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Be Like Jeff
• Prepare yourself for the Illini's Jeffrey Jordan. [Storming The Floor] • Aw, Bud Selig wants to try and suspend the HGH offenders. Donald Fehr finds that cute. [Signal To Noise] • It's up to Trent Dilfer to prevent the Patriots from getting even better. [Tremendous Upside Potential] • About the Ri...

A Look At LeBron James
We're dangerously close to the start of the NBA season, with all its drama and months of madness. To us, part of the beauty of the NBA is that its focus, while ultimately on the team, falls on the individual. The plight of one player becomes an epic tale in the shadow of Jordan; who is the real alph...

Meet The Red Sox's New Superfan
Ladies and gents, meet "Super Manny."...

Michael Wilbon Is On The Run From The Law
A reader with a lot of time on his hands — and, really, don't we all? — was surfing around the Maryland Judiciary Case Web site and found a certain "Pardon The Interruption" host who has yet to be brought to justice....

Brady Quinn's Stone Cold Lead Pipe Locks
We haven't checked in on Brady Quinn in a while: How's our favorite flashdancer doing?...

Channing Crowder Is A Citizen Of The World
Hey, did you hear the Giants and Dolphins are playing in London this week? It's like a regular old boring regular-season game ... but people will be driving there on the other side of the road!...

Today In Dumb Mayoral Wagers
So you know those dumb mayoral bets made on every major sporting event, the ones supposed to show off the locally made products? Well, the Boston and Denver mayors made them this year ... and, as usual, they're dumb and full of corporate sponsorship....

The Red Sox Officially Welcome You To The World Series
As counter indicators go, Rockies fans probably couldn't have had a worse one than seeing Eric Gagne in to finish the game. If Gagne's closing matters out these days, the Red Sox are clearly ahead by a lot....

God, We Love The World Series
All right, well, we've all waited long enough: The World Series is finally starting tonight. All the storylines have been exhausted by this point. Probably just time to get going....

World Series Pants Party: Red Sox Vs. Rockies
You know all the major players and you're aware that it's a fight between good and evil, so it's time to figure out who's gonna win this darned thing....

Visual Evidence Of Those Bygone Championship Shirts
It is one thing to read about sports leagues giving away incorrectly labeled merchandise like "2006 World Champion Detroit Tigers" or "2004 American League Champion New York Yankees" to the needy in third world countries. It's another all together to actually see a child in Zambia wearing a 2007 Sup...

What This Means For Us: Boston Red Sox
It's a long road to the World Series, and perhaps only the diehards truly understand how far their team had to come. We've asked two writers who lust for their favorite teams to describe what it means to be here, in the World Series. Now: The Boston Red Sox. Your author is Lockhart Steele....

After 33 Games, The Weis Era Is As Ugly As Ever
If it's the Friday after another Notre Dame blowout, you know what time it is: Time to play the Charlie Weis vs. Tyrone Willingham game!...

A Look At Dirk Nowitzki
We're dangerously close to the start of the NBA season, with all its drama and months of madness. To us, part of the beauty of the NBA is that its focus, while ultimately on the team, falls on the individual. The plight of one player becomes an epic tale in the shadow of Jordan; who is the real alph...

Et Tu, Rudy?
• Say what you will about Giuliani, but we never, ever thought we'd see him pulling for the Red Sox. [Fratdog Sports Blog] • BC better be ready for Virginia Tech. [College GameBalls] • Boy, what a quarterback controversy they've got there in Buffalo. [The Goose's Roost] • Video games continue to pre...

What This Means For Us: Colorado Rockies
It's a long road to the World Series, and perhaps only the diehards truly understand how far their team had to come. We've asked two writers who lust for their favorite teams to describe what it means to be here, in the World Series. First up: The Colorado Rockies. Your author is Mark T.R. Donohue....