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Super Bowl Sub-Plot #2: Who Ya Betting On?
There are several key storylines that will beaten into the ground by everyone who covers the Super Bowl over the next two weeks. We will beat them down even further....
And Let's Get Bashed In The Face
Second part of the Deadspin Civil War Mayor's bet is complete. This was actually more painful than the tattoo....
College Budget Cuts Imperil Squash Programs, And, Um, Possibly Football
It's a sign of the times that no one is discussing: Your favorite college sports may fall be the wayside in the coming three years due to the crappy economy. Ah! Not Badminton!...
Penguins Sign Kid With Cystic Fibrosis (No, This Is A Good Thing)
Every once in awhile you have to break out a story like this one, just to remind everybody that professional athletes and sports organizations are not entirely made up of heartless, greedy scumbags....
Big East Hoops Makes Big Ben Sleepy
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
The Buttsaw That Is The NFC Champion Arizona Cardinals
Well. That happened. If anything this exercise in permanent body desecration has taught me this: I will never, ever bet on the Philadelphia Eagles again....
Coming Soon To A Theater Near You
You know this movie is coming if the Cardinals win the Super Bowl. Of course my version would star Ben Affleck and feature Robert Downey Jr. as Jesus. [Fanster]...
Super Bowl Sub-Plot #1: Whisenhunt vs. Roethlisberger
There are several key storylines that will beaten into the ground by everyone who covers the Super Bowl for over the next two weeks. We will beat them down even further....
George W. Bush Leaves Office Without Helping Roger Clemens
No pardon for The Rocket. Clemens adds W. to list of "dushbags" out to get him. [NYDN]...
Hope. Change. Buzzsaw Tattoos.
This is the Mighty Jim Cooke sketch of what will be placed on my upper right buttock very soon. No red birds, no shooting flames — just buzzsaw....
The Buzzsaw That Is The Super Bowl
It seems my beloved teams are making a habit out of this Ridiculous Postseason Run business. In retrospect, it was the only way it could have gone down....
This Sign Is The Unkindest Cut Of All
This Steelers fan not only knows his franchise history, but he understands how to deliver a crushing insult (sign on far left of photo). Devastating. [Flickr]...
Bandwagon Full; Please Use Alternate Transportation
I don't want to say that the Cardinals have a lot of bandwagon fans, but they've been known to change allegiances in the middle of games....
Mike Milbury Knows About Honorable Fighting
There's been some talk lately—as there usually is about once a year—about ending fighting in hockey. Of course, that would not put a stop to the much more entertaining fights between talking heads....
Your Super Bowl Opening Line Is ...
Steelers minus 7. Your over-under is 47. By the way, you'll never guess who's favored to win the 2010 Super Bowl. [Footballlocks.com]...
Your Super Bowl Buzzsaw Matchup: Pittsburgh vs. Arizona
In two weeks, the Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Ari... Arizo... I almost can't even say it, it sounds so strange... Arizona Cardinals... for the world championship of American football....
Baltimore at Pittsburgh: The Right To Be "That Other Team" Playing In The Super Bowl
You good people can do your own live bloggin' right here in this thread for the AFC Championship Game....
The Terrible History Of Undersized Linens
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury celebrates as the first star of his team's shutout of New York today. Foreshadowing? Or pride before the fall?...
Jump For Joy! There's A Hockey Game On Today!
NBC is broadcasting a regular season NHL game today ... on TV even! Rangers at Penguins (probably sans Crosby), 12:30 p.m. ET. Let's watch that! [NBC]...
AFC Title Game May Come Down To Another Controversial Touchdown
A lot's being made of whether the Pittsburgh Steelers could beat any team three times in a season, let alone the Baltimore Ravens. Most of you will remember the controversial Santonio Holmes touchdown that pushed the Steelers past Baltimore in that Week 15 showdown. The goaline catch was originally ...