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Buckeyes Tend To Look Old
The man on the left, Ohio State head coach That Matta, is two years younger than the man on the right, Florida coach Billy Donovan. There must be something in the water in Columbus that ages people prematurely. At this time next year, Mike Conley Jr. is going to look like Laurence Fishburne....
One Of These Men Does Not Play Basketball
The guy in the middle sent this picture into us ... some of the Florida Gators were nice enough to pose for a shot with him at a TGI Friday's last June. It's weird that Taurean Green, Al Horford, and Corey Brewer all smile politely for the camera, while Joakim Noah stands there with no expression on...
That Was A Dress Rehearsal, Right?
It was just so thoroughly disappointing. I won't believe that the hype was unwarranted; it absolutely was. All the ingredients were there for a fantastic evening of basketball, but it never happened. It was never what it should have been. I feel like I just watched The Godfather III....
About Last Night...
• College Basketball. Ohio State 67, Georgetown 60. That was not especially awesome. • College Basketball. Florida 76, UCLA 66. Nor was that. Sigh. • NHL: Atlanta 3, Boston 2. That might have been awesome, but I really wouldn't know....
The Final Four Open Thread
I'm afraid I won't be with you for tonight's basketball festivities — I decided to try actually watching a game without a keyboard in front of me. I don't know what that's going to be like, but I've heard it's wild....
American Gladiators, You Have Been Missed
If you're struggling to find something to help pass the time before this evening's festival of basketball, I can't recommend ESPN Classic strongly enough right now. We're in the midst of a 7-episode American Gladiators marathon, starring Zap, Gemini, Malibu, Sunny, Joe Theismann, and a contestant na...
5, 4, 3... Wheee! Uh Oh...
If you slept at all, chances are, you slept more peacefully than Michael Ruffin last night. Between the guilt, the "Dear God, what have I done" thoughts, and the endless "Thanks a lot, dickhead" phone calls from teammates, Michael Ruffin probably didn't sleep well....
About Last Night...
• NBA. Rockets 107, Lakers 104. The Lakers lost, but Kobe just averaged 40 points for the month of March. He should at least get a little plaque or something. • NHL. Devils 3, Flyers 1. It ties New Jersey for the lead in the Atlantic Division. How about that? • NBA. Heat 92, Timberwolves 77. 22 and ...
What's More Beautiful Than Atlanta In March?
After what seemed an interminable week off, we're finally back moving with the NCAA Tournament tomorrow night, and we kind of can't wait: After last year's wretched Final Four — three lousy games — we should be in store for some double-plus pleasantness....
Your NL West "Preview"
Whew, last one. We'd like to point out a couple of the pictures above. First, we enjoyed choosing a picture of Tony Clark for the D-Backs one, considering he's the opposite of a Diamondback this year. Second: Steve Finley is on the Rockies? Wow!...
Baseball Season Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Your NL Central "Preview"
Look, guys: We didn't pick the Cardinals! (We still think they'll win the wild card.) Yes, our flirtation with the Brewers continues; we actually picked them to win the wild card at midseason last year. So there's that....
Baseball Season Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Seriously, You Should Be Very Honored, Mountainers
We'd like to congratulate the West Virginia Mountaineers on their NIT championship last night; that's something that can never be taken away from them. In fact, fans can buy the officially licensed T-shirt above. Truly, it's quite an honor....
Your NL East "Preview"
We should probably warn you: The Phillies are one of those teams we pick to win the National League East a lot. If you haven't noticed, they haven't won the NL East in a long, long time. But we're gonna try again anyway....
The Lovely Ladies Of Duke
Continuing their rather impressive rampage through the college basketball landscape that the Hoops Odyssey kids are on, they've found some rather, uh, spirited female Duke fans....
Billy Packer Admits The Truth
We're beginning to think that Billy Packer is actually charming and clever, and this is all big prank he's playing on all of us. This clip confirms what most of us already knew....
About Last Night
What you missed while erasing your tattoos ... • College basketball: We're pretty sure that Nostradamus predicted West Virginia winning the NIT once every 65 years. • NBA: Warriors beat Suns in somewhat exciting fashion, placing themselves in danger of making the playoffs. • NHL: News For The Herrin...
Your AL West "Preview"
All right, last one of the day until tomorrow ... we think this is actually the easiest division to pick, which is why, obviously, we're going to have it entirely wrong....
Gus Johnson: Get On The Dance Floor!
Because the NCAA Tournament is never quite the same once Gus Johnson leaves — a week earlier this year, dammit — someone who knows how to use that audio software on your computer that we never understand has put together a Gus Johnson remix, featuring some of his greatest moments set to one of them ...