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Eli Manning, Wayne Palmer: Same Guy
We're big fans of the television show "24," mainly because we love torture and can't quite believe Kiefer Sutherland somehow became tough as he got older. (We also have a serious crush on Chloe.) We're not exactly sold on this season, however, mainly because we refuse to believe a simpering wimp lik...
Fun With Ron Artest 911 Calls
If you're the type of person who loves to listen to semi-panicked, mostly confused 911 calls from the wives of professional athletes, boy, are you ever in for a treat this morning....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: Who can do more situps, you or Udonis Haslem? • 1 p.m. Tennis with Peter Bodo: Are you the only writer that Ron Borges hasn't "borrowed" from? • 2 p.m. Colorado kicker Mason Crosby: About how far do you thi...
Peyton's Handlers Say He Does This All The Time
Once the "PTI"s and "Around The Horn"s of the world finally got around to noticing Peyton Manning's Sweet 16 party photos yesterday, the folks in Manning's camp had to acknowledge them with the most boring press release paragraph we can remember....
Run, Futboler, Run!
We're probably stepping on Mr. Hirshey's toes here, but this above, from yesterday's Champions League game between Inter Milan and Valencia, has all the elements of a great soccer fight. Everyone's just grabbing each other, lightly tapping and hugging, really, until one guy comes in and punches a gu...
Yes, But How Will It Affect His Friendship With Michael Irvin?
We have quite a bit of history with John Rocker and his PR agent Debi Curzio, but we'll confess — and we're not sure why — we simply never thought to ask either of them about steroids. Maybe it's because we don't care about steroids all that much, or maybe it's just because asking a guy who has been...
NBA Roundup: Kiss Me Deadly
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while passed out from viewing this photo ... • NBA: Sweet Little Sixteen ... Mavericks rain blows upon Nets, clinch playoffs. • NHL: Attack of the Penguins ... beware a heavily padded man named Sidney ... • College basketball: The Wright Stuff ... Raiders upset Butler 60-55 for Horiz...
Only A Dog Knows Of The Growing Phanatic Menace
A confession: We are terrified by the Phillie Phanatic. Everything about him creeps us out: That weird tongue thing he shoots out, the googly eyes that we see in our nightmares, the purple (purple!) eyelashes. He's not a monster, he's not cuddly, he's not a being with any recognizable cousins in the...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch, as explained by the Chicago Tribune's Rick Morrissey ... • College basketball: Mid-Continent Conference, championship game, at Tulsa; Horizon League, championship game, Butler at Wright State [ESPN]; Sun Belt Conference, championship game, at Lafayette, La. Getting to play your confer...
The U Forgets What Makes It The U
You know, if they keep this kind of funny business up, the U is going to fall tragically behind in recruiting next year....
Leftovers: They SHALL Respect Him
• Joey Porter is headed to Miami. What could possibly go wrong? [ESPN] • A-Rod is apparently rather particular about his sandwiches. [Can't Stand Quin Snyder] • We hope they rode their bikes off after the sale, with the contracts attached to the spokes. [Joe Sports Fan] • This is very much the wrong...
Who's Sorry Now At ESPN?
So we have been watching, with considerable amusement, the new ESPN corrections page. So far, they're hardly barn-burners:...
In Defense (?) Of Borges
In response to our Ron Borges and the Quote Pool Of Replenishing Nourishment item earlier today, a reporter (and colleague of Borges) writes in to (gently) take us to task, requesting that he/she remain anonymous. A quote:...
George Solomon's Blind Rage
ESPN "ombudsman" George Solomon announced yesterday that he's leaving his "post" at ESPN at the end of this month. No word yet on who will replace him — our suggestions are Harold Reynolds, George Grande and A.J. Daulerio — but the fine folks at Hurricanes Are For Drinking take a look back at some o...
The Minooka School System Throws Down The Beat
Note to grade school physical education teachers: If you're putting together a mix CD of upbeat songs for your annual fifth grade jump rope fundraiser, make sure that "I'm in Love With a Stripper," by Gangsta Grillz isn't one of them....
Blogdome: A Busy Week Of Hoops
• Predicting the major conference tournaments. [Complete Sports] • Time for Cedric Benson to step up, as they say. [Sweet Home Sports] • Now this, friends, is a Cosby sweater. [Just Call Me Juice] • There's some Champions League live-blogging going on over here today. [The Fan's Attic] • Ron Artest ...
Baseball Season Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Why Baseball Always Seems Like It's For Old People
Like many fans, we always fire ourselves up for baseball season with a plethora of preview magazines. The Sporting News, Street & Smith's, Athlon ... we buy 'em all. (And our Baseball Prospectus 2007 arrived in the mail on Friday; we know that's supposed to be a reference book, but we read it every ...
A <em>Real</em> Team Would Play A Tripleheader
More proof that our man Ron Zook — ARE YOU INTENSE ENOUGH FOR ZOOK???!!! — is a genius and is a force with which to be reckoned: He's smart enough to schedule games against teams who already have games scheduled that day....