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College Hoops Compendium: This Man Is Not A Good Luck Charm
• (7) UCLA 81, (24) Arizona 66. Douche with the dumb sign, meet karma. Karma, meet the douche with the dumb sign (note: picture's been taken down... I don't think the guy got quite the reaction he wanted). Arizona got pounded at home by a superior UCLA team. Darren Collison, starting point guard for...
Any Time Now, Charles Barkley Will Be Going To Bed
Dick Bavetta was all business. Charles Barkley's legendary confidence seemed shaken. But in the end, it was the younger Barkley who left with the victory... as well as a severely bruised tailbone after an ill-advised backpedal to the finish line. Video is below....
Requiem For The Playmaker
As you've probably heard by now — in fact, it's the reason you've been holding a candlelight vigil — Michael Irvin has been let go from ESPN. Perhaps surprisingly, It's not for any scandalous reasons... his contract was up, and ESPN opted not to renew it. The Playmaker's stay at ESPN, just like that...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:30, ESPN. PBA Bowling. Go RVing Classic. 1:00, ESPN Classic. NBA. 1993 All-Star Game. 1:00, CBS. College Basketball. Georgia Tech @ Duke. 1:30, NBC. PGA Golf. Champions Tour Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, Final Round. 2:00, ESPNU. College Basketball. Notre Dame @ Cincinnati. 2:00, FOX. NASCAR Racing....
About Last Night...
• College Basketball. North Carolina 77, Boston College 72. Jared Dudley, that was not clutch. • NASCAR. Kevin Harvick wins Orbitz 300. I'm not sure what to do with my hands. • NBA. Jason Kapono wins Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout. I can only hope that this somehow led to Antoine Walker feeling ve...
Tonight Is All About Dick Bavetta
Despite the fact that the NBA won't let Dwight Howard dunk on a 12-foot rim, it still shapes up as a pretty promising All-Star Saturday night. At least three of the dunkers pretend to care about the event (screw you, Tyrus Thomas), Gilbert Arenas will lie, cheat, and steal in order to win the three-...
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. 2007 All-Star Skills Competition. Scottie Pippen's comeback begins tonight in that weird shooting competition with the active NBA'er and the girl. 8:30, TNT. • Movie. Radio. Then don't call me Unit 91, Radio. 8:00, FX. • College Basketball. North Carolina @ Boston College. Tarhells forward Br...
Ref Gives Cameraman the Rodman Treatment
Today is a day for bad-ass referees (we'll get to Dick Bavetta in a little bit). Here we see an official at a Michigan home game either not watching where he's going or executing a carefully measured attack on a camera man who who's somewhere he shouldn't be. Either way, I suppose it is preferable t...
LeftoverDome...
• Keith Foulke retires the day before spring training opens. That was considerate of him. [Kid Cleveland] • Tim Hardaway really did a disservice to... people who hate gay people. [Notes from the Lounge] • Ledell Eackles? LEDELL EACKLES. [The Feed] • Tom Brady provides his expert commentary on Charli...
Because This Had To End With Tim Hardaway Being Nude On YouTube
Tim Hardaway might not enjoy gay people, but I really think it could give us all a chance to heal if gay people had a chance to enjoy Tim Hardaway. And since there's already footage available on YouTube that might facilitate this healing process... I feel morally obligated to bring it to you....
Roger Clemens... Blah Blah Blah
I suppose this is newsworthy enough to check in on. I originally thought it wasn't, but most news outlets seem to be treating it as such, so what the hell. Yesterday, Roger Clemens said there was an 80% chance that he was retired for good. But then, he also said this:...
Today In The FA Cup...
• Arsenal 0-0 Blackburn. A sluggish performance by Arsenal and a couple of amazing saves by Blackburn goalie Brad Friedel (United States, holla) earned Blackburn a rematch of this one in their own building. Friedel got his hand to a Thierry Henry shot, and then got up quickly to deny Justin Hoyte on...
Reggie Bush Hurts His Ankle, But Not Without A Good Reason
As you might have heard, Reggie Bush suffered a minor ankle injury last night in some sort of lame "basketball" event on ESPN. I don't know who it was he was trying to swat. It was a white guy on the East team, which means it could have been David Arquette, Jamie Kennedy, or Bobby Flay (I think we c...
Bill Walton Drinks Alone
For random encounters with drunk athletes and/or celebrities, this could be the most promising weekend of all-time. Enrico Campitelli of The 700 Level is in one of the bloggers in Vegas this weekend, and last night, he ran into Bill Walton. Hammered, and all by his lonesome....
Zidane Bringing His Lethal Head To Chicago?
I hate to start you off with soccer today... actually, I don't hate it, but I know you do. Anyway, there's talk again that Zinedine Zidane has started up talks with the MLS again. This from the Soccer Insider blog at the Washington Post:...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
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About Last Night...
• NBA: Sophomores 155, Rookies 114. David Lee takes it upon himself to prove that Isiah Thomas doesn't screw up everything. • NHL: Penguins 5, Devils 4. Man, that Jordan Staal's really coming along nicely, isn't he? • College Basketball: Winthrop 77, Missouri State 66. On the road against a good Mis...
I Don't Think This Is How Paintball Is Supposed To Be Played
I don't know what it is about this that makes me laugh... but I sort of wish two of my friends would agree to do this while I stood there and laughed at them. I can't think of any good reason why they or anyone else would, but I'd enjoy it. From the YouTube description:...
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. Bulls @ Suns. It doesn't look like Nash will play, but Kirk Hinrich is happy to step in and fill you need for a speedy white point guard. 8:00, ESPN. • The 49th Annual Grammy Awards. Stephen Colbert is hosting... so there's that. 8:00, CBS. • Drag Racing. I think they mean those long, goofy l...
The Eye Of The Tiger Will Save A Serbian Village
Zitiste is a small Serbian town with a population just over 3,000. I guess the village is only mentioned in the news when they're hit with floods, and they're getting tired of it. To counteract this, they're spending money on not some sort of drainage or irrigation system, but... a big Rocky statue....