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What you missed while launching a mission in your freezer to rescue the frozen peas ... • NHL: After game is tied with two seconds remaining in regulation (sweet), Stars prevail in shootout. • NBA: Elsewhere in OT, Kobe's 42 leads Lakers over Kings. • College basketball: They're not booing, they're ...

Take Me Home, Country Load
There isn't a lede in the world that could possibly do this Georgia Tech fan's Gator Bowl experience any justice, so I'll just go right to the recap:...

About Last Night
What you missed while fighting off wild pigs to save your weiner dog ... • College football: LSU drubs Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl. Man, who could have seen that coming? • NBA: Wizards lose to Bucks as ... wait a minute ... oh my God! Did you see that shot? • NHL: Democrats take control of Congress as ...

Sugar Bowl: Talk Amongst Yourselves
In case you've forgotten, the Nokia Sugar Bowl is this evening as Charlie Weis and his group of underachieving Irishmen take on those ESPN fictional national champions, the LSU Tigers. Notre Dame is getting 8.5 points tonight and I've got a funny feeling that's a number that you must pounce on. (F...

Giants v. Eagles: Indulge Me
Once again Philadelphia and New York's respective media communities are doing their best spur the rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants before their Wild Card game on Sunday. You can find the usual round of jibber jabber: Brandon Short astutely stating that Philadelphia's f...

Oldest Living Red Sox Fan Dies from Being Oldest Living Red Sox Fan
The accompanying photo you find here is of then 110-year-old Red Sox fan Kathryn Gemme doing her best to investigate the World Series trophy after the Sox won in '04 to determine whether it's actually the trophy. Or the bathroom. Or the dishwashing machine. Or President Taft....

About Last Night
What you missed while coming to terms with the idea of the Chiefs in the playoffs ... • Orange Bowl: Because they have a slightly angrier helmet logo than the Arizona Cardinals, Louisville ends season with a win. • NBA: Mavericks forget how to lose, win 11th straight. Also they've misplaced their so...

Good Morning: Hold Everything You Love...Deadspin Returns to the Super Bowl
Greetings, Spinheads. Today's our final day together, and before we break out the huffing supplies and begin a rousing game of alligator fuckhouse, I have a quick announcement: I'd like to let all parties in the Miami area know that I've once again been permitted to display my on-the-scene reporting...

Every Bowl Game Will Most Likely Be a Letdown From Here on Out
Tonight's Orange Bowl game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons starts at 8 p.m., so consider this the post to keep comments lit up . Or I could just put up another Darrent Williams post and let people scream and yell all over that as they did last night. Considering la...

You the Man Now, Blog!
Like everyone else who's ever tinkered with these evil internets, my testicles tingled a bit when Brent Musberger, Bob Davie, and Kirk Herbstreit spent a good two minutes discussing the crazy bloggers who were going to start calling for Lloyd Carr's ouster if he lost to USC. It was one of those na...

Searching For Bobby Knight
I can think of no better way to mark Bobby Knight's 880th coaching victory than with the photo above — with coach looking slightly deranged, grabbing players' necks, and no doubt ready to say something untoward into a microphone. What to say about Bob Knight that you haven't already heard? Here's ...

NBA Roundup: Leather, Version 2.0
Notes from Monday's games in the Natonal Basketball Association ......

Bowl Roundup: Clearly, The Runner's Knee Was Down
Just as one should never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach, one should also never propose after scoring the winning two-point conversion in the Fiesta Bowl. That's Boise State tailback Ian Johnson popping the question to his girlfriend, Chrissy Popadics, moments after the Broncos had beaten ...

About Last Night
What you missed while dangling from a streetlight, sans pants ......

About Last Night...
• NFL: New York Giants 34, Washington Redskins 28. One of the finer performances you'll ever see from an 8-8 team. • College Basketball: Nevada 82, Gonzaga 74. You know, Gonzaga's not nearly as charming anymore. • College Football: Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24. Man, those Bulldogs seemed awfully pro...

About Last Night...
• College Football: Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41. Texas Tech comes back from trailing 38-7 in the second half. Historic. Too bad this had to happen in something called the Insight Bowl. • NBA: Suns 108, Knicks 86. Steve Nash scores his 10,000th point, Stephon Marbury still thinks he's better. • Colle...

About Last Night
What you missed while you were trying to nail your girlfriend on your parent's couch while watching Prime. •College football: I wanna be a cowboy, baby. I can smell a pig from a mile away. • NBA: Nowitski...goooood! • College football: Rutgers caps off memorable season with win in bowl game that wil...

About Last Night
What, you didn't watch television last night, butt toucher? • NBA: The more overtimes there are, the better the Knicks like it. • College football: HFCLEM ... Hillbilly Football Coaches Like Emerald Nuts. • NHL: Agghh, 0-for-December. That's not good....

Danny White And Herschel Walker Would Like To Wish You A Belated Merry Christmas
In case you needed a little push to take down the last of those Christmas decorations, this should stomp out your remaining holiday cheer. We offer you the 1986 Dallas Cowboys singing Christmas in Dallas, proving that there were other disasters besides the Challenger Space Shuttle and Iran-Contra th...

About Last Night
What you missed while revolving lazily in the tumble dry cycle ... • College football: Well, you can take down your Motor City Bowl decorations now. Central Michigan won. • NHL: Sorry we're late; what's the score? Wha? ... • NBA: Sonics win, Hornets lose Paul to sprained ankle. Ouch....