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That's It For The Mavericks, Folks! Please Drive Safely
How quickly we forget the last time the East Bay lost a major chunk of freeway: 1989, when the Loma Prieta earthquake performed the honors. The Oakland Athletics won the World Series a couple of weeks later, of course. On Sunday it was Cledus Snow, sans Bandit, jack-knifing his rig in a fiery crash ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while stuck on the tarmac ... • NBA: Bulls beat Heat 92-79 to advance to ... oh no, Todd just had a heart attack! • We're three losses from Joe Torre returning to Yankee Stadium to find all of his crap out in the parking lot. Red Sox 7, Yankees 4. • NASCAR: What? Gordon won? That's s...
Think Twice Before Kicking Jimmy's Sorry Ass
If I did ever happen to find myself in a fight with Jimmy, he couldn't do anything to me worse than subject me to this woman's profane shrieking. Please, dude, can you stop whaling on Jimmy for a second, and Marty McSorley this broad?...
To Watch Tonight...
• 7:30, TNT. NBA Playoffs. Toronto Raptors @ New Jersey Nets. At home, Vince Carter doesn't have to deal with the meanies. • 8:00, ESPN. MLB. Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals. • 10:00, TNT. Dallas Mavericks @ Golden State Warriors. At this point, I'm really thinking that Stephen Jackson should hos...
LeftoverDome...
• Kyle Busch indulges your desire to see a burning car flip 7 times. [YouTube] • Another fairly significant NFL trade: Darrell Jackson goes from Seattle to San Francisco. [MSNBC] • Rafael Nadal has won 72 straight on clay. He also wears teal with his capri pants. [USA Today] • Professional wrestlers...
Alonzo Mourning Came Back For This?
The Miami Heat's comeback attempt down the stretch imploded because of a flurry of Dwyane Wade turnovers, and — of all things — Ben Wallace shooting free throws like Larry freaking Bird....
This Handsome Steelworker Needs A Name
Another slightly old bit of news that I wanted to touch on was the Steelers unveiling of a brand new mascot. He's part of the Steelers 75th anniversary celebration, along with some new throwback uniforms....
The Miami Branch Of The Ted Ginn Jr. Fan Club Is Struggling
Sticking with the Brady Quinn theme for a second (I can't help it, he's just so damned handsome), that's a Dolphins fan reacting to the Fish not selecting Brady Quinn yesterday. It's nothing personal, of course, Tedy Ginn....
I Can't Even Picture Tom Brady And Randy Moss Standing Next To Each Other
I don't know if this will turn out to be good news or bad news for those of you who are sick of the New England Patriots being a model franchise. They have, according to Adam Schefter at the NFL Network, agreed to trade for Oakland's Randy Moss....
Grant Hill's Goodbye Party Was Not Much Fun
Out of politeness more than anything else, I thought maybe I should take a second to acknowledge that the NBA did still exist and actually operated on the NFL's special day. Its importance, obviously, is miniscule when in comparison to the issue of which college superstars will lead last year's 3-13...
About Last Night...
• NBA Playoffs: Spurs 96, Nuggets 91. Manu Ginobili appears to be physically incapable of staying on his feet for longer than ten seconds at a time. • MLB: Yankees 3, Red Sox 1. Joe Torre might get to keep his job a little while longer. • NBA Playoffs: Jazz 98, Rockets 85. If you tried to identify t...
The Best Possible Reason To Buy An MLS Jersey
I don't know if I can take another second of NFL Draft coverage. No matter what I look at now, a tree, a drunken hobo, a bag of cocaine, I see a scrolling "team needs" bar underneath it, and I hear Mel Kiper telling me about its ability to explode. So we leave you today with something, hopefully, ki...
To Watch Tonight...
• 8:00, ESPN. NBA Playoffs. San Antonio Spurs @ Denver Nuggets. I think Tim Duncan is secretly jealous of Carmelo Anthony's corn rows. • 8:00, VS. NHL Hockey. Ottawa Senators @ New Jersey Devils. Marty Brodeur had a pretty rough game one. • 10:30, ESPN. NBA Playoffs. Houston Rockets @ Utah Jazz. The...
LeftoverDome...
• Grass Creek, Wyoming is being torn apart by Gil Meche. [Royals Review] • James Dolan is interested in buying the Yankees, which is great, since he's done such a bang-up job with the Knicks. [On The Show] • Warriors fans are now confidently predicting an appearance in the Western Conference Finals....
Our Draft Coverage Concludes, Quinn-Less
With the 21st pick of the NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select Reggie Nelson, S, Florida. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....
Giants Elect Not To Fill Their Obvious Need At QB
With the 20th pick of the NFL Draft, the New York Giants select Aaron Ross, CB, Texas. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....
For Some Reason, The Titans Must Feel Undermanned In The Secondary
With the 19th pick of the NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans select Michael Griffin, S, Texas. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....
When The Bengals Make A Pick, He Gets A Bengals Hat And An Ankle Bracelet
With the 18th pick of the NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select Leon Hall, CB, Michigan. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....
Justin Harrell Is Not A Toy That Favre Can Play With
With the 16th pick of the NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select Justin Harrell, DT, Tennessee. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....
If He's Half As Crazy As Joey Porter, The Steelers Drafted Well
With the 15th pick in the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select Lawrence Timmons, LB, Florida State. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....