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Sir <i>Le</i> Bron And The Legend of Crab Dribble
Where the hell did LeBron James come up with his ridiculous "crab dribble" yarn to explain away his traveling call against the Wizards? He's quite a storyteller!...

The New York Giants Love Them Some Applebee's
I know that technically they play in New Jersey, but ... come on, Dominik Hixon. Maybe you and your fellow wide receivers should step it up a notch. Have you tried Friendly's? [NJ.com]...

It's Time For Ohio State's Annual Butt Whupping
Gee, it seems like it was just twelve months ago that tOSU was getting their Buckeyes kicked in by an angry SEC team in their bowl game. Oh wait, that was two years ago....

Dick Vitale Declares For The NBA
Not content with running roughshod over the world of college basketball, Dickie V is taking his considerable, um ... "talents" to the next level, as he will call the Miami-Denver game for ESPN this Wednesday....

The Boston Celtics Dynasty Has Collapsed
Everybody panic! The once dominant Celtic steam engine has gone completely off the rails and it's unclear if they'll be able to save their season after losing to... oh my... the New York Knicks?...

How To Ruin Your Favorite League's All-Star Game
From the moment the NBA, NHL, and even the NFL opened up their 2009 All-Star Game voting to the public, folks have been trying whatever means necessary to screw with the results. Sometimes it even works!...

Chris Mortensen And Oakland Raiders Are Having The Biggest Fight Ever
The most important facet of any relationship is communication, and ESPN's crack football writer and the NFL's angriest franchise are apparently lacking in that department....

North Carolina Collapses In A Heap Of Its Own Intensity
So remember all that talk about the unstoppable Tar Heel juggernaut threatening to burn down college basketball arenas and take mascot heads as trophies on their way to a perfect basketball season. Yeah, never mind....

Shane Victorino Will Banish You To The Land Of Wind And Ghosts
Of course, there was a live blog: Shane Victorino is Sportsman No. 1 Muscular Athlete Champion. Can you do any less?!? [Lost in Ube]...

Ko Simpson Is Arrested, Worth Millions
The last 12 months were not good ones for the Buffalo Bills, so safety Ko Simpson decided to kick the new year off right by getting arrested back in his hometown in South Carolina....

Philadelphia at Minnesota: A Playoff Game Of No Importance
No one here really cares about the outcome of this game, but feel free to comment your little hearts out during the 4:00 NFC Wild Card Game....

Ravens Ravish Dolphins
Joe Flacco ends the rookie QB curse, Ed Reed can't take a hint, and Baltimore cruises past the turnover-happy Dolphins, 27-9 [NFL.com]...

Rey Maualuga Needs To Be Taught Some Manners
Rey Maualuga may be an All-American, a Bednarik Award winner, and a Rose Bowl champion, but if he thinks that gives him the right to harass America's Sideline Princess—he's dead wrong....

Baltimore at Miami: An NFL Playoff Murder Mystery
Consider this your open thread for the 1:00 p.m. AFC Wild Card Game....

Peyton Manning: Still A Choker?
For the sixth time in nine playoff appearances, Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts have been bounced from the playoffs in the first round....

Be Gentle. It's Their First Time
So that happened. I half expected to log in this morning to see "The Cardz Rulez No. 1!" drunkenly scrawled all over the front page of this site....

The Year In...Bad Officiating
So, today is the last day for end-of-year retrospectives. We've got at least one more of our own. Today: Bad, bad referees....

NFL Baby Mama Drama To Close Out 2008
If there are any athletes out there who want to get a domestic disturbance incident in before the end of the year—save it. The store is closed....

Sir, You're No Craig Sager
• Fashion. Forward: What was up with Bryant Gumbel's jacket? Doesn't he know we're in a recession? [Leave The Man Alone]...