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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: David Wells' new nemesis: The big Kool-Aid pitcher? • 2 p.m. Pride's Bernie Mac: Well, that's it, America; I'm in a swimming movie. Pray for me. • 4 p.m. NCAA MBB w/Doug Gottlieb: Well, that Mr. Gottlieb ...
Xavier Fans Haven't Forgiven Greg Oden
If you were wondering whether or not Xavier fans had gotten over that whole Greg Oden pounding a guy to the floor business, the guy who runs the blog Free Xavier makes it clear that, uh, they're not....
Yo, Pass The Salt, Coach
Far be it from us to understate the importance of the NIT — no place is more dangerous than Crisler Arena in mid-March! — but during the Kansas State-DePaul game the other night, an injured Wildcat sat on the bench eating popcorn. Hey, nice seats if you can get 'em; pass my change back from the vend...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while finally giving into your cousins and getting a MySpace page... • College basketball: Orange you glad I didn't say banana? Syracuse marches on in NIT. • NHL: Jaromir Jagr, conquerer of Penguins. • NBA: Big win gives Atlanta Hawks pause to reflect. Let's listen in, shall we?...
Finally, A Use For A Vanderbilt Center
We're gonna end this lull day with an easy, not-all-that funny video involving Vanderbilt center Ted Skuchas in some mock instructional video they shot on campus or something. (We're gonna keep this page easy to load, because we hear there's a Up All Night! fantasy draft going on tonight.) We would ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while lamenting the passing of Crazy Ray ... • College basketball: MasterCard National Invitation Tournament, second-round games, Mississippi at Clemson; DePaul at Kansas State. Shouldn't there be another tournament for teams that didn't make the NIT? [ESPN] • College women's basketbal...
Nothing But Fleabags For You, No. 15 Seed!
There's a clear caste system in college basketball, and it appears it is set up entirely by where you are seeded. Just take a look at Southern Illinois; as a No. 11 seed a few years ago, they were shacked up in a moldy, rundown hotel. Now, as a No. 4 seed?...
And Then The Woodpeckers Arrived, And Suddenly It Was All Over
It's the story you've heard so many times before: Your local university wants to expand its athletic facilities, but construction is thwarted because there are naked people living in the trees. Cal's plan to cut down a grove of oak trees on campus to build a $125 million athletic training center has...
Bill Raftery And Verne Lundquist, Au Natural
Like most of you, we enjoyed the dulcet tones of Bill Raftery during the tournament this past weekend, and we can't wait for more of the "with the KISS!" this coming Sweet 16 slate. But those of you who braved the NCAA Tournament On Demand saw even more of Raftery, catching him and partner Verne Lun...
Iowa Stifles Online Dissent (Almost)
So here's a clever idea: To make sure that no enterprising and surly fan starts a campaign to take down the head coach at your program, the University of Iowa has bought the rights to FireKirkFerentz.com....
Blogdome: Go Ducks!
• This year's Florida? How about Oregon? [Just Call Me Juice] • A festive PSAL fight. [Bread City] • Won't you be Jerramy Stevens' neighbor? [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Those ex-Phillies like to complain. [The 700 Level] • Bo Ryan? Kind of scary. [Thighs Wide Shut] • How's the KSK vs. Ladies ... bracket...
Billy Packer, As Charming As You'd Think He'd Be
If you needed any more proof that Billy Packer is an insufferable prick — and boy, DID YOU! — the guys at CSTV's Hoops Odyssey blog caught up with Packer before the second-round games in Chicago yesterday and ... he's a dick!...
We'd Recommend Not Playing Blackjack With Joey Porter
When you put Joey Porter in the same room with a Cincinnati Bengal, in Las Vegas, no less, this is probably destined to happen...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NCAAW with Graham Hays: All right, brackets where Maryland and Notre Dame are still alive! • 2 p.m. NCAAMBB with Andy Katz: It's just a chat; is the Tyler Hansbrough mask really necessary? • 4 p.m. ESPN host Stuart Scott: They're...
Just When You Thought Your Day Couldn't Get Worse
It was a bad enough day yesterday for Texas fans, what with the whole "last time we're gonna see Durant" business. But for this sad Longhorns fan (note the hat), the day was just going to get worse. The guy who took this picture notes that this happened about half an hour after Texas' loss....
NCAA Blogdome: Hurts So Good
Every NCAA Basketball Tournament seems to produce one classic coaching photo, and this may be the one. Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan is now resting comfortably and doing fine. His pain is over. But for others, it's just the beginning. Here's what some of the blogs are saying after the first two rounds....
Wrapping Up The First Tourney Weekend
After a weekend's worth of games, what have we learned?...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while being questioned by Columbo ... • College basketball: There it is, we hear it somewhere in the distance ... Conquest. USC 87, Texas 68. • NBA: Kobe's been rather active lately. Lakers 109, Timberwolves 102. • NHL: And so the Jarkko Ruutu Era begins. Penguins 4, Senators 3....
Open Thread: The 5:00ish Games
After a solid, but not spectacular set of games, we get set to wind the weekend down with a block of three more. Purdue was able to give Florida a little bit of a scare before petering out down the stretch. UNLV upset Wisconsin, ending Alando Tucker's college career and capping a thoroughly poor tou...
To Watch Tonight...
• Women's College Basketball. Drake vs. Tennessee. I'm intrigued. Tell me more, Trey Wingo. 7:00, ESPNU. • NBA. Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Lakers. Like you could watch this with Drake/Tennessee going on. 8:00, ESPN. • Women's College Basketball. East Carolina vs. Rutgers. An ECU loss wou...