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Baron Davis Was Born To Roller Skate
Twenty two years ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a music video that could probably make Skip Bayless speechless. While my knowledge of what was hip back in 1986 might've escaped me — at the time, the more pressing question was why running into solid walls hurt my forehead — I can't imagine Orel He...

Don't Throw Water Bottles In The Desert
Storming the Floor mentioned this yesterday, and now we have the moving picture evidence of the water bottle heave during the Arizona-USC game on Thursday night....

Top 10 Things That Are More Boring Than The Bibby Trade
In case you missed it - and that would have been easy to do - Mike Bibby was traded to the Atlanta Hawks last weekend. I sincerely hope you don't care, but in case you do, the Hawks sent starting point guard Anthony Johnson, 2007 first-round pick Shelden Williams, backup point guard Tyronn Lue, vete...

Lawrence Frank Might Have Been The Knight Mole
The Indiana-Purdue game tonight has the makings of a classic, with the surging Boilers heading into Bloomington to tick down the last dying days of Kelvin Sampson at Indiana. It's gonna be fun. And another subplot? How about Nets coach Lawrence Frank ... and Bob Knight?...

Blackhawks, Brawls And Brewskies
Since tedious analysis is the stuff of "power rankings," each Monday NHL Closer writer Greg Wyshynski uses a form of universal expression: Success in terms of beer. Before we get to the fury of fists that was Oilers/Canucks, welcome to The Brewmeister Ratings......

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while planning a vacation to Bill Simmons' "Mount Rapmore"...

I Puck Like A Beast, Too
No Mighty needed: Ducks over Devils, 2-1. Scott Niedermayer returned to the Jerz and promptly made a mockery of his old team. Devils fans welcomed back one of their own with a chorus of boos. Niedermayer, unfazed: "In some ways you take that as a bit of a compliment.Obviously they didn't want you to...

Greetings, Redux
So, for those of you who weren't up at 3:15 a.m. this morning and didn't see my initial greeting being posted(timestamp said 9:15 a.m, for fuck's sake), well here we are again. Anyway, wake up sleepy heads. It's a glorious day to sit at home and watch me mess up this place with reckless abandon....

Trying To Figure Out That Crazy Shaq-Suns Trade
It's pretty rare, in this sports world we all love, fear and hold dear, to find something that everyone agrees on. Unanimity of opinion is non-existent; we sometimes wonder if you held a poll saying, "Would you like to be punched in the face right now?" the margin would still have at least 0.001 pe...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Michael Vick's dogs learn to love again... • 6 p.m. - 6 a.m. — Super Bowl Highlights marathon, leading you right into the Mike and Mike in the Morning special. Why even bother sleeping? [ESPN2] • 8 p.m. — Movie: National Lampoon's Van Wilder. An original idea by National Lampoon abo...

About Last Night ...
What you missed, not including the stop sign by the elementary school crosswalk... • NBA: People Who Mark Off Paths prevail in overtime' against Ridiculously Out Of Style Pants, 94-88. • NHL: Once upon a midnight Drury / Rangers scored goals in a hurry / Over many a quaint and curious five hole of M...

Super Bowl Blogdome: Predictions Edition
News and predictions around the intrawebs on Super Bowl XLII ......

Chris Berman Is Somewhat Perturbed With The Help
We have no idea why it has taken eight years for this video to come out ... but we think it was worth the wait....

ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......

Commit To the Indian, Bitches!
The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of The FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer....

The Ultimate Warrior Likes All But One Of Heath Ledger's Movies
If you're like me, your social and political outlook is heavily influenced by blogs written by former pro wrestlers. You may or may not remember The Ultimate Warrior (aka Brian James Hellwig), who retired from the WWF in 1997 after a contract dispute. To let you know what kind of guy we're dealing w...

Giants Running Back Once Couldn't Even Outrun The Five-Oh
One of the nice aspects of the Super Bowl is that, with the media clusterphooey descending on the game, smaller stories that people might not know about lesser-known players. OK, actually, this is one of those theoretically nice things; it never actually happens this way, which is why, we repeat, yo...

The Coldest Bikini Fans In NFL History
We have to say, in the annals of Cameras Capturing People Suffering From A Ridiculously Small Amount Of Clothing While At Sporting Events In Below-Zero Temperatures history, this might be one of the more pleasant shots....

About Last Night
What you missed while combing the supermarkets for a can of Surge ... • NFC Championship Game: Amazing Larry! The $&#;$!# ball finally goes straight; Giants beat Packers 23-20 in OT. • AFC Championship Game: Patriots use their vaunted running game to beat Chargers, 21-12. • NBA: The Nets may win in ...