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Adam Morrison is a hero
"Major onions" was how Bill Raftery described it. The play-by-play guy ended the telecast by calling Morrison "the best college basketball player in the country." He may be that, I don't know, but I think JJ Redick's 41 points against the #2 team in the nation at least leaves the issue open for deba...
Purple Paladins and Mountaineers
While killing time until the Duke/Texas tip, I'm checking out a little 1-AA football action. We've got the Furman Purple Paladins against the Appalachian St. Mountaineers. In situations such as this one, it's often difficult to find a rooting interest. But I used to work with a girl who went to Ap...
To Watch Tonight
"You dress like the tube, you eat like the tube, you raise your children like the tube, you even think like the tube. This is mass madness, you maniacs." • College Football: Division I-AA tournament, semifinal, Northern Iowa at Texas State. USC? Notre Dame? Who are they? Panthers vs. Bobcats in San ...
Athlete Run-In: Blocking Derek Lowe
Today's final athlete run-in story is about one of our favorite people around here: Famed party guy Derek Lowe, who never met a lady (or ladies) he couldn't slur over. This story almost makes you feel a little bad for Lowe, until you visit On The DL and check out some of the great tales over there...
Athlete Run-In: Julian Tavarez's Rocket Arm
Today's first athlete run-in story is about one of our favorite insane athletes, (former) Cardinals reliever Julian Tavarez, a guy just crazy enough not only to break his hand punching a phone in a playoff game, but then come out the next night and try to catch a comebacker with that very same han...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Ohio State running back Archie Griffin: Any truth to the rumor that O.J. tried to buy one of your Heismans? • 1 p.m. Mid-majors with Kyle Whelliston: I just found out that one of the new Summer Olympic mascots is pregnant, and th...
Athlete Run-In: John Kruk, Hero Of The People
Today's final athlete run-in story, to be honest with you, might be our very favorite so far. We might hate the guy on "Baseball Tonight," but there was a reason he was beloved (before his job was to talk for a living) not only in Philadelphia, but around the baseball world....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you and the sofa become one ... • College Football: Home Depot Awards Show. The Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be handed out, and if dropped and broken, will be quickly repaired. [ESPN] • College Basketball: Georgetown at Illinois [ESPN]; Massachusetts at Connecticut. Time for non...
Athlete Run-In: David Wells' Special Talent
Today's first athlete run-in story is a brief one, but it's our favorite kind, because it involves David Wells and beer. Three beers, in fact. From a Cleveland reader:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:30 a.m. NBA Insider Chad Ford: Ever throw a ball into the stands? If so, who did you miss? • 12:30 p.m.: NBA Commissioner David Stern: We know we're supposed to take you seriously, but quite frankly you look like the guy they choose...
"Really, Really Need Tickets"
If you've been on eBay at all, you know how expensive Rose Bowl tickets are getting. (They're running about $1,000-$1,200 a piece.)...
To Watch Tonight
Hey, get over to the sofa. That TV isn't going to watch itself ... • College Basketball: Notre Dame at Alabama. Irish's first-ever trip to Coleman Coliseum should at least be good for a few laughs. [ESPN] • College Basketball: Penn at Duke; Saint Louis at North Carolina. What is a Billiken? Tar Heel...
Athlete Run-In: Where There Is Tom, There Is Tara
Today's final athlete run-in story is timely, because it involves current Sports Illustrated Sportsman Of The Year Tom Brady. We've documented Brady's nightlife exploits before, but this one has an even more fun addition: Tara Reid! From Scott in Kansas City:...
Florida State's Diligent Student Body
Hey, remember yesterday, when we did that post about Florida State fans dressing all slooty-like? Well, turns out — as a couple of you mentioned in the comments yesterday — the ladies in the pictures are rather famous around Tallahassee, which we supposed shouldn't be a surprise....
Athlete Run-Ins: Joe Morgan's Tiny Finger
Today's first athlete run-in story is about everybody's favorite ESPN baseball analyst Joe Morgan. We're as shocked as you to hear he might be a bit of a jerk in public....
Keeping The Streets Safe From Waltons
Of all the celebrities who showed up at the USC-UCLA game last weekend, it must have been easy to miss Luke Walton, Lakers bit player and son of Big Bill Walton. But not for long. As reported by USC's From The Sidelines blog, the younger Walton was booted off the sidelines last weekend for not ha...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NFL with Chris Mortensen: Finally, a chance to ask Chris Mortensen a question! I've dreamed of this day. Ummm ... hmm. Yeah. ... Give me a minute. I'm sure something will come to me. • Noon. NBA with John Hollinger: I present t...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your inflatable lawn Santa snaps its moorings and terrorizes the neighborhood ... • College Basketball: Jimmy V Classic, at New York: Kansas vs. Saint Joseph's; Michigan State vs. Boston College. In the tradition of the late, great Jim Valvano, let's all take a test for an athlete t...
Athlete Run-In: Sammy Sosa, Way Back When
Today's final athlete run-in story is about the late, great Sammy Sosa. Wait, Sammy Sosa isn't dead, you say? Well, you could of fooled us; the guy is a couple of tattoes and a miniskirt away from Rodman country. (Yesterday he begged baseball media to pay attention to him by saying he's going to s...
Athlete Run-Ins: A Preoccupied Allen Iverson
Count us as members of the "Allen Iverson Gets A Bad Rap" camp, though, in recent years, general consensus has turned our direction, and what the guy is doing on court this year is almost terrifying in its originality. But in 2002, when this week's first athlete run-in story takes place, Iverson w...