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SHOTY Final Four: Isiah Thomas Vs. Baby Mangino
The second Final Four matchup is here; there is no third-place game, because third place games are for losers....
Let Me Tell You Something About Birmingham, Alabama
Apparently, some readers took issue with my recent characterization of Birmingham, Alabama, as a decrepit backwater devoid of all culture and sophistication. Wait, did I not say that? Because I should have....
Does This Guy Look Drunk And Belligerent To You?
You may have seen the story posted on Sunday about an innocent fan who was thrown out of Raymond James Stadium for doing absolutely nothing wrong—besides rooting for the visiting team....
According To Many, The Cancer That Is T.O Should Be Shot
ESPN's Cris Carter suggested Cowboys' malcontent wide receiver Terrell Owens should be the first to go when America's Team employs its "changes" for next season....
The Year In...Sexual Trysts
So, the next few days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Road beef, etc....
A Technical Foul ... Of Love
• Maybe not: What's a Scott Pioli and why does everyone want to hire him? Oh, right—because Patriots employees always do so well once they stop working for Bill Belichick. [Midwest Sports Fans]...
Get Fired Up, Mets Fans
Andruw Jones could be coming to underwhelm and frustrate you in 2009. [ESPN]...
The Agony (And Ecstasy) Of Wide Right
I hate family shots. These people don't deserve to be on TV and their painful miming and hysterical tears contribute absolutely nothing to any telecast....
Surprisingly, This Does Not Belong To Ricky Williams
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Fresher Hell: Bristol Or Secaucus?
So the much ballyhooed MLB Network invades the airwaves on January 1st and has set up permanent residence in Secaucus, N.J., home to the most depressing stop on the Northeast Corridor Line of New Jersey Transit and what was once considered the stinkiest place in America....
Bradie James Didn't Take Yesterday's Loss Well
"A disgruntled Cowboys fan who was marching in front of the team's training complex Monday claims he was attacked by linebacker Bradie James, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. " [Sporting News]...
Waxing Off Writer Scrooged By New England SportsNet
So it seems that one of our Waxing Off writers got into hot water with Comcast New England over something she wrote for us. You fired Cameron! You bastards!...
Crimson Tide Suspends Top Tackle
Alabama's All-World tackle Andre Smith has been suspended and will not play in the Sugar Bowl. Ironically, he plans to work out his frustrations by eating an entire bowl of sugar. [Tide Corner]...
The New York Jets Would Like To Hear More About This Slapping Idea
• Awwwwkward: It's really not helping your team when you earn a red card for slapping another player. Especially when the slapee is your own captain. [Unprofessional Foul]...
Sal Paolantonio has some inside information
Or he's a witch. Listen to his eerily accurate predictions for yesterday's games. [950 ESPN]...
The Year In ... Parents Gone Wild
So, the next few days will be chock full of end-of-year retrospectives. We'll do our own as well. Today: Parents gone wild....
Do Not Taunt Chris Paul
This tale of fandom gone wrong—independently confirmed by Pacers beat writer Mike Wells—is an excellent reason to make Chris Paul your new favorite player....
The Worst Bowl Game In The World
As you're reading this, North Carolina State and Rutgers are playing at what has to be the absolute lowest level of collegiate football— a website-sponsored bowl game in Birmingham, Alabama, on a Monday afternoon....
What do you think Natalie Gulbis' Twitter would read like?
"Monica Seles arrives to the boat! yeah! everyone is here now i will send pictures tomorrow!" Exactly. [Natalie Gulbis Twitter]...
Dead Rangers Prospect Was Doping
Was the story of Alexei Cherepanov, the 19-year-old hockey phenom who died earlier this year in Moscow, not sad enough? Because Russian officials have some new depressing details they'd like to pile on....