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To Watch Tonight...
• Movie. Remember the Titans. I like the part where Coach Boone asks Bertier about his daddy. 8:00, TNT. • Argentine Soccer. Torneo de Verano: Estudiantes vs. Independiente. Clean, pure, riot-free Argentinian football. 8:00, Fox Soccer. • College Basketball: Texas A&M @ Kansas. No word on the ass cr...
The Extorted St. Louis Athlete Is... Ronnie Belliard
A little over a week ago, Will brought to your attention a mysterious unnamed player who was the target of an attempted extortion ... his identity was unknown at the time, and this story was a lot more fun then. The player is ... (drum roll)......
LeftoverDome...
• Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens, finally getting back on the same page. [The Big Lead] • Bob Knight finally addresses the issue of the cream on Kevin Durant's ass. [Bevo Sports] • Beyonce will grace the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. [Ballers, Gamers and Scoundrels] • Popular M...
The Hall Of Fame Is Going To Need A Champagne Room
This one's going to be tough for Redskins fans to swallow. Michael Irvin, in his third year of eligibility, is going to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was one of six players selected for Hall induction today, along with Gene Hickerson, Bruce Matthews, Charlie Sanders, Thurman Tho...
DeShawn Stevenson Doesn't Care About His Money
From time to time, you'll hear about a ridiculous bet that NBA players make during practice... something like putting a couple grand on a halfcourt shooting contest. And I always think, "Man I'd love to watch something like that."...
Don't Expect An Italian Soccer Update Today
You may have noticed the lack of Italian soccer in the "Viewing Pleasure" feature today (though I have my doubts). There's not going to be any Italian soccer played this weekend, or for a while ... but that'll happen when fans riot, about 100 people are injured, and a cop is killed at a soccer game....
Lil' Ronnie Throws Down the Gauntlet; Common and Kanye Answer
In what's shaping up to be the most vicious rap beef since 50 Cent tangled with Oprah, Common and Kanye West have ignored Lil' Ronnie's advice to "step off." No, they have stepped right the heck on, recording this little pro-Bears ditty, "Southside Superbowl."...
You Know What It Takes To Win High School Basketball Games?
A Maine high school basketball coach lost his job after he instructed each of his players to lay their hands on their crotch pickles. It's not quite as dirty as it sounds; he didn't do it in a Michael Jackson sort of way. Really, it was just a slight variation of "gutcheck time," just a little farth...
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About Last Night...
• NBA: Clippers 100, Celtics 89. Fourteenth straight loss for Boston, setting a new franchise record. Sometimes, I feel like Danny Ainge and Isiah Thomas are the same person. • College Basketball: Yale 43, Princeton 35. You know what, shot clock? You can just so straight to hell. • Track and Field: ...
I Think It's Jim Sorgi In The Colt Costume
Bear vs. Colt is an inspired bit of Super Bowl silliness. Every day between now and the Super Bowl, they post a new video with a Bear vs. Colt battle, with a guy in a bear costume going toe to toe in some manner against a guy in a colt costume....
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. Indiana Pacers @ Detroit Pistons. Mike Dunleavy does not have the same brawl-inducing potential as Ron Artest. 7:00, ESPN. • College Basketball. UCLA @ Stanford. Stanford's Brook Lopez had a triple double last week. That's something. 8:00, FSN. • Women's College Basketball. North Carolina @ M...
Broken Glass! WooHoo!
Continuing with the theme of "Dunk Attempts Gone Awry," I'm happy to bring you this three-man high school effort....
LeftoverDome...
• Dirk Nowitzki spills his milkshake. [NBA FanHouse] • Lincoln Kennedy, a former NFL Top-10 draft pick and former NFL Network personality, takes a stab at Arena Football. [SI.com] • The Oshawa Generals lose, the mayor loses a bet ... and March 20th in Oshawa will be declared "Steven Colbert Day" in ...
In Hindsight, a Lay Up Might Have Been A Better Idea
Kansas forward Julian Wright has it all. The quick hands and anticipation on defense, the speed to get a breakaway dunk, and then, unfortunately, the spontaneous onset of quadriplegia during said dunk attempt....
A Happy Ending For That EBay Bears Lady
You may recall the attractive Bears fan who attempted to auction herself off on EBay in return for a Super Bowl ticket last week. The bidding went up to 99 bazillion dollars and was then killed by EBay, only for her to try again, and again have the auction pulled....
Barbaro Being Sliced Open Again
Darling Barbaro has gone back under the knife, The majestic steed developed an abscess in his right hand foot, and the surgery to treat it is described as very risky, but also as the only option....
Filling Your Burning Need For Pageantry
It's so difficult to wait that extra week for the Super Bowl. The promise of spectacular pageantry is on the horizon, but still just out of your reach. Oh, pageantry, you seductive temptress....
Just Rename It The 'Roger Federer Tour' And Get It Over With
It's looking like there will be exactly one interesting men's professional tennis match played this year, and that will be Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal in the finals of the French Open. Federer is probably going to win every other match he plays, and any match that doesn't involve Federer amounts ...
College Hoops Compendium: I Hate It When UNC Is This Good
• (4) North Carolina 92, Arizona 64. Lute Olson vows to burn the game tape of this one, and if that's all he burns, it's an accomplishment, because no one would blame him if he engulfed himself in flames right about now. Arizona had lost three of their last four, but still had this date to look at ....