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Meet The Commenting Intern
After an exhaustive search of a rather ridiculously impressive cast of candidates — almost everyone who applied was way overqualified for the job, and it killed us not to just hire everybody — we are proud to report that we have selected our intern....

Schembechler Dead at 77
Some scary news out of Detroit: Former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler is listed in critical condition after collapsing with an undisclosed ailment this morning. Radio stations in the area have reported that Schembechler had just filmed a game promo for a local ABC affiliate when he collapsed....

About Last Night ...
What you missed while testing how hot a Toaster Strudel can get until it ignites ... • College football: Mountaineers beat Panthers in 99th Backyard Brawl • NBA: Rampaging Warriors clobber Kings 117-105. • NHL: Call of the Wild ... Minnesota beats Nashville in shooutout, 7-6....

NBA Roundup: The Adventures Of Adam Morrison
Notes from Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while camping out in line for Playstation 3 ... • College basketball: Self-inflicted wound ... Oral Roberts shows No. 3 Kansas some old-time religion. • NBA: Pierce leads Runnin' Celtics over Pacers 114-88. • Footloose: Emmitt Smith wins Dancing With the Stars....

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...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering what the next "Free Willy" sequel will be like ... • NHL: Red Wings win ninth straight, threaten world domination ... • NBA: Are you ready for the Golden State Warrior Experience? The Raptors were not. • College basketball: Gator bait ... Top-ranked Florida beats Nort...

You Know, Bonds Is Gonna Look Like This In A Few Years
We don't mean to be crude here, but heavens to Betsy: This woman is going to live on in our nightmares....

"I Took You Out Because You're Not SMILING Out There"
Well, we know college basketball season is officially upon us: Bob Knight is being accused of brutalizing a player again. This time, it was Texas Tech sophomore forward Michael Prince, who made the mistake of not making eye contact with Knight while being lectured after a timeout. Knight bopped Prin...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while enjoying that you live in a world in which The New York Times quotes Deadspin commenters ... • NFL: Here, Kitty, Kitty Kitty Kitty! Panthers play a little less crummy than Buccaneers, pull out Monday Night win. • NBA: Knicks' fans still waiting for a home victory. • College bas...

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...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while enjoying the wonders of the Ohio Library System ... • NFL: Where's the Stanford band when you need them? Hester's return of a missed FG leads Bears over Giants. • NBA: Bobcats have 28 turnov ... oops! (Comical sound effect) make that 29 turnovers in 108-101 loss to Nuggets. • N...

The Violent Tendencies Of Isiah Thomas
Spurs forward Bruce Bowen has a habit of sliding his feet under the feet of the man he's guarding when they go up for a jumpshot. It's an extremely dirty and dangerous play, and Bowen's got a history with it. Both Ray Allen and Vince Carter have wanted to beat his ass at various points in the not-to...

About Last Night...
• Boxing: Klitschko KO's Brock in the 7th. Well, that's alright. We wouldn't have wanted America to have to learn another heavyweight's name. • College Football: Kansas State 45, Texas 42. I can't say I'm sorry to see the chances for an Ohio State/Texas rematch evaporate. • NBA: Seattle 113, Atlanta...

A Very Unmanly Night Of Boxing
At Madison Square Garden tonight, Muhammad Ali will be in the house, and the IBF heavyweight title is on the line. There was a time when that would've meant something. Tonight, however, Muhammad's only there to support his daughter, and the guy who's challenging for the world heavyweight title would...

Let's Revisit That Rose Bowl, USC
Yahoo! Sports, seemingly dedicated to the sole pursuit of torturing the University of Southern California, has done some digging about the instant replay booth in last year's national championship game. They've discovered that it was an incorrectly hooked-up replay monitor that prevented the prope...

About Last Night...
• College Basketball: (17) Marquette 76, Hillsdale 66. In the ESPN recap, "Hillsdale" is not clickable, and has no logo. Marquette beat them by 10. • NBA: Portland 92, NOOCH 91. Blowing a 27-point lead? That'll put some hair on your chest, Peja. • College Basketball: (1) Florida 79, Samford 54. I ju...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while falling down a flight of stairs in slow motion ... • NHL: Mighty Ducks claim record-breaking win. • College football: Scarlet Knights become Dancing Itos for a night in win over Louisville. • Golf: Big Trouble In Little China: That Tiger fellow is back in the hunt at HSBC....

About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching medics wheel George Allen out on a gurney screaming "Turn those machines back on! Turn those machines back on!" • NBA: Chris Bosh, 29 points, 14 rebounds and a game-winning three-pointer (wha ...?) as Raptors beat 76ers 106-104. • Golf: Shanghai Surprise ... turns out ...

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Big 12 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 avoid eternal shame. So who's with me? Let's Gooo! (Please send contributions to )....