

Nate Hopper — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:36:13 EDT

GENEVA, N.Y.—At 11 a.m. today, Laurie Fine stood outside of a castle about an hour west of the Syracuse University apartments in which, according to a former ball boy's testimony, she had sex with Syracuse men's basketball players. Here, flanked by the sun, the tweeting birds, and the rippling waters of Lake Seneca, Fine announced that she did no such thing, nor did she see and then keep quiet about her husband Bernie Fine molesting children, nor did she have sex with the ball boy, Bobby Davis, when he was in high school, among other things she did not do. More »

Curt Schilling Wants A Government Bailout [Curt Schilling]

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:25:00 EDT

Curt Schilling's 38 Studios is having issues. They recently pulled out of the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo because their new game, codenamed "Project Copernicus," isn't going to be ready on time. That game is being built with tens of millions of dollars guaranteed by Rhode Island taxpayers, in the form of a loan extended to the company to lure them to the state. Two weeks ago, 38 Studios defaulted on a loan payment, and if they go under, it'd be Rhode Islanders on the hook for more than $112 million. More »

Minor League Home Run Derby To Be Held On Flight Deck Of Old Aircraft Carrier [Baseball]

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:15:00 EDT

The Naval aircraft carrier USS Yorktown participated in Pacific Theater battle campaigns during both World War II and the Vietnam War. Next month, the old battleship will serve as a launching pad of a different kind. More »

Better Know An Umpire: Bill Miller [Better Know An Umpire]

Erik Malinowski — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:00 EDT

Welcome to Better Know An Umpire, an effort to educate ourselves on the human elements who have ultimate decision-making power over some 2,500 Major League Baseball games a year. (All cumulative statistics are through the 2011 season, unless otherwise stated.) More »

The Angels Are Getting Desperate [Fun With Graphics]

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:06 EDT

Seven games out of first. No one's hitting. (Hitting coach Mickey Hatcher got the ax today.) Nothing seems to be working. So Fox Sports West, despite a win yesterday, made a plea via on-screen graphic. Somebody do something. Anything. Call up Minor League Guy. [via @nocoastoffense] More »

Sean Payton Is The Prophet Elijah [Sean Payton]

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:35:00 EDT

New Orleans is getting used to life without Sean Payton, who has begun serving a one-year suspension for his role in the bounty scandal. There was always the possibility that the Saints would handle the situation quietly and without hyperbole or fanfare, not wanting to draw attention to the actions that have made them one of the most hated teams in the league. Oh, who are we kidding, there was never that possibility. More »

24-Year-Old Finance Guy Asks All His Dates To Complete A Creepy Survey Afterward [Deadspin XY]

Jack Dickey — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:05:00 EDT

Last month, we brought you a finance guy's way-too-detailed spreadsheet of the ladies he met on Match.com. A reader who enjoyed that post then passed along this survey she received from a man she briefly dated in Philadelphia. More »

How I Threw My Hair-Perm Superfly Spitball, By Dock Ellis: An Animated Short [Video]

Alexander-Swift — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:02 EDT

The video above is "Superfly Spitball," an animated short that grew out of the same interview—conducted by Donnell Alexander and Neille Ilel—that gave us Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No. Animated by Heidi Perry and co-produced by Thor Swift, the short will appear in a forthcoming iBook, Beyond Ellis D. For much more, read Alexander's accompanying essay. More »

What Dock Ellis Taught Me About Drugs, Spitballs, Hair Curlers, Office Culture, Race, And America [Video]

Donnell Alexander — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:01 EDT

Be sure to watch the accompanying animated short, "Superfly Spitball." More »

Skechers Will Pay $40M To Settle A Lawsuit About Its Goofy-Looking Shoes That Were Supposed To Help People Lose Weight [Shoegazer]

Jack Dickey — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:50:00 EDT

Look at that ugly, ugly shoe. It's a white Skechers Shape-Up. Scocca wrote in February that Nike's Galaxy Foamposites were the ugliest shoes ever, but we'll have to disagree on this one. These shoes grace an aesthetic level that Phil Knight can only dream about. More »

