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North Carolina State Wolfpack
1. State's Backup Big Man Can Strike Your Ass Out. Reserve forward Andrew Brackman is a decent college basketball player, but he's an outstanding pitching prospect. At 6'10", Brackman is a mullet-less Randy Johnson. 2. Mascot Love. State has both male and female mascots, creatively named Mr. and Mr...
Illinois Fighting Illini
1. Bruce Weber Does Not Do Gay Photography. If you re ever bored, we encourage you to Google "Bruce Weber," the name of the Illini's beloved (and duck-voiced) head coach. You won't be directed to his page on FightingIllini.com; instead, BruceWeber.com is the official Web site of an entirely differen...
Air Force Falcons
1. Antoine Hood Is Cooler Than You. Not only was the Falcons' starting guard voted to the 2005-2006 Mountain West all-conference first team by leading Air Force in scoring at 14.8 points per game and assists with 78, but he will always be more popular then you. He currently has 1,031 friends at the ...
California Golden Bears
1. Powe Just Turned 22, Wondering What to Do. Power forward Leon Powe, en route to leading the Pac-10 in scoring and rebounding, often looked like a man among boys. That's because, as a mere sophomore, he's 22 years old, something he accomplished without a Mormon mission. At that age, most Cal fans ...
Nevada Wolf Pack
1. There Isn't Much Sex ... On Campus, Anyway. Terrence Green played basketball at the University of Nevada from 1999-2003. Lyndale Burleson is on the current Pack squad. Burleson is the little brother of Minnesota Vikings' receiver (and former Nevada standout) Nate Burleson the only Viking NOT to g...
Kent State Golden Flashes
1. More Likely To Get Attention From Mel Kiper Than Tim Legler. Only one Kent State basketball player is currently in the NBA. That lucky gentleman is Atlanta Hawks backup center John Edwards. KSU's hoops team has produced a slightly more recognizable athlete in the NFL: Chargers' tight end Antonio ...
Florida Gators
1. Joakim Noah Is A Fancy Man. Everyone knows Joakim Noah is the son of French tennis great Yannick Noah. Joakim not only inherited his father's athletic ability, but apparently he picked up some European style from Yannick as well. Joakim was once photographed on campus wearing some sort of fancy, ...
Pacific Tigers
1. They Have An Award-Winning Swede. Sweden's Christian Maraker is the latest international player who has contributed to the recent success of Pacific's basketball program. Maraker was selected as the Big West player of the year after averaging 17 points and nine rebounds this season. Maraker also ...
Leftovers: Down With The Colonials!
• George Washington loses to Temple, making life extremely more hairy for all bubble teams. [Associated Press] • Bonds is in the lineup for exhibition game. Careful of the needle in his butt. [USA Today] • Lil Jon likes hockey? Eh? [AtlantaThrashers.com] • Patriots say goodbye to Willie McGinest. [E...
The Dreary Life Of An NFL Prospect
We find the process of scouting for the NFL Draft completely creepy, just a bunch of balding white men with stopwatches, eyeing 21-year-olds in their underwear....
Do Not Taunt Old Southern Men
There's little more fun than a good, old-fashioned Old Guy Beats The Crap Out Of Younger Guy story, you know?...
The Barry Bonds Creationism Argument
We've been keeping an eye on the fallout, two days later, of the big Barry Bonds expose in Sports Illustrated, and we've noticed the debate being framed thusly: Do you believe in Barry or do you believe the book?...
Leftovers: Orange You Glad They Said McNamara?
• Syracuse edges Cincinnati in Big East tournament opener. Couple of bubbles, those guys. [SI.com] • Daunte Culpepper wants his ship to sail out of Minnesota. [Pioneer Press] • Wait ... the NHL has a trade deadline? [Forward Progress] • NBA.com encourages you to fill out a Dance Team bracket. Shame ...
But What About The Kids??!!
And so, only now do we learn that the weapons of mass destruction were real. Barry Bonds had them in his medicine cabinet. Baseball fans love statistics, and the San Francisco Chronicle reporters have provided plenty — every pill, cream, lotion and chemical used by Bonds since 1998. Multiple witne...
How Important Is It To Care About Bonds?
Hey, we made it five posts in today before any Barry Bonds posts. We want some credit for that....
Revisiting A Truly Great Prank
We did a very brief bit on this a couple of days ago, but we didn't give it nearly enough of a heads-up, since, frankly, it's one of the best examples of fan subterfuge we've ever seen....
Let's Not Forget The Real Victim Here
In all the rigmarole destined to take over the sports airwaves in the coming days, let's not forget who will suffer the real ramifications of the definitive proof that Barry Bonds took steroids story: ESPN....
Leftovers: Kendra Davis Never Goes Away
• Kendra Davis is pleading not guilty, so that eliminates all doubt about her character. [Chicago Tribune] • NFL owners mulling over that whole labor thing. Sorry. We said we weren't gonna mention it. [Associated Press] • Adam Morrison would like you to be hit by a train. [Mr. Irrelevant] • We're a ...
Bonds Won't Get Off The Hook This Time
OK, if you've hadn't a chance to dig into the Bonds Sports Illustrated story yet, we cannot recommend it more highly....
The End Of Barry Bonds
So we just got back from lunch ... what'd we miss?...