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NCAA Pants Party: Arizona Vs. Wisconsin
Arizona Wildcats (19-12) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (19-11). When: Friday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Philadelphia...
The Pitch That Wasn't There
The pitch is called the Gyroball. It's the subject of a book called, translated from the Japanese, "The Secret of the Miracle Pitch." And no one knows if anyone actually throws it....
NCAA Pants Party: Arkansas Vs. Bucknell
Arkansas Razorbacks (22-9) vs. Bucknell Bison (26-4). When: Friday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Dallas....
Coach K's Dubious Legacy
Much has been made of the respective "coaching trees" of Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and former North Carolina coach Dean Smith. Whereas the Deanster has Roy Williams, Larry Brown, George Karl, et al, Coach K's offspring have been decidedly less successful. We knew that ... but we had no idea how m...
NCAA Pants Party: Iowa Vs. Northwestern State
Iowa Hawkeyes (25-8) vs. Northwestern State Demons (25-7). When: Friday, 12:25 p.m. Where: Auburn Hills, Mich....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Brewers
We re less than a month from Opening Day, so it s time to start previewing the season. Inspired by an old feature on The Black Table, we re going team-by-team and distributing Four Things You Don t Know about them. If you have suggested oddities on your team, send them to us at [email protected]. ...
NCAA Pants Party: Ohio State Vs. Davidson
Ohio State Buckeyes (25-5) vs. Davidson Wildcats (20-10). When: Friday, 12:15 p.m. Where: Dayton, Ohio....
NCAA Pants Party: Washington Vs. Utah State
Washington Huskies (24-6) vs. Utah State Aggies (23-8). When: Thursday, 9:55 p.m. Where: San Diego...
Your Academic Champ: Bucknell
Goddammit, life would really be a lot easier if people would stop reminding us that the unpaid laborers running around in Nike-sponsored apparel (available at the campus bookstore!) making millions of dollars for Myles Brand, Billy Packer and bookies everywhere ... we wish people would stop remind...
NCAA Pants Party: Indiana Vs. San Diego State
Indiana Hoosiers (18-11) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (24-8). When: Thursday, 9:50 p.m. ET Where: Salt Lake City...
NCAA Pants Party: Duke Vs. Southern
Duke Blue Devils (30-3) Vs. Southern Jaguars (19-12) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. ET Where: Greensboro, N.C....
ESPN's Barry Bonds "Scoop"
Remember last week, when we were pointing out that ESPN seemed to be underplaying the Barry Bonds steroid revelations? Some of you thought ESPN was protecting Barry because their upcoming reality show with him, while others defended the network, saying that it was merely reflecting the opinion, "Hey...
NCAA Pants Party: Syracuse Vs. Texas A&M
Syracuse Orange (23-11) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (21-8). When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. ET Where: Jacksonville, Fla....
Now Playing First Base, Bugs Bunny. Second Base, Bugs Bunny. Shortstop ...
We mentioned this yesterday, but it got us to thinking: What was the greatest baseball game ever played? Game 7 of the 1960 World Series between the Yankees and the Pirates? Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" that gave the Giants the 1951 pennant over the Dodgers? Well, no such discussion...
NCAA Pants Party: Gonzaga Vs. Xavier
Gonzaga Bulldogs (27-3) vs. Xavier Musketeers (21-10) When: Thursday, 7:20 p.m. Where: Salt Lake City...
The Befuddling Nature Of Hee Seop Choi
Well, it probably won't come as much solace to the Paul DePodestas of the world, but for one week, anyway, the stat nerds have been vindicated; the much maligned Hee Seop Choi is beating the piss out of the world's pitchers. Last night he hit a three-run homer off Team USA's Dan Wheeler — wait ......
NCAA Pants Party: Illinois Vs. Air Force
Illinois Fighting Illini (25-6) vs. Air Force Falcons (24-6). When: Thursday, 7:25 p.m. Where: San Diego...
NCAA Pants Party: LSU Vs. Iona
LSU Tigers (23-8) vs. Iona Gaels (23-7). When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Jacksonville, Fla....
NCAA Pants Party: George Washington Vs. UNC Wilmington
George Washington Colonials (26-2) vs. UNC Wilmington Seahawks (27-7). When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Greensboro, N.C....
NCAA Pants Party: UCLA Vs. Belmont
UCLA Bruins (27-6) vs. Belmont Bruins (20-10). When: Thursday, 5:10 p.m. ET Where: San Diego...