How Is The Isiah Thomas Era Working Out For Florida International?

Not well: The Golden Panthers are 7-19 and "have sold a total of 1,075 individual tickets for nine home games." At least freshman Steven Miro—who turned down Columbia and Harvard to play for Thomas (seriously!)—is happy. More »

Who is this comely lass with the burnt-orange hair and why was she strategically placed behind the Kansas bench last night? Was she there to distract Jayhawk players from their defensive assignments or as ESPN's Valentine to lonely basketball fans? More »

Can Cable/Satellite Football Conglomerates Lure Chris Berman From Bristol?

Berman could go all the way to DirectTV or the NFL Network when his ESPN contract expires? It's probably just a negotiating ploy, but it sure would be neat to see him exclusively on channels my TV doesn't have. [TBL/SbB/PFT/MSF] More »

Last Night's Winner: Every Other Sport That's Not Football

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like those who awoke from their post Super Bowl-hangover, rubbed their eyes and realized we've got a lot of time to fill between now and September. More »

Super Bowl 44: Most Watched TV Thing Ever

Over 106 million American people watched the Big Game last night, breaking the U.S. audience record held by the series finale of M*A*S*H since 1983. Finally, someone put that smug Alan Alda in his place! [Hollywood Reporter/Gawker] More »

Peyton Manning: Yep, Still A Choker

Before the Super Bowl, two versions of this post were already written. One where Peyton Manning becomes the greatest quarterback ever and one where he comes up just short. I didn't expect to write one where he crashes and burns. More »

Steve Phillips "Moves On" By Spilling His Guts To Matt Lauer

Steve Phillips made it out of sex rehab alive and has definitely seen the error of having sex with people who aren't your wife. So he went on "Today," because this is information that America needs to hear. More »

Super Bowl Bounty Hunt: Washington Fat Cat Edition

Political watchdog ProPublica is holding their own Super Bowl shame-off. They want photos of Congresspeople and lobbyists whooping it up in Miami, possibly on your dime! We will double whatever they're paying. (Maximum value: $2.32.) More »

SportsNation Unaware That "Weird Web Story" Had Tragic Ending

ESPN's SportsNation crew had a lot of giggles yesterday over this rather insane failed bike jump. Unfortunately, no one on set knew that the man in the crash eventually killed himself because of his injuries. More »

Ball-Biting Incident Rocks Cricket To Its Juicy Core

Pakistan's captain was caught attempting to doctor a ball by biting it like an apple during a match against Australia. It's the sport's worst ball-related controversy since the Vaseline incident of 1976, which is just....ok, they're messing with us, right? More »

Super Bowl Subplot #6: The Aints Go Marching In

You know how fans of bad teams come to games with paper bags over their heads, because they're ashamed to admit they root for a terrible franchise? New Orleans invented that, because they root for the most terrible franchise ever. More »

Most Important Question About Kyle Eckel Is Not "Who Is Kyle Eckel?"

Gregg Doyel isn't saying that Saints fullback—and former Navy Midshipman—Kyle Eckel is a traitor to his country, just that Kyle Eckel should explain to Gregg Doyel why he's in the Super Bowl and not Afghanistan. [CBS] More »

Last Night's Winner: Ankle Doctors

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like our nation's orthopedic specialists, who now hold the entire world in their hands like a big blue swollen ankle. More »

Take A Gander At Brett Favre's Disgusting Bruises

Bus Cook is emailing photos of Brett's black and blue parts to prove how banged up he was. Favre himself won't use it as an excuse for that interception, but don't worry....someone took care of that for him. [Jackson Clarion-Ledger] More »