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Some Casting Director Has Their Work Cut Out For Them
Apparently, they'll make a movie about damn near anyone these days. The latest athlete to get the big screen treatment is spectacularly-bearded former Jazz center Mark Eaton. Eaton will be the subject of a film by Stacy Dymalski that will probably not be entitled, "What's Eatin' Mark Eaton?"...
Blogdome...
• Ambitious bloggers are attending three bowl games in three states in five days. They will likely not be sober for a second of it. [Bowl Tour 2007] • Because we just can't get enough of Big Units around here, enjoy some Randy Johnson trade talk. [Sports Frog] • Michael Strahan is done for the year....
Danny White And Herschel Walker Would Like To Wish You A Belated Merry Christmas
In case you needed a little push to take down the last of those Christmas decorations, this should stomp out your remaining holiday cheer. We offer you the 1986 Dallas Cowboys singing Christmas in Dallas, proving that there were other disasters besides the Challenger Space Shuttle and Iran-Contra th...
Hirshey: It Should Have Been Mourinho
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Car Penetrates Fred Smoot's Face
Fred Smoot's jaw is broken in five places as the result of a recent car accident, and he's out of the hospital and recovering, according to Vikings head coach Brad Childress. There aren't a lot of details available at the moment, but there is no reason to believe (well, not much reason, anyway) that...
Leftovers...
• Michael Jordan... still the most valuable playa. [Page Six] • You break wind, I'll break your face. [Yahoo! News] • It is not going to surprise anyone when Dennis Green gets canned. [Arizona Republic] • A hockey writer loves hockey fighting. As it turns out, beating someone's ass works as a deterr...
Carmelo's Suspension Gives Him More Time To Punch People
It's sort of like Tank Johnson using his time on house arrest to do some firearm shopping online, but Carmelo Anthony has taken up boxing as he waits out his 15-game suspension. Carmelo had taken up boxing as a hobby this offseason, and he's picking it back up now that he's got some extra time on ...
Barbaro's Swan Song
We've all had a lot of fun with the Barbaro phenomenon, sure. But a long time ago we made this solemn vow: Once we came upon a tribute video which consisted of nothing but Barbaro bath photos, set to the music of Bobby Darin's Splish Splash, then that would be the end of it. We would not ... could n...
Doug Johnson Must Be Some Kind Of Douchebag
With a staggering 39% of the vote, Terrell Owens was the "winner" of an SI.com poll among NFL athletes on the subject of the league's most annoying player. Owens was one of only two players to get into a double digit percentage, the other being Joey Porter with a disappointing 10%....
Spit Shield Purchases Skyrocketing In North Carolina
Steelers head coach Bill Cowher, beloved in many places that are not Seattle, may have given some clues yesterday about his plans for the future. He didn't announce anything, but said he'd have something to say about it next week. If he was going to stay, though, why wait to say it?...
Michigan Legends Are Dropping Like Flies
To the best of my knowledge, there was never a band called "The Dead Gerald Fords," but if such a band does exist, they're going to have to change their name, too. Former President and center on the 1932 and 1933 national champion Michigan Wolverines football teams Gerald Ford died last night at the...
We Have to Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NFL with Chris Mortensen: Terrell Owens, gay, or just really bitchy? • Noon 2 p.m. Baseball America: I've been in a coma since 1996. Is Andy Pettitte still pitching for the Yankees? • 3 p.m. NCAA FB with Beano Cook: Hate to int...
Kobe Displays His Beef
I know I promised you no more kicker cock, but I don't recall saying anything about nude NBA 2-guards. Mr. Smith mentioned it briefly yesterday, but I thought it deserved its own post. It's not every day you see Kobe Bryant naked, although that might happen more often that it should....
NBA Roundup: The Rage Of Lawrence Frank
• Lawrence Frank: American ass-kicker. Nets head coach Lawrence Frank? That guy is the cause of every single one of the league's image problems. His mercurial temper and tendency towards violence got the better of him again last night after he complained about a no-call on Rasheed Wallace on a las...
About Last Night
What you missed while revolving lazily in the tumble dry cycle ... • College football: Well, you can take down your Motor City Bowl decorations now. Central Michigan won. • NHL: Sorry we're late; what's the score? Wha? ... • NBA: Sonics win, Hornets lose Paul to sprained ankle. Ouch....
Well, You All Look Familiar
Good morning, campers. I'll be your second substitute teacher of the week while Will's out mourning the passing of James Brown. Now, I'm no Will Leitch, but the good news is that you don't have to get used to a new captain on this ship. I've been around before. I know the lay of the land, and I like...
Rasheed Wallace Goes Christmas Caroling
Where would we be without Need4Sheed? I don't know anything about those guys except that I'm originally from Detroit, and I think Need4Sheed does a better job covering the Pistons than the local newspapers do. This video is the latest example. It features Will Blalock, Jason Maxiell, Amir Johnson an...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while carving roast beast... • College football: Motor City Bowl, Central Michigan vs. Middle Tennessee. Because nothing is more beautiful than Detroit in December. [ESPN] • NHL: Bruins at Blue Jackets. What is this "hockey" you speak of? [VS] • NBA: Rockets at Pacers. Rafer Alston is ...
Erin Andrews Hates It When Married Athletes Ask Her Out
Erin Andrews wants you to know she's smart. OK? She is. She's not just the sexy blond you see in these photos. As she tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,...
Leftovers: Phil Jackson Is A Traitor
• Shaq calls Phil "Benedict Arnold" [ESPN] • Yankees Shopping Big Unit [SI] • NFL Week 16 post mortem [Hater Nation] • When it's on ice, no one seems to mind a sucker punch. [The Big Lead] • Daunte Culpepper confronts Steve Young, Joe Theismann intervenes [Miami Herald]...