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NBA Roundup: Love Shaq, He's Our Little Love Shaq
Notes from Sunday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. Sacramento Kings @ Indiana Pacers. There might even be a few guys left in Indiana who Ron Artest will recognize. 8:00, ESPN. • The 79th Annual Academy Awards. Best Supporting Actor: Sean Salisbury, Benchwarmers. 8:30, ABC. • Drag Racing. NHRA Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals, Final Eliminati...

Ohio State Helps Billy Packer Celebrate His Birthday
The Buckeyes just downed the Badgers 49-48 after Ron Lewis rejected a last second 12-foot attempt by Wisconsin. This was immediately followed by the fans of the #1 team in the country rushing the court....

Unbagged Heads Prevail
Will told you earlier in the week about the struggles of the East Carolina basketball team, and their fans' plan to show up at the final home game of the year with bags on their heads. As far as I can tell, last night against UTEP, there were no bags (I can find no mention of them)... and the ECU Pi...

To Watch Tonight...
• NASCAR. Busch Series. Stater Brothers 300. Or, as they say in NASCAR... three-hunderrd. 7:30, ESPN2. • College Hockey. Clarkson @ Quinnipiac. Do all hockey games have huge brawls like that one the other night? If they do, I might watch this. 8:00, ESPNU. • Indiana @ Michigan State. I think all the...

Shaq On Taint
After the Heat lost to Dallas on Thursday, a reporter engaged Shaq in conversation about Dirk Nowitzki's MVP candidacy. Shaq, sensing the opportunity to get some things off his chest, went off about how the award selection process and said that Steve Nash's last two MVP awards were "tainted."...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your dog is in the next room downloading Lassie porn ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Kelvin Davis vs. Darnell Wilson, at Scranton, Pa. Hey, why does the Rocky statue have a needle in it's ass? [ESPN2] • Cycling: Amgen Tour of California, stage 5, at Solvang. What the hell, let's all pul...

Farney Apparently Has An Email Account
Because there's nothing more ethically sound than quoting a freaking Craig's List ad and extrapolating it out to connote normal human activity — and little more fun! — The Big Lead thinks Ryan Freel might be having a little Craig's List morning fun....

Baseball Season Preview: Seattle Mariners
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....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NFL w/Marty Schottenheimer: Which puts more pressure on your skull ... being replaced by Norv Turner, or the other way around? • 1 p.m. PBA bowler Chris Barnes: Hey, aren't you the kid from Bad News Bears? • 1 p.m. NASCAR with Da...

... Or, As The NHL Calls It, 'Thursday'
For those who like their NHL violence varied and wanton, we present Thursday's Ottawa at Buffalo matchup, which makes the Spanish Inquisition look like a tickle fight. The Sabres' 6-5 OT win featured 100 total penalty minutes, with eight penalties for fighting, four for hooking, two for instigating ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after flying monkeys remove your stuffing and kidnap Dorothy ... • Cycling: Tour of California, stage 4, Seaside to San Luis Obispo, Calif. It's a pleasant afternoon here on the coast, as the riders are ... ah! Seagulls! Pecking my eyes! [Versus] • College basketball: Rice at Memphis; ...

Matt Millen Laughs At The Pain He Causes You
You know, we're starting to think that the only things that would survive a nuclear holocaust would be cockroaches, Kevin Federline and Matt Millen. And at least the cockroaches would feel kind of guilty about it....

Baseball Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
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....

ESPN: We Pan The Crowd, You Decide
Look, according to union rules, technicians in the ESPN video truck get one 15-minute coffee break every two hours. So if you're the director, sometimes you need to delegate. "Go ahead and choose which section of the crowd to pan, Buzz. I'm finishing my danish." Or, you know, perhaps every fifth per...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Chad Ford: Was there a single freakin' thing that actually stayed in Vegas? • 1 p.m. Page 2 columnist D.J. Gallo: We're not saying it's looking bleak over at Page 2, but didn't Mr. Lumbergh just take your red stapler? • ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while pondering the top 10 movie guns of all time ... • College men's basketball: Boston College at Virginia Tech [ESPN]; Texas A&M at Oklahoma State [ESPN]; St. John's at Louisville. You study your huge NCAA Tournament wall bracket with the intensity of Patton in Sicily. [ESPN2] • Cyc...

Bearcats Football Trying Out The Eight-Man Weave
You know, when you're talking group sex, you're obviously talking about Ohio. This is something the Cincinnati Bearcats like to call "an eight-on-one drill."...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Football draft expert Mel Kiper: They may have removed them on the site, but may I still make the little quote marks with my fingers when I say the word "expert" in that sentence? • 3 p.m. College football with Beano Cook: Can y...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize that Kurt Cobain WOULD HAVE BEEN 40 YEARS OLD TODAY ... • College basketball: Wisconsin at Michigan State; LSU at Kentucky [ESPN] ; DePaul at Notre Dame. Oh guide this free throw, sweet baby Jesus, and also help me smite mine enemies. [ESPN2] • NBA: Denver at San Antonio...