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Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Pacific-10 Conference
We must confess that we can't wait each year for the crunch of shoulder pads; for cleats churning up chunks of turf, and red-faced coaches screaming from the sidelines. But enough about lacrosse. College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode and ...
Oxnard Must Be An Entertaining Camp
Few athletes give us more joy, in a "Jeez, look how far this idiot has fallen" type of way, than former Eagles dope Freddie Mitchell. Last time we checked in with him, he was considering offers from Jon Bon Jovi's team in the Arena League....
Free Darko, Live On Scene, And Loving Jim Gray
Generally speaking, we think it's silly for online writers — who are the only ones free from the PR/press pass/everybody-play-nice circle jerk of commercialized athletics — to salivate over press passes as if they had, at last, been invited to the ball. But we will make an exception when the folks f...
And Just Like That, The NFL Returns
Hey, everybody, there was football yesterday!...
Real Pro Football Back on NBC
The Eagles play the Raiders tonight, which may be of some interest to fans in Oakland, Philadelphia, and various penitentiaries throughout the nation. But, since preseason football is mostly boring, the debut of interest tonight is that of the NFL on NBC crew....
LeftoverDome...
• The Mets/Phillies game tonight will be liveblogged. [MiracleMets.Net] • Jason Giambi gets a little testy when they give him the infield shift. [BlogNYC] • The 50 greatest WWF rivalries [Rivalfish] • Checking back in with Finger Jousting [Fringe Sports Central] • I don't know that any "athlete over...
Steelers + Motorcycles = Bad News
Jealous of all the attention devoted to Ben Roethlisberger and his motorcycle, Steelers offensive lineman Barrett Brooks took to the streets last night. He "drove recklessly around a police car," which is never a good idea....
The NFL Finally Cracks Down On The Evil Silent Count
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review gets into some of the rule changes that the NFL is making this year, and some of them, I wasn't aware of. One big rule seems designed to make it harder for teams to use a "silent count" in a loud building, limiting that way that offensive linemen can move before the sna...
Rhett Bomar's Next Home?
You know what school is interested in former Oklahoma quarterback Rhett Bomar? Division II school Texas A&M-Commerce. Rhett Bomar. Commerce. Irony....
Our Polling Process May Be Flawed
It's about time for the college football preseason polls to start rolling out, and the USA Today Coaches Poll unveiled theirs yesterday. At the top, there's Ohio State, Texas, USC, Notre Dame, blah blah blah. And appearing at the very end, at the bottom of the "Others Receiving Votes" section... the...
LeftoverDome...
• Cristiano Da Matta remains in critical condition after his car plowed into a deer. [Jalopnik] • Since you're such a huge Brian Bosworth fan, you're probably going to want to buy this poster, and read these movie reviews. [BACTION!] • Your 2006 NFL Suicide Pool Preview [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Ebo E...
Guy Seeks Pregnancy Waiver
Eric Butler is a defensive tackle for Kansas University. He'd like to be, anyway. He's been declared ineligible to play this year because of the NCAA's "five-year rule," which gives athletes five years to participate in four years of a sport. But he's suing the NCAA, and I like the angle he's taki...
The B Sample Cannot Save Floyd
Floyd Landis's fall from grace appears to be complete. They finally got around to testing his B sample this morning, and - surprise, surprise - it was as tainted as a Paris Hilton pap smear. It's a little sad, but to be honest, it's probably more fun for American sports fans to have another doper to...
Leftovers: Evicting Mom
• Tebucky Jones tells his mom to get the hell out. [Hartford Courant] • Better get up early to find out what's up with Floyd Landis. [MSNBC] • It's college football poll time! [Burnt Orange Nation] • Well, the refs have some new uniforms. [Uni Watch] • Uh, Boston? Javy Lopez isn't good anymore. [Red...
If You Gotta Go, That's A Nice Way To Do It
It has been a while, but remember way back about a year ago, when a huge Steelers fan — who just missed a fun season, by the way — was buried in his recliner surrounded by Steelers garb?...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Southeastern Conference
We must confess that we can't wait each year for the crunch of shoulder pads; for cleats churning up chunks of turf, and red-faced coaches screaming from the sidelines. But enough about lacrosse. College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode an...
Greg Maddux, Wise Man In The Clubhouse
Earlier, we talked about new Dodgers pitcher Greg Maddux's pretty debut for Los Angeles, tossing a no-hitter for six innings and generally showing why it's always a pleasure to have a Greg Maddux on your team....
Finally Making Some Money Off Southeast Jerome
Fully capitalizing on something it stumbled across last season, the official Redskins site Redskins.com is now selling T-shirts adorned with every Clinton Portis character from his press conferences last year. Those who were with us last season will remember our schoolgirl crush on Portis, particu...
Fight Some Real Sports Discrimination ... Today!
Every Day Should Be Saturday has the heart-wrenching story that deserves the soft focus and tinkling pianos of the most touching "My Wish" story: The sad tale of the white wide receiver....
Leftovers: Chan Ho, Bleeding
• Chan Ho Park, really not feeling so well. [Baseball Musings] • Juan Gonzalez and his bag of steroids. [New York Daily News] • Former jocks turned actors, if you can call them that. [CourtTV] • Hey, some rare good press for ESPN Mobile. [Technology Review] • The Arena Football 2 playoffs are ON THE...