That was fantastic! Guy is so good. Another great cover from the same festival (not as good, but still good)

Of the several versions of 'Stand by Me,' it's hard to have a favorite. I'd say it just kind of depends on one's mood. There are mostly good, seems a hard song to mess up. Maybe it just because it's so nice. Anyway, as a thanks for a few sympathy recs today...I'm sure you know who you are...here's the version I…

Explains how he made the Dream Team back in '92.

American League managers have already filed a petition against this as it would mean they'd actually have to pay attention to the game.

Eric Johnson wastes more time on Deadspin than the rest of us.

Nice! +1

They're going to need better walls if they want to make it as a penal colony.

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Fantastic work Tim. Good stuff, this.

I don't know if it's accurate to render Carpenter's shot meaningless. It had purpose on it's way up to the rim, and you have to imagine it's happy just to be at the top.

Bad News: Turns out he can't weave his way through an interview.

Interviewer: Are you a fan of Real Madrid?

Ricketts: We need to start selling out games. This is ridiculous. This is one of the biggest markets in the nation and the stands are half-empty every game. It's embarrassing.

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I'm glad Peyton came clean now, otherwise we're listening to some tired Lateral-Gate narrative for the next 3 months or whatever. Worst of all though, it would just lead credence to the theory that Watergate actually happened.

It would have been 200 but at the final press conference a reporter asked him if Roethlisberger was elite.

Normally you don't grow one of those until the playoffs have started and it's considered sacrosanct for a player to shave off his beard until they've been eliminated from contention, but realistically, what chance does Indy have winning the Cup this year.

Bud Selig took a bizarre, televised victory lap. A double-length 60 Minutes segment.

Sometimes I don't think you can win Samer. I'm so sorry.

A-Rod is spot on with his claim that this ruling violates MLB's Basic Agreement. The problem is not many people know what it is. So now then, The Basic Agreement was first formed in 1968 after MLB's first CBA with the MLBPA. Over the years there have been changes, amendments, new clauses, etc. Suffice it to say at…