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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: "Blood In The Cage"
In his new book, "Blood in the Cage, SI writer L. Jon Wertheim examines the furious rise of the UFC and mixed martial arts fighting....
What The Heck... Let's Have A Lacrosse Fight
Yes, I'm making fun of lacrosse players, because it's easy and blindsiding unsuspecting opponents with your shoulder doesn't make you a football player. Dropping the gloves and slugging it out doesn't make you a hockey player either, but it is still entertaining....
Dennis Green Was First Step In Cardinals' Rejuvenation Process
He drafted Larry Fitzgerald. He took on Kurt Warner. He went bonkers during a press conference. But according to the East Valley Tribune (and Dan Patrick) it started with Denny. [East Valley Tribune]...
Dana Jacobson Plays Scrappy, Handsy Defense on Braylon Edwards
This past weekend was Detroit Tiger Curtis Granderson's celebrity basketball shootout, featuring various Michigan-based celebrities running around the hardwood to raise money for inner city schools....
Change We Can Link To
Barack Hussein Obama will become the 44th President of the United States at noon today. How are bloggers and journalists desperately trying to turn this into a sports story?...
Nine-Fingered Kobe Enough To Stop LeBron James
How confident is Kobe Bryant that he deserves the MVP Award? He intentionally dislocated his right ring finger before their game last night and still dispatched the Cavaliers with relative ease....
Something Is With You And It Ain't The Force
• Yes, that's a Colts' stormtrooper: Star Wars nerds and sports nerds. Together forever, amen. [Galactic Binder]...
No, It's Not Real Pee, Officer -- It's My Artistic Interpretation Of The Eagles' Performance In NFC Championship Games
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap...
Willis McGahee Says He's Fine, Ready For Next Concussion
"I'm all right. Everything is OK. The MRI and the CAT scan checked out good. I was scared, but I didn't know how serious it was. It was pretty intense." [Baltimore Sun]...
McNabb's Arizona Home Vandalized By Cardinals Fans
Donovan McNabb's off-season home in Chandler, Ariz., was vandalized overnight last week. "Go Cards" and other messages were burned on the front lawn. Quite a thing to learn on Martin Luther King Day....
Illiterate Republicans For Obama
• Good timing: Former Reagan drug czar Dexter Manley switches his allegiance to Obama. Just in time for a seat at the inauguration! [DC Sports Blog]...
Another NBA Player Defects To The NFL ... In His Dreams
Kobe Bryant: "I could play wide receiver for the Eagles." NOW He Tells Us [San Francisco Sports Examiner]...
Bill Self Talks To Who He Wants To, When He Wants To
Every college basketball program cheats the NCAA regulations—that's been well established, right?—but some are a little more brazen about, if this alleged tale about Kansas coach Bill Self has any truth to it....
My Super Bowl Party Guest List Is Hereby Set
The years have not been kind to Wendy since leaving Neverland. But she's a lot more fun to hang out with. It goes without saying that's she's a huge celebrity in Japan....
White Sox Hitch Their Wagon To Obama's Star
Despite that World Series a few years ago, the White Sox do not exactly have a tradition of winning. That's probably why they are so desperate to cling to the biggest winner in the world, Barack Obama....
Hurtle Into The Clemson Stands At Your Own Risk
Here's Wake Forest's Chas McFarland falling into a group of Clemson fans in the stands on Saturday. And here's McFarland being body slammed and pummeled by one of those fans....
Super Bowl? Eh; Anquan Boldin Has Bigger Things To Worry About. Like Anquan Boldin
Conspiculously absent from the Arizona Cardinals' wild on-field victory celebration on Sunday: A certain Mr. Anquan Boldin. There are several good TV shows on Sunday night and he forgot to set his TiVo....
Kobe vs. LeBron: ¿Quien Es Mas Macho?
The 31-7 Cavaliers will play the 31-8 Lakers tonight in the greatest regular season game in history until they play again next month....
This Sign Is The Unkindest Cut Of All
This Steelers fan not only knows his franchise history, but he understands how to deliver a crushing insult (sign on far left of photo). Devastating. [Flickr]...
NBA Un-Bans Liquor Ads, Embraces Cheerful Drunks
The NBA has long taken a principled stance against allowing liquor ads at courtside where kiddies can see them. But now they need the money, so forget all that. [Sports Business Journal]...