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The regular season begins in fitting fashion tonight as the defending champs take on Isiah Thomas in a game he didn't want to coach and no one else wants to watch....http://deadspin.com/5400653/hey-look-at-that-its-college-basketball-season http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/qt_EwxYad8A/the-handwringing-over-jeremy-tylers-foreign-adventure-has-begun http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400585&view=rss&microfeed=true Jeremy Tyler left high school to play professionally in the Holy Land, where the plan was to do a credible Kevin Garnett impression and expose the folly of the minimum-age rule. The plan was not to...http://deadspin.com/5400585/the-handwringing-over-jeremy-tylers-foreign-adventure-has-begun http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/izg9jX5G__E/memphis-football-coach-thinks-memphis-maybe-shouldnt-have-a-football-team http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400694&view=rss&microfeed=true This is why you generally don't let the coach that you just fired hold a press conference to tell everyone why your school sucks so much. "Help this football program....or do away with it."...http://deadspin.com/5400694/memphis-football-coach-thinks-memphis-maybe-shouldnt-have-a-football-team http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/BFMCpVYIlM0/stephen-a-smiths-return-to-print-is-imminent http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400704&view=rss&microfeed=true After messy arbitration hearings with the Philadelphia Inquirer, it appears the beleaguered paper will announce the unwelcome return of ALL CAPS column-writing. Yes, Stephen A. will be "back on...http://deadspin.com/5400704/stephen-a-smiths-return-to-print-is-imminent http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/MfR42HwK_ec/boston-herald-loves-hometown-sports-fella-for-his-zaniness http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400647&view=rss&microfeed=true I guess Simmons is searching for the stock Reilly®-esque friendly choke-fight pose during this book tour to better showcase his personality. He calls this one "wacky lobster clawed stroke victim."...http://deadspin.com/5400647/boston-herald-loves-hometown-sports-fella-for-his-zaniness http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/JO92-8LhvDg/girls-soccer-is-now-the-ultimate-combat-sport http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400583&view=rss&microfeed=true You thought New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert was tough? Wait until you see the next generation of female soccer hooligans who will take over America with their very unladylike football skills. The...http://deadspin.com/5400583/girls-soccer-is-now-the-ultimate-combat-sport http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/V680vRPFW7M/kiss-dick-bavetta-goodbye http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400535&view=rss&microfeed=true Bavetta, the Barkley-kissing ref suspected of involvement in pretty much every conspiracy dating back to the assassination of Caesar, says he might retire at season's end. At least, that's what David...http://deadspin.com/5400535/kiss-dick-bavetta-goodbye http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/biqeq1XYaJY/jenn-sterger-says-goodbye-to-some-old-friends http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400462&view=rss&microfeed=true "In an effort to reinvent myself, in a cut throat industry that was becoming more and more competitive the deeper I swam, I made the decision to go against the grain and remove my implants." Courage,...http://deadspin.com/5400462/jenn-sterger-says-goodbye-to-some-old-friends http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/Vyzcfedxu4U/my-coach-broke-my-collarbone-your-first-edition-of-a+hole-coach-digest http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400471&view=rss&microfeed=true I've been thinking about terrible coaches lately. Coaches that are not merely incompetent, but also paranoid, megalomaniacal, and prickish. Coaches that are praised for having such qualities,...http://deadspin.com/5400471/my-coach-broke-my-collarbone-your-first-edition-of-a+hole-coach-digest http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/FiLdzjn32-s/larry-johnson-raises-kansas-citys-unemployment-rate-by-one http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400434&view=rss&microfeed=true The Chiefs have released the unhappy running back, denying him the chance to break the team's all-time rushing yards mark. (He was 75 shy of Priest Holmes' record.) There really is no I in "public...http://deadspin.com/5400434/larry-johnson-raises-kansas-citys-unemployment-rate-by-one http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/hqqRKOFVdRQ/tony-romo-wins-the-weekend http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400395&view=rss&microfeed=true In sports, everybody is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Tony Romo, who won the weekend by not making a complete spectacle of himself. When no one notices you, you're...http://deadspin.com/5400395/tony-romo-wins-the-weekend http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/2YokH18CWVY/al-michaels-would-like-to-clear-something-up http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400304&view=rss&microfeed=true newVideoPlayer("/michaels_deadspin.flv", 500, 375,""); I don't know if this was Al, a phlegmy Cris Collinsworth, or one very sick statistician, but who the hell hocked up a (presumably) gigantic...http://deadspin.com/5400304/al-michaels-would-like-to-clear-something-up http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/iKAYK5zK6-4/making-out-at-the-game-bring-your-own-cheering-section http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5400235&view=rss&microfeed=true Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. Which