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Billy Joel Hopefully Sober For National Anthem
So here's something we hadn't realized: Billy Joel is singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Though we are impressed that the NFL remains current and cutting edge with their selection of everyone's favorite rapidly decaying crooner, we are also curious about just how long it's gonna take him...
Somebody's Gonna End Up With A Rather Lousy Highlight Video
Over at The NFL Shop, you don't have to sift through a week of Super Bowl overexposure. They've not only decided who won, they've even put out the championship DVD....
Evander Holyfield's Pricey Auctions
How much would you pay for a 1997 Bentley that's currently owned by Evander Holyfield? OK, let's sweeten the pot a little. Not only does a "portion" of the proceeds go to The Holyfield Foundation — which is out to, uh, help poor kids or something — but you also will able to personally have Evander h...
Jay Mariotti Was On To Lovie Smith From The Beginning
We haven't made fun of Jay Mariotti for a while, so it's probably time. Good to shake off the rust sometimes....
Duck Day Afternoon
As we learned on Sunday, Barbaro has suffered a rather serious setback. But here's some good news. If Big Boss Horse should, you know, not make it, there is another brave animal fighting for life which could use your prayers. Meet Perky the duck....
I Think It's Jim Sorgi In The Colt Costume
Bear vs. Colt is an inspired bit of Super Bowl silliness. Every day between now and the Super Bowl, they post a new video with a Bear vs. Colt battle, with a guy in a bear costume going toe to toe in some manner against a guy in a colt costume....
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• Dirk Nowitzki spills his milkshake. [NBA FanHouse] • Lincoln Kennedy, a former NFL Top-10 draft pick and former NFL Network personality, takes a stab at Arena Football. [SI.com] • The Oshawa Generals lose, the mayor loses a bet ... and March 20th in Oshawa will be declared "Steven Colbert Day" in ...
A Happy Ending For That EBay Bears Lady
You may recall the attractive Bears fan who attempted to auction herself off on EBay in return for a Super Bowl ticket last week. The bidding went up to 99 bazillion dollars and was then killed by EBay, only for her to try again, and again have the auction pulled....
Just Rename It The 'Roger Federer Tour' And Get It Over With
It's looking like there will be exactly one interesting men's professional tennis match played this year, and that will be Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal in the finals of the French Open. Federer is probably going to win every other match he plays, and any match that doesn't involve Federer amounts ...
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• Buffalo Sabres fans earn themselves a poor reputation in Columbus, where it's hard to do such things. [German Village Media] • The ins and outs of Michael Wilbon's duties at the Washington Post. [Washingtonian] • A world club championship for hockey could be in the works. That actually sounds kind...
Today In The FA Cup...
• Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough. Balls of titanium on those Bristol City boys. The League One side faced a two goal deficit at halftime against the heavily-favored Premiershippers from Middlesbrough. Injury-riddled 'Boro got first half goals from Aiyebgeni Yakubu and Malcolm Christie, but Bristol C...
Leftovers: Some Tractor Trouble
• Robert "Tractor" Traylor, doing himself and Michigan proud. [Detroit News] • Jeff Weaver, off to the Mariners. Ah, Jeff, we barely knew ye. [Seattlest] • Al Unser Jr., drunk awfully early in the morning. [ESPN] • Terry Bradshaw is not dead, so you know. [KSLA]...
Why You Shouldn't Randomly Promise Tickets To Strangers
When your team makes the Super Bowl, sometimes some promises you've made in the past come back to haunt you. That's what happened to Bears safety Chris Harris, who was on public access earlier this year and found himself in a situation where his mouth was writing checks his ticket stash couldn't cas...
William Perry, Keeping Busy (And Incognito!)
In case you were wondering what William "The Refrigerator" Perry was up to these days, now that the offers to box Manute Bol have dried up, here's one of his main promotional opportunities: Big Camo, "the world's BEST outlet for HARD or IMPOSSIBLE to find BIG and TALL camouflage hunting clothes, acc...
The Tough Life Of A Backup Lineman For The Lions
You know what the problem with flight attendants are? You don't? Well, WE'LL TELL YA....
This Brings The Total Amount Of Bengals Jail Time To ... Two Days!
In yet another example of pro athletes just minding their own business and being persecuted because their famous and for no other reason at all, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry was sentenced to two days in jail this morning for allowing underage girls to drink in his hotel room. (If you...
Leftovers: Bad Mascot, BAD!
• This is not how a mascot is supposed to behave. [Austin 8 News] • Returning a dog named Jeff Garcia. [Run Up The Score] • If you're truly desperate for Super Bowl tickets. [Don't Want Your Opinion] • This is how you run a company: Give everybody the day after the Super Bowl off. [Inside Indiana Bu...
Welcome To Negro Bowl I!
As you might have heard from a media outlet or two, this is a historic Super Bowl because it features two African American head coaches for the first time. The odds are good that this might be a topic over the next 10 days....
You Probably Won't Hear Billy Packer Breaking Down Iona's Offense This Season
New word to be added to the English lexicon, 21st century edition, right after "Truthiness" and before "eBays." Introducing "Fruscinating." That's the only word to describe Iona, which remained Division I's only winless men's basketball team on Wednesday after a 70-67 overtime loss to Fairfield, dro...
Taking Down The USA, One Touchdown At A Time
Every year, usually more than once a year (whenever there's a major sporting event), some soulless, dumb "research firm" tries to convince us that the office workers of America are somehow skirting their duties serving The Man by paying so much attention to something that might divert them from star...