December 5, 2009 – FX's The League is TV's latest attempt to tickle the potbelly of the coveted "18-to-whatever male" demographic. The show centers on the friendships, relationships, and fantasy football league of a group of thirtysomething guys. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – White smoke in South Bend! While Alabama is stoking the fires of a thousand "Dunlap Shouldn't Have Been Suspended" posts, Notre Dame is doing everything it can to make people care after the big sucking silence following its earth-shattering withdrawal from bowl play. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Alabama 32, Florida 13. [Pic via Rick Ankiel's Moustache] [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Sports Illustrated senior writer Jon Wertheim, author of Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played, was kind enough to let me bother him. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – The Yankees are looking to cut some $15 million from their 2009 Opening Day payroll of $201 million. Wait, so this means they'll only be able to afford John Lackey or Matt Holliday? [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – The Celtics' ever-humble Rajon Rondo challenged the Titans' Chris Johnson — who's so fast, he reminded Gus Johnson of a felon — to a footrace. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – So last weekend I went with @girlfriend to the teensie tiny town of Wetumpka, Alabama, which meant I had the chance to see the Iron Bowl in its natural habitat. I was prepared to break out my camera in hopes of capturing memorable footage of angry rivals. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Last night's Cavs-Bulls game was marked by an argument between LeBron James and Joakim Noah, occasioned by King James dancing on the sidelines during Cleveland's 101-87 win. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Dan Shanoff fantasizes about a world in which Comcast-NBC is an "online sports juggernaut" and Bill Simmons, Darren Rovell, and Tommy Craggs do trust falls at the company picnic. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Sporting apparel/culture site No Mas recently released the animated story of Dock Ellis, who threw a no-hitter on acid—fucking ACID—and died last December. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Thousands of hours of airtime. Millions of keystrokes. Finally, we can stop obsessing over the Most Important College Football Issue of Our Time: Notre Dame will not sully the airwaves this bowl season. Though there were rumors of an offer from the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce Bowl, the... [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Did you know that the Jordan Palmer of amateur sports, the Winter Olympics, happens this February? It's OK — red-blooded sports fans can't possibly be expected to transition from the rough and tumble to Vancouver's prissy wonderland. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Judging by the early score of the Pitt-Cincinnati game, the horse head left outside Skyline Chili HQ is having its expected result. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Nothing better to do this morning, Lane Kiffin? Actually, telling the (already drunk) SEC Gameday crowd that 'Bama would bounce the Gators is pretty cool. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – You can't fault David Stern's Machiavellian labor-negotiating skills. Even though we're two years away from him pulling a Gary Bettman, he's already tossing throwaway bombs, like this one launched into the lap of SI's Ian Thomsen: [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – No. 4-ranked tennis player Andy Murray was unceremoniously dumped this weekend by ladyfriend Kim Sears. Apparently his "seven hours a day" video game habit was a factor behind the split. [Deadspin]

December 5, 2009 – Just in time for a tilt with their sorta-not-as-hapless cross-river rivals, the New Jersey Nets snapped their season-opening 18-game losing streak with a 97-91 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. [Deadspin]

May 24, 2009 – Gawker: Live, From Vegas! continues unabated through the night (so stick around!). Next on deck, another special guest for this hot, inaugural summer weekend: More »

June 17, 2008 – But where is Keith?Perhaps he is in Indonesia, enjoying Tupac's food. [Sploid]