Outtakes From My Four Hours With Justin Bieber, The Swaggiest Of Swaggy Bros [Dadspin]

Drew Magary — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:05:35 EDT

I interviewed Justin Bieber for GQ—Bieber had just turned 18, so they sent me to Los Angeles to try to make a man out of him—and one of the strange things about his life is that he seems to be surrounded by adults at all times. He arrived at the studio surrounded by adults. His two closest friends are much older than him. This is not normal for an 18-year-old. When you're 18, you're usually hanging out with your peers, either at school or smoking weed in the alley behind the Red Lobster. The adults you encounter are usually authority figures: parents, teachers, your boss at Dick's Sporting Goods, etc. And most of them are assholes to you. More »

The Padres And Nationals Were Ready To Resume Play, But Three Of The Umpires Were Nowhere To Be Found [Video]

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:45:00 EDT

Umpires often like to say they're doing their jobs when no one notices them. But Tony Randazzo, Alan Porter, and Larry Vanover weren't trying to prove themselves when they literally disappeared for a moment yesterday at Nationals Park. More »

Laurie Fine To File Libel Suit Against ESPN [Laurie Fine]

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:50:20 EDT

That "major announcement" that Laurie Fine promised for us later this morning, at a castle for some reason? It's exactly what you thought. Fine is bringing a libel lawsuit against ESPN, reporter Mark Schwarz, and producer Arty Berko for their reporting of child sexual abuse allegations against former Syracuse coach Bernie Fine. More »

Shaq beat Chuck In TNT's Inside The NBA Shirt-Off Thanks To Fake, Painted-On Abs [The Daily Screencap]

Timothy Burke — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT

The Inside The NBA "Shirt-Off" that brought us this priceless moment of Charles Barkley handling a Shake Weight came to its conclusion last night, with Chuck and Shaq disrobing to show off their unique physiques. While Sir Charles's suspiciously pube-like chest hair was horrifying enough, it wasn't quite to the level of Shaq's ersatz six-pack—a con spoiled when one of O'Neal's belly rolls flopped over the waistband of his shorts. More »

Win This Auction And Brett Favre Will Play Ball With Your Young Child (Shipping And Handling Not Included) [Brett Favre]

Erik Malinowski — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:15:00 EDT

The fine folks at Charitybuzz are auctioning off a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have former NFL quarterback and Hattiesburg townie Brett Favre throw the ol' pigskin around with your kid for an indeterminate amount of time. Sounds like a great deal? Sure! That is, until you get to the fine print. More »

The Los Angeles Galaxy Was Extremely Happy To Visit The White House [David Beckham]

Erik Malinowski — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:50:00 EDT

There's a lot going in this photo, taken today during the LA Galaxy's obligatory champion's visit to the White House. (Well, not everyone finds it necessary.) As usual, Obama looks happier than anyone else, although a beaming Bruce Arena seems up to the challenge. More »

Here Is A Video Of Charles Barkley Using A Shake Weight In Extremely Slow Motion [Video]

Timothy Burke — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:49:54 EDT

TNT's Inside The NBA hosts Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley are engaged in some sort of workout competition, and tonight Shaq tossed Charles Barkley a Shake Weight to help Chuck's battle of the bulk. While it doesn't appear Sir Charles understands the device too well, it's still a delicious image that demanded our attention. [TNT] More »

Umpire Bill Miller Has Bad Night, Gets Hit First By Brett Lawrie's Helmet And Then A Blue Jays Fan's Beer [Video]

Timothy Burke — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:36:09 EDT

In what's turning out to be a bad day for MLB umpires, Bill Miller—behind the plate for tonight's Rays-at-Jays matchup in Toronto—suffered the wrath of Brett Lawrie's helmet after the Blue Jays third baseman took issue with Miller's strike zone. More »

Porn Star Stoya Watches A Stripper Fight For Us: "Wrestling Is More Entertaining With Sparkly Garments" [Video]

Brian Hickey — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:00:00 EDT

Welcome to Tuesday Night Fights, a weekly celebration and analysis of street-fight videos found on YouTube. Tonight's fisticuffs: "STRIPPER FIGHT = ASS." Tonight's commentator: Stoya, aka "International Porn Superstar Stoya(tm)." And, "Incendiary, Quixotic, Sassy" Fleshlighteer. Not to mention a wonderful interview subject who doesn't take kindly to ignorance. More »

