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Morning Blogdome: One Red Card, Please
• All is forgiven: Dutch footie pro Rafael Van der Vaart got himself intentionally disqualified from a match last year just so that he could go to his wife's birthday party. The woman in the picture here—that's his wife. You're lucky he didn't cut his own foot off to stay home with her. [Dirty Tackl...
Live Blog!: North Carolina vs. Michigan State at Ford "Economic Stimulus" Field
Michigan State is the only Big Ten team in the history of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge to have a winning record—and two of those wins came against North Carolina. On the other hand, that Tar Heels have beaten State three times in the NCAA tournament during the last decade. The running theme of tonight'...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you try to save your best friend after he gets hit by a car ......
LenDale White Wants To Beat Your Team, Take Your Girlfriend
It's been well-established that LenDale White says what he wants, when he wants. Apparently, what he wants now is to humiliate the UCLA Bruins, and one Bruin specifically—Maurice Jones-Drew....
Afternoon Blogdome: That's Not A Glove Save
More like sloppy firsts: Throwing your glove at a skater on a breakaway only makes things worse. It also makes them funnier, though, so do whatever you want. [The 700 Level]...
In The Club With Antonio Pierce
In case you missed it last night, Burress was suspended by the New York Giants and placed on the non-injury football list, costing him about $27 million in unpaid salary (plus fines.) The fact that he is not on an NFL roster may also make it easier for the prosecutors to hit him with that very large...
Is The Big Ten Actually Challenging The ACC?
We are halfway through the 10th Big Ten-ACC Challenge—a made-for-TV showcase that the Big Ten has never won—and the northern aggressors have actually managed to win a few of the contests. It's a tie! Considering that the two previous years the Big Ten entered the final day needing a sweep just to sa...
Amazing Over-The-Head Shot Caps Furious Finish
The scene: SUNY Geneseo hosting SUNY Oswego in a powerhouse Division III matchup. Geneseo (in white) trails by two with 10 seconds left. Take it away boys .......
Texas Tech cap'n Mike Leach made a super-secret trip to Seattle, Washington, but is totally not talking to UW officials about their empty coaching spot. (They're just, you know ... talking.) And he's definitely not trying to wring a few more millions out of Tech. Nope, not at all. [Star-Telegram]...
NFL Suspends Six Players Under Cover Of Night
So while the rest of the sports world was preoccupied last night with sweatpants and second helpings and trading contracts (and also some things are not related to Charlie Weis) the NFL decided to hide another little nugget of fun in the 6:00 p.m. news dump. Six players—including half of the Minneso...
Morning Blogdome: Derek Roy Gets A Helping Hand
• 2 minutes for WTF: We're just a couple of pro hockey players, out on the town in Buffalo, wearing sandals, grabbing each other's balls. Nothing to see here. [My Safety Is Harvard]...
Plaxico Burress Suspended For The Rest Of The Season
The New York Giants waited until the very end of the day to announce that Plaxico Burress will in fact be placed on the "non-football injury list." This is effectively a suspension that removes him from the Giants roster for the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs, and (unlike injured r...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you look for your teeth after getting run over by a bullet train ......
Afternoon Blogdome: Hack The Shaq You're With
• He is very photogenic: You know, I didn't read a word of this post, but man ... people sure do like getting their picture taken with life-size representations of Shaquille O'Neal. [Moderately Cerebral Bias]...
"Operation Shutdown" (Still) Proceeding As Planned
Former Blue Jay/Padre/Astro/Met/Pirate Derek Bell was arrested last night in his hometown of Tampa and charged with four counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. It was his second drug-related arrest in three years and I haven't read a lot of statements we've read that are sadder than "Arrest rec...