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About Last Night
What you missed while mourning the death of Hank Bauer ... • NBA: Wolves hand Celtics' 18th straight loss ... let's see Jimmy Fallon in a movie about this. • College basketball: Wholesale panic in Krzyzewskiville as Duke loses fourth straight, to Maryland, 72-60. • NHL: You cannot stop Henrik Zetter...
I Don't Think This Is How Paintball Is Supposed To Be Played
I don't know what it is about this that makes me laugh... but I sort of wish two of my friends would agree to do this while I stood there and laughed at them. I can't think of any good reason why they or anyone else would, but I'd enjoy it. From the YouTube description:...
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. Bulls @ Suns. It doesn't look like Nash will play, but Kirk Hinrich is happy to step in and fill you need for a speedy white point guard. 8:00, ESPN. • The 49th Annual Grammy Awards. Stephen Colbert is hosting... so there's that. 8:00, CBS. • Drag Racing. I think they mean those long, goofy l...
The Eye Of The Tiger Will Save A Serbian Village
Zitiste is a small Serbian town with a population just over 3,000. I guess the village is only mentioned in the news when they're hit with floods, and they're getting tired of it. To counteract this, they're spending money on not some sort of drainage or irrigation system, but... a big Rocky statue....
LeftoverDome...
• Cubs fans rise up, wear license plates around their necks. [Foul Balls] • Baseball continues to hate on bloggers. [Bleed Cubbie Blue] • A Texans blogger puts together a roster of the worst Texans of all-time. What a thoroughly depressing exercise. [Battle Red Blog] • That dumb college football rul...
The Underrated Legs Of Rex Grossman
The good people at SomethingAwful threw together some inspired Super Bowl photoshop work. And because it's excellent and because I'm having a difficult time letting go of football, I cobbled together a few of my favorite into the above image... I hope they don't mind....
Agent Zero Fails To Back It Up
Gilbert Arenas had vowed to get 50 points against the Blazers today, in his continuing revenge tour against the coaching staff of the US Olympic basketball team. Blazers head man Nate McMillan was one of those coaches. Gilbert even implored ESPN to pick up the game to witness his spiteful heroics. H...
I Guess Sean Taylor Doesn't Watch A Lot Of Pro Bowls
I thought that sort of thing was illegal in Pro Bowls. Defenses aren't allowed to blitz, there are fines for things like running fast, blocking, trying hard, or expressing a desire to compete. I guess Sean Taylor didn't get the memo... he went after Brian Moorman like Moorman stole his ATV....
German Soccer Fans Refuse To Be Upstaged By Italians
If you're a cop, there probably aren't many things that could happen to you that would be less terrifying than 800 German soccer fans uniting to attack you. That's what a few cops experienced yesterday after a match between Erzgebirge Aue II and Lokomotive Leipzig....
You Must Limber Up Before Cheering On The Flying Dutchmen
If this were happening at a powerhouse Division 1 school, it would be annoying. Since it's the Flying Dutchmen (and that might not be a misnomer, they might all actually be Dutch) of Division III Hope College, however ... I find it adorable....
College Hoops Compendium: Score One For Antagonism
• West Virginia 70, (2) UCLA 65. Country fuckin' Rooooads... Take me the fuck home... Sorry. That t-shirt inspires me. Arron Afflalo's 27 weren't enough to help UCLA get the win, but when they're on the road, it seems like nothing is good enough to help them win. All three of their losses are of the...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, VS. Tennis. Davis Cup. United States vs. Czech Republic. 12:30, ESPN. PBA Bowling. Geico Classic. 1:00, CBS. College Basketball. UConn @ Georgia Tech. 1:00, ESPNU. College Basketball. American @ Colgate. 1:00, ABC. NBA. San Antonio Spurs @ Miami Heat. 3:00, CBS. PGA Golf. AT&T Pebble Beach Na...
About Last Night...
• College Basketball: Gonzaga 60, Sant Mary's 49. You're gonna be doin' a lot of doobie-rollin' when you're livin' in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER. • NFL: Pro Bowl. AFC 31, NFC 28. See? Nate Kaeding is clutch. • College Basketball: (1) Florida 64, (18) Kentucky 61. The Wildcats were 3-for-22 from three-p...
Today Is Hawaiian Shirt Day
The Pro Bowl will be kicking off any minute now, and I can't wait for this dazzling affair. Conference supremacy and pride are on the line, and that's fantstic. But really, today's about sportsmanship and togetherness, because no matter what happens at the game, everyone's getting a free lei. And I ...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Basketball: Florida @ Kentucky. There is no one better to spend a Saturday evening with than Tubby Smith. 9:00, ESPN. • NFL: Game of the Week, Super Bowl XLI. Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts. Unless you're a groupie with low standards, this may be your last chance to see Rex Grossman ...
The Bear Had No Use For Sideline Reporters
The more I watch this, the more I laugh. That's legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, just barely stopping short of saying something like, "Look, you stupid bitch." Today's coaches (for the most part) are too publicly polite to embarrass a sideline reporter by pointing out the absurdity of the...
LeftoverDome...
• Barack Obama is the Gilbert Arenas of politics. [Dan Shanoff] • Barry Zito, dipping younger and younger. [The Big Lead] • Why European sports are plagued by racism and other such fan behavior, and why the United States isn't. As much. [In The Fray] • Amazon.com is your one-stop source for all t...
Felony Shroomin' With The Bulldogs
If Gonzaga Bulldogs Josh Heytvelt and Theo Davis are playing basketball today, they're playing not for position in the WCC standings, but for cigarettes and the protection of their anal cavities. They're in jail right now, or at least they were as of a few hours ago, because police say they found ma...
Today In The Premiership...
• Manchester United 2-0 Charlton. Status quo for both Manchester United and Chelsea this week. There are still six points between them in the standings... seems like it's been that way forever. United wasn't all together sharp today against Charlton, but ... who needs to be impressive when they're p...
And To Think That In Some Countries, These Dogs Are Eaten
The Temple Owls aren't having much of a year, so Bill Cosby's got some time on his hands. And what better way to fill that time than becoming a dog show person? The Cos has an entry in the upcoming Westminster Dog Show ... not just any entry, but a favorite to win. Bill Cosby is the anti-Ron Artest....