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The College Hoops Compendium: Congratulations, Knight
• (23) Air Force 82, Colorado College 31. I thought this was the sort of thing that didn't happen outside of grade school basketball: Air Force held Colorado College to six points in the first half, and took a 50-6 lead into the break. What's the Colorado College coach supposed to say in his halftim...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
The day's NFL slate......
About Last Night...
• College Football: Troy Smith puts himself in OJ's neighborhood, winning the Heisman with the 2nd-largest margin of victory ever. Darren McFadden 2nd, Brady Quinn 3rd. • NBA: Knicks 115, Bucks 107. That "Eddy! Eddy!" chant from the Garden crowd was not sarcastic. Curry finished with 36 points. • NB...
Troy Smith's New Bronze Toy
At 8:00 tonight, ESPN begins their coverage of what is consistently one of the least interesting events on the sporting calendar: the presentation of the 2006 Heisman Trophy. I could see myself tuning in for the last 10 minutes or so, but I can't come up with one good reason to watch any of the 50...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: 2006 Heisman Trophy Presentation. My prediction? Dwyane Wade. 8:00, ESPN. • Ali Rap. Well, it does beat a Stuart Scott poetry jam. 9:00, ESPN. • Rodeo: Wrangler National Finals, Championship. I told you... call me Bronco. 9:00, ESPN2....
Perhaps An 'Ali Brush And Floss' Would Be More Accurate
If Muhammad Ali's being looked at as some kind of grandfather of rap now, this is going to put a major dent in his street cred. There are probably a lot of artists out there who look back at their early albums and wish they could do a few things over, but at least none of them did this: The Adven...
LeftoverDome...
• When it is and isn't OK to call an athlete by his initials. Pittsburgh Pirate announcers used to call Kevin Young "KY" constantly. [Spin on Sports] • There aren't many places in the world today where you can watch both Missouri vs. Purdue and Anal Intruders, Volume 8. But here's one of them. [ZouB...
Tift County High Laughs At Your Super Bowl Shuffle
Tift County High not only has a football team of which they can be proud, but their music department is working overtime, too. Lil' Trill (also sometimes known as Josh Jordan) and DJ Freez are responsible for this beauty, and I think we should go ahead and declare this the greatest high school spor...
Celebrating Isiah
There are all kinds of reasons to throw a party, but none of them are better or more significant than the third anniversary of the hiring of Isiah Thomas. Knicks owner James Dolan is throwing this bash, and the best thing about it? You're invited. No, really. Here's your invitation....
Today In The Premiership...
• Manchester United 3-1 Manchester City. Cross-town rivalries are fun, but... well, you'd prefer they were a little more competitive. Manchester City hasn't won at Old Trafford in 32 years, and goals from Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Louis Saha kept them from doing it today. City actually ...
A Few Words On Allen Iverson
The Philadelphia 76ers sent Allen Iverson home yesterday in light of his asking for a trade and their stated wishes of honoring his request. The Sixers, if there was any doubt, went out and proved that they could lose without Allen Iverson just as effectively as they could lose with him, falling to ...
West Virginia Is More Tolerant Than You Think
Not only do the West Virginia Mountaineers have a male baton twirler, they have a bad-ass male baton twirler. Meet Donovan Sarr, introduced to us by this WVU press release touting their evidently awesome baton twirling squad....
Nine Ladies Dancing, Eight Bengals Shackled, Seven Swans-A-Swimming...
Desperate to up the total with the new year looming, Bengals cornerback Deltha O'Neal has become the 8th Cincinnati Bengal to be arrested this calendar year. That has to be an NFL record... and now they're just being greedy and trying to put it completely out of reach for anyone else. There are only...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
I don't know about you, but I'm finding it very difficult to start the day with something other than a joke about Lee Corso's pubic region......
About Last Night...
• NBA. Timberwolves 110, Jazz 103. Kevin Garnett: 31 points, 14 boards, and 1 heartfelt plea for the Wolves to trade for Allen Iversion, which will make Kevin McHale look like a jackass if he can't pull it off. • NHL. Devils 2, Flyers 0. Marty Brodeur's shutout ties him with someone on the all-time ...
Sunday Night Football: Seahawks @ Broncos
Tonight, Jay Cutler becomes the next Broncos quarterback that no one in Denver will like because his name isn't "John Elway." Well, that might not be true. They could end up liking him. Denver had Super Bowl hopes as recent as a few weeks ago, so all Cutler has to do is rescue the floundering team, ...
NFL Week Thirteen, Update #4
• The Texans beat the Raiders. I feel like taking a baseball bat to my television, and I didn't even care who won this game. I don't even think anyone in Oakland or Houston cared about who won this game. Ron Dayne, the man whose career would not die, carried the ball 18 times for 95 yards. David C...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: BCS Selection Show. It's sort of infuriating that this exists. But I'll probably watch it. 8:00, Fox. • NFL: Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos. Your turn, Jay Cutler. 8:15, NBC. • Women's College Basketball: Tennessee @ North Carolina. Well, that one girl can do this. 8:00, ESPN....
Sportsmanship Is No Better At The D-III Level, It Seems
Saturday was a productive day for the Division III Lincoln Lions. In a game played in Salem, West Fuckin' Virginia, they fought through the tough Ohio State Marion defense to earn a 201-78 victory in the 25th Annual Joe Manchin Classic (Joe Manchin is the governor of West Fuckin' Virginia)....
NFL Week Thirteen, Update #3
• Last week, Mathias Kiwanuka had Vince Young wrapped up for a sack, and let him go... this week, Kiwanuka intercepted a pass, and them fumbled it right back to the Cowboys. It's as if he wants Tom Coughlin to kill him in his sleep. Eli Manning is sort of outplaying Tony Romo right now. Romo's got 2...