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Desmond Howard, Mythical Bowl Expert
We don't mean to be smug about this, we really don't: Live television is awfully difficult, with all the flashing lights and camera cues and clock countdowns, and the possibility that a single screwup will end up pointed out and mocked by little twerps like us. It's hard. We appreciate it....
NBA Roundup: All Suns, All Bulls, All The Time
Notes on Tuesday's doings in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while "caught up in the whirlwind" ... • NBA: Phoenix Suns don't really seem to care what the ball is made of ... • College football: Of course we'll all remember where we were the day that TCU won the Poinsettia Bowl. • College basketball: Looking toward an Ohio State-Florida matchu...
Our Yearly Boring Obsession With The Busch Braggin' Rights Game
It's time for our yearly Busch Braggin' Rights game post. Last year, when we headed back to Illinois for the yearly Illinois-Missouri basketball matchup in St. Louis, we marveled at just how poorly coached Missouri was. Quin Snyder, who can still FIRE UP HIS TEAM with the best of them, was fired l...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while pretending to understand the Credit Union Bowl ... • College football: San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Northern Illinois vs. TCU, at San Diego. And then he made a left turn through an unlocked gate, and Huskies head coach Joe Novak was never heard from again ... [E...
Can You Tell Them How To Get (How To Get) To The Playoffs?
This photo, from today's New York Times, shows various New York Jets hanging out with Elmo on "Sesame Street." We loved "Sesame Street" as a kid, and have little desire to make fun of the show or anyone for appearing on it. That said, right after this photo was taken, Coles and Elmo shared stories o...
Arena Football, It Is Now That You Kneel
After their television contract with NBC ran out this past season, we had been wondering what would happen to the Arena Football League; it's more than 20 years old, after all, and more successful than ever. (It's football pinball, and they play it in Utah!) Where would they land and still hang onto...
Iverson Finally Traded ... To The Nuggs!
Well, we suppose that makes sense: When your superstar is suspended 15 games for throwing a punch at someone named Mardy, the only real recuse you have is to go out and get yourself another superstar....
That's A Nice, Uh, Sweater Vest, Coach
In one of those little moments that make life with high definition television so much better than life before high definition television, an eagle-eyed reader caught a split-second incident last night, fleeting, that shows just how much the Indianapolis Colts staff loves Tony Dungy....
Blogdome: BCS High School FOREVAH!
• How each bowl is like a kid you went to high school with. [Rich Kotite Banged Your Mom] • Looking at Jemele Hill's work so far. (Confession: She's growing on us.) [The Fan's Attic] • Mardy Collins has all kinds of history with this goon business. [Berg At Bat] • Looking at the REAL college footbal...
Jim Harbaugh Is Back In Town
Collegiate sports in the San Francisco Bay Area are — how shall we phrase it? — a little less intense than in other localities. For instance, if Auburn ever goes 1-11, expect that coach to show up at the next tailgate as the guest of honor, i.e., revolving slowly on a spit. But in Palo Alto, there w...
A Little Hoops Slip 'N Slide
Far be it from us to deign to understand what it takes to schedule a sporting event, but we would like to suggest that, in the future, basketball games continue to be played indoors....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: That convoy of Brinks trucks headed toward Florida and Arizona must mean that spring training can't be that far away. • 1 p.m.. NFL with Matt Williamson: Can any good come of it when someone names you Tan...
But He Means That In The Nicest Possible Way
We thought that we were pretty much up to speed on the brawl at Madison Square Garden and its aftermath, but now we're still a little confused. Is Isiah Thomas a "jerk," a "jackass" or an "asshole?" Our lines are still open, call in and cast your vote now! Nuggets coach George Karl left the question...
At The Garden With Deron, Stephon And The Cabal
So it figures: We go see our first (and likely only) Knicks game of the year, and not only is it their most "exciting" victory of the year, but it's a one that, the day after, even Knicks fans don't really care about. The Knicks had a rare stud game from Stephon Marbury — and by "rare," we mean "we ...
NBA Roundup: Free The Denver Three!
Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Peyton Manning Does Brief Alpha Dog Impression
See, this is what we were talking about. Going into last night's Monday Night game, the Bengals were the team with the defense that was playing well at the right time, the Colts were collapsing (because Tony Dungy isn't "tough" enough, or something) and the entire AFC was topsy-turvy, if you don't m...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while helping Skeletor find the true meaning of Christmas ... • NFL: Manning, Colts beat the Mean Machine, er, Bengals 34-16. • NBA: Now we've just gone Through the Looking Glass for sure. Knicks beat Jazz at buzzer. • NHL: Ducks keep rollin' ... not even Flames can stop 'em....
The Last Worthy MNF Game, We Suspect
In what should be an awfully fun and hopefully high-scoring Monday night game, the Indianapolis Colts and the Cincinnati Bengals, teams going in the ole "opposite directions" storyline. This being the NFL, everyone will forget the storylines once, you know, they actually play a game....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch instead of eating rhubarb ... • College men's basketball: Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee, at Nashville. We volunteer for the beer run during this one. [ESPN2] • NFL: Cincinnati at Indianapolis. This will go a long way toward determining who will lose in the second round of the playoffs. ...