obnoxious fans would you least like to be sitting next to at a football...http://deadspin.com/5400235/making-out-at-the-game-bring-your-own-cheering-section http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/e0f-ezJWsVo/the-end-of-the-celebration http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399882&view=rss&microfeed=true I promise, this is the last bit of Yankee fan homerism I'll be posting for a while. But I doubt many of you will complain about this one. From a reader known enigmatically as "bikinisarelove" comes...http://deadspin.com/5399882/the-end-of-the-celebration http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/U3GODJbNb9A/great-moments-in-presscoach-relations http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399809&view=rss&microfeed=true A reporter got the pregame scoop that two UCF players would be inactive. Here's audio of coach George O'Leary throwing a big old hissy fit and trying to bar the reporter from his postgame press...http://deadspin.com/5399809/great-moments-in-presscoach-relations http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/LF9z8HgsYdw/sammy-sosa-would-like-to-clear-up-some-things-about-his-skin http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399868&view=rss&microfeed=true Sammy Sosa is not hoping to star in the White Chicks sequel. It is not some kind of alleged side affect from any alleged substances he allegedly may have put in his body. He just wants to be...http://deadspin.com/5399868/sammy-sosa-would-like-to-clear-up-some-things-about-his-skin http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/wXZxFagN-Uk/metrodome-memories-are-a-little-pathetic http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399859&view=rss&microfeed=true Since the Twins have a fancy new field, it was time to get rid of all the leftover stuff at the Metrodome. A phrase comes to mind: "And nothing of value was lost." The Twins had long advertised a...http://deadspin.com/5399859/metrodome-memories-are-a-little-pathetic http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/MAH6GbANW6U/chelsea-man-u-dental-hygiene http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399810&view=rss&microfeed=true A thrilling 1-0 game between the clubs atop the table is no reason for this Chelsea supporter to forget to brush his teeth mid-match. [Off The Post]http://deadspin.com/5399810/chelsea-man-u-dental-hygiene http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/8FRQxdtYbpQ/ochocinco-is-straight-cash http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399844&view=rss&microfeed=true Why would a football player carry singles in their uniform pants? Heading to the strip club after the game? Buying off the refs? Or just throwing a little cheddar the Ravens' offense's way after...http://deadspin.com/5399844/ochocinco-is-straight-cash http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/T8bcKzrk3Jw/your-late-games-open-thread http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399818&view=rss&microfeed=true No one disputes Dan Snyder's lack of football acumen, but John Riggins goes so far as to call him "a bad guy." While maybe not a war criminal, the Skins' season ought to be called the new Trail of...http://deadspin.com/5399818/your-late-games-open-thread http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/hOM3xnZ7JW0/nick-swisher-is-a-12+year+old-fangirl http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399777&view=rss&microfeed=true As the Yankees cleaned out their lockers, "Nick Swisher's teammate photo collage, snipped from Yankees gameday programs and newspaper back pages, remained affixed to his locker." [MLB.com]http://deadspin.com/5399777/nick-swisher-is-a-12+year+old-fangirl http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/GhhSpxouHvw/ever-dream-of-shaq-youre-not-alone http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399797&view=rss&microfeed=true In the grand tradition of experimental Dirk Nowitzki fiction, we bring you something we can't explain. Student art project? Ramblings of a madman? Signs of the impending Ashaqalypse? Check your...http://deadspin.com/5399797/ever-dream-of-shaq-youre-not-alone http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/pbytpvU_imE/san-diego-horndoggery-day-continues http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399768&view=rss&microfeed=true Chris Chambers was released due to the Chargers concerns about his personal life: namely, some Fatal Attraction level stalking. He's got a restraining order out on his ex-girlfriend, after she sent...http://deadspin.com/5399768/san-diego-horndoggery-day-continues http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/iozZfcMg5dw/sdsu-ad-gets-his-mack-on-at-school-expense http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399762&view=rss&microfeed=true Jeff Schemmel is under fire for traveling for trysts with a married woman, while expensing the trips to San Diego State. That's gotta be some kind of recruiting violation. The Aztecs are looking...http://deadspin.com/5399762/sdsu-ad-gets-his-mack-on-at-school-expense http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/or_kniiRMIY/your-early-games-open-thread http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399724&view=rss&microfeed=true It's Cardinals vs. Bears in the match-up of teams we try to talk ourselves into believing are good. But they're not. Meanwhile, thankfully, the Skins game has been confined to the Zaxby's region of...http://deadspin.com/5399724/your-early-games-open-thread http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/X50V32Mi9fs/its-just-like-never-been-kissed-with-more-statutory-rape http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399722&view=rss&microfeed=true We've all wished at one