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Favre-Packers Divorce Is Getting Downright Messy
So do you have a problem that you would like Brett Favre to solve? Girlfriend trouble? Confused about which laundry detergent to buy? Hang by your phone, and Brett will be with you momentarily. But first he has to solve the problems of the NFL, like advising Tony Romo on whether or not he should pla...
The Times, They Are A-Changin'
What they're saying, blogwise, about Tampa Bay's 3-1 win over Boston in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series ... • More Cowbell (UGH!). Boy oh boy is it going to be a long winter for yours truly. As if watching your team lose in Game 7 of the ALCS isn’t bad enough, how about living in t...
Janikowski Beats The Jets, The Undefeated Titans And Those Amazing Rays
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
ALCS Game Seven Live Blog: Red Sox-Rays
Not much more needs to be said, other than "not much more needs to be said." The winner gets to momentum-crush the Phillies in the World Series. Airing (maybe) on TBS, it's Jon "The" Lester for Boston and Matt "Game 7 Scheduled Pitcher" Garza hurlin' fastballs at their respective catchers. It's jump...
Game Seven, for the Pennant
They say that there's nothing better than a Game Seven in sports. I'm not exactly sure who "they" are, but whoever they may be, they're some wise bastards. Even the most jaded sports fan can't help but get excited about the ultimate elimination game. Behind the left-handed arm of one Jon Lester, th...
Lazy Sunday
The Packers will keep pace with the Bears in the NFC North. Green Bay has managed to all but shut down Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison today, although Dominic Rhodes filled in nicely for the injured Joseph Addai (pronounced "Add-ee-ay", if you're Jeremy Piven). Manning threw a late pick on the goa...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while ... saying goodbye to the tasmanian devil. • 8:00 — Sitcom: The Steve Harvey Show [TBS] • 8:00 — MLB: Boston at Tampa Bay, Game 7 ALCS [TBS] • 8:15 — NFL: Seattle at Tampa Bay [NBC] • 8:30 — LPGA: Kapalua Classic, final round [Golf Channel] • 9:00 — Movie: I Am Legend [MOMAXe]...
I Think She's Mocking The Way You're Lying On The Couch
You remember that "Favre who?" sign you drew up at the beginning of the year when Green Bay started 2-0, only to shove it back in your closet after they lost 3 in a row? Well, it might be time to take it back out and dust if off, because Aaron Rodgers is looking sharp today! The Colts offense spent ...
If Ed Hochuli and Tim Donaghy Had a Child ...
... It would no doubt be the ref working last night's LSU/USC game. This is easily one of the most amazing sports videos you'll ever see. Inexplicably, a ref felt that the LSU Tigers weren't playing tough enough defense against South Carolina last night, and he decided to do something about it. And...
Moving into the Late NFL Afternoon
All of the early games are final, and here are your scores: Bills (23) - Chargers (14) Panthers (30) - Saints (7) - There was fear that Reggie Bush's knee injury might be season-ending, but such talk was reportedly premature. Bears (48) - Vikings (41), Steelers (38) - Bengals (10) - Hey, Chad Johns...
Afternoon Blogdome: Lesson One - Todd Heap Sucks
• High school teacher uses fantasy football to teach math: This will also help the students develop valuable time-wasting skills for their future office jobs. [SbB] • Will Power: The latest excellent edition of The Undercard. Caution: contains strong Queens' accent. [No Mas] • Pope: "I've gotta get ...
Through Daylight and Through Darkness, the Cheerleading Shall Continue
• San Diego at Buffalo: As reader The Fan's Attic points out, the important thing to remember here, kids, is that despite the numerous power outages in the arena during this game, the suggestive dancing never stopped: "Bills cheerleaders continued their routines along the sidelines." USA! USA! USA!...
30 Previews In 30 Days: The New Orleans Hornets
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's generating a lot of BUZZ! (Sorry. I couldn't stop myself. Again.) They are: The New Orleans Hornets.When last we s...
The NFL - Now With Rouges!
ESPN screw-up aside, there is a wild, wild game going on in the Windy City. The Bears lead the Vikings 27-24 in the third. Chicago's D has already scored two touchdowns, and Chester Taylor stole a TD from Adrian Peterson's fantasy owners just before the half. Blocked punts and field goals are every...
NFL Update
The games are still in their relative infancy, but here's what's going on so far... • New Orleans at Carolina: The Saints' Mike Karney carried the pigskin for a TD, and the Panthers put three points on the scoreboard early on courtesy of John Kasay's foot. Jonathan Stewart has given Carolina a 10-7...
His Ad? An Actual Attack
Matt Lindland is a former Olympic silver medalist in wrestling and a current MMA fighter for Affliction. Oh, and he's also running as a Republican for a seat in the Oregon State House. His Democratic opponent in Oregon's District 52 is Suzanne VanOrman. The Fightin' 52nd, you say? Not if Suzanne has...
Joba Chamberlain's Offseason Didn't Start Off on a High Note
You know the old saying: nothing good ever happens at 1 a.m. in Nebraska. Well, Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain found out the hard way last night, as his evening ended with him in handcuffs. ...
NFL Preview: Awkwardness abounds!
Today's most attractive 1:00 match-up pits the Buffalo Bills against the San Diego Chargers. And today's most uncomfortable 1:00 match-up sees Buffalo defensive tackle John McCargo reunited with the team that tried, unsuccessfully, to trade him to the Colts on Wednesday. Yep, McCargo went from elat...
For Your Viewing Pleasure
• 1:00 — NFL: New Orleans at Carolina [FOX] • 1:00 — NFL: Minnesota at Chicago [FOX] • 1:00 — NFL: San Diego at Buffalo [CBS] • 1:00 — NFL: Baltimore at Miami [CBS] • 1:00 — NFL: San Fransisco at NY Giants [FOX] • 3:30 — College women's volleyball: California at Stanford [FSN] • 4:15 — NFL: Clevela...
Morning Blogdome: Oh...oh God! OH GOD NO!
• He's back!: And may God have mercy on us all. [Sports Crackle Pop] • And I'm a Sean Ca-thiest!: Some imaginative sign work at ol' Fenway. [The Sports Hernia] • Steve Harvey - The 'Heidi' For A New Generation: "When 8:07 EST rolled around and the TBS broadcast switched not to the Red Sox-Rays game...