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About Last Night ...
What you missed while folding and ironing your socks (sad, really) ... • College Basketball: The Indiana University knocks off No. 7 Illinois at the real Assembly Hall, to the tune of this. (Ed.'s Note: The person who wrote this has been fired, and also killed). • NBA: Now you may reveal the fact th...

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What you missed while watching your Golden Globes Pool picks go up in flames ... • NBA: Lakers beat Heat as Shaq and Kobe have their Brokeback Mountain moment ... • College Basketball: Our Rashad Anderson Fan Club is looking pretty darned prescient after UConn snaps Syracuse's win streak. • NHL: Gre...

Mo Vaughn, Still Pickin' 'Em Up And Settin' 'Em Down
We always liked former Red Sox first whaleman Mo Vaughn, if just because of his always-refreshing honest about where he spent his spare time: strip clubs. (We'll just say reporters always knew where to find him when they needed a quote.)...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. NFC Conference Championship: Come on, it's Panthers vs. Seahawks, people! Won't someone please ask a question? Um, anyone out there? Hello? • 1:30 p.m. Spurs SF Bruce Bowen: As both a good long-range shooter and an excellent d...

About Last Night ...
You awaken in the lower branches of an elm tree, pantsless, beer cans littering the yard below. Don't worry, we'll let you know what you missed ... • AFC Playoffs: Steelers shock Colts, with game ending the way most great ones usually do — with a tackle by the quarterback. • NFC Playoffs: Panthers...

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• NFL: Patriots 13, Broncos 27. Yesterday, Tom Brady's life was 4,000 times better than mine. This morning, only 3,872....

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• NBA: Hawks 95, Knicks 105. Larry Brown gets his 1,000th win, as well as his sixth in a row with the Knicks. Which of those accomplishments was more difficult is open for debate....

Ah, the Joys of Baseball Trade Rumors
We're admittedly a little tingly about this rumored Abreu-for-Manny-for-Miggy scuttlebutt that's been tossed around, oh, the last couple months. As a Philly fan, it'd be easy to see the town completely embracing Ramirez. Granted, they'll get on him about that whole "hustle" thing, but the same com...

I Like It When You Call Me Big...Pansy?
Red Sox bohemoth David Ortiz appears to be enjoying his black catsuit and mothball ensemble a little too much. Ortiz is this year's cover boy for the MLB '06 video game. He also enjoys late night strolls along the beach, pottery class and snuggling next to the fireplace....

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What you missed while Grandpa was spinning another one of his pedantic, homespun, drunken stories ......

Mike Tyson's Punch Out ... LIVE!
Via Mr. Irrelevant and Bill Simmons' intern — look, we saw something on your site first, and we credited you with it; see how easy that is? — comes some pretty solid early-afternoon entertainment: A bunch of college students doing a live-action version of Mike Tyson's Punch Out....

About Last Night ...
What you missed while dozing peacefully at The Phantom of the Opera ... • NBA: Kobe only scores 41 as Lakers lose. • College Basketball: Redick's 27 helps Duke rout Maryland in big ACC ... um, hellooooo ... • NHL: Atlanta beats Nashville in one of them new-fangled shootout dealies....

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What you missed while avoiding questions at your confirmation hearing ... • NBA: LeBron's White Crane Style cannot defeat Knicks' Eagle Claw Style in ferocious open combat. • NHL: Thornton's return to Boston ends abruptly — he's ejected. Turns out Sharks didn't need him anyway. • College Basketball:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while petting the rug and vacuuming the cat ... • NBA: I'm guarding him? I thought you were guarding him! Kobe hits 45 for fourth straight game as Lakers upend Pacers. • College Basketball: Welcome to the Big East, Cincinnati (sorry for the bruises). • NHL: No-go between the pipes: B...

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Your weekend was like a David Lynch movie, only without the midgets. We'll bring you up to speed ... • NFL Playoffs: One Manning down, one to go. Panthers maul hapless Giants; Palmer-less Bengals lose to Steelers. • College Basketball: No. 1 Duke stays unbeaten with win over No. 23 Wake Forest, just...

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• NFL: Jaguars 3, Patriots 28. It was a Tom Kazanski performance for the Patriots last night. It's the way they play, ice cold, no mistakes. They wear you down, you get bored, frustrated—do something stupid and they've got you. • NBA: Jazz 94, Pistons 90. Utah beats Detroit for the second time this ...

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• NBA: Magic 106, Nets 113. Magic forward Grant Hill left the game in the second half after reaggravating his strained groin. "I'm running out of ideas," he said. "I really don't know what to do." I'm sorry, Grant, but it appears that the only thing that could keep you healthy is what's written acro...

Manny Ramirez Mood Changes Again. Look, Again!
If you have the stomach for yet another Manny Ramirez update, apparently he told ESPNDeportes that he plans to say in Boston....

About Last Night ...
What you missed before finally figuring out that the TV was unplugged ... • College Basketball: Villanova stays undefeated, as do Illini. Jamar Smith takes one shot, scores 0 points. Way to go us! • Gagne With a Spoon: Rangers lose to Flyers in overtime. • Latest News About Men Who Play Sports While...

Blogdome: Rose Bowl Edition
What they're saying on the Texas and USC blogs, the morning after ... • Burnt Orange Nation. "We're Number One! I embraced total strangers tonight the way I do my own family, and I came very close to crying tears of joy." • IndieWIRE SXSW. "Horns Win! The city of Austin is alive tonight." • Longho...