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Leftovers: He's Got NBA Written All Over Him
• Josh McRoberts, going pro. [Fox Sports] • We can't get enough of Gilbert, we really can't. [NBA.com] • Bill Cowher is going to be on a reality show. [Mondesi's House] • Goodbye, lesbian hating lady. [Go PSU Sports] • What Tecmo Bowl can tell you about life. [Claynation] • Explaining the Matt Schau...
Get Independent With ESPN!
The Tribeca Film Festival in New York City is a yearly event that shows a few experimental films and a lot of big premieres of "arty" Hollywood productions. And this year, they've got a special guest: ESPN!...
Joey Porter Might Have Gotten Himself Whupped
So you know how Joey Porter supposedly leveled Levi Jones during a fight in Vegas? Well, some more details on the fight have come out, and it's beginning to look like Joey didn't get the best of the exchange....
Look, It's A Survey! Wee!
Sometimes the Gawker folks ask us to give you surveys....
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Ohio State Vs. Tennessee
Ohio State Buckeyes (31-3) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (24-10) When: 9:57 p.m. ET Where: San Antonio...
ESPN Would Like You To Inform Them On "Cool"
So, you want to make money on the Web? And do you love sports? Guess what, kids: You can be a a general, editor, Weblogs at ESPN.com!...
Lexington's Long National Nightmare Now Over
This just in: We'll try not to go all Politico / John Edwards on you here — for the record, we love that site, occasional big error aside — but we've received word from a TV station in Louisville and from another source that Kentucky fans desperate to rid themselves of Tubby Smith have had their wis...
We Think Ninjas Would Make Great Closers, Actually
You might think of Ryan Dempster as the red-bearded "closer" for the Chicago Cubs ... but he knows himself as something so much more. Ryan Dempster ... ninja!...
Sweet 16 Pants Party: UCLA Vs. Pittsburgh
UCLA Bruins (27-5) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (29-6) When: 9:40 p.m. ET Where: San Jose...
Blogdome: Hartford Bound?
• Could there be an NHL team back in Hartford? [Too Much Sports] • Here's the person who told on Pokey. [Leave The Man Alone] • Remembering the stars of NCAA's past. [Yellow Chair Sports] • The Rangers play golf cart COPS. [Cactus Tracks] • The people who made Pac-Man can't be happy about Pac Man Jo...
Baseball Season Preview: Florida Marlins
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Sweet 16 Pants Party: Memphis Vs. Texas A&M
Memphis Tigers (32-3) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (27-6). When: Tonight, 7:27 p.m. Where: San Antonio...
How Bud And Company Are Justifying Keeping Games From You
OK, so here's where everything stands with the Major League Baseball / DirectTV / Extra Innings deal from yesterday. Richard Sandomir has the scoop in The New York Times....
Even Geniuses Sometimes Forget To Put The Car In Park
So, you've just won your first non-earthquake-related World Series and are on top of the baseball world. You're preparing your team for a mostly unheard of (these days) title repeat. Everyone over the age of 40 thinks you're a genius, and everyone under 40 can't figure out why you still think it's c...
Barbaro Lives On Through Snack Food (But Not In The Way You're Thinking)
Hope, friends, hope! There's hope for those who refuse to believe that Barbaro has hobbled off this mortal coil....
Leftovers: You Don't Say!
• Kerry Wood and Mark Prior are starting the season on the DL? Really? [Associated Press] • Jeff Garcia, gettin' hitched. [The Fanhouse] • Peter Angelos is awful. Probably time to get over it. [The Loss Column] • The definitive timeline of the A-Rod/Jeter "feud." [Armchair GM] • Family Circus, KSK s...
Cool Guys, Hanging With The Cool Guys From The Band
Well, if you're going to pick two random athletes who would show up at a Nickelback concert, it's tough to say we're surprised it would be these two....
We Wouldn't Expect Him To Spend Much More Time In Jacksonville
A few months ago, Jaguars offensive lineman Khalif Barnes was arrested and charged with a DUI. Turns out, the video of his arrested has hit the Internets, and it's safe to say he doesn't exactly feel all that comfortable in Jacksonville....
Jose Canseco Just Can't Catch A Break In This Business
We're trying to imagine something more sad than a once-proud athlete attempting to feed his ravenous need for competition by going against Tucker Carlson on a televised dancing show, and we think we've found it: Begging to be on "Dancing With The Stars" and being refused....
Ichiro's Super Happy Memory Challenge!
Via Seattlest and The Fanhouse, here's a video of some sort of "mind challenge" game show featuring the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki. He seems to rather serious about the game, and, frankly, we're kind of intimidated, even though, obviously, we have no idea what he's saying....