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Leftovers...
• Although she's not my particular cup of tea, you've got to admire any Olympian who uses his shiny new gold medal to try to get some action from Lindsay Lohan. [The 700 Level]...

Dan Snyder's Prayers Have Been Heard
It's looking more and more like the NFL is going to play the 2007 season without a salary cap, which is bad news if you're one of the people who have been enjoying the leaguewide parity over the last few years. We could be headed towards total chaos....

Getting Your NFL Fix
I'm watching the NFL Combine this afternoon until basketball heats up, observing the extremely intimate workouts like the one pictured above. I knew that they measured size, strength, and performance in drills, but I didn't know that they gave thorough prostate exams. I guess it's never too early...

Leftovers: See Ya, Lil' Penny
• Magic promptly waive Penny Hardaway. Will Isiah re-sign him to six-year deal? [Central Florida News] • Speedskater Hedrick wins another medal to add to his coaster collection. [AP] • Patriots refuse to franchise Adam Vinatieri. [Reb Sox] • Jeff Bagwell angers Astros by showing up for work. That ha...

Welcome To The World Of Fantasy Fishing
We really can't blame ESPN for this, because we suppose somebody has to host something like this, but we have spent that last half an hour giggling about fantasy fishing. We're sure there's someone out there in a smoke-filled poker room, staring down opposing owners in a game of fantasy fishing auct...

Ali G Hooks You Up
If you're like us, you had only one thought as Sasha Cohen was accepting her figure skating silver medal on Thursday: How would Ali G describe it? Check out Ali G's possible take on Cohen's silver at The Sports Pulse — which includes the line: "Me is not into batty boy bruvers so Johnny Weir stop ...

Intimate Fantasies About ... Aw, Jeez, HER?
Inspired by a look back at Tonya Harding's career a couple of days ago, a reader, who must be the sports fan equivalent of a cutter, did some research into Tonya and found something so disturbing that pointing it out to you makes us feel like we might be a bad person....

Now That Was Just Cruel
OK, we were nearly finished — halfway out the door to greet the remains of the day — when a final, fateful e-mail popped into view. We feel we have suffered enough today, what with the Johnny Weir topless photos, "The Pizzle's" French rap technique and unrelenting abuse from Nova Scotia residents....

Leftovers
Manny Ramirez bows out of World Baseball Classic. We had him in the qutting pool, so that's good. [The Boston Globe]...

Larry Brown Suicide Watch: Day 2
A reader tips us to the photo that was on the ESPN front this morning: "You know how they say 'a picture's worth a thousand words?' Check out this photo from the front page of ESPN.com's web site this morning. Larry Brown's countenance pretty much sums it up. Funny picture."...

Barry's Back, And So Are the Memories
It was 7:59 a.m. in Scottsdale Ariz., and even the lizards were holding their breath. Would Barry Bonds show up for his first spring training workout? After all, Bonds had hinted, then retracted, then hinted again that baseball was no longer fun, and that he might retire. Then — 8 a.m.! Bonds arri...

A Penny For Your NBA Thoughts
As the NBA trading deadline looms, it will be hard to top the big trade that brought Steve Francis to New York — thus insuring an NBA championship for the Knicks next season (just kidding, they're doomed). The Knicks sent Penny Hardaway and Trevor Ariza to Orlando. Personally, we think the trade m...

NFL Draft Prospect Dreams Big
Texas Longhorns safety Michael Huff is generally regarded as one of the top safety prospects in the upcoming NFL draft. And Huff, like many other young football players, is really looking forward to being drafted. Why? Because he wants to buy an IHOP....

Leftovers...
• Yevgeny Plushenko dresses up as a cartoon version of himself, and in muscle suit/speedo combination. He also has a 'Sex Bomb' exhibition program. I do not want to be around when that bomb goes off. [NBCOlympics.com]...

Steve Francis Will Attempt To Love Stephon Marbury As He Once Loved Cuttino Mobley
And Larry Brown will hate them both....

Johnny Weir Goes Shopping
"I love to shop," says Johnny Weir. Color me shocked....

A Few More Dunk Faces
A few more Dunk Faces trickled in last night, and I thought I'd share them with you. The Kyle Orton dunk face appears to have been photoshopped by Kyle Orton himself, while drinking heavily. Not all of them are photoshopped with the skill of Picasso, but their hearts are in the right place. After th...

BEAR FIGHT.
Lydia Angyiou, a 90-pound woman with some hockey-loving Canuck sons, went toe-to-toe with a bear. Ya get that? The woman wrestled a fucking bear. Some kids were playing street hockey, and they started pointing and screaming about a bear approaching. Lydia told her kids to run, and stepped into the...

NBC Resorts to Child Porn for Olympics Ratings Boost
Or, at least, it would seem that way. Why else would the Olympic website feature some, um, questionable photos of figure skater Sasha Cohen? Hey, I'm no prude, but for the love of Jon Benet Ramsey this just seems a little...creepy. Maybe this is strategic network synergy? You know, NBC gets people...

Leftovers: Give Paul Pierce a Hug
· Yes, the Bill Simmons drinking game has arrived. Commence shark jumping theories and audible groaning. [PeterDeWolf] · Rick Majerus is taking nonsensical commentating to a whole new level. [Critical Fanatic] · Dissecting the Nationals name snafu with pluck and wonder. [Gheorghe Blog] · More ana...