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Dick Vitale's Attention Deficit Disorder
Some jobs in the world have to be considered a labor of hate; it's a ton of work, it drives you crazy, it's miserable ... but it's existence makes the world a better place....
Did Sean Salisbury Make An Awful Verbal Slip? (UPDATE: ESPN Says No.)
We have been extremely hesitant to post this, because even though we're not fans of Sean Salisbury as an analyst — or as an exhibitionist , for that matter — we've never thought of him as a sinister person, or, say, an anti-Semite. (We're not sure we do now, actually, and we also understand he's goi...
Blogdome: Ron Mexico In Oakland?
• Could Vick end up wearing the Silver and Black? [WBRS Sports Blog] • Look, Reggie Theus! [Extrapolater] • A midseason look back at the Spurs. [Pounding The Rock] • An odd choice for the Browns' offensive coordinator. [Kid Cleveland] • Bill Parcells, overrated! [Boiled Sports] • Well, jeez, what's ...
Jared Fogel, Rising Up The Dating Chart
If that last post about the new Raiders head football coach didn't depress you enough, here's something that might finish the job. Last night, in Indianapolis, at the Pacers-Bulls game, the Conseco Fieldhouse had itself a little celebrity sighting....
This Guy Is Younger Than David Eckstein
This youthful gentleman is Lane Kiffin, the new head coach of the Oakland Raiders. He is the youngest coach in Raiders history and the current youngest head coach in the NFL. He is younger than nine players who were on last year's Raiders roster and, strangely, he has only one year of NFL experience...
Tank Johnson Will Be Allowed To Violate O-Linemen's Probation
Well, the wheels of justice grind gloriously in the land of Chicago. Defensive lineman Tank Johnson — whose name is not Feelings Johnson for a reason — will be able to play in the Super Bowl. A Cook County judge just ruled less than an hour ago that Tank will be able to travel with the team to Miami...
"I Hope You Watch It Over And Over, Like I Will"
The instinct, of course, is to make fun of this kid, who's rocking the Jewfro and slow-motioning his own dunks in his basement basketball "court." But we've all been him, setting the microwave timer to hit last-second shots and trying to do Dominique dunks with a ping-pong ball....
Well, That's One Way To Scare Off Pat Summitt's Recruits
Our longtime enmity toward Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl was founded in adolescence and is probably going to stick with us til death, even if the guy ended up taking down a squadron of Al Qaeda operatives. Sometimes, you can't shake your past....
Carmelo, Iverson Finally Able To Pretend To Tolerate Each Other In Person
Carmelo Anthony has paid his public penance — he threw a punch, so now he's Clearly A Thug, you see, though we like to think that the suspension was lessened because he had the good sense to punch a Knick — and now it's time to get back to business: Carmelo will rejoin Allen Iverson and the Denver N...
The Truly Important Pick Of The Game
In case you were wondering when it all went wrong for the Patriots yesterday, when it all began to collapse, when the wave crested and receded ... you can take a look at this moment, with 7:18 left in the first half and the Patriots cruising to a 21-3 lead....
Leftovers: Good Luck Booking A Super Bowl XXXXI Room
• In case you were wondering how difficult it is already to get hotel rooms in Miami. [Hotel Chatter] • "Blitz: The League," that video game, is banned in Australia for encouraging steroid use. But they can still play Madden? [GameSpot] • Chase Utley picked a curious time to sign his new contract: T...
In Case You Had Any Doubt, MLB Doesn't Care About You At All
We are not against corporations, inherently; we spend most of our days enjoying products of the Coca-Cola Company and the Philip Morris Corporation, and if they do an excellent job mass-producing consumables that we keep on buying, hey, that's the American way. But as a serious sports fan, there mig...
Scoop Jackson, Multimedia Superstar
In case you missed it last week, The Four Letter Word That Is ESPN announced the creation of a new reality TV program, based largely off the "success" of its "Madden Nation" program. That featured a bunch of dopey guys playing Madden 2007 against each other and, as far as we can remember anyway, had...
Ron Artest Now 53 Percent More Crazy
We understand that the mohawk is making a comeback — we guess — but now that Ron Artest has one, well, we're not really sure how to handle it. Some have said he looks like Mr. T, but, frankly, in this light, we think Grace Jones is the best parallel. And, in the grand scheme of things, that kind of ...
See? Michael Vick Has Never Smoked Pot, Ever!
At last, the pristine and sacred names of Michael Vick and Ron Mexico can be cleared, no longer to be sullied with such filthy innuendo: It turns out that everybody's favorite HSV Type 2 carrier didn't have marijuana with him on a planet last week after all....
Man, The Cops Just Won't Leave Those Bengals Alone
You know, honestly, we almost feel bad bringing this up, because this is the type of thing Bad Media People do: They see an athlete do something "bad," even an athlete who, like in this case, they'd never heard of beforehand, and just draw large-scale conclusions based on sketchy facts and uninforme...
Blogdome: That Rutgers Budget
• The cost of keeping a winning football program? Everything else. [WBRS Sports Blog] • Nick Saban, now screwing over LSU in recruiting. That fits. [Rumors And Rants] • Some Chicago sports fans remembered the Cubs this weekend. [Baseball Critic] • A Bears fan revels. [Frank The Tank] • While an MTV ...
Hirshey: On The Scene For A Huge Arsenal Triumph
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Parcells Says That'll Be Enough, Thank You
The Dallas Cowboys blog just reported the news: Bill Parcells has retired as coach of the Cowboys....
Rex Grossman, Like Jim McMahon, But Without The Sunglasses And Headband
We don't mean to imply that Bears fans can get a little crazy in their devotion to their team — they can, but they're usually not mean about it — but this sign, seen at Soldier Field yesterday, seems a bit much. We're amazed this actually stayed up, we really are....