Deadspin Up All Night: Still Raining [Video]

Dom Cosentino — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:00:00 EDT

Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Erik in a bit. More »

Former NBA Coach Plagiarizes Spurs Message Board For ESPN.com Column [Plagiarism]

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:35:17 EDT

John Carroll was the head coach at Duquesne for six years, and an assistant coach in the NBA for nine—including a 36-game stint as interim head coach for the Celtics in 2004. He's now sharing his expertise for Scouts Inc., which was purchased by ESPN in 2006. Since then Carroll's scouting reports have appeared regularly on ESPN.com, largely behind their Insider paywall. More »

Somehow, All But Two Jurors At The Roger Clemens Perjury Trial Have Stayed Awake [Roger Clemens]

Dom Cosentino — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:10:00 EDT

This is all you need to know about Roger Clemens's ongoing perjury trial: A second juror was dismissed today for falling asleep—and "one of [the sleepers] predicted that he would," according to ESPN's T.J. Quinn. [ESPN; photo via AP] More »

Rick Reilly's Auto-Response To Reader Email Is More Clever Than Rick Reilly's Actual Column [Crap Emails From A Sportswriter]

Dom Cosentino — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:50:00 EDT

Ever email your constructive criticism to a sportswriter, only to receive a crappy, needlessly hostile response? Forward the emails to us at tips@deadspin.com, subject: Crap Emails. More »

Is Not Good For Me. The Dictator, Reviewed. [Grierson & Leitch]

Will Leitch — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:36:55 EDT

1. There's a scene toward the end of The Dictator when you can see, finally, why Sacha Baron Cohen decided to wrap a whole movie around Admiral General Aladeen, the ruthless, clueless dictator of fictional country Wadiya. Without giving away any plot details, Aladeen is speaking to the United Nations about how good Americans have it, how in his country, "our leaders just wage war on whoever we want, for no reason," and "one percent of the population controls 99 percent of the wealth, and everyone just goes along with it," and so on. It's an obvious joke, but one that still cuts; Baron Cohen is at his best when he is skewering America by combining his removed, almost clinical British precision with a large smattering of surreal, over-the-top scatology. (Figurative and otherwise.) It's the first time in the entire film that you understand why he went through all the trouble, why he created this one-note character and stuck with him, doggedly, through a breezy-but-still-stretched 90-minute running time. I'd spent most of the film wondering, and that scene at last explained it. I'm still not sure I understand it. More »

Stephen Strasburg Got Icy Hot On His Balls Today [Fireballers]

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:35:03 EDT

The Stras got knocked around in just four innings of work against San Diego today, and maybe you'd be tempted to write it off as a fluke. Sometimes a guy just has a bad day. But this is Stephen Strasburg, and nothing can make him mortal. Nothing besides, perhaps, burning testicles. More »

New York Sports-Radio Boob Mike Francesa Thinks It "Should Be Against The Law" For Athletes And Media People To Tweet [Mike Francesa]

John Koblin — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:08:36 EDT

Earlier today, New York sports-talk blowhard Mike Francesa blew extra hard on a topic he should probably avoid in the future: Twitter. More »

Curt Schilling's Video Game Company Might Cost Taxpayers $112 Million (Update) [Curt Schilling]

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:45:09 EDT

Curt Schilling loves his MMORPGs (think Everquest or World of Warcraft). So much so that in 2006, he founded his own company to produce them. 38 Studios set up shop in Maynard, Mass., and got to work. More »

Carlos Lee Couldn't Get To The Ball, So He Tackled An Umpire Instead [Video]

Dom Cosentino — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:30:00 EDT

Charlie Manuel's profane stare-down with Bob Davidson wasn't the only hilarity involving an umpire during today's Astros-Phillies matinee. Way back in the bottom of the first, Jimmy Rollins led off by bouncing a ball down the line, where it rolled just beyond the reach of Carlos Lee, whose next move was to bum rush first base ump Hunter Wendelstedt. More »