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About Last Night
What you missed while revolving lazily in the tumble dry cycle ... • College football: Well, you can take down your Motor City Bowl decorations now. Central Michigan won. • NHL: Sorry we're late; what's the score? Wha? ... • NBA: Sonics win, Hornets lose Paul to sprained ankle. Ouch....

To Watch Tonight
What your dog can watch while you're in the yard chasing squirrels with a rake ... • College football: RL Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Rice vs. Troy. Come see a pair of 7-5 teams fight to the death in air-conditioning. [ESPN2] • NBA: Houston at San Antonio; Washington at Phoenix. You realize that the ...

You Can't Really Blame This One On Isiah
Here's what we love about soccer fights; no matter how heated things get, they still won't use their hands. You kick your opponent, and then run away (that part seems to be universal). Our two favorite aspects of this melee between Barcelona and Ecuador on Tuesday are the length — it seems to go on ...

Are We Going To Stand For This? Hell 2 Da Naw!
The top catch phrases of 2006 were announced by Reuters today, and we must say we're a little confused. At No. 1 was "Stay the Course," and "If I Did It" came in at No. 2. We are unimpressed. But what followed next was truly baffling....

Fun With Wikipedia
We're not sure if it's still there, but it seems that someone was having a bit of fun with the Snohomish High School Wikipedia entry today. Under the "traditions" section, appears the following text:...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. Boxing with Dan Rafael: Unlike in cricket, the cup goes on the inside of the shorts, right? • 2 p.m. NFC with Rodd Newhouse: In your duties as sideline reporter, ever been run down by the Tiitans' raccoon? • 3 p.m. Mid-majors w/...

NBA Roundup: Chauncey Billups Saves The Day
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while rolling your wet socks into deadly missiles ... • NFL: We might just be stuck with Brett Favre forever. • NHL: Penguins lose to Thrashers in shootout, hurry home to pack. • College football: BYU gets quickie divorce from nine-year streak of not winning a bowl game....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while guarding your pants ... • College football: Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl, Brigham Young vs. Oregon. Mormons forced to shield their eyes from glowy new Ducks uniforms. [ESPN] • College men's basketball: Tulsa vs. Oklahoma, at Oklahoma City; Pittsburgh vs. Oklahoma State, at O...

One Small Step For A Harbaugh, One Giant Leap For Mankind
Not 24 hours after Jim Harbaugh was introduced as the new head football coach at Stanford on Tuesday, there was a fairly large earthquake centered in Berkeley, home of rival Cal. A sign from the football gods? The answers are unclear; although personally we think that if God were going to punish t...

For A Minute There We Thought This Was Going To Look Ridiculous
Ben Foster, an inventor with a simple motto: Dignity, Always Dignity....

Not Tonight, I Have A Paddock
So it seems that in some cases, that Barbaro slash fiction isn't exactly fiction. Part of us died a little when we read the following, and part of us could not look away. Fortunately, most of the rest of us was out to lunch and didn't see it....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Chad Ford: Oh sure, I get punched out in the Warriors parking lot, and no one writes a single word? • 3 p.m. NHL with Barry Melrose: OK NHL, why so toothless and freezy? • 4 p.m. Football scientist KC Joyner: Since a pro...

NBA Roundup: Isiah, Knicks Will Rule Us All One Day
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching Chewbacca wrap Christmas gifts ... • NBA: Someday they'll write a book about the Knicks' amazing 2006-07 season. And someone will read it to Isiah. • College basketball: Big Baby, meet Spencer Hawes. Washington 88, LSU 72. • NHL: In which Columbus falls out of the suck...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you come down from the high that was the Poinsettia Bowl ... • College basketball: Memphis at Arizona; LSU at Washington. Big Baby tossing fish in Pioneer Square! Run for your lives! [FSN] • College basketball: Arkansas at Texas. Can the Frank Erwin Special Events Center contain the...

Soccer Player To Enjoy A Year Of Imaginary Freedom
Tired of American sports figures causing mayhem with actual weapons? We present Gary Charles, a former professional English soccer player who was arrested recently for threatening a bouncer with an imaginary knife. From the BBC:...

Darryl Strawberry's Advice For The Lovelorn
All right, all right, break it up! Stop it! Now can't you two see that you're still in love with each other? You've been searching all over for happiness when all the time it was right here in your own backyard. Now give each other a hug. Come on!...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: What, no taser? • 2 p.m. 07 Madden Nation's DJ: Why do I recall Madden 94 more clearly than the actual '94 NFL season? And what happened to the ambulance? • 3 p.m. NCAA FB with Beano Cook: Thanks for those ...

NBA Roundup: All Suns, All Bulls, All The Time
Notes on Tuesday's doings in the National Basketball Association ......