but if he was a black guy, he would have been vilified as a petulant "cancer on the team" with an "attitude problem".

Honestly, Dan Marino pulled this shit all the time during his career. He was well-known for chewing a receiver's ass for running the wrong route or gesturing angrily at the sideline when the call didn't get sent in to the huddle in time. I love Marino, but if he was a black guy, he would have been vilified as a…

The Jamaican bobsled team running to first just made my day much better. Thanks for the pick me up.

Your last paragraph contains the nut of the matter: there was nothing Middlebrooks could do. And guess what? IT. DOES. NOT. MATTER. His rights ended when the ball went past him; anything—ANYTHING—even a nanosecond after that is the act of a player not making a play. An infielder not playing the ball who impedes a…

Soccer has one huge advantage over baseball, Almost every single game clocks in at just under 2 hours to watch. Baseball games seem to last the better part of a generation.

I watched a shitty Panthers/Buccanneers game last night over the World Series because Cam Newton is my fantasy league quarterback.

Pecan pie must have pecans through every layer. This ranking is understandable if Albert has only has the kind of pecan pie where it is mostly corn syrup with only a thin pecan layer on top. That kind of pecan pie sucks. Real pecan pie is amazing, a slice of rich, velvety, crunchy goodness that keeps your spirits up…

This list was flawed from the start. Apple is way better than cherry, pecan pie done right should be 2nd and I'd rather catch whatever hepatitis Pamela Anderson has than willingly eat a sliver of Key Lime.

Jeez. Probably time to pull the plug on this Schiavo guy.

For the love of god, Detroit win this series. The world does not need a Cards-Sox World Series.

You're asking where everyone took their shits in the Iliad. Just don't worry about it.

Part of what's damaging about all this is that it perpetuates the notion that the danger in football comes from big, noticeable hits. What most of the research has found, in fact, is that it's the repetition of countless routine plays that involve some level of collision. Every time O- and D-lineman bang into each…

What a bunch of ungrateful, spoiled athletes. When's the last time a bus boycott actually did anything?

yeah, after rereading the article again I find it interesting that Grambling's funding peaked in 2007-08, and then got slashed 2 years later even though the money could have been there. Basically Jindal was ok taking money while one prez was in office, but as soon as it changed hands to the other party he turned it…

With the kind of draconian cuts that Jindal is making...which are typical for a whole lot of these States, Grambling probably has problems staying afloat, period at this point.

Fuck You.

Colonies...you mean like India, who supplies about 85% of the U.K.'s edible food? (the other 15% coming from a crepe shack in Hampstead in London)

It is, after all only a movie....

Absolutely one of the greatest posts in Deadspin history. Screw the Cardinals and their hypocrisy.

Meanwhile, Gates has that watching-the-valet-park-my-Bentley look.