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Brains! BRAINS!
In case you needed another reason to root against Duke, it appears that Shelden Williams is a zombie. Good news? He's gonna eat that Paulus kid first....
World Baseball Classic Lines MLB's Pockets
In case there was any doubt left as to the success of the World Baseball Classic, the number's closed the case: Lots of people made lots of money off this thing....
Saying Goodbye To Tuffy
It's a sad day in the world of sports: Tuffy Rhodes has retired days after being cut by his hometown Cincinnati Reds....
The Post-Game Congratulations And Hand Jobs
We don't know who Annalisa Ellis — if that's her real name — is, but we have a feeling she's about to become very popular in the Boston area....
New Mexico's Woes Continue
Bad Jocks has been all over this story, and they've got their confirmation from the NFL Draft Almanac: Apparently Marcus "New Mexico" Vick scored a lowly 11 on his Wonderlic test at the NFL combine last month. That's slightly better than Vince Young's badly graded score, but somehow still lower th...
Leftovers: Hey, The Season's Already Over!
• For those who like their sports played in theory more than they like them played in practice — and we're sometimes prey to this ourselves — we present: The 2006 baseball season! [Replacement Level Yankees Weblog] • We might not know the difference between soccer and rugby, but hey, ESPN has proble...
On Scene At The World Baseball Classic
Not that they would have ever hosted the World Baseball Classic at Shea or anything — too many rats — but we're very envious of anyone who went to the WBC Final in San Diego last night. On television, it looks like endless fun, and in person, it seems endlessly entertaining....
You Know She's Getting Her Own Show Within A Year
For those of you who don't plan on using tonight's night off from major sporting events to, you know, heading outside or perhaps conversing with loved ones, you should know that tonight, everyone's favorite Not Really That Attractive But Unusually Loud baseball wife Anna Benson will be appearing o...
Get Your T.O. Slice Of Funk
The official Terrell Owens Web site has been playing an odd game of hide-and-seek with its T.O. Cowboys rap. One minute it's on the site, the next minute it's off. We don't know what its deal is....
Haka Haka Haka!
In New Zealand, the All Blacks-inspired "Haka" routine has caught on in a big way, to the point that other teams are complaining. We know we're not soccer rugby experts around here, but still: We had no idea this was common....
Blogdome: The Ballad Of Isiah
• The travails of Isiah Thomas, set to music. [Sportszilla] • Would Condi Rice really be an adequate NFL commissioner? [Dave's Football Blog] • Thad Matta is Gargamel, and we will hear no arguments to the contrary. [White Magics Lair] • Comparing Joey Harrington to Alfonso Soriano. [The Hater Nation...
What About The Fantasy Owners?
The moment of truth finally came for Alfonso Soriano and the Washington Nationals yesterday ... and everybody lost....
In Defense (Kinda) Of Billy Packer
Few constants exist in this world, but here's one: Billy Packer should probably not try to be funny. In his interview with SI.com's Julia Morrill, Packer bizarrely jokes about the games being "fixed" by the referees, which is pretty funny only if you find angry phone calls from Myles Brand to Pack...
Do Not Paint Carlos Boozer's House Purple
Things that are hysterical about The Smoking Gun report about a feud between Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer and Prince. (Yes, that Prince.)...
Bobby V's Day To Shine
Japan beat Cuba 10-6 last night to win the inaugural World Baseball Classic, a tournament that — save for the Jay Mariottis of the world — was an unmitigated success for everyone involved, save for maybe Al Leiter and Buck Martinez. Japan's victory assures even more players to migrate over to the ...
Why We Can't Take The White Sox Seriously
This might have something to do with the fact that they're not even the most popular team in their hometown, but we think it might be more simple than that. It might be hijinks like their stunt with TNA Wrestling, the video of which can be seen above. (TNA is also doing some sort of promotion with t...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the dog takes itself for a walk ... • World Baseball Classic: Final, Cuba vs. Japan, at San Diego. All the taste of real baseball with only half the calories. [ESPN] • College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament, second round, Notre Dame at Michigan. And so we find that Michi...
Tracking The Barry Bonds "Revelations"
We know we've touched on this already, but after several conversations about it this weekend, we're still fired up about it, so we're bringing it up again....
Leftovers: Joey Cancelled
• Lions finally say they've had enough of Joey Harrington. [Football Outsiders] • New York Post points out that John Rocker is hanging out with a "black babe." You might find her here. [Page Six] • Ichiro is disgusted by our filthy American dugouts. We're such swine. [Newsday] • Is there a right or ...
Casting Call For Demons
More on our favorite 30-seconds of death advertisement: An eagle-eyed reader has found the actual casting all for the commercial, posted on Auditions And Casting back in December....