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Blogdome: For All The Cows
• Two moos for Virginia Tech, one moo for Miami and an extra moo for all our people upstate. [ActionBerg] • Yeah, we thought that Castilla-for-Lawrence trade was really weird too. [The Sports Frog] • The two Moneyball acolytes, Epstein and DePodesta, chillin' in Vegas, changing the game. [U.S.S. Mar...

Blogdom's Best: Indianapolis Colts
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...

Joe Paterno ... Closet Raci — You Know, We Don't Have The Energy Anymore
Another day, another old college football coach being subtly accused of racism. The headline on ESPN.com's home page kind of lets you know how Penn State coach Joe Paterno's comments on black athletes is being spun: "Paterno Links Black Athletes To Increased Scoring."...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Page 2's Scoop Jackson: Please describe your last actual scoop — and while we're waiting for you to come up with that thought, we'll observe a moment of silence for the dearly departed Page 3. • 2 p.m. Boxing with Dan Rafael: B...

T.O. Just Nukes 'Em All
Honestly, we don't know why athletes even give interviews anymore. Philadelphia Eagles poo-stirrer Terrell Owens, after being asked about ESPN moron Michael Irvin's comment that the Eagles would be undefeated with Brett Favre as quarterback instead of Donovan McNabb, responded with:...

About Last Night
What you missed while crafting a mashed potato-levee to hold back a potentially devastating gravy flood, thus saving the peas ... • NBA: Suns spoil Lakers home opener 122-112, so now you can wear that Leandro Barbosa jersey with pride. • NBA: Well, that didn't take long. Pacers beat Heat 105-102 as ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as doctors work the phones to try and find a compatible kidney ... • College FB: Pittsburgh at Louisville. Cardinals No. 2 in nation in scoring. Panthers No. 62. Good night, nurse. [ESPN] • NBA: Indiana at Miami. Shaq mad. Shaq smash! [TNT] • NBA: Phoenix at Los Angeles Lakers. Excuse ...

Packers: Your Anytime Minutes Are UP, Mister!
If you are a reporter covering the Green Bay Packers, for God's sake, sheath your cell phone! Yesterday, the Packers cancelled Brett Favre's afternoon press conference after coach Mike Sherman's morning conference kept being interrupted by reporters' ringing cellphones. When one went off, Sherman ...

"But Boss, They Had Beards! BEARDS, I Say!"
The big news in New York this morning — now that A-Rod has been appropriately chided for that not-really-all-that-nasty gambling business — involves five Muslim football fans who were detained in September at Giants Stadium during the Giants-Saints game. Their mistake? Other than being Muslim, you...

Blogdome: GMs Are Nerdy, Yo
• Wait, seriously ... since when did we start caring so much about baseball general managers? [Baseball Musings] • One of the things we love about Weblogs Inc. head honcho is his slavish devotion to all things Knicks. Here's his very entertaining live blog of last night's Knicks opener. [Calacanis.c...

Blogdom's Best: St. Louis Rams
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...

Michael Jordan's Sudden Inability To Speak
We have such huge blog crushes on the maniacs at Wizznutzz that it's somewhat embarassing to us and to our family. We love it muchly when they rip on Michael Jordan, like they did in this maddeningly brilliant post, but we've just discovered, via Mr. Irrelevant, their best find yet....

Kobe Bryant And His Leggings
YAY!Sports points out something we don't think anyone else noticed: During last night's thrilling Lakers' win over the Nuggets, Kobe Bryant — who, it seems is somewhat less than popular in the Denver metropolitian area — apparently was, uh ... wearing tights....

Dwight Gooden Receives Tiny Wrist Tap
A Deadspin friend who was there gives us a heads-up that Dwight Gooden was just "sentenced" to three years probation for his whole evading arrest/drunk driving/reckless driving incident from a few months ago. He will also "have to" do 100 hours of community service of speaking to schools and Littl...

Big Ben Has Windows Scraped
Word just came out at Steelers coach Bill Cowher's press conference: Ben Roethlisberger had knee surgery this morning and will be out 1-2 weeks. Ordinarily, we thought, knee surgery takes a little more out of one than that, but hey, he's Big Ben, he's tall, he could destroy you just by thinking a...

How Hurt Is T.O., Really?
Eagles receiver Terrell Owens, everybody's idea of a team player, has said he might not be able to play over the next three weeks because of a sprained ankle that aggravated his still-healing broken leg from last year. This is a terrible time, of course, for such an injury, since the Eagles happen...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: Thank God you're back. This is the only place where I can talk about Cleveland backup QB Charlie Frye without fear of reprisals. • 1 p.m. College BB with Andy Katz: Don't be alarmed, but Bobby Knight was...

About Last Night
What you missed while shooing Geraldo Rivera and his news crew out of your backyard with a broom ... • NBA: Kobe's jumper in OT helps Lakers win opener, so the bandwagon is ready for boarding, we suppose. • NBA: The honeymoon, which lasted about 3 hours, is over as Brown loses debut with Knicks. • N...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as coughing birds circle your house ... • College FB: Connecticut at West Virginia. Coal miners' sons vs. guys who once had paper routes. [ESPN2] • NBA: Philadelphia at Detroit. Let the post-Larry Brown era begin. Who is that who replaced him, again? [ESPN] • NBA: Los Angeles Lakers at...

Field Goal Jesus
Today we grapple with the big questions. Like, if Jesus were around today and attending high school, what sport would he go out for? It's impossible to know for sure (Kurt Warner isn't answering his cell phone), but we guess football. We imagine that Christ would be an awesome placekicker ("It's h...