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At Least Arvydas Sabonis Can Still Have Sex
The Basketball Hall of Famer had a heart attack last week, and doctors told him he's going to have to change his lifestyle. "‘You can't smoke, you can't drink, you can't play basketball.' So of the things I like, only sex is left." [Blazers Edge, via TBJ]...
TCU To Leave The Big East Even Though It Still Isn't A Member
TCU might have been a geographic misfit when it joined the Big East, but its admission was thought by some to be the logical conclusion of the vision of the league's late founder, Dave Gavitt. On second thought, the school's exit for the Big 12 nine months before its Big East membership took effect...
SprtsCntr: The Squirrel Heard 'Round The World
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Astros Outfielder Arrested For Allegedly Smoking Weed In Front Of A Cop
In 30 games as the Houston Astros centerfielder this season, Jordan Schafer hit .245 with one home run and six RBI. In one night as the driver of a 2008 Land Rover in Tampa yesterday, Schafer hit one joint and kept additional marijuana "in a plastic container and in three peanut butter cups."...
Here's Chad McGhee With Your Weekly Knox City Greyhounds Update And Tony "Horny Little Bitch" Romo Evisceration
The mighty Knox City Greyhounds got back on the right side of the scoreboard by defeating the Woodson Cowboys 46-0. A marvelous victory. A redemptive victory....
This Evening: If You Plan To Bury ESPN In A Time Capsule In Your Backyard, Please Include This Photo
Your p.m. roundup for Oct. 5, the day an ESPN The Nudie reader pointed out that it "certainly appears that the top of [Alicia Sacramone's] right nipple was omitted." Photo via The Sports Hernia. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Missouri State Ice Bears Top Boise State With Pink Ice For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Division III Club ice hockey has never been so sultry. Maybe Sean Avery will play there?...
Fare Thee Well, Sean Avery
The New York Rangers waived fashionisto-cum-agitator Sean Avery this week, and today he cleared waivers and left the team. Aww....
Hope Solo And Friends Grace The Covers Of <i>ESPN The Magazine</i>'s Nudie Issue
ESPN The Magazine debuted its annual Body Issue today. Good news, aspiring suitors: Hope Solo is on one of the four covers, in some kind of warrior yoga pose—one that is, of course, intended as "a celebration and exploration of the athletic form."...
Yankees Radio Guy John Sterling Is The Saddest Man Alive
If you haven't already, I urge you to read the John Sterling profile in last Sunday's New York Times. Sterling, for the uninitiated, is the Yankees' godawful radio play-by-play guy—"Thuuuuuuh Yankees win!"—for whom some people have developed an unaccountable hipster taste, like moose antlers. (Back...
Here's A Better Angle Of That TBS Cameraman Eating Shit Yesterday
My god, this is glorious. I think that someone should build a sculpture of this, call it "High School Everlasting," and put it in a modern art museum. But don't forget, Adrian Beltre: the nerd's always supposed to get the last laugh....
Watch A High School Kicker Nail A 64-Yard Field Goal With Room To Spare
Austin Pacheco, a high school senior out of Carson City, Nev. who will probably be made very rich by an NFL contract in a few years, kicked a game-winning field goal on Friday night—from 64 yards and with room to spare. This is, if you recall, one yard longer than Sebastian Janikowski's record-tyi...
Chris Cooley Loves To See Tony Romo Fail
Washington Redskins tight ends: They're just like us! Chris Cooley, down-to-earth potter, also finds strange gratification in seeing Tony Romo fail. During his weekly guest spot on the LaVar and Dukes show in Washington, Cooley fed the rivalry by sharing how he really feels about the Cowboys QB:...
John Calipari Overlooks That Louisville Is Also Located In Kentucky, TV Reporter Too Smitten With Him To Notice (CORRECTED)
The outrage in at least one corner of the Bluegrass State today has been over Calipari's comments, beginning at the two-minute mark, in which he seems deliberately not to mention UK's in-state rivalry with Louisville. cn|2 "reporter" Will Mapes, whose station's coverage area includes Louisville, d...
A Homemade Infographic To Help Explain Who Is Still Chasing The Pennant And Who Is Not
Adrian Beltre, who the Boston Red Sox decided not to keep around this year, hit three home runs this afternoon, carrying the Texas Rangers into the American League Championship Series. That's two more homers than any Red Sox third baseman hit in any game this year. Just one of those subtle statistic...
A Cameraman Wiped Out During Today's Rangers-Rays Game (Updated With Video)
A cameraman wiped out while tracking Adrian Beltre on his trot home after a solo shot in the second inning. We'll have video shortly, of course....
What Curtis Painter And <em>North Dallas Forty</em> Tell Us About The Real NFL
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
Josh Hamilton Wants The Rangers To Keep Raiding The Angels For Players
First Vlad Guerrero, now Mike Napoli. What's next? "I think we're going to look at who we can get from the Angels next year." [Hardball Talk]...
Florida's Dominique Easley Has Giant Metaphor Draped Around His Neck
Unpack this as you will. [Gainesville Sun; related]...
Watch A Father And Son Practice The Age-Old Texas Tradition Of Burning A Tony Romo Jersey Together
No, this is not a deleted scene from King of the Hill; this is a real life scene in which two Texan generations do their best to defile Tony Romo's name (in Sunday's loss to the Lions: 331 yards on 34-47 passing, 3 TDs, 3 interceptions)....