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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m.. The Fantasy Focus: I'm afraid you've bitten off more than you can chew, ESPN fantasy games expert Eric Karabell — I'm in a Fantasy Chessboxing Pool. Try that one on for size, my nerdy little friend. • 1 p.m. NFL Draft Expert M...
The Rematch That Isn't, Not Really
The college basketball season really gets going tonight, as our beloved Big Ten takes its ritualistic beating in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, one of the few things ESPN does every year that makes us smile. And the centerpiece game is, of course, the "rematch" of last year's national championship gam...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as a dingo steals your baby ... • College Basketball: Wisconsin at Wake Forest; Illinois at North Carolina. Hmm, Illinois vs. North Carolina. That sounds familiar. [ESPN] • College Basketball: Purdue at Florida State; Miami (Fla.) at Michigan. It's Daniel Horton and Dion Harris time! [...
Athlete Run-Ins: Embarrassing Kirk McCaskill
It's turn back the clock day here with athlete run-ins, as we continue our curious decision to focus on minor stories about minor sports stars. (Hey, they're not all Tim Duncan going crazy in a bar, you know.) This one features former White Sox and Angels pitcher Kirk McCaskill — whom was once cho...
Athlete Run-Ins: The Proper Way To Beep
Today s first athlete run-in story is more than 20 years old, which, frankly, makes it that much more fun and more believable. It involves old offensive lineman, current Fox broadcaster and - obviously, from that picture — avid hunter Bill Maas and his time at the University of Pittsburgh. We know...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Ric Bucher: Please tell us tales of your days at The San Jose Mercury, trading bon mots in the press box with noted wits Rich Leiberman and Bruce Macgowan. • 2:30 p.m. College BB with Joe Lunardi: You have made the Elite...
A Day In The Life Of The "New" Michael Irvin
Well, it's the day after Michael Irvin's endless string of mea culpas following his arrest on Friday, and if Irvin's appearances had anything in common, it was their high proportion of "mea" to "culpa." Let's look back at Irvin's trip through the ESPN empire:...
Sleepless In Athens, Ohio
You wake up to the light in your eyes. Blinking, you try to adjust. The man with the light is very authoritative, and more than a little pissed. You must have been asleep for a while. Jesus, what time is it?...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as mischievous otters play with your car keys just off shore ... • College Basketball: Virginia Tech at Ohio State. Markus Sailes and the Hokies vs. the greatest team with a coach named Thad. [ESPN2] • Monday Night Football: Pittsburgh at Indianapolis. Through some kind of blind luck, ...
Athlete Run-Ins: Marcus Allen's Active Evening
Today's final athlete run-in story is amazing for three main reasons:...
Athlete Run-Ins: Rasheed In The UNC Days
As we stretch our legs this morning and get back into our athlete run-in series, we pause to prepare for tomorrow night's Illinois-North Carolina rematch of last year's national championship game, which Illini coach Bruce Weber says he knows is important because, "Nike is issuing us new uniforms."...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NBA with Jim O'Brien: So does Jack Ramsay make you call him "Doctor" at family gatherings? • 2:30 p.m. Boxer Jermain Taylor: Talcum powder and adhesive tape — not just for boxers anymore. I'm wearing them right now under my clo...
Jeremy Shockey, Premature Joculator
For anyone who missed the end of the Giants-Seahawks game yesterday, Giants kicker Jay Feely missed three field goals late to cost the team a victory. (Oh, as mentioned earlier: Daily News: "Sinking Feely." Post: "Feely The Pain.")...
NFL Roundup: Fore!
• Honestly, what more can you say about Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson? This will almost certainly be a poll later this week, but his "putt the football with the pilon followed by a Tiger Woods fist pump" was, once again, completely inspired. (All it was missing was an awkward high five.) If t...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after rolling Uncle Larry out onto the back lawn to sleep it off ... • College Football: Nebraska at Colorado [ABC], Wisconsin at Hawaii [ESPN2]. Because nothing says Traditional Thanksgiving Weekend like football from Hawaii. • College Basketball: NIT Season Tip-Off, third place game,...
Athlete Run-Ins: Smokin' John Elway
We only have one athlete run-in story today, because it's the day after Thanksgiving and we're taking a half day. Wednesday's Scott Podsednik story was excellent — though it had a few people wondering if Podsednik had a legitimate, serious alcohol problem — but today's brings up something we alway...
Wait ... It's Mariucci's Fault?
After watching that wretched Lions' loss to the Falcons yesterday — we'll do anything to make the NFL take away the guaranteed Lions homegame on Thanksgiving every year; that game is NEVER competitive — word is starting to rumble: The Lions are considering firing coach Steve Mariucci. This is Mari...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you take you slide the turkey into the oven (not a euphemism) ... • College Basketball: NIT Season Tip-Off, semifinals, Duke vs. Drexel; UCLA vs. Memphis, at New York. We know it's early, but could someone play a little defense to keep us interested? [ESPN2] • NBA: Phoenix Suns at H...
Athlete Run-Ins: Podsednik Takes Six For The Team
Our final athlete run-in story of the day (and the week) comes to us from Jeffrey in Massachusetts. It's about everybody's favorite scrappy World Series hero Scott Podsednik....