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Orange Bowl: A Contrast In Coaches
Everyone's making a huge deal about the coaching legends Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden facing off in the Orange Bowl tonight. They're the two winningest coaches in Division I-A history, and they're both still going strong. It's nice when old people do well....
Ma Sweets Will Punch You In The Mouth
What kind of woman would raise a man who would wear a costume like this? What kind of woman could raise such a spawn?...
About Last Night ...
What you missed after finally waking from a long, long winter's nap ... • Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State prevails over Notre Dame, making God royally pissed. • Sugar Bowl: Steve Slaton had over a hundred yards before your hangover even began subsiding — West Virginia over Georgia. • NBA: Marbury, Knicks up...
The Real Reason For Manny's Trade Demand
We've heard all the rumors too, and Red Sox blogger Sheriff Sully finally puts the cards on the table: One of the main reasons Manny Ramirez is seeking a trade from the Red Sox, say the rumors, because his wife wants him out of Boston because of "temptations of infidelity." Says the Sheriff Sully ...
Southeast Jerome In Heaven With Friends
OK, so as we showed you yesterday, Clinton Portis brought along some pals for his press conference yesterday. The conceit was that Southeast Jerome — who had been previously considered "lost" — had died and made it to heaven with all his friends. They included:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while pimping your ride (actually, waxing the Volvo) ... • Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma upsets Oregon as another Leaf struggles in San Diego. • College Basketball: UCLA ends six-game losing streak against Stanford. Don't look now, but the Bruins are 11-1. We told you not to look! • NBA: ...
Kenny Rogers' Special Friend
Our old, dear friends at On The DL — whom will always be our best friends, because they've been nice to us from the beginning — have uncovered some excellent photos of new Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers out on the town with a lady who does not particularly resemble Mrs. Rogers. The photos — there's ...
Clinton Portis And His New Friends
We'll get into this more tomorrow ... but if you go to Redskins.com right now, you'll see that our man Clinton Portis has, uh, brought a few friends along for his weekly psychological exploration....
FSU Linebacker Accused Of Rape
Florida State linebacker A.J. Nicholson — linebacker prospect "No. 5B" on Mel Kiper's draft ratings — has been accused of rape. According to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal, Nicholson is accused of raping a "19-year-old acquaintence" at a Broward hotel. He has been suspended by coach Bobby Bowden ...
How To Simulate Reggie Bush
Apparently, the Texas Longhorns are having a difficult time finding someone to simulate Reggie Bush on the scout team during practices....
They Must Draw 6,000 Fans, Or God Will Call Them Home
So we were watching the Illini's 89-64 victory over Southeast Missouri State last night — we have the ESPN Full Court package; you honestly do not want to know how much money we give that network — and when it was over, we flipped around the other games. It was a bad Full Court night; nothing but ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while perfecting your mime/ventriloquist act ... • NBA: Grizzlies maul Kobe, beat Lakers 100-99. • NHL: Jagr, Rangers rout Islanders, make world safe for democracy. • College Football: Nebraska beats Michigan in something called the Mastercard Alamo Bowl. Sorry, but the whole concept...
MLB, Feel The Excitement!
In typical finger-on-the-pulse fashion, MLB.com promotes the World Baseball Classic, encouraging readers to tap into the electric current of excitement by showing us ... a picture of two pasty white guys. To be fair, the guy on the left has a pretty sweater vest that is packing much funk....
Palmeiro Gets His Family Circus On
Remember during the steroid trials, when Sammy Sosa inexplicably forgot how to speak english? Rafael Palmeiro, albeit a few months late, apparently is trying to same tactic....
Scoop Jackson's Look Back
True Hoop takes on something that we've been kind of eager to sink our teeth into anyway this morning: Scoop Jackson's "Year In Review" column on ESPN Page 2. Jackson has always confused us a bit; his position as Black Columnist at ESPN has, in our opinion, allowed him to get away with continued s...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while giving the hamster a Viking funeral ... • "What do I have to do?" Carmelo Anthony's 45 points not enough as 76ers beat Nuggets. • Insight Bowl: ASU's 45-40 win over Rutgers sets all kinds of records, draws interest from Arena Football League scouts. • NHL: Osgood's 27 saves lea...
The Good News is He Still Has the Beard
Former major league closer turned bumbling armed robber, Jeff Reardon, has stated that the reason for his bizarre behavior was due to medication he's been taking for depression.(Point for Tom Cruise.)...
Do Not Mess With Anna Benson And Her Guns
What's the best post-Christmas present we could receive? How about a brand new batch of crazy from Anna Benson's Web site. She has redesigned the puppy, with all kinds of new links like "Ask Anna Anything" and "Heavy Petting." (There's also this picture, next to the disturbing caption, "Got Milk, ...
When Bearded Closers Attack
If you haven't checked in with former Red Sox/Expos/Twins closer Jeff Reardon for a while, well, jeez, why would you? Apparently, though, Mr. Reardon has had a bit of a hard time of it lately....
About Last Night ...
What you missed due to the fact that the holly turned out to be, sadly, posion oak ... • Turn Out The Lights ... New England clouts Jets in Monday Night Football finale. • NBA: Cleveland Rocks — LeBron helps Cavaliers grab sixth straight win. • NHL: Senators get three power-play goals (is that even ...