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Greatest 'NBA Closer' In The History Of Western Civilization!
The NBA Closer is written by our own Canadian weekend maestro J.E. Skeets. When he's not busy scouring the box scores, he can be heard on The Basketball Jo— Shut it down, little man. Shut it DOWN! What a pathetic performance by this sad human being. This guy is a disgrace to the game of basketball a...
Todd Collins and the Early NFL Action
The Flying Mottram Brothers over at Mister Irrelevant posted a rather odd Todd Collins tribute video they found on the U-tubes and it just happened to include a picture of the rookie card you see pictured. I mention this not for any particular reason, I just remember coming across this card many yea...
Lute Olson Extends Leave, Files For Divorce
Arizona's basketball team is playing in Champaign Chicago right now without head coach, and that's something they'll have to get used to. Responding to mounting pressure from the media and within his own program Lute Olson announced that he won't return to the team this season, and now we know why....
God Just Can't Make Up His Mind About Kentucky Basketball
All right, seriously, God: You need to let us know whether or not Alex Legion is part of your worldly college basketball plans, or not. Enough with that global famine business: Let's get down to the real work....
Never Trust God's Hoops Recruiting Sheet
You might remember Kentucky freshman hooper Alex Legion, whose mother famously was told by God would lead the Wildcats to the Final Four. Well, God would like a mulligan, please....
When Ya Gotta Go ...
Sometimes, the call of nature is so powerful that it cannot be overcome. We know. We've been there. You might be in an inconvenient location, but whaddya gonna do? Just ask Kansas State forward Bill Walker....
The Cavaliers Do Not Have Hand
I'll admit up front that I probably don't know what I'm talking about with this LeBron finger injury thing. The Cavaliers have a staff of trainers with many small medical items clipped to their belts and handsome framed certificates at home, and I still use Flintstones band-aids. But what the hell.....
Yep, It's Still Big News When The Celtics Lose
A big deal is being made of LeBron's efforts in Cleveland's overtime win over Boston on Tuesday; he's front and center on all of the major sports news sites this morning. Of course LeBron was instrumental in the 109-104 victory — only the Celtics' second loss of the season. But Drew Gooden was was b...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Sports with E. Karabell: Can I have baseball with the movie Legend, please? • 1 p.m. NFL draft guru Mel Kiper: They're throwing around the word guru pretty haphazardly these days, aren't they? • 2 p.m. Trainer Roger May...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Your take with Amy Nelson: Oh, you don't want my take, Amy. Believe me. • 10:30 a.m. Mike & Mike in the Morning: Since this is a chat, how am I supposed to tell which one is the fat one and which is the gay one? • Noon. MLB Ins...
Michigan Bids Adieu To Lloyd Carr
It's official: Several Michigan players went to visit Lloyd Carr in his cage on Sunday and it turns out that the only reason he had been standing up at all is that he had been nailed there. Yes, Carr is an ex-parrot. (And Brian Cook had it first, by the way, despite what "ESPN has learned.") Say wha...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SporsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Scouts Inc. on NFL losers: Oh bouncing field goal attempt, you are so like life itself. Where will you eventually land? • 12:30 p.m. Did Madden actually say "Tom Brady is playing the best football of any quarterback ever"? And d...
Not A Good Night To Be A Duck
With everything else going on and dominating those sports pages of ours, it almost passed notice that the BCS race imploded again last night with Oregon's loss to Arizona. It also obliterated Dennis Dixon's Heisman chances; he's not likely to play the rest of the season. All told, a rather eventful ...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Injury report with Stephiana Bell: It hurts so badly when you deny our love. Won't you make the pain go away? • Noon. MLB with Jerry Crasnick: How much are season tickets to the Bonds trial? • 3 p.m. NASCAR with David Newton: I...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Baseball insider Keith Law: More embarrassing firing ... Ari Gold by Vinnie Chase, or Scott Boras by A-Rod? • 2 p.m. SportsNation on ESPN radio: Could you play something by Travis Tritt? • 3 p.m. NHL analyst Barry Melrose: That ...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Your Take with Amy Nelson: It's the live, in-show chat during ESPN2's First Take! Which you can see on ... your TV? The computer? Help! • 11 a.m. NFL with Chris Mortensen: Ah, this is more like it. Solid, accessible misinformat...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB Insider Rob Neyer: Could we announce the steroids list Academy Awards style, with witty comments by Billy Crystal? • 12:10 p.m. West Virginia QB Pat White: So how did the Crimson Tide let you get away? • 2 p.m. NFL draft with...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Ex-Viking wide reiever Cris Carter: What do you think of Illinois now, Mr. Buckeye? • 12:30 p.m. Scouts Inc. on NFL winners: Wait, the Rams are in your section today? What? • 4 p.m. Golf with Jason Sobel: Hello, I'm Chris Hansen ...