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USC Full Of White Power Bills
On the list of Poor Internets Decisions By High-Profile College Athletes, we have to say, starting up a Facebook group devoted to "White Power" as a "joke" has to be rather high up there....
Time To Rev Up The NCAA Tourney Previews Again
Longtime readers — or at least those who have been with us for a year or longer — will remember last year, when we introduced the world's only reader-created NCAA tournament previews. Well, that thing is a mother to put together — essentially, three presumably fascinating facts about all 65 teams in...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after being flabbergasted that MLB and DirectTV actually went through with it ... • College basketball: Big East Conference, quarterfinals, at New York, Louisville vs. West Virginia; Pittsburgh vs. Marquette. Does it seem to you that the Padre and the Indian here are working at cross p...
Find Those Committee Members, Stat!
Man, we're only three days away from Selection Sunday. It came up on us so fast! As we obsess over Bracketology and RPI and conference tournaments, we are reminded that the brackets will not just pop up from the nether on Sunday. Somewhere in Indianapolis, there's a group of old men sitting around a...
Change The Alert Level To Blinding White
When you're talking major terrorist targets in our vast world of sport, you need to remember to remain constantly vigilant and to trust no one. And, if you're in danger, just bushwalk your way through the snow on out of there....
Blogdome: Previewing The Big Ten Tourney
• OK, if this isn't what happened when Jamar Smith got back to his apartment after his car accident, it's what should have happened. [Ladies ...] • Wait, what team do you root for again? [Loser With Socks] • NFL contract guarantees are going up considerably. [I Want To Be A Sports Agent] • The NFL s...
Baseball Season Preview: San Francisco Giants
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Boxer Wladimir Klitschko: How many Rocky IV jokes can one man endure? • 1 p.m. Iowa TE Scott Chandler: How many ice silos did you climb this morning? • 2 p.m. ESPN.com's Greg Garber: Congratulations, you're the new ESPN ombudsm...
Tom Brady Clearly Missed Some Health Classes In High School
So, it's beginning to seem like Tom Brady has some preternaturally talented swimmers....
NBA Roundup: Forget About It Jake, It's Milwaukee
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while admiring the headline of the day ... • College basketball: Syracuse moves on in Big East Tournament, UConn, not so much. • NBA: LeBron Rocks ... James' 41 lead Cavaliers in double OT • Baseball: Ladies and gentlemen, it's Sammy! Sosa homers again as Rangers win....
Curt Schilling Has Something To Say. Really.
If you're like us, you ask yourself one question, every morning: Is there any way we could hear more opinions from Curt Schilling?...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you ask God for two forms of ID ... • College basketball: Big East Conference, first round, at New York, Connecticut vs. Syracuse; Providence vs. West Virginia; Marquette vs. St. John's. Ass, meet couch. [ESPN] • College basketball: Northeast Conference, championship game, Sacred...
Forecasting The OTHER Tournament
Tired of toggling back and forth between projections from Lunardi, Stu Mandel and CollegeRPI.com? Fear not, weary travelers: You can now get your bracket projections for the NIT!...
'Competitive Wanking' Tag Makes Triumphant Return, And We Couldn't Be Prouder
It was back in August when we brought you the dramatic results of the 2006 Masturbate-A-Thon in London, in which 50 participants raised 500 pounds for charity (chances are you not only remember, but own the home version of the game). Well, British TV filmed a documentary of the event, and Netherland...
Blogdome: Giving It Away
• How charitable are sports owners? [Lion In Oil] • Steve Nash, upfront about his excretory system. [WBRS Sports Blog] • Brady Quinn, making a combine appearance finally. [Loser With Socks] • Evander Holyfield has some terrible aliases. [Run Up The Score] • The true nature of Coach K, revealed. [Nat...
Baseball Season Preview: Detroit Tigers
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Eli Manning, Wayne Palmer: Same Guy
We're big fans of the television show "24," mainly because we love torture and can't quite believe Kiefer Sutherland somehow became tough as he got older. (We also have a serious crush on Chloe.) We're not exactly sold on this season, however, mainly because we refuse to believe a simpering wimp lik...
Fun With Ron Artest 911 Calls
If you're the type of person who loves to listen to semi-panicked, mostly confused 911 calls from the wives of professional athletes, boy, are you ever in for a treat this morning....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: Who can do more situps, you or Udonis Haslem? • 1 p.m. Tennis with Peter Bodo: Are you the only writer that Ron Borges hasn't "borrowed" from? • 2 p.m. Colorado kicker Mason Crosby: About how far do you thi...