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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you put the finishing touches on your concrete toboggan ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Zuri Lawrence vs. Dominick Guinn, at Rochester, N.Y. [ESPN2]; Junior middleweights, James Kirkland vs. Billy Lyell; junior welterweights, Timothy Bradley vs. Michael Clark, at Santa Ynez, Calif. Why ...

Sorry Nick, We're Just 'Not Feelin' It'
Hot quarterback prospect Robert Marve of Plant High School (Tampa, Fla.) isn't going to Alabama after all. Such is the magical allure of new Tide head coach Nick Saban, who played host to Marve's recruiting visit recently and obviously told one of his folksy, down-home coon-ass stories that everyone...

Ted Johnson Would Like You To Remind Him Where He Put His Keys ... And His Pants
Wasn't it just a couple of years ago that Bill Belichick was God? Lose a couple of big games, and it all begins to crumble. Former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson said on Thursday that Belichick forced him to practice with a concussion, causing him to, um, to ... what was it were were talking about?...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA Insider Chris Sheridan: Wouldn't it be funny if a big fight broke out during the All-Star Game, and Stern was forced to suspend everyone? • 2 p.m. Bracketology with Joe Lunardi: Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain int...

Lil Ronnie Is Back, So STEP OFF, PUNK!
The Colts have rolled out an October Surprise, and it's a big one; raise the roof, people, for the return of Lil Ronnie! Or as he is now known on the south side of Naptown, "RonD." The then phat rappin' 12-year-old Swayzed from the scene after last winter's monster hit Super Bowl Bound, which told o...

NBA Roundup: Carmelo Anthony's One-Day Vacation
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while building a tiny Foreign Legion outpost in the kitty litter ... • NHL: March of the Penguins ... Malkin leads shootout win for Pittsburgh. • NBA: LeBron and his sprained big toe not enough to stop Wade, Heat • College basketball: Affalo! Bruins get revenge over Ducks....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you wait for the Fed-Ex truck ... • College basketball: Georgetown at St. John's; Duke at Virginia. Winners to square off and decide the Civil War.[ESPN] • College basketball: Oregon at UCLA. They play basketball on the west coast? How cute. [FSN] • NBA: Cleveland at Miami; San Anto...

Super Bowl XLI, The Loo, And You
Thinking of using the bathroom during Super Bowl halftime? Well, OK ... if you must. But please heed these important guidelines as laid down by the Miami-Dade Sewer Department....

Barbaro Forever (Yep)
This is the the third day after Barbaro's death, which if we're remembering our scripture correctly is the day that He is supposed to return from the dead, emerge from his tomb and speak to the apostles (although it may be difficult moving that heavy round rock with his hooves). We eagerly await any...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy baseball focus: Ah, Feb. 1, the day the baseball stat nerds burst out of the starting gate like Secretariat. • Noon. NBA Insider Chad Ford: Today the Inquisition stops in ... Dallas! Did we just see you brush up against...

New ABA Coach Has Cleanest Rain Gutters In His Neighborhood
We love the Dodge City Legends' motion offense; the one in which their center sets picks at the top of the key. Because it's important to keep the tallest player in the history of organized basketball as far away from the basket as you can at all times. You've probably heard of Sun Ming Ming, a nati...

NBA Roundup: Even The Celtics Are Glad To See Kobe Back
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while bathing your dingo ... • College basketball: Indiana beats No. 2 Wisconsin, as a confused Kelvin Sampson chokes a chair and throws Neil Reid. • NBA: Hey look, Kobe's back! • NHL: Ice, ice baby ... Sundin's milestone goal is difference for Maple Leafs over Rangers....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch when you discover that When the Whistle Blows is a repeat ... • College basketball: Ohio State at Purdue; Texas at Texas Tech. Now get out your game programs, everyone. If the Dewar's ad is autographed by Bobby Knight, you win a free chastising and/or kick in the groin. [ESPN2] • Colle...

Bonds Contract: Baseball's Version Of A Constitutional Crisis?
So someone took the time to actually read the contract that Barry Bonds signed with the Giants on Monday, and they made a startling discovery. According to the fine print, Bonds not only must play both ends of any doubleheaders, he must dress as Paula Abdul in the second game. Also, there's this:...

Dee Mirich's Stock Portfolio Just Got A Little Fatter
You spent months and months working for Barbaro; writing letters, praying, and painstakingly Photoshopping tubes of Elmer's glue. Now, it's time to make Barbaro to work for you. Word has come down that Barbaro's final resting place may be Churchill Downs, site of his Kentucky Derby triumph. Bobby wo...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. TENNIS Mag's Peter Bodo. Once again you do not even respond to my idea for a Maria Sharapova fold-out page? • 2 p.m. NCAAW with Nancy Lieberman: Oh wait, there's two seats; better hurry before someone takes them. Ha, does that j...

Deconstructing Bear Vs. Colt
A shocking result in Tuesday's episode of Bear vs. Colt . With the score tied at two wins apiece, neither of them won! In a move that the real Indianapolis Colts would do well to study and reflect upon (we have no trouble at all imagining Peyton Manning choking in similar fashion), Colt seems to hav...

NBA Roundup: Knicks Beat Lakers As We All Wonder What To Do With NBA's Captain Bligh
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......