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Getting You Up To Speed On Mr. Owens
Terrell Owens is expected to speak at 1:30 p.m. ET in front of his house, though probably not lifting weights. We'll be live-blogging that, because we're "alive" and a "blogger," after the jump....
Another Morning Terrell Owens Update
As we deal with the sustained brilliance of our comment section — seriously; you guys are absolutely setting the planet on fire this morning. The genius displayed on the T.O. story is out of control — we turn again to the attempted suicide of Terrell Owens. We have a feeling this might be the type o...
T.O. Tried To Kill Himself
So you know how Terrell Owens was rushed to the hospital last night, because of an "allergic reaction" to some pain medication? Well, a Dallas police report says it wasn't a bad reaction at all: It was a suicide attempt....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while apologizing for not sneaking in some Byron Nelson condolences yesterday ... • NFL: Oh, so it's Tim Lewis who has been chosen to fall on the sword for the Giants. We were wondering. • MLB: So it seems those Reds aren't quite done yet ... • NHL: And another one's gone and another...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering whether or not magic numbers ever actually move ... • MLB: White Sox reign of terror has officially ended. • NFL: It's a blue blue morning, of a blue blue day/All your bad dreams drift away. Saints 23, Falcons 3 in the return of pro football to the Superdome. • Tennis...
It's Christmas In Dallas!
So DC Sports Bog alerted us to some old Dallas Cowboys videos dug up by outstanding Cowboys blog Know Your Dallas Cowboys, and they're really amazing....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while participating in The Great Gorilla Run ... • NFL: Jeremy Shockey says that Giants were (gasp!) outcoached in 42-30 loss to Seahawks. • MLB: Astros 7, Cardinals 3. If you need us, we'll be in the fetal position until Oct. 3rd. • Golf: Ryder Cup ... Gambling is illegal at Bushwoo...
About Last Night...
• MLB: Pirates 2, Padres 6. It should be illegal, actually against the law, for Joe freaking Randa to break up a no-hitter. Just a travesty. • College Football: Northwestern 21, Nevada 31. The Big Ten's reputation continues to grow. • MLB: San Francisco 12, Milwaukee 13. Six RBIs for Barry Bonds. He...
Once Again, Bobby Knight Helps Us Keep Things In Perspective
Among delighted viewers of Saturday's college football win by Oregon over Oklahoma was one Robert Montgomery Knight, and frankly we're surprised it took him this long to say something about it. In Jan. 2003, the host Sooners beat Knight's Texas Tech, 69-64 in overtime, after two clock controversies ...
Week 3, Previewed The Tecmo Way
When we go through our Friday selection of various weekend previews, we hit the usual suspects (King, Simmons, Zimmerman, O.J.) and then always make sure to drop in on The Ex-Burgher's Tecmo Bowl previews. Essentially, he uses the Tecmo Bowl prototype (with updated rosters!) from the Tecmo Super B...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while buying gaydar online... • MLB: Doh! Lance Berkman's two homers (off Chris Carpenter) lead Astros over Cardinals, 6-5. • Basketball: ? ? Stop us if this sounds familiar ... U.S. team fails in bid for gold medal at women's World Basketball Championships, losing 75-68 to Russia. •...
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What you missed while applying all kinds of things directly to the forehead... • MLB: Geoff Jenkins? What the deuce? ... • NHL: Now Evgeni Malkin is down! We suggest going straight to the regular season while there's still enough players. • Soccer: Argentinian striker scores on Brazilian goalkeeper ...
Boxer Told To Knock It Off With The Smurf Crap
This gentleman is named Arthur Abraham, and he's the IBF middleweight champion, whatever the hell that means anymore. If you're looking at his hat and thinking, "Gee, that kind of looks like a Smurf hat," well, you're right: That's exactly what it is....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while perfecting your Charlie Weis Halloween costume ... • MLB: It's Moyertime! Phils tantalizingly close to playoffs again. Cubs, not so much. • NHL: Well, it didn't take long for Federov to get injured. But at least we still have Tie Domi. • Minor League Baseball: Mike Koplove. Kno...
In Prison, It Could Be A REAL "Game Of Shadows"
So we don't know if you knew about this or not, but this Thursday, Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, the authors of Game Of Shadows, the exhausting piece of investigative reporting that stunned the world by revealing that Barry Bonds (no!) used steroids, will face a judge at Phillip Burton Feder...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while FLEEING THE DEADLY SCOURGE ... • MNF: ZZzzzzmmmff ... wha ... no, I wasn't asleep! I was just resting my eyes until someone scored. • MLB: New York closes in on another division title (no, not the Knicks). • Tennis: Martina Hingis owns Calcutta!...
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What you missed while cornholing ... • NFL: Eagles roll past Giants as ... wait a minute, hold everything ... Manning's going nuts! • MLB: It's Frank's world, we just live in it ... A's 5, White Sox 4. • Motor Sports: Use the slingshot, Ricky! Harvick wins in New Hampshire to take Nextel points lead...
About Last Night...
• College Football: Texas A&M 28, Army 24. I think they should put Bobby Ross in charge of the entire U.S. military. • MLB: Padres 11, Dodgers 2. And the Pads climb to within a half game of the Dodgers. With a game in hand, too. • NASCAR: Johnny Benson wins Craftsman Truck race. Next week, he goes a...
Bonds, Conte, Steroids... Blah
I actually can't tell how big of a story this is. When I see the words "Bonds" and "steroids" and a headline, I can try to read it, but in my head, it will all just sound like the teacher in Charlie Brown. But it's the top headline on ESPN.com right now, so it might be worth a mention....
About Last Night...
• MLB. Orioles 2, Tigers 17. It pushes the Tigers division lead to two, and the suicide rate of Orioles fans up another notch. • College Football. Toledo 37, Kansas 31, 2OT. You can't turn the ball over twice in overtime. You just can't. • Golf. Shawn Micheel and Colin Montgomerie advance. It's not ...