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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Chad Ford: Was there a single freakin' thing that actually stayed in Vegas? • 1 p.m. Page 2 columnist D.J. Gallo: We're not saying it's looking bleak over at Page 2, but didn't Mr. Lumbergh just take your red stapler? • ...
NBA Roundup: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed as Socrates scores possibly the most important goal of his career ... • NBA: Jacked up ... Phil Jackson's first six-game losing streak, as Jarrett Jack leads Portland over LA 112-108. • College basketball: UConn work it out, UConn work it ooouuutttt ... Calhoun's milestone win import...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while pondering the top 10 movie guns of all time ... • College men's basketball: Boston College at Virginia Tech [ESPN]; Texas A&M at Oklahoma State [ESPN]; St. John's at Louisville. You study your huge NCAA Tournament wall bracket with the intensity of Patton in Sicily. [ESPN2] • Cyc...
Moon Over Mormon Country
Here's the word from the official USC ice hockey site, which was on the scene as the Trojans ended their season with a 6-4 loss in the ACHA playoffs to BYU this past weekend:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Football draft expert Mel Kiper: They may have removed them on the site, but may I still make the little quote marks with my fingers when I say the word "expert" in that sentence? • 3 p.m. College football with Beano Cook: Can y...
Britney Spears And Minor League Hockey; A Match Made In Heaven
We really don't know how to say this so we're just going to say it: The Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League is offering any woman who shaves her head a free ticket to their game on Saturday against the Manitoba Moose. (Terrorists throw down their weapons in disgust, give up)....
NBA Roundup: OK, Your Stylish Dunks Don't Earn You Extra Points Anymore
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while tending your four-legged duck ... • NBA: Oh fellas ... Steve Nash is back ... • College basketball: Well, that didn't last long. No. 1 Wisconsin knocked off by Michigan State. • NHL: Ice capades ... Senators give Murray 600th coaching win....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize that Kurt Cobain WOULD HAVE BEEN 40 YEARS OLD TODAY ... • College basketball: Wisconsin at Michigan State; LSU at Kentucky [ESPN] ; DePaul at Notre Dame. Oh guide this free throw, sweet baby Jesus, and also help me smite mine enemies. [ESPN2] • NBA: Denver at San Antonio...
We're So Sorry, Uncle Albert
Look, we're still a little unclear on why the University of Florida's mascot statue, Albert the Alligator, was placed on the Ohio State campus recently (some kind of a Nike promotion or something). All we know is that it took more than five hours for students there to destroy it, which is simply una...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: Any way we could move the season up a week or two? • 2 p.m. NHL w/The Mag's EJ Hradek: Oh, it's "The Mag" now, is it? Can we just stop right here and nip this in the bud? • 4 p.m. Pro Football Weekly: Why...
A-Rod's Tree Fort Now A Very Lonely Place
Listen son, I know that you were hoping that Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter would someday get back together, so that you and your favorite players would be a family again. But it's just not going to happen. Sometimes, people just grow apart, and there's nothing you can do about it. But both Alex and...
Chargers Blogdome: Norv!
We kind of can't believe Norv Turner is back coaching in the NFL. here's what they're saying about the Norv Turner hire in San Diego ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while shaving your head ... • NHL: Point Break ... Islanders take significant win over Penguins. • College basketball: Mario "Superintendent" Chalmers leads Kansas over Kansas State, 71-62. • Tennis: Venus creaks to first-round win in Memphis International....
To Watch Tonight
What The Hoff won't be watching tonight ... • College basketball: Villanova at Marquette; Kansas at Kansas State. The flattest matchup in all of college hoops. [ESPN] • Women's basketball: Tennessee at LSU. This may be the one where some of the players kiss. [ESPN2] • Cycling: Tour of California, St...
A Very Brady Ash Wednesday
As was discussed here over the weekend, Tom Brady is going to be a daddy! (We've already got our baby shower gift picked out). It's never our place to judge, but we can't help but wonder how this whole thing is playing at home with the folks. Not only is their son not planning to marry the mom, actr...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while cancelling plans for April 14, 2036 ... • NBA: Wayne Newton and Kobe Bryant top Siegfried and Roy 153-132 in All-Star Game. • NASCAR: By virtue of his being the only car not upside down and on fire, Kevin Harvick wins Daytona 500. • College basketball: ASU beats No. 22 USC for ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you face the ultimate Inconvenient Truth: warm beer ... • Boxing: Middleweights, Verno Phillips vs. Eddie Sanchez, at Las Vegas [ESPN2]; Super middleweights, Andre Dirrell vs. Kenny Kost; heavyweights, Tony Thompson vs. Timor Ibragimov, at Los Angeles [FSN]; Champion Mike Oliver vs....
Rarely Are Pillow Fights Won So Decisively
We imagine that this is what the ancient Roman gladitorial games must have been like, if they fought with pillows, and one of the combatants was an incredible wuss. "Think that's the worst of it? Release the kitten!"...