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So That's Why He's On The Cover Of Sports Illustrated
Fields is not Pitt's best 3-point shooter, but he always takes the big shots at the end of games. Fields made a winning 3-pointer to beat Duke at Madison Square Garden last season and made two more clutch 3-pointers in the waning moments when the Panthers beat Connecticut in February....
The NCAA Will Snatch The Baby Jesus Right Out Of Your Hands
Viewers of the Ohio State-Siena game may have noticed a proselytizing attention whore with a John 3:16 sign. But did you see an NCAA security guard snatch it? One eagle-eyed viewer did; roll the tape....
Yikes, How Did All Of This Hype Get Into My UFC?
I thought the whole point of a staredown was that you weren't supposed to talk? This lively debate brought you courtesy of Quinton Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans (somewhere, Vince McMahon Jr. is smiling)....
Alex Rodriguez Revealed His Simple-Minded Idiocy To Katie Couric Long Before This Mess
CBS News' Katie Couric revealed a surprising fact about Alex Rodriguez to David Letterman last night. Prior to their infamous 60 Minutes interview, it turns out A-Rod solicited career advice from her....
Wait, Tim Lincecum Is Making How Much?
Tim Lincecum, last season's Cy Young Award winner, just signed a contract with the Giants for one year at $650,000. Barry Zito chortles, wipes dog poop off shoe with $100 bill....
How To Score 11 Game-Winning Points In 46 Seconds
Everyone who has ever played organized sports has that one moment of athletic glory they will never let anyone forget about, but I think Spencer Krhin's memory is going to be better than most....
What Cable TV Personality Takes Issue With Woman's 'Oldest Baseball Card' Claim?
This isn't really a blind item, because if plied with free beers, I will totally reveal the person's identity. But you may treat it as one if you wish....
Reggie Miller Thinks Knicks Fans Have Gone Soft
The "MVP" chants and the standing ovation Kobe received after his 61-point performance at MSG Monday night didn't set well with former Knick heel Reggie Miller....
Kobe Scores Madison Square Garden-Record 61 Against, Um, Wait A Minute ...
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This Pretty Much Sums Up What 0-16 Looks Like
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76ers Part Ways With Cheeks
Mo Cheeks is out in Philly, sources say. Washington Wizards on line 1. [ESPN]...
Michael Phelps Doesn't Need Your $5,000,000
We still have no conclusive evidence that explains the Michael Phelps Phenomenon—after all, he is just a swimmer—but perhaps our esteemed colleague Señor Tuffy Pants, M.D., does need to reconsider his conclusion that Aqua Boy is not "exceptionally rich." The guy turns down more multi-million endorse...
Meet The Only Professional Pitcher Who Has Seen 'High School Musical' Eight Times
I don't know; the whole thing sounds a little sketchy to me. But let's take it from the top: Eri Yoshida, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, has been drafted by the Kobe 9 Cruise, a new independent Japanese professional league based in Tokyo. It will be the first time that a chick of the female persuasion wi...
30 Previews In 30 Days: The Philadelphia 76ers
NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that may be ready to drop a house on Boston's Wicked Witch of the East. They are: The Philadelphia 76ers. When last we sa...
Hunter Cant(Throw)Well Serves Up Pick-Six, Cards Mucked Again
After their 26-21 loss to Big East rival UConn, the Louisville Cardinals' short run as a nationally prominent football program seems to be winding down. First-year starting quarterback Hunter Cantwell threw a pick-six in the last three minutes of their game last night, snatching defeat from the prov...
Philadelphia's Excitement For Elton Brand Begets Resourceful Fashion Design Work
This Sixer fan, also swept up in Elton Brand fever, has no time to wait for local sporting goods outlet stores to get the newest prized jersey in stock, obviously....
Afternoon Blogdome: Philadelphians Will Treat Alyssa Milano With Dignity And Respect
• Hey, sweetheart, you wanna play who's da boss in my pants?: This is the perfect addition to a businessperson's special for the Phillies: "Any fan who purchases a piece of TOUCH product from the collection will get the chance to meet Alyssa and receive a free autographed gift from her. The meet and...
Barry Bonds' *Ball Finally Heads To Cooperstown
The debate over Barry Bonds' Hall Of Fame induction is still a couple years away, but at least Major League Baseball can finally lay claim to the large-headed slugger's historic, controversial home run ball for posterity. Designer Marc Ecko paid a whopping $752,467 for the ball at an auction last Se...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while shopping for cheap airfare to Bulgaria, Copenhagen and Stockholm... • In Progress — Coverage of Tiger Woods winning the U.S. Open [NBC] • 5 p.m. — Soccer: Barbados at U.S.A. Fear the ragin' Bajans. [ESPN2] • 7 p.m. — College World Series: LSU vs. North Carolina. Where can you see...
It's Deja Vu In The NBA Playoffs
The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who is mourning the Suns today. When he's not being bummed out, you can find him hating the Spurs at Basketbawful. Enjoy!...