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Apparently, The Warriors Can Lose At Home
In their their preview of the Suns-Spurs series, Free Darko, describing Stephen Jackson and the Golden State Warriors, wrote, "Stephen Jackson doesn't care because he has nothing to lose, and thus is invincible." For the first time, last night, his team looked like it cared, like it had a lot to los...
Greetings From The South Side!
• We really are gonna try to talk these guys into a Mattoon franchise. • Hee, hee, the Brewers put fingers in butts. • See ya, Chelsea. • ESPN is full of it. Who knew? • The Brewers will make you pee. • Yeah, not a smart bet, not at all. • We love a good Star Wars nerd. • Oh, boy, Roger Clemens is b...
A Tribute To All The Sports Moms Out There
As we remind you to grab your cards and flowers for Mother's Day on Sunday — we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to be in Mattoon this Mother's Day — we thought we might take a moment and remember some of the special mothers in the world of sport....
All-Star Funny Business
• Here's how LeBron was left off the first-team All-Stars. [Cavaliers Blog] • It's kind of crazy how good Tim Wakefield has been so far this year. [SethMnookin.com] • "Scouting Reports For Your Excessive Keeper League." [McSweeney's] • A clip-heavy look at what makes an MVP. [The Starting Five] • Ri...
What Will Be The Next Health-Oriented Ballpark Promotion?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
With Endless Love, We Left You Sleeping. Now We're Sleeping With You. Don't Wake Up.
He was full of plans. Have you got any plans, Jim? Do you want us to find a cure and save the world, or just fall in love and fuck? Plans are pointless. Staying alive's as good as it gets....
Those Cheating Spurs
• We're not sure Amare is helping himself out much here. [Signal To Noise] • Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s mom doesn't need her son to drive anymore, nope. [A Pudge Is A Sandwich] • The Royals fans are starting to crack. [Royals Review] • Some fun anti-Michael Kay rants. [Muting Michael Kay] • All you don't ...
Temple's Inspired Obfuscation Falls Just Short
Considering the breathtaking amount of success Temple University sports have had over the last few years, it's no surprise that they were put on probation by the NCAA yesterday. We're so glad Temple's dominance was finally explained....
NHL Stanley Cup Pants Party: Red Wings Vs. Ducks
We have always found it amusing that Anaheim decided to take the positive modifier "Mighty" out of its name; we know they wanted to avoid the Disney context, but usually when there's a "Fighting" or a "Runnin'" in there, it's supposed to be a good thing. Now they are Ducks, simply Ducks....
Hey, If You Talk A Lot, And Loud Enough, Even The Serious Stuffy People Will Start Listening
We knew that Charles Barkley's Big! Opinions! had crossed him over from the sports world, but we had no idea it had gone this far: He's now getting the Serious Guy Treatment from The New Republic, of all places....
Gripping Footage From XTREME Baseball
You might remember our XTRME BASEBALL! post for a few days ago, but now it looks like there's some new footage out there of the league's opening night game....
Steelers Keeping Busy In The Offseason
This man is Richard Seigler, and he's a third string linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played one game last year, and had one tackle. As a practice squad player two years ago, he earned a Super Bowl ring. He played for Oregon State in college and was a fourth-round draft pick....
Pistons Finally Tire Of Toying With Bulls
Remember in the last game of the NBA regular season, when the Bulls simply needed a victory over the Nets to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference? If they hadn't lost that game, this Bulls-Pistons whitewash could have been our conference finals; this could be all there is....
NHL Stanley Cup Pants Party: Sabres Vs. Senators
And here, you thought we were completely ignoring the NHL playoffs. To remind you: Canuck please!...
Please Keep Six Feet Between You And The Cavs Dancers
Currently, in the Ohio (of course) legislature, there's a bill attempting to define what constitutes a strip club and how they should be governed (for example, they're considering not allowing dancers to perform after midnight and instituting a six-foot buffer between dancer and patron). But yesterd...
Did The Wrong Team Leave?
• Would Boston be better off if the Braves had stayed, rather than the Red Sox? [The Phoenix] • Ranking the ice girls. [Japers' Rink] • Breaking down what Kevin Kolb means for Donovan McNabb. [SI.com] • The media superstar that cannot be stopped. [Joe Sports Fan] • This was pretty much inevitable. [...
You Will Honor "God Bless America," Or The Yankees Will Have You Shot
We want to make this absolutely clear: We love America. We love it. We love the freedom to speak our mind, we love we are allowed to wear American flag underpants, we love that we can super size any combo meal, regardless of which sandwich we choose. We love it here....
China Is Totally On Top Of All Olympic Matters
The nagging issues that keep popping up as we approach the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have many observers concerned, though it seems like everyone always worries about whether the Olympic host city will be ready, and it seems to turn out just fine. But there does seem to be a major issue in China: The...
Your Complete Guide To All NFL Player Arrests
Tomorrow, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will hear the appeal of Pacman Jones, who wants to have his yearlong suspension reduced. As part of his appeal, the law firm of Greenberg Taurig has compiled a 28-page document stating his case — as originally published on The Tennessean's Web site — and it i...
Fetch The Splinter Some Condoms
• A charming Ted Williams story. [Baseball Bookshelf] • The Mayweather-De la Hoya fight turned out to be the biggest PPV fight of all time. [Sports By Brooks] • The Miami-FIU game might have lost a little mustard yesterday. [Lt. Winslow] • More on the Maddux-Smoltz matchup. [Sports Gone South] • Is ...