point or another that we could relive our high school days. But when you pose as a high school student to get another crack at a basketball scholarship, try not to land an...http://deadspin.com/5399722/its-just-like-never-been-kissed-with-more-statutory-rape http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/SU17UxfP2sk/yankees-contribute-to-corporate-malfeasance http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399714&view=rss&microfeed=true The half-ton of recycled paper delivered to businesses in lower Manhattan wasn't enough, as some offices started chucking out sensitive financial documents. If the Yankees could have won last year,...http://deadspin.com/5399714/yankees-contribute-to-corporate-malfeasance http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/caMjDho0ygA/jahvid-best-in-surprisingly-good-shape-ie-alive-moving http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399711&view=rss&microfeed=true Someone recently wrote (I can't for the life of me remember who) that there's nothing quite like the sound of an entire stadium sure they just watched someone die. When Best, the Golden Bears' star...http://deadspin.com/5399711/jahvid-best-in-surprisingly-good-shape-ie-alive-moving http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/pMlAdoT-VbA/english-language-1-washington-fans-0 http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399709&view=rss&microfeed=true Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. The entity known only as SeminFace sends along this pic of a fan confident in...http://deadspin.com/5399709/english-language-1-washington-fans-0 http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/t6SkvBRQvwE/everything-you-need-to-know-about-what-its-like-to-do-color-analysis-for-richmond-vs-villanova http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399537&view=rss&microfeed=true I'm sure when he says "bum" he means "hero" and when he says "end this fucking game" he means "what an exciting 4th quarter." [Bsmeddy You Tube]http://deadspin.com/5399537/everything-you-need-to-know-about-what-its-like-to-do-color-analysis-for-richmond-vs-villanova http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/9uExipSg_Jg/i-believe-this-sums-up-the-average-notre-dame-fans-thoughts-quite-nicely http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399531&view=rss&microfeed=true So, uh, Notre Dame lost to Navy today 23-21. The last time an unranked Navy team beat a ranked Notre Dame squad was 1936. 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Commenters, do your thing. [H/T DS reader Joe, many others]http://deadspin.com/5399514/who-else-thinks-this-guys-favorite-cartoon-is-pinky-and-the-brain http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/3cVX0iDqPz4/i-bet-rich-rodriguez-could-sure-use-a-couple-of-boilermakers-right-about-now http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399493&view=rss&microfeed=true Michigan lost to Purdue 38-36 at the Big House, the first time to Purdue since 1966. The Wolverines have now lost three straight and five consecutive Big Ten games. Even worse? Rich Rod got punked at...http://deadspin.com/5399493/i-bet-rich-rodriguez-could-sure-use-a-couple-of-boilermakers-right-about-now http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/d3T5HTAMYhA/finally-kobe-bryant-accomplishes-something http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399481&view=rss&microfeed=true By scoring 41 points last night, Bryant became the youngest player ever to reach 24,000 points. The commenter who best incorporates this into an anal sex joke gets a +1 or whatever is behind Door No....http://deadspin.com/5399481/finally-kobe-bryant-accomplishes-something http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/D7Hwl-cfOJs/say-what-our-long-national-nightmare-about-a-major-league-pitchers-weed-possession-charge-is-already-over http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399455&view=rss&microfeed=true The attorney for Tim Lincecum has negotiated a settlement with prosecutors to settle the pitcher's marijuana misdemeanor charge by having Lincecum pay a $250 fine for possession of a pipe. The...http://deadspin.com/5399455/say-what-our-long-national-nightmare-about-a-major-league-pitchers-weed-possession-charge-is-already-over http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/_hhrwP5tClQ/your-late-afternoon-college-football-viewing-open-thread http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399444&view=rss&microfeed=true Nothing wrong with that. Feel free to go beyond college football and discuss Sports in general. For instance, why did they start off the album with "Heart of Rock & Roll" instead of "Heart & Soul"?...http://deadspin.com/5399444/your-late-afternoon-college-football-viewing-open-thread http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/HLBQ_QLV0aM/hooray-for-mannywood-that-screwy-ballyhooey-mannywood http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399438&view=rss&microfeed=true Dodgers fans must feel like they have just come off a cycle and are taking hCG as it was announced that Manny Ramirez will not exercise the escape clause in his contract and will remain a Dodger....http://deadspin.com/5399438/hooray-for-mannywood-that-screwy-ballyhooey-mannywood http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/excerpts/~3/x6thrlF47n4/so-you-want-some-nasty-injuries-with-your-hockey-i-got-your-nasty-injuries-for-ya http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5399402&view=rss&microfeed=true The esteemed Wysh a/k/a Puck Daddy has a rundown of the Top 10 Most Brutal NHL Injuries of the Last Decade. Let's have a look-see, shall we? (Clint Malarchuk figurine sold separately) Obviously, I'm...http://deadspin.com/5399402/so-you-want-some-nasty-injuries-with-your-hockey-i-got-your-nasty-injuries-for-ya