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RSVP Now, Before It's Too Late!
You know, we're starting to think that basketball just isn't gonna be the most important part of the weekend in Las Vegas....
Hey, The Heat Are Over At .500. Wake Riley.
Dan LeBatard, handsome as ever, brings up what everyone's thinking: Pat Riley's kind of a dick when it comes to abandoning his team when times are tough. Sure, he had some physical issues, but it seems obvious by now that it's not a coincidence that when the Heat are struggling, Riley's "recovering,...
Wrapping Up The Westminster Dog Show
The Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden features the finest athletic specimens at MSG since ... well, since the last Dog Show. We don't consider competitive dog preening a sport, but we do find it funny, and we think Best In Show is one of the funniest movies ever made....
Charlie Weis Hates Internal Bleeding Much More Than He Hates Donuts
In case you've fallen behind on your coverage of failed gastric bypass surgery involving major college football coaches, Notre Dame head whale Charlie Weis is in Day One of his negligence trial in which doctors ignored internal bleeding warning signs. Weis underwent the surgery in 2002 because he wa...
Oprah, Thome And The Self-Cleaning Oven
It's pretty rare that the epic comedic trilogy of Oprah Winfrey, douching and White Sox slugger Jim Thome unite for a good ole middle-aged Midwesterner gigglefest ... but today is that day....
Coach K Is Now A Sexagenarian
So here's a little factoid for you: Today, February 13, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski turns 60 years old. It's strange to think of him as that old; not only does he continue to be that irrepressible lovable impish scamp that we all adore, but he also has retained his thick, lustrous black hair. (Becaus...
Stephen A. And The Gang Welcome True Hoop
We'd like to congratulate the great Henry Abbott and True Hoop for their absorption into the ESPN empire. True Hoop is one of our absolute favorite sites, and we have much faith that nothing over there will change, save for occasional references to CHEESY DOODLES....
Please Ignore The Shirtless Gyrating Man
Over at The Fanhouse, The Mighty MJD posted this video of a Seton Hall fan — we think that's Seton Hall — coming up with an inventive and terrifying way to distract a free throw shooter. We think after seeing this, we'd just try to avoid being fouled all together....
Leftovers: He'll Look Good In The Camo Uniforms
• Iraq war vet signs deal with the Padres. [WBRS Sports Blog] • So who gets the Cardinals championship ball: Wainwright, or Molina? [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] • The 100th Basketball Jones podcast thingy. [The Basketball Jones] • Tracking John Buccigross' verbal tics. [Bugs And Cranks] • In case you c...
Jeremy Piven Wants You To Watch The All-Star Game
You know, when you're trying to promote an All-Star game in Las Vegas, what better way to do than a commercial of Jeremy Piven looking up Vince Carter's shorts?...
Eli Manning Has A Hard Time Meeting Girls
We don't listen to the radio much — we're too busy with Meat Loaf and REO Speedwagon on an endless iPod loop — so we missed this little tidbit from the Opie and Anthony "show." Some guy named Jason Itzler, who used to run the NY Confidential "escort" service, was a guest on the show, and the hosts a...
Blogdome: The Phallus In My Hometown
• Here's what's most famous about the hometown of the new Japanese Devil Rays pitcher. [Gheorghe: The Blog] • Reggie Bush's new lady. [The Big Lead] • Reggie Theus' unusual fan club. [Amachi's Former Playground] • Are they ever going to announce that DirectTV deal? [The Luke Report] • They're testin...
Inside The Awful Illini Car Accident
As most of you have heard by now, two Illinois basketball players — center Brian Carlwell and shooting guard Jamar Smith — were injured in a car accident last night in Champaign. Smith suffered a concussion, but Carlwell is currently listed in critical condition at Carle Foundation Hospital, a hospi...
Time To Work Off All That Winter Fat, Big Leaguers
Yes, it is officially that time of year: About 15 minutes ago, pitchers and catchers from several teams officially reported to spring training. Actually, it's only the pitchers and catchers for the Yankees and Nationals, which we guess counts....
Dan Hawkins REALLY Wants You To Practice More
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Dan Hawkins was hired because he's not the type of guy to lure his players in with strip clubs and booze, unlike his predecessor. We respect that; nobody wants that for college students....
Deep, DEEP Inside The Westminster Dog Show
Starting yesterday and concluding today, the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden features the finest athletic specimens at MSG since ... well, since the last Dog Show. We don't consider competitive dog preening a sport, but we do find it funny, and we think Best In Show is one of the funni...
And THAT'S What Carlos Zambrano Thinks
If you are fortunate enough to root for a team that has an intense rivalry, you probably have someone on the opposing team you raise your level of hate for. Red Sox fans have it for Jeter and A-Rod; Patriots fans have it for Peyton Manning; Raiders fans have it for the rest of humanity. As a Cardina...
Why West Virginia Is So Good At Home
Just to make sure we end your day on as lowbrow a point as we can possibly muster, here's the reason UCLA lost to West Virginia on Saturday. This guy. Let this be a lesson for all of you: Do not come into this guy's house and expect to escape alive....
Leftovers: Zook Looks About Right
• If Big Ten football coaches were like South Park characters. [Photobucket • That Dice-K beer commercial? It's causing a little bit of (dumb) trouble. [To The People] • There sure is a lot of drama with the Wizards right now. [No One Appreciates Me ...] • Tracking the Super Bowl, play by play, for ...