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ESPN Continues To Axe Things You Probably Don't Watch
First, Quite Frankly, and now this. ESPN Classic is ceasing to create and air original programming. Norby Williamson, ESPN's executive vice president, let the ESPN Classic people know on Friday that they were being reassigned. ESPN Classic will continue on as a network for the time being, sans origi...

About Last Night...
• NBA: Bulls 111, Grizzlies 66. You know what really sucks about this for the Grizzlies? The Bulls did it without two starters. • College Basketball: Pitt 74, Georgetown 69. Both teams shot over 59% from the field. That's gotta be rare. • NFL Playoffs: New Orleans 27, Philadelphia 24. But WHERE was ...

Nothing About This Suggests "Paradise"
If you were undecided about who to root for today... Jesus....

This Should Help Attract Free Agents
Here's something we don't have enough of in America: sports team owners who run prostitution rings. Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Euroleague basketball champs CKSA Moscow, was arrested on suspicion of running a prostitution ring. Seven 20-year-old Russian women were also held for questioning. I'm ...

About Last Night...
• NBA: Supersonics 122, Jazz 114. Ray Allen had 54, the most by a Sonic since Fred Brown's magical 58-point night back in '74. • College Basketball: Creighton 62, Northern Iowa 54. It's a shame they couldn't adjust the schedule so the Ray Allen vs. Northern Iowa game could go into overtime. • NBA: L...

Sammy Sosa Is Too Fat For Japan
Wednesday, we told you about how a Japanese team was close to signing Sammy Sosa, forcing him to pretend not to be able to speak Japanese. Well, it turns out that the Japanese have had a change of heart, thanks mostly to trans fatty acids....

That'll Be All For "Quite Frankly"
We haven't received any definitive confirmation, but there are rumors swirling this morning that, after last night's taping of "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith," ESPN executive vice president Norby Williamson — Norby! — informed the show's staff that the program has been canceled and will air it...

Your 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers: Taste The Excitement
The Dodgers on Thursday threw up a smoke screen to hide a rise in ticket prices, and it's a pretty effective one. A ticket in the right-field bleachers has gone up four bucks, to $10, but with that you get all the Dodger Dogs you can eat. Eric Gagne for an endless supply of weiners? Sounds fair to u...

NBA Roundup: Pass The Steve Nash, Please
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while Googling your blind date ... • NHL: Get out your handkerchiefs ... Ducks' Selanne scores hat trick for dying friend. • NBA: Passing fancy ... Nash gets 21 assists as Suns top Cavs 109-90. • Golf: Because you had a bad day ... Michelle Wie in trouble at Sony Open as she ... look...

Gilbert Arenas Rates His Swag
It must be frustrating for Gilbert Arenas sometimes, being stuck on a planet with people who couldn't possibly understand the way his world works. Sometimes, though, an intrepid reporter will try to break through....

Matt Hasselbeck Is Sexy, You See (YEAH!)
Last year, a Seattle radio station, attempting to, we dunno, inspire somebody or something, came up with "Sweet Shaun Alexander," an ear-bleeder set to the tune of "Sweet Home Alabama." (You know, because of the loggers.)...

Barry Bonds Unlikely To Stay "Pals" With Mark Sweeney Much Longer
Barry Bonds has been dodging, ducking and weaving the Inspector Javerts of Major League Baseball and the U.S. government for so long that it's almost second nature to him; he has moves that would make LaDainian Tomlinson envious. According to this morning's New York Daily News — which remains three ...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while shuffling your face ... • College basketball: Sasha Kaun ... Sasha Kaun, Sasha Kaun! Kansas drubs Oklahoma State. • NBA: Forty is the new 25 ... Mutombo, Rockets wallop Lakers 102-77. • NHL: We were only Jokinen ... Crosby pointless, Penguins have no answers vs. Panthers....

Sammy Sosa-San Could Rack Up The Yen
While his old "pal" Mark McGwire is battered about on every cable channel, Sammy Sosa continues to cast about to find somewhere to peddle his wares. With the major leagues, uh, unlikely, it is only natural that he would look eastbound. And he might have found himself a winner....

Kick Me In The Jimmy! (Well, OK, Kick YOU)
We've all fallen for it, at one time or another: What's the capital of Thailand? Bangkok! And then there are groaning sounds and an unnerving sense that the world is ending....

Jason Kidd Was Heckled And Beaten By His Otherwise Placid Wife
Yesterday, the North Jersey Something-Or-Other reported that Nets point guard Jason Kidd filed a domestic violence claim against his wife Joumana, saying that "It has been painful for Jason Kidd to watch the effect of his wife's behavior on their children." (That's his lawyer talking, not Kidd in th...

NBA Roundup: Acht Du Lieber! Mavs On A Tear
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while grooming your marmot ... • College basketball: Tiger Town ... Clemson still unbeaten after 87-76 win over NC State. • NHL: Feelin' groovy, just had my Chelios ... Red Wings 4, Avalanche 3. • NBA: Jazz disappear into the Nowitzki Zone....

The Tony Romo Playoff Action Figure
OK, so seriously, the guy has suffered enough ... you saw how bad he looked after that game ... cut him some slack ... he's a young kid who screwed up ... he's having a difficult enough time ... he's just devastated ... aw, see, now this auction is just wrong....