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To Watch Tonight
What to watch while mocking people who waste time on the Internet making these videos, then getting back to your 3,000 word sports blog dissertation on the relationship between 9th inning walks and hockey overtime ... • 6 p.m. — Pac 10 championship: Stanford vs. UCLA [CBS]; A-10 Championship: St. Jo...
Hatch Wants Bishop, Announcer Wants Human Sacrifice
If you need to see how this rink-wide fight between the Texas Tornado and the Santa Fe Roadrunners progressed into a goalie-on-goalie melee, perhaps the longer version will provide some ... no? That doesn't help? The guy pulling his opponent off the ground only to punch him back down to the ice only...
Totally A Coincidence, M'kay?
• No, David Boston is certainly not going to New Zealand for soon-to-be-illegal drugs. Why do you ask? [Your Face Is A Sports Blog] • Get pumped, Ohio State, for the NIT. [Hell Yes, Guy!] • Morgan Ensberg becomes the first Yankee to wear 21 since Paul O'Neill. [The Sports Hernia] • Bryant Reeves was...
Erin Andrews Yakkity Blah Blah You've Already Stopped Reading This Post
Erin Andrews said something in some interview recently. To be honest, I didn't pay that much attention to what was said, seeing as I just scanned the interview and looked for a picture on Google Image Search....
Never Challenge Blake Hoffarber To A Game Of H.O.R.S.E.
When they were handing out natural disasters in the NCAA conference tournaments, the SEC came up with tornadoes. The Big Ten ended up with lightning striking twice. (The MAC? Perpetual darkness.) Minnesota's Blake Hoffarber's last-second desperation jumper to beat Indiana 59-58 was brain-exploding u...
Tornadoes Don't Enjoy SEC Basketball
It's refreshing to hear that nobody got injured when the severe weather struck down on the Georgia Dome during the SEC tournament, which means we're allowed to have a little fun with this....
Those Are Some Stunning VGA Graphics
Holy polygonal Christ. After that video, it immediately makes me want to quit Deadspin this weekend, fly back home to where my PC laptop lies, buy an external floppy drive, find my Stunts disk, and make a bunch of tracks and race Skid Vicious on every one of them. It seems like a lot of work, but it...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering why the hell you ever downloaded this stupid amazing game... • NBA: The Houston Rockets reach 21 straight wins, still many behind Joe DiMaggio. • Golf: Vijay Singh is 7 strokes ahead of Tiger Woods as those two must be the sole competitors in this tournament or someth...
Brett Favre's Fun Can Save Dying Newspapers, End Poverty, Defeat King Koopa
All media junkies have either Poynter or Romenesko bookmarked in their Internet browsers. Those who barely pay attention to the media, let alone stories about the media, the Poynter Institute's website basically acts as a cheerleader for the state of journalism, offering helpful advice yet trying to...
If Wilt's 100-Point Game Were Modernized
As we conclude another lazy "Baked Doritos and curling on TV" Sunday, we remember that 46 years ago was the night Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks (snerk) in a game. And the Dayton Daily News poses a good question: how would it be covered today? Oh, there's nothing bett...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while vomiting profusely ... • 7:00 p.m. — NCAA Basketball: Tennessee at Georgia. The perfect matchup to settle their border dispute. [ESPN2] • 8:00 p.m. — NBA: Nuggets at Rockets. How many teams do you know of that have won 14 straight games and nobody thinks they'll do anything in th...
Randy Moss's Lesser-Rumored Options
Assuming you don't believe MJD's theory that the Patriots already have a deal with Randy Moss and just want to see other teams twist in the wind, the rumors regarding Moss's next destination have been scattered and speculative. Randy Moss to Dallas. Randy Moss to the Giants. Randy Moss to the CFL, e...
"He Had Some Silky Skills ♬ Now He Walks Like Heather Mills"
• Aston Villa fans' jingle about Eduardo's injury took some gumption. [FanIQ] • Herm Edwards was fully aware of the Patriots videotaping him. [FanHouse] • Lance Briggs is staying in Chicago after all. [Luol's Dong] • When Pat Burrell had to live with old people. [Bugs & Cranks] • Jeremy Brown retire...
Eric Byrnes Can Tolerate Men Staring At His Junk
We haven't heard much from Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes in the offseason, but we can only guarantee it was something EXTREME AND WHOLLY UNPREDICTABLE! ZIGGITY SWISH! He's back this year, and his Diamondbacks were among the first to be drug tested. Byrnes is absolutely comfortable with the pro...