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Don't Be The Only Kid On Your Block Without One Of These
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Your Morning After Super Bowl Cardinals-Were-Hosed Post
Not saying that the last play by Warner was or wasn't an incomplete pass, but did officials actually look at the replay? Couldn't God have thrown a red flag from the heavens? [YouTube]...
Tonight, We Are All Buzzsaw
All told, I'm not quite as sad as Sad Vader here. This seems like the only way it could have happened....
Super Bowl XLIII Live Blog: The Battle To Legitimize Already-Printed Merchandise
Whose team will reign supreme? The guys whose fans wave towels or the guys whose state has vowels? Which QB wins: the one who found Christ or whose appendix was sliced?...
Why Do Super Bowl Commercials Stink?
There hasn't been a truly memorable or inventive Super Bowl Ad in many years? (Terry Tate, maybe? When was that?) There are several factors that have contributed to this decline in your entertainment value....
Puppy Bowl V! It's On!
OMG THE CUTENESS! A freakin' parrot sang the national anthem! Greatest counter-programming move in history. Puppies!!! [Animal Planet]...
Super Bowl Pre-Game Show Open Thread
ESPN is entering hour four of their coverage and NBC is about to begin its five-hour pre-game spectacle (not counting the riveting "Road To The Super Bowl" special.) It's urge overkill....
Super Bowl Pre-Game Shows Update
Thirty seconds in to ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown and I can't take it anymore. I've got pomp and circumstance overload already. And only eight-and-a-half hours until kickoff! Yay.......
And It's Phelps
Well. That's not so bad. But the Brits seem angry at Michael Phelps:...
I Wonder Who The Bong-Smoking Olympic Hero Could Be?
The Drudge Report reveals that "News Of The World" is set to show a photo of an "Olympic hero" smoking a bong. Update: Yup, it's Michael Phelps....
Things Were Still Festive In Tampa; Michael Smith Attracts The Mexicans
• Chris Mottram Sums Up The Madden Party: Jaws drinks Bud Light, lots of people stood around, and Trey Wingo needs new material. [The Sporting Blog]...
Brenda Warner Is Quietly Adjusting To Her New Milfyness
Now that Brenda Warner has shed the "wire-haired goblin man" look, her new image has become one of the biggest stories of Super Bowl XLIII....
Jerry Rice Has Reached This Point In His Career
" Was in hotel bar lobby where Jerry Rice was having a few beverages and when he walks by a woman says “That’s the guy from “Dancing with the Stars”." [Sports Radio Interviews]...
Meet The Man Who Will Testify Against Barry Bonds
The Feds are filling out their roster for their big showdown against Barry Bonds, and have found a catcher. Here's Bobby Estalella, who is expected to testify to firsthand knowledge that Bonds used steroids....
The Earplugs! They Do Nothing!
It's the 50 worst announcers in sports today, and I agree with every single name on the list except one. [Yahoo Sports]...
Buzz Bissinger: Foul-Mouthed Inspiration To Fertile Yale Minds
Surprisingly, he cursed a lot during his lecture: “I would never imagine him as the writer of the story I love." [Yale Daily News]...
The Hypnotic Tao Of Jeff Reed
Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed is one-man marketing machine and it all has to do with his goofy hair-do and his inability to turn down any camera phone. USA Today amusingly investigates....
Super Bowl Commercials ... Is There Anything You Can't Do?
Time again for Waxing Off, the feature that will stick by you, even when you're old and destitute. Well, when you're old. This week's topic: Super Bowl advertising....
Yeah, What Did Happen With That Whole Tawdry Larry Fitzgerald Story?
There were all sorts of rumors and legal concerns about him and a Raiders cheerleader for a little while. Has Larry Fitzgerald Sr. written about this? [With Leather and SBB]...