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About Last Night...
• College Basketball: New Mexico 71, (8) Wichita State 68. And Wichita State finds itself in the unfortunate position of seeing some form of the word "shock" in the headline every time they're upset. • NBA: Wizards 144, Suns 139. Raja Bell was the only starter in the game who didn't get into double ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while rolling your wet socks into deadly missiles ... • NFL: We might just be stuck with Brett Favre forever. • NHL: Penguins lose to Thrashers in shootout, hurry home to pack. • College football: BYU gets quickie divorce from nine-year streak of not winning a bowl game....
Special Olympic Perversity In Chicago
We don't mean to be scolding moralists here, but we're pretty sure this is an excellent way to get sent to Hell....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching Chewbacca wrap Christmas gifts ... • NBA: Someday they'll write a book about the Knicks' amazing 2006-07 season. And someone will read it to Isiah. • College basketball: Big Baby, meet Spencer Hawes. Washington 88, LSU 72. • NHL: In which Columbus falls out of the suck...
Meet The Ms. Dice-K
As we begin to learn a bit more about Daisuke Matsuzaka, the newest sliver of heroin to the junkies of Red Sox Nation, we, as we all tend to do, take a look at his homelife. Specifically, his wife, Tomoyo Shibata, who, according to the outstanding research of UmpBump, has caused a stir in Japan for ...
The Compete Rocky Fight Canon
We promise this will be our last Rocky Balboa post of the week, but it does open today, and it has even gathered some excellent reviews. So we can't help but point you in the direction of Chowdaheads, which has helpfully put together a linear compendium of all Rocky's fights in YouTube form. We show...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while "caught up in the whirlwind" ... • NBA: Phoenix Suns don't really seem to care what the ball is made of ... • College football: Of course we'll all remember where we were the day that TCU won the Poinsettia Bowl. • College basketball: Looking toward an Ohio State-Florida matchu...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while helping Skeletor find the true meaning of Christmas ... • NFL: Manning, Colts beat the Mean Machine, er, Bengals 34-16. • NBA: Now we've just gone Through the Looking Glass for sure. Knicks beat Jazz at buzzer. • NHL: Ducks keep rollin' ... not even Flames can stop 'em....
The Official Deadspin Rocky Balboa Review
We don't know about you, but we have a sneaking suspicion part of our time spent back in Mattoon for the holidays is going to be spent seeing Rocky Balboa. It sure beats, you know, talking to your family....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while working a late shift at the banana stand ... • NBA: From Zero to 60 in 64 minutes ... • NFL: LT goes off again; Chargers consider the single wing. • NHL: Rangers suffer Knick-like 6-1 loss to Devils....
Someone Spit In DeAngelo Hall's Face And It Wasn't Pac-Man Jones
I realize that this isn't breaking any new ground, but man, Terrell Owens is a sensitive guy. DeAngelo Hall, who engages in some friendly trash talk with Terrell Owens on the phone from time to time, did some of that same trash talking to Owens during the Cowboys/Falcons game last night. Owens spi...
About Last Night...
• NFL: Cowboys 38, Falcons 28. It seems strange that Morten Andersen is the NFL's all-time best scorer. It's like Dan Dickau holding the same record in the NBA. • College Basketball: Texas Tech 71, Arkansas 56. Bob Knight's now just one win away from Dean Smith's record. Bob Knight still doesn't car...
Jim Mora Jr. Might Still Be The Coach, And Michael Vick Might Still Be The Quarterback
The NFL Network is the broadcast home of tonight's Cowboys vs. Falcons game, which means, of course, that many of you can't see it. Which makes this open thread even more important ... it might just be the best live coverage of the game that you can get....
Woody Paige Fingers Terry Glenn
If you were watching Around the Horn yesterday (just kidding, I know you weren't), you might have seen Woody Paige reveal the locker-room snitch that Terrell Owens told Michael Irvin all about. Owens said in the ESPN interview that someone inside the Dallas organization made it a point to tell the...
Columnist Pays Quincy Carter's Bail
You've probably heard by now about former Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter's arrest yesterday. Carter was charged with possession of marijuana after police showed up for a complaint about a domestic disturbance....
About Last Night...
• NHL: Penguins 7, Islanders 4. Sidney Crosby and Mark Recchi both had a goal and three assists, Ryan Malone had a had trick, and Crosby's the only name mentioned in the headline. Someone should kick his ass. • College Basketball: Oregon 100, Eastern Washington 74. Every Oregon starter finished in d...
Cultural Oddsmaker: ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY!
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him and let him know what you think....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while being unmercifully pelted by potatoes ... • NFL: Let the Holmgren death watch begin ... 49ers beat Seahawks as NFC West takes another step toward an 8-8 champion. • NHL: It's brother against brother as Rangers prevail over Stars, 5-3. • NBA: Time out to set up a final shot? Pff...
The Logical Extension of "Moneyball"
OK, this is pretty awesome. From our friends at The Griddle comes this video of the world's first baseball playing robot. When they all unite and take over the earth, we will remember this as the first warning sign. Like you wouldn't take him over Tony Womack....
More Empty Rooms Discovered In The Drafty Mansion That Is Terrell Owens' Mind
It's tough being Terrell Owens. Enemies are everywhere. There are secret documents to be decoded and then left in an isolated mailbox for government agents to pick up. Then there's all the time traveling with Darren Daulton. It's a lot of work....