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Who Has Play-In Fever?
Well, the NCAA Tournament kinda starts tonight, with the much-anticipated Florida A&M-Niagara matchup. Winner earns the right to knock Bill Self's toupee off his head come Friday. We enjoy this game every year, but other than Dan Shanoff, we might be the only one. (Even people in Dayton don't like i...

NCAA Pants Party: Tennessee Vs. Long Beach State
Tennessee Volunteers (22-10) vs. Long Beach State 49ers (24-7) When: Friday, 2:35 p.m. Where: Columbus...

NCAA Pants Party: Notre Dame Vs. Winthrop
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (24-7) vs. Winthrop Eagles (28-4) When: Friday, 2:35 p.m. Where: Spokane...

Looking Back At Sosa's Halcyon Days Of Yesteryear
Among the worthless — but muscular! — heap of relics from the 1998 Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa home run chase? The priceless Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story, an animated "feature" about Sammy Sosa and "how a hero became a legend."...

NCAA Pants Party: Memphis Vs. North Texas
Memphis Tigers (30-3) vs. North Texas Mean Green (23-10) When: Friday, 12:15 p.m. Where: New Orleans...

Leftovers: NCAA: "I Need Tickets!"
• The NCAA is reselling its own tournament tickets. [Money Players] • Tommy Amaker's NCAA title is just a success that hasn't happened yet. [The Feed] • Freddie Mitchell won't take the help of the one guy who cares. [The 700 Level] • Rick Majerus would like to help you masturbate. [Kissing Suzy Kolb...

NCAA Pants Party: UNLV Vs. Georgia Tech
UNLV Runnin' Rebels (28-6) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (20-11) When: Friday, 12:15 p.m. Where: Chicago...

Breaking Down The Tourney By Mascot
Here's an NCAA tournament preview we can get behind: A comprehensive breakdown of the teams by mascot. Some fun facts:...

NCAA Pants Party: Virginia Vs. Albany
Virginia Cavaliers (19-10) vs. Albany Great Danes (23-9) When: Friday, 12:15 p.m. Where: Charlottesville, Virg....

"Please, Sir, May I Have Another?!"
Ah, spring training. A time to work all the kinks out, ease one's self into the rigors of a long baseball season, iron out all the soft spots in your game. And for Red Sox prospect Jacoby Ellsbury, it's when you learn how to handle a thrown baseball hitting you in the head from two inches away. All ...

NCAA Pants Party: Indiana Vs. Gonzaga
Indiana Hoosiers (20-10) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (23-10) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Sacramento...

Break Up The 76ers! (Again!)
Back when Allen Iverson was traded to the Nuggets, nobody was sure what it would mean for Denver, but everyone agreed that it secured the 76ers' spot as frontrunners for either Kevin Durant or Greg Oden....

NCAA Pants Party: North Carolina Vs. Eastern Kentucky
North Carolina Tar Heels (28-6) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (21-11) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Winston-Salem, NC...

NCAA Pants Party: BYU Vs. Xavier
Brigham Young Cougars (25-8) vs. Xavier Musketeers (24-8) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Lexington...

Baseball Season Preview: Minnesota Twins
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....

NCAA Pants Party: Pittsburgh Vs. Wright State
Pittsburgh Panthers (27-6) vs. Wright State (23-9) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Buffalo...

Blogdome: The General To Evanston!
• Bring Bob Knight to Northwestern! [Knight To Cats] • Kaz Tadano, sent to the minors again. We really wish someone reach around and give him a hand (or job). [A Baseball Geek] • Shaun Alexander saved himself until he was 24. [Chicks Dig The Long Ball] • The keys to making your baby a Red Sox fan. [...

"Gimme A Little James Brown There, Big Boy!"
Those Syracuse, Kansas State and Drexel fans who are still frustrated they didn't make the NCAA Tournament probably don't want to watch this video; it's the dramatic documentation of three Arkansas fans before, during and after the Razorbacks' loss to Florida on Sunday. We don't know what kind of si...

NCAA Pants Party: UCLA Vs. Weber State
UCLA Bruins (25-5) vs. Weber State Wildcats (20-11) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Sacramento...

When Rocky Breaks Hank Aaron's Record, Then We'll Be Worried
So, you know how Australian authorities were investigating Sylvester Stallone and his posse — as much of a posse as a 60-year-old man can have — for having all that HGH with them? Well, he has now officially been charged. And just in time for the DVD release!...