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Man, If These Guys Can't Get Tickets, No One Can
More Ohio State-Michigan fun: How big is the game this Saturday? Jeez, not even Nickelback can get tickets....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Western Athletic 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 wash away the shameful taste of your finish in last year's Oscar pool . So who's with me? Let's Gooo! Please s...
Ghostin' All The Way To Fremont
Ghostriding. For those of you too white — unlike us; we're totally down, totally, totally, absolutely — to be familiar with the practice, ghostriding "involves the driver and/or passengers of any given vehicle exiting while it is still rolling and dancing beside it or on the hood or roof." We've nev...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. Boxer Brian Viloria: Hey, want a Hawaiian Punch? Sure! • 2:30 p.m. Twins' C Joe Mauer: OK, Joe, would you mind sitting over in the corner with bracketologist Joe Lunardi and NFL draft guy Steve Muench? • 4 p.m. OSU-Mich. w/A. Ch...
Yes, You Could Call Him A Flutie Flake
First of all, the term "unhinged Texas Longhorn fan" seems somewhat redundant to us. But let's proceed, if a day late and a dollar short:...
The Madness Of Matsuzaka
As Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan has been warning us, and Yahoo's Jeff Passan echoes, the baseball contracts you're going to see this winter will blow your mind; teams are ready to spend like crazy. But, still: Our jaws are still dropped that the Boston Red Sox are paying $51.1 million just for t...
NBA Roundup: The Hyperextended Heat
Notes from Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association:...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your significant other produces two tickets to The Boston Celtics Dancers On Ice ... • College football: Ball State at Toledo. Any predictions this time, Letterman? [ESPN2] • College basketball: Preseason NIT, regional final, at Indianapolis [ESPN]; CBE Classic, regional final, at L...
Today In The Upcoming Bloodbath
Well, if it's Tuesday, it must be time for an update on The Game To End All Games, the No. 1 vs. No. 2 Ohio State-Michigan sluggaroo this Saturday. We remain incredibly fond of this matchup and aren't particularly worried about it being "overhyped," as they say, because anyone in danger of fatigue c...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. OSU-Michigan with Robert Smith: You don't come into the OSU talkin' smack. I feel like taking the elevator down there and getting into that. • Noon. OSU-Michigan with Paul Keels: What's the deal? Couldn't find any Michigan peop...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the Dynamic Duo foil another evil plan ... • College men's basketball: CBE Classic, regional final, Duke/Columbia vs. Georgia Southern/UC Davis, at Durham, N.C. [ESPN2]; Preseason NIT, first round, Lafayette vs. Indiana, at Indianapolis. [ESPN2] • NFL: Tampa Bay at Carolina. Half th...
Welcome To Boston, Matsuzaka (Maybe)
Tonight, about 8 p.m. Eastern, Japanese non-gyroball thrower Daisuke Matsuzaka could announce which team has won the bid to win the rights to bid for his services. The whole situation has been tinged with rumors of malfeasance in the bidding process, but the clubhouse leaders at this point: The Bo...
Devotion To The Buckeye Lego Cause
In case you weren't thrilled enough about this Saturday's Ohio State-Michigan, No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup, we present you with an Ohio State fan who has expressed his devotion to the cause in the best way possible: Through Legos....
The Greatest YWML Reference Of All Time (So Far)
So, Saturday morning, we woke up, full of enthusiasm for a beautiful New York City afternoon, and we checked our email. There were, strangely, 211 new email messages; that's a lot for a weekend. We weren't sure what we'd missed; did Carl Monday do a story on Fred Smoot or something?...
You Need Sunglasses To Watch This Team Play
College basketball is slowly tipping off, with a bunch of high-profile schools taking turns writing a check to places like Savannah State and Florida A&M and letting the backups get some work in while cruising to uninspired 25-point victories. (Our Illini begin this process tonight against old nemes...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. BCS expert Brad Edwards: Your parents must be so proud. • 3 p.m. NFC West with Rodd Newhouse: Which is worse, the NFC West or the National League West? • 4 p.m. Bracketologist Joe Lunardi: What hare we bracketing, huh, Joe? The B...
NBA Roundup: Ming Went The Strings Of My Heart
Notes from today's games in the National Basketball Association:...
To Watch Tonight...
• NFL: Chicago Bears @ New York Giants. It's getting cold, Kyle Orton. Time to thicken that beard up. 8:15, NBC. • NBA: Houston Rockets @ Miami Heat. Tracy McGrady called Yao Ming the best center in basketball last night. I guess we'll see. 8:00, ESPN. • College Basketball: CBE Classic: Columbia @ D...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Oregon @ USC. Oregon might want to consider officially changing their name to "The Eyesores." 10:15, FSN. • College Football: Tennessee @ Arkansas. Porno names: Jim Bob Cooter vs. Casey Dick. 7:00, ESPN2. • College Football: Alabama @ LSU. Porno names: Jimmy Johns vs. Richard Dic...
Football Game Delays Vote Counting; You'll Never Guess Where
No more than 3,500 votes separate U.S. Rep Deborah Pryce and her democratic challenger, Mary Jo Killroy in the Ohio congressional race. There are still 18,000 absentee and provisional ballots to be counted. You'd think they might want to count those as soon as possible ... but they're not....