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A Happy Ending For That EBay Bears Lady
You may recall the attractive Bears fan who attempted to auction herself off on EBay in return for a Super Bowl ticket last week. The bidding went up to 99 bazillion dollars and was then killed by EBay, only for her to try again, and again have the auction pulled....
Barbaro Being Sliced Open Again
Darling Barbaro has gone back under the knife, The majestic steed developed an abscess in his right hand foot, and the surgery to treat it is described as very risky, but also as the only option....
Filling Your Burning Need For Pageantry
It's so difficult to wait that extra week for the Super Bowl. The promise of spectacular pageantry is on the horizon, but still just out of your reach. Oh, pageantry, you seductive temptress....
Just Rename It The 'Roger Federer Tour' And Get It Over With
It's looking like there will be exactly one interesting men's professional tennis match played this year, and that will be Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal in the finals of the French Open. Federer is probably going to win every other match he plays, and any match that doesn't involve Federer amounts ...
College Hoops Compendium: I Hate It When UNC Is This Good
• (4) North Carolina 92, Arizona 64. Lute Olson vows to burn the game tape of this one, and if that's all he burns, it's an accomplishment, because no one would blame him if he engulfed himself in flames right about now. Arizona had lost three of their last four, but still had this date to look at ....
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, CBS. College Basketball. Wisconsin @ Iowa or Tennessee @ Kentucky. 1:00, ABC. NBA Basketball. Phoenix Suns @ Cleveland Cavaliers. 1:00, CSTV. Women's College Basketball. Notre Dame @ Connecticut. 2:30, ESPNU. College Wrestling. Harvard @ Army. 3:00, CSTV. Women's College Basketball. East Carol...
About Last Night...
• College Basketball. Ohio State 66, Michigan State 64. Twenty-four second half points from Drew Neitzel end up being completely inconsequential. "Neitzel" actually means "inconsequential" in Burmese. • College Football. Senior Bowl. North 27, South 0. And you still can't secede from the union. • NB...
This One's For The Cranks and Birds
Conan O'Brien, on top of his game ... and a little bit of baseball history for you, too. Pitchers and catchers report in 18 days....
To Watch Tonight
• College Basketball: Syracuse @ Louisville. I bet this seemed like a good idea before the season started. 7:00, ESPN. • High School Basketball. Dematha (Md.) vs. Towson Catholic (Md.). Ha ha, you guys have to spend a year in college, ha ha. 9:00, ESPNU. • College Basketball. Michigan State @ Ohio S...
Throw In The Jacket, And We'll Talk
A man on craigslist.com is looking for two Super Bowl tickets... and in turn, he would like to offer you lifetime access to nude Wisconsin girls:...
LeftoverDome...
• Buffalo Sabres fans earn themselves a poor reputation in Columbus, where it's hard to do such things. [German Village Media] • The ins and outs of Michael Wilbon's duties at the Washington Post. [Washingtonian] • A world club championship for hockey could be in the works. That actually sounds kind...
Be Careful When Shaking Jason Kidd's Hand
For years, every time he went to the free throw line, Jason Kidd has blown a kiss into the air as a symbol of his love for his wife. Now that the marriage is over, though, Kidd is apparently sending the kisses somewhere that he feels needs the love a little more ... his own asshole....
Bengal Watch
I hope you enjoyed the 48-hour period in which a "FREE CHRIS HENRY" t-shirt was appropriate. Save them, though, you never know when they'll be relevant again. The "troubled" wide receiver was released from prison on Saturday morning after a two-day stretch, slid out a side entrance, and hopped in a ...
Today In The FA Cup...
• Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough. Balls of titanium on those Bristol City boys. The League One side faced a two goal deficit at halftime against the heavily-favored Premiershippers from Middlesbrough. Injury-riddled 'Boro got first half goals from Aiyebgeni Yakubu and Malcolm Christie, but Bristol C...
ACC Admits Clock Error; Does Absolutely Nothing Else
Just to follow up quickly on the Duke/Clemson clock controversy on Thursday night, ACC officials have reviewed the tape (and here it is again, if they need any help) and after much careful consideration, have decided, "fuck it."...
I Smell A Buddy Cop Movie
There are certain sentences that you just never imagined yourself typing, and here's one of them. Yesterday on Cold Pizza, Michael Clarke Duncan accused Skip Bayless of "putting him on front street."...
Serena Rampages Through Australia
Playing like a slightly more masculine version of Roger Federer, Serena Williams spanked Maria Sharapova in the finals of the Australian Open yesterday, winning 6-1, 6-2. It is the third biggest upset in Australian Open history, sort of. Serena came into the tournament ranked 81st in the world. Turn...
About Last Night...
• NBA. Knicks 116, Heat 96. Shaq just lost to a team that started Jerome James at center. • College Basketball. Yale 88, Harvard 78. The tournament selection committee kept a close eye on this one. • NBA. Cavaliers 105, Sixers 97. LeBron was out with a big toe problem. I take it this was Wise LeBron...
Week In Deadspin: By The Time The Super Bowl Gets Here, We'll Have Forgotten Who Is Playing
• Our new friends, Andre Rison and Kordell Stewart. • Major League Baseball hates you. • Ugh, Bruce Pearl. • Hee hee, nose picking. • How will we survive without Bill Parcells' manboobs? • REPORTERS TAKE NOTE: Your guide to the Colts and the Bears. • Welcome to The Negro Bowl. • Peyton Manning is su...