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About Last Night...
• Boxing. Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Oscar de la Hoya by split decision. You know, Michael Buffer never fails to impress. • NBA. Jazz 103, Rockets 99. It started with Andrei Kirilenko crying, and ended with Tracy McGrady crying. It was the Series of Tears. • NBA. Detroit 95, Chicago 69. Man. The H...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is An Ass Doc
While we're all still basking in the glow of that one horse's victory, we've NBA playoffs, including a Game 7, and then Game 1 between arguably the East's two best teams. In addition, there's a Nextel Cup race, NHL playoff action, and of course, De La Hoya vs. Mayweather. Punching each other in the ...
To Watch Tonight...
• 7:00, TNT. NBA. Chicago Bulls @ Detroit Pistons, Game One. Does anyone know who Ben Wallace played for last season? • 7:25, IFC. The Station Agent. It's not sports-related (even though that one guy does wear a Miami Hurricanes basketball jersey), but it's one of my favorites. • 9:00, Pay Per View....
Live From Churchill Downs...
I was under the impression that this thing would be run at around 5 p.m. Not the case, as it turns out ... NBC's coverage starts at 5, but they don't start actually beating the horses until around 6. Somehow, I had forgotten that that a 2-minute requires 6 hours of pregame preparation....
None Of These Boys Look Particularly Big Or Bossy
About 45 minutes from now, the Kentucky Derby will get underway, and Barbaro will attempt to defend his crown ... wait, what? Dammit. Oh well....
The Warriors Are Going To Win Everything
• You know who predicted that Warriors victory? NBA 2K8. [IGN] • You know who else did? This guy. And he's predicting an NBA Finals victory, too. [100% Injury Rate] • Something went Harold Reynolds' way in court yesterday. I'm not sure what, though. [Awful Announcing] • UNC's Marcus Ginyard delivers...
I Guess You Can't Be A Successful Quarterback Until You've Been With A Man
If this week has taught us anything, it's that gay-themed pictures of quarterbacks do not hurt their career. Above is Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and a friend getting cozy at a secluded, romantic little spot on the infield at Talladega. Hey, when the mood strikes, the mood strikes....
Today In The Premiership...
• Man City 0-1 Man Utd. The derby win means that Chelsea has to beat Arsenal tomorrow, or Manchester United clinches the Premiership title. I realize that this is somber news for the Manchester United haters, so I offer this as well:...
Bad Sign for Brady Quinn: He's Taking Joe Theismann Seriously
Brady Quinn's dreams had just been peed on for 4½ straight hours before finding out he was going to be spending his career in the high-fashion mecca of Cleveland ... I thought we could all forgive him if he looked a bit disheveled. Joe Theismann could not....
Meet Hawaii's Stank Football Team
Colt Brennan, quarterback at the University of Hawaii, considered giving up his senior season at Hawaii in favor of the NFL Draft. But he opted to return, because he wants three things: a conference championship for the Warriors, a shot at the Heisman, and some goddamn soap....
If This Continues, Darin Erstad Might Want to Grab a Helmet
Catching a fly ball against the backdrop of dozens of retina-searing white lights can't be easy. Every now and then, you're going to lose one ... and in such instances, you're going to stand there and look like a chump. It happens to the best of them. But that doesn't make it less amusing....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, FSC. Premiership. Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United. 12:00, ESPN. Today at the Kentucky Derby. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Loyola (Md.) @ Johns Hopkins. 2:00, NBC. NHL Hockey. San Jose Sharks @ Detroit Red Wings. 3:30, FOX. MLB. Mariners @ Yankees or White Sox @ Angels or Phillies @ Giants ...
About Last Night...
• NBA. Nets 98, Raptors 97. Our MVP and our Coach of the Year both failed to make it out of the first round. We need a new system. • MLB. Mets 5, Diamondbacks 3. Julio Franco broke Julio Franco's record for the oldest guy to ever hit a home run. Julio Franco is likely to do it again. • NHL. Sabres 2...
Think Twice Before Kicking Jimmy's Sorry Ass
If I did ever happen to find myself in a fight with Jimmy, he couldn't do anything to me worse than subject me to this woman's profane shrieking. Please, dude, can you stop whaling on Jimmy for a second, and Marty McSorley this broad?...
To Watch Tonight...
• 7:30, TNT. NBA Playoffs. Toronto Raptors @ New Jersey Nets. At home, Vince Carter doesn't have to deal with the meanies. • 8:00, ESPN. MLB. Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals. • 10:00, TNT. Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors. At this point, I'm really thinking that Stephen Jackson should hos...
Ryan Howard To Fight Michael Strahan For Jared's Meat
If you caught the afternoon baseball game on Fox yesterday, you might've seen the new Subway commercial starring Jared and Phillies slugger Ryan Howard. I didn't see it, myself ... but since it doesn't yet exist on YouTube, I have to assume that means that it's way less gay than the giggling Michael...
LeftoverDome...
• Kyle Busch indulges your desire to see a burning car flip 7 times. [YouTube] • Another fairly significant NFL trade: Darrell Jackson goes from Seattle to San Francisco. [MSNBC] • Rafael Nadal has won 72 straight on clay. He also wears teal with his capri pants. [USA Today] • Professional wrestlers...
Silence For Barbaro
Today, of course, is Barbaro's birthday, and I would like to mark the occasion with a moment of silence ... I'm not sure how to do a moment of silence on a blog, other than to just run a giant artist's rendering of a sad horse. I think I'm just going to ask you to silently ponder this piece and thin...
The WNBA Has Its Charles Oakley
It's a day or two old, but we've got a lot to catch up on with all the NFL Draft madness ... and we all love a good women's basketball brawl, don't we? Deanna Jackson of the WNBA's Chicago Sky was arrested and charged with assault in Jerusalem on Friday after brawling with an opposing player after a...
Alonzo Mourning Came Back For This?
The Miami Heat's comeback attempt down the stretch imploded because of a flurry of Dwyane Wade turnovers, and — of all things — Ben Wallace shooting free throws like Larry freaking Bird....