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Selig Will Never, Ever Leave
• If Bud Selig gets an extension, everybody should! [Rumors And Rants] • Is Gonzaga's Big Monday deal good for the WCC? [Storming The Floor] • Jason Priestly, back on the track. [Brahsome] • In the bathroom for 30 days. Or something. [Shakedownsports] • Who are the best goal scorers since the lockou...
This Guy Hasn't Washed His Face Since 2004
They've announced the villain in the next Batman movie, and this one's the most insidious of all. His powers include super smugness, a photographic memory that does not include anything prior to 2001, and invisibility (should the conversation turn to the Bruins). Only posted comment to his photo so...
Tom Coughlin's Audacious Hands Of Hope And Joy
As much as we enjoyed the Giants-Packers NFC Championship Game on Sunday — we were hardly rooting for the Giants, but hey, what's more exciting than a guy finally hitting a game-winning field goal on his third try? — we found it somewhat disorienting: We are absolutely not used to see Giants coach T...
This Defense Would Require A Rather Intense Glove
We've always wondered what inspires people to attend a professional bowling event; it's not nearly as exciting as it looks like in Kingpin. But now that we've seen this guy's sign, we understand a little bit....
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most insightful comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Philip Rivers Played On Sunday Without Certain Small Body Parts
Among odds and ends found in the Chargers' locker room while sweeping up on Monday: Philip Rivers' anterior cruciate ligament. Seems that he was playing with only one on Sunday, which is why he seemed extra limber, no doubt. Playing without body parts: That's pretty gutsy....
Now The Knicks Are Pummeling The Reporters
In November, we told you about the pure bliss that went into being a beat reporter following the New York Knicks. (Note: We are employing The Sarcasm there.) But covering the Knicks doesn't just involve hating yourself and your choice of career; it can actively mean being beaten up by security....
Malkin's Bar Mitzvah Goes To Shmutz
The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of The FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer....
Buzzer Beatin' Bonanza
The NBA Closer is written by our Canadian weekend maestro J.E. Skeets. When he's not busy scouring the box scores or crop dusting, he can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast....
Somewhere There's A Tom Brady Voodoo Doll With A Pin In Its Foot
Your chances of seeing Matt Gutierrez at quarterback in the Super Bowl just improved slightly on Monday, as Tom Brady was spotted hobbling down a New York sidewalk in a foot cast. Now what this means is not clear; all that we know for certain is that Brady's foot speed is pretty much unchanged. My g...
About Last Night
What you missed while breaking up with the World's Hairiest Man ... • NBA: Miami Dolphins, meet the Miami Heat. Heat, Dolphins. Cavaliers 97, Heat 90. • Tennis: Australian Open ... Henin, Serena, no soup for you. • College basketball: We'll be walkin' in Memphis (walkin' in Memphis) ... step off, No...
The Six Storylines You're Already Sick Of
Because we're all gonna be hearing every single storyline between now and two freaking weeks from now, let's go ahead and run the obvious ones down, right here, to get 'em out of the way....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch on the last night before you cancel your cable for two weeks ... • College basketball: Syracuse at Georgetown (7 p.m., ET); Texas at Oklahoma State (9 p.m., ET); San Francisco at Gonzaga (midnight, ET). Eddie Sutton closes in on 800 victories (he's coaching USF, in case you hadn't hear...
Remembering MLK, Now Owned By Nike
As we, like a lot of you we suspect, spend the Martin Luther King holiday, you know, working, we remind of the sports tie-in to MLK's famous "I Have A Dream" speech....
Read Our Site, Or This UFC Guy Will Pummel You
Those of you kids who like the Ultimate Fighting Championships — and we will confess a fascination ourselves — are surely familiar with Matt Hughes. Not only is he a nine-time UFC welterweight champion, he's also author of the New York Times bestselling autobiography Made In America (his co-author...
All Announcers Should Be Like This Guy
As The Beautiful Game notes, if Joe Buck were more like this, we'd never hit mute on our television again....
Hey, Dan, Shut Your Cellphone Off
• Why did Dan Marino's cell phone keep ringing yesterday? [All On The Field] • Some early NBA MVP speculation. [With Malice] • Sam Dalembert knows his hockey. [The 700 Level] • The best college football cheap hits of the year. [The Wizard Of Odds] • This is a terrible joke to play on an NBA player. ...
The Coldest Bikini Fans In NFL History
We have to say, in the annals of Cameras Capturing People Suffering From A Ridiculously Small Amount Of Clothing While At Sporting Events In Below-Zero Temperatures history, this might be one of the more pleasant shots....