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Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Big 12 Conference
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere five months away? You've got to start studying now if you want to avoid eternal shame. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! (Please send contributions to )....

Etan Thomas Has Got Your Peace RIGHT HERE
When Washington Wizards forward Etan Thomas isn't busy extolling the virtues of Abe Pollin's prostate in lyrical poem form or reminding us that David Stern doesn't care about black people, apparently, he whittles away the hours getting in fights with teammate Brendan Haywood....

An Excuse To Break Out Our Ditka Wine!
If an alien race ever decided to attack us, we know of one sure-fire way to hold off the destruction. Just send this ad into space. It's sure to render potential invaders hopelessly befuddled, so that they veer off toward a stable planet, like Saturn. Heck, we live here, and we're frightened by this...

Football Is So Painful Sometimes
Another beautiful thing about YouTube: It can so aptly capture that moment when being a sports fan is at its worst, when the world is entirely out of your control, when events conspire against you and just make you want rage, rage, RAGE against all that has been taken from you....

How To Get Kicked Off Your Team
We know this is from yesterday, but we needed to wrap 'er up, if just because it involves Kansas coach Bill Self, who wears the worst toupee we've seen in college sports yet is seemingly never called on it. (Yes. We're Illini people. We're still a little annoyed.)...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while gazing deeply, longingly into James Carville's eyes ... • NBA: It's Andrew Bynum's world, we just live in it. • NHL: Thornton, Sharks beat something called the "Minnesota Wild." • Politics: Apparently, Pennsylvania voters think Lynn Swann plays for the 2006 Steelers....

Life Lessons With Darryl Strawberry
About a month-and-a-half ago, we told you about an auction that could bring Darryl Strawberry to your classroom to teach your kids a few lessons. We liked the idea and wished we had some spare change hanging around ourselves. We could use a lecture or two from Darryl....

The Bay Area Athletics Of Fremont?
For years, people have been figuring out how to either attract fans in Oakland — remember, they closed off the upper deck this year, and few complained — or how to get the heck out of there. Well, it seems like they might have finally figured out how to bolt the Coliseum: Head to Fremont!...

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Pacific-10 Conference
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere five months away? You've got to start studying now if you want to beat that chick in the mail room. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! (Please send contributions to [email protected]...

Lonnie Smith Wanted To Shoot John Schuerholz
We had heard that Lonnie Smith, the former Cardinals and Braves outfielder whose frenetic baserunning was almost as breathtaking as watching him try to play defense (Bill James once pointed out that Smith "really does fall down almost every game), had battled some drug problems back in the late '80s...

NBA Roundup: Return Of The Donald
Taking a look at Monday's action in the National Basketball Association:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while cautiously negotiating the bunny hill ... • NFL: Seahawks prevail over Raiders despite knee to the groin. • NBA: Jazz Man ... Okur's block preserves Utah's win over Detroit. • NHL: Virtually meaningless statistic of the week: Ducks beat Penguins to tie mark for most straight ga...

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Atlantic 10 Conference
Thought we were done previewing things? How could you think that, with your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool a mere five months away? You've got to start studying now if you want that edge. So let's go. (Please send contributions to [email protected])....

Welcome To The Moe Howard 500
Our next story comes from Texas, land of lizards and slapstick, where a NASCAR rivalry boiled over into, well, pretty much what you might expect. Following the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, an "unidentified crewman for Scott Riggs' team" knocked over driver Kevin Harvick, his wife...

About Last Night ...
What to watch as you prepare for a little light home improvement work ... • NFL: He's a clutch wideout impacting the game, talking 'bout eight seven, my homey Reggie Wayne. Breaking all the records, the best we've all seen, it's the dynamic duo eighty eight and eighteen ... • NBA: Sonic Nation ... L...

About Last Night...
• NBA: Wizards 124, Celtics 117. Gilbert Arenas came out during the pregame intros in a boxing robe, and then scored 44. It's what he does. • College Football: Arkansas 26, South Carolina 20. Darren McFadden, 219 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Decent night. • Boxing: Floyd Mayweather wins unanimo...

Block A Shot And Boogie: A Day In The Life Of Isiah
This is an older video, and we've never seen it ... but that doesn't make it any less hypnotic. Shake it, Isiah ... SHAKE IT!...

It's Really Just Cruel To Not Allow Rasheed To Bitch And Moan
Much has been written about the new "zero tolerance" rule in the NBA, which allows referees to slap a technical on anybody who so much as sneezes in their general direction. Already, three players have been ejected because of the new rules, including Mike Bibby, Carmelo Anthony and, yes, Rasheed Wal...

Funny How All The Corn Is Brown And Dying
If it's October or November, in part of the country that isn't infested with commie pinko postgraduate hippie folk — that is to say, the middle part — the season means one thing: Corn mazes!...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while playing "GI Joe pulls over the Barbie Dream Car and does a strip search" ... • College football: Louie Louie, oh oh, we gotta go now ... No. 5 Louisville tops No. 3 West Virginia. • NBA: Cuban on his best behavior (kind of), but Mavericks still lose to Spurs. • NHL: Can anyone ...