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Another Piece Of the Eli Manning Childhood Puzzle Falls Into Place
The front-and-center photo of the Manning family in 1996 is worth the price of admission. The fact that this particular story is about how a young Eli Manning learned from his mom only sweetens the pot. But that's not all. Heavens, far from it....
Lakers Fans Are A Figment Of Our Imagination
I don't know if I've ever met a single person who rooted solely for Los Angeles Lakers. In my entire life, not one die-hard Lakers fan. That's astounding. This leads me to believe that Lakers fandom is reserved exclusively for celebrities and basketball analysts. If the layman Lakers supporter does ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed, not including the stop sign by the elementary school crosswalk... • NBA: People Who Mark Off Paths prevail in overtime' against Ridiculously Out Of Style Pants, 94-88. • NHL: Once upon a midnight Drury / Rangers scored goals in a hurry / Over many a quaint and curious five hole of M...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while your car is getting its million-mile checkup ... • Boxing: Featherweights, Monty "The Pacifist" Meza-Clay vs. Eric "My Head Is" Aiken, at Monroeville, Pa., (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2] • NBA: Utah Jazz at Washington Wizards (8 p.m., ET); New York at Portland (10:30 p.m., ET). The Knick's...
Super Bowl Pants Party: Patriots Vs. Giants
After a week of drivel so repetitive that we were reduced to writing this, we finally land, inevitably, on the game itself. Whew. That took forever....
Who's Sorry Now? Fat Guy Edition
In possibly the biggest apology in soccer history (until the LA Galaxy gets around to explaining the whole Beckham thing), Diego Maradona has apparently admitted that it was his hand — not God's — that pushed home Argentina's game-turning goal against England in the 1986 World Cup. Of course, the fa...
In Case You Missed It, Duke Is Awesome Again
Don't know if you've noticed, by while you were looking away, Duke became awesome again....
Leave L.T. Alone!
• Will everyone apologize to LaDainian Tomlinson for saying he "couldn't play hurt?" [Rumors And Rants] • Fun with rodeo fellas. [Randball] • Welcome to Super Bowl morning radio. [Flotsam] • It's never fun when college coaches are under fire. [Play Is Under Review] • It's a shame the Cavs can't get ...
The White Sox Are Hunting Wabbit
Home Run Derby points out that the White Sox will be wearing these camo jerseys on July 4 next year....
Super Bowl Blogdome: Predictions Edition
News and predictions around the intrawebs on Super Bowl XLII ......
The Doctor Is In
The College Basketball Closer is written by the gang at Storming The Floor....
About Last Night
What you missed while checking in to the Rubber Room Ramada with Britney Spears ... • College basketball: Right up the ole Wazzu ... Cal hands No. 9 Washington State its first loss at Friel Court, 69-64. • NBA: The Amazing Rondo ... Celtics beat Mavericks without the letters K and G. • College footb...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while taking a break in your rubber room ... • College basketball: Boston College at North Carolina (7 p.m., ET); Indiana at Wisconsin (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Providence at Notre Dame (7 p.m., ET); N.C. State at Duke (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]. Looks like I picked the wrong night to lose the re...
Kentucky Fans Are Having Anger Displacement Issues
In the "holy cow, fans can be scary" file, the frustrated fans at Kentucky, suffering through a 9-9 season, have taken a lot of their ire out on recent transfer (to Illinois! Woo!) Alex Legion. (He of the soothsaying mother.)...
Well, Anyway, It Should Be Better Than 'Big Brother'
Just in time for summer, get ready for a reality show starring Michael Vick's pit bulls. Apparently a bunch of them are staying at a place called Dogtown in Utah, and the National Geographic Channel is swooping in to film the proceedings for TV. Hey, the National Geographic Channel; they're the ones...
Bear Down, Barack Obama
We'd completely forgotten about this, even though it's from our home state and followed it pretty closely when it was happening, so we have to thank Sports By Brooks for reminding us: Barack Obama, when he ran for U.S. Senate from Illinois in 2004, was this close to running against ... DITKA!...
Colts Fans Have Absolutely No Cajones
Here's the situation: Four amounts left on the board on the game show Deal or No Deal (NFL Edition!). One is for $1 million, and the other three are for $10,000 or less. What amount does your case hold? George Barnes here can sell his case for $189,000 — but if he does, he'll lose out on the million...