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How In The World Could These Guys Ever Lose?
The boys pictured here are not, in fact, the 2007-08 freshman recruits for Northwestern; actually, they're the Ohio State-Marion Scarlet Wave, who not only own one of the sillier team nicknames we can remember — what is a "Scarlet Wave," exactly? — but are also the team that lost 201-78 last weeke...
Give A Shoutout To The Men Who Bring You The Dumb Bowls
In a valuable work of public service, the guys at Get Untracked have compiled a list of the official contacts for each of the 32 college football bowl games. They dig up all kinds of fascinating tidbits....
Yeah, Take That, You Monstrous Goal Receptacle
We've been remiss in not mentioning the rather astounding celebration from UC Santa Barbara fans after their team upset UCLA to win its first-ever soccer national championship last weekend. In a rarity for American soccer fans, they went kind of nuts, swiping a goal post and throwing it into the oce...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Tennis with Peter Bodo: Oh, this is a chat? I thought it was some sort of invitation for which I was going to have to invent an excuse to not attend. • 1 p.m. NBA with Bill Walton: Did Luke understand a single thing you were sayi...
Tom Brady Sorts Out The BCS Confusion
Well it's Wednesday, and surely by now Michigan fans are over the sting of not being voted into the BCS title game opposite Ohio State. We imagine that Rose Bowl Fever is gripping the state of Michigan. Right? Hello? (taps computer monitor)....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching a wiener dog chase a bear ... • NBA: "No thanks, I think I'll pass ..." Nash dishes 20 assists as Suns drop Kings. • NHL: Red Wings ruin Brett Hull Night the only way they know how. • College basketball: LSU stops Texas A&M ... and, let the Big Baby hype officially beg...
Imagine How Mad She Would Have Been If It Were Hot Outside
We know this isn't necessarily a sports story, but it does take place in St. Louis, and it does involve beer, so we're just gonna run with it....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the cops cite your frat house for too little noise (sad, really) ... • College men's basketball: Jimmy V Classic, at New York: Oklahoma State vs. Syracuse; Louisville vs. Arizona. We always like to lead up to the Jimmy V Classic by re-reading the book Personal Fouls. [ESPN] • NHL: C...
Eddie Griffin's Criminal Climax
Because we are nothing if not thorough, digging down so deep into a story that we can't imagine how to get out, doggedly pursuing every subplot until the thread is bare, we return you today to the story of Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin. As you might remember, Mr. Griffin was arrested for crashi...
Jeffrey Maier Wants To Return And Screw Over The Orioles Again
You might remember that Jeffrey Maier, the infamous Yankees fan who might have cost the Orioles a win in the 1996 American League Championship Series, was hoping to be selected in the amateur draft earlier this year. Well, it didn't quite happen the way he wanted, so now, at the Winter Meetings — ...
Blogdome: The Return Of The Gatorade Guy
• Remember Darren Rovell from ESPN? He's one of the suits at CNBC now, and he has own big corporate blog. [CNBC] • Dale Davis was found completely innocent and, it turns out, was Tasered without justification. [Detroit Bad Boys] • Help Carnegie Mellon choose its new mascot. [The North End Zone] • He...
The Cheapest Of The Cheap Shots
The fine souls at The Wizard Of Odds have compiled a group of the most egregious cheap shots in college football this year, with clips, and is encouraging readers to vote....
Do Not Taunt The Holley Mangold
Last week, ESPN.com's Greg Garber brought the ballad of Holley Mangold to the unwashed masses, describing how her high school team lost in the Ohio Division III championship game, to Steubenville. Mangold played only on a few point-after attempts, so she can't be blamed for the loss....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: Who seems more unemployable right now, Barry Bonds or O.J. Simpson? • 2 p.m.. College Football with Ivan Maisel: It's never too late in the season for cowbell, wouldn't you agree? • 4 p.m.. MBB with Doug ...
So This Is What They Mean By A Friendly
We're no experts — perhaps Mr. Hirshey can help us out here — but we do know that this is just all kinds of wrong....
You Say Seymour, We Say Pusey, Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
In July, we told you about Lucious Pusey, freshman linebacker for Eastern Illinois University. We also mentioned that he had petitioned to legally change his name to Lucious Seymour, an instinct we absolutely understand....
NBA Roundup: The Game's Afoot
Notes from Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Jeff Garcia Cannot Be Destroyed By A Mortal Man
From our experience, when Jeff Garcia is making this motion, and he's about to chuck it long and downfield, something bad is about to happen. We mean, it's Jeff Garcia! The last few years, his main purpose has been to be the target of Terrell Owens' sublimated man-on-man urges....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering in the doctor's office if your cell plan includes "ass waiting" ... • NFL: Happy Feet ... Eagles' Jeff Garcia scrambles past Panthers. • NBA: The Streak is dead ... Mavericks cannot withstand the power of Agent Zero's wrath. • NHL: Marty Turco laughs at your feeble sc...
Amazingly, This Is Actually An Important NFC Game
As insane as it might be to contemplate, the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that seemingly hasn't won in months, a team that is legitimately trying to figure out if they're going to start Jeff Garcia or A.J. Feeley, a team that its fans can't even muster up enough enthusiasm to hate properly ... this t...