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Morning Blogdome: Gilbert Arenas Gets Waxed
[email protected] needs a lover that won't drive it crazy. • Hold still, Agent Zero: Blah blah ... Wizards bad ... blah blah draft pick ... blah ... "Arenas said Thursday at Madame Tussauds, where his wax figure was unveiled..." Wait ... whuuuut? [Black Voices + SI] • What did the doctoral stud...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you just admit what a gigantic nerd you are ... • College Basketball: Coaches vs. Cancer Classic: Southern Illinois vs. Duke Blue Devils (7:00 p.m., ET) Salukies, Dukies. Dukies, Salukies [ESPN2] • College Football: Miami Hurricanes vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7:30 p.m., ET)...
Buffalo Sportswriter Dies After Press Box Fall
Tom Borrelli, a sportswriter for the Buffalo News died today after an accident that happened at high school football game. On November 8, Borrelli was climbing up a steep metal staircase (almost like a ladder, really) on the way to the press box at All High Stadium, when he hit his head on a girder ...
Afternoon Blogdome: There Goes My Hero
[email protected] hurt itself today, to see if it still feels. Back-to-Back: Wow. This guy really likes Barry Bonds. It must be their shared passion for needles. [Mouthpiece Sports] • You got your free taco, didn't you?: An angry Red Sox fan is suing a furniture store, because Boston failed to ...
Former Viking Would Very Much Like To Hit Brad Childress In The Head
Current Jaguars wideout Troy Williamson spent his first three seasons in the NFL angering Minnesota fans with his mediocre play and current Vikings coach Brad Childress spent his first two years angering Minnesota fans by putting him into games. Of course, all of this happened during the downtime wh...
Mike Mussina Calls It A Career
It hasn't been officially announced yet, but Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Mike Mussina will retire this week, ending an 18-year major league career. He pitched in 538 games for the Orioles and Yankees, appeared on five all-stars teams and in 16 postseason series, including 2 World Series, yet if ...
Morning Blogdome: I Don't Believe What I Just Saw!
For those about to blog, [email protected] salutes you. No! Not possible!: All right, welcome back to um ... yeah ... where are we again? [Fan IQ] He is a snappy dresser: Someone really wants Joe Maddon to be the Sportsman of the Year. Believe it or not, it isn't Joe Maddon! [Bugs and Cranks] ...
Will The Real Shaq Twitter Feed Please Stand Up?
This story involves technology and is written by an old person, so try to bear with me as I attempt to follow along. A few weeks ago, someone started using Twitter under the name Shaquille O'Neal. Everyone was all in a tizzy, until it was revealed that the person behind it was not really O'Neal. Fin...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you try to avoid being robbed by pirates ... • College Football: Ball State Cardinals at Central Michigan Chippewas (7:00 p.m., ET) I guess Birds and Chips are okay, too. [ESPN2] • NBA: Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets (8:00 p.m., ET) I might have some inside info on this game...
Afternoon Blogdome: La-Di-Da-Di, Ortiz Likes To Party
[email protected] wonders if it has enough class. • Cumpleaños Feliz: Ain't no party like a David Ortiz all-white party. Too bad I had nothing to wear to it. [Red Sox Monster] • It's called "managing expectations": We don't know how to break this to you Vanderbilt, but ... you ain't going to th...
British soccer club Darlington surrenders mid-match after one their players falls and breaks his neck, but the opposing manager was gracious about his triumph: "I didn’t see what happened, but it was unnerving. [Darlington's coach] was keen for the game to be called off. Is that a laugh? There was o...
Baby Mangino's True Identity ... Revealed!
You know, when this loveable little tyke first appeared in the inbox, no one knew where he lived or what his secret Clark Kent-like identity was and, frankly, I didn't want to know. The mystery was part of his charm, like a magic trick you can't figure out, but after the strong outpouring of support...
Bookie Mom's Big Day And Other Fallout From The Steelers-Chargers Debacle
Since football fans don't have much else to do between Monday and (now) Thursday nights, there's still plenty to talk about when it comes to that crazy Pittsburgh-San Diego game that changed the face of gambling sports for ever. Of course, just because we're talking about it, doesn't mean we're "tal...
Someone Please Explain "Overtime" To The Arizona Wildcats
People can't seem to get over the fact that Donovan McNabb was unclear on the concept of tying (he's a professional football player!), but we guess Arizona's basketball team didn't get the memo either. See, if two teams have the same score when that last buzzer goes off, the game continues with an e...