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Birdman Ready To Fly Again, This Time With Fewer Stimulants
It has only been two years, but still, a lot of people don't remember the maestro that was former Nugget and Hornet Chris Anderson. He's perhaps most famous for his performance in the slam dunk contest — Bill Simmons wrote, "Looking back, I think the best part was that he started off the contest by ...
Super Bowl Week Is Finally Here
So, friends, it begins. After the endless, man, are they having ANY sports this week? of the past seven days, it's time for Super Bowl XLII exhaustion. You can't say that ESPN doesn't have you covered. Heavens....
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Ashley Cole Is A Charmer
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
The Only Logical Thing To Wear To A Gymnastics Meet
As part of some sort of apparent fraternity hazing ritual at the University of Georgia, two guys showed up to a UGA-LSU gymnastics meet dressed like this....
Next All-Star Game, They Should Definitely Light Kovalchuk On Fire
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....
Is There Room In Dayton For Chief Kickingstallionsims?
The College Basketball Closer is written by the gang at Storming The Floor....
The Clashing Of The Titanic Titans
The NBA Closer is written by Matt McHale, who is in no way related to Kevin McHale and who has taken the necessary legal steps to ensure that it stays that way. When he's not screaming in soulless rage at the merciless Pagan gods, he can be found making fart jokes at Basketbawful. Enjoy!...
About Last Night
What you missed while trying to ignore that letter from Hogwarts ... • NBA: 41 pickup ... No doubt about it, LeBron loves playing the Lakers. • Figure skating: Lysacek edges Weir for U.S. Figure Skating gold. Tiebreaker included a Zamboni race. • MLB: Erik Bedard is a Mariner! Or no, wait ... hmm. W...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after getting back from the local swimming pool ... • NHL: 56th All-Star Game live from Atlanta (6:00 p.m., ET). The crew at Melt Your Face-Off can't stop tapping their sticks on the boards! [VS.] • NBA: Denver at Dallas (6:30 p.m., ET). Uh-oh ... another nationally televised game for ...
Dick Questions For Coach Bob Huggins, Press *1 On Your Telephone Please
On Wednesday, Will told you about a group of pranksters who had successfully crashed some SEC women's basketball coaches' teleconference. On Thursday, Steinz informed the masses that the Big East men's coaches had been hit. On Friday, The Big Lead posted the audio. God, I love the Internets!...
My Rules. My House. My Mustard Jar, Champ.
• The Adventures of Cecil & Prince Fielder, Vol. 1. [Diamond Hoggers] • ESPN TV launches a new channel: ESPN CDTSBXLIX. [Bleacher Report] • An in-depth analysis of FOX's creepy NFL robot. [Sandpaper Suit] • Your one-stop-shop for the MLS season preview. [Soccer Tickets Online] • Leverage is not Dere...
Whoa! I Can't Even Tell Them Apart!
Tyler Pratt — um, pictured left — sent a photo of himself in to some Patriots look-alike contest saying people tell him he looks like Tom Brady. Apparently, Tyler Pratt works in a cave ... with blind people ... who are horrible fuckin' liars....
Photo Of The Day: Denim And Jugs
I'll be honest with you: I have no idea when, where and why this photo was taken. Hell, I don't even know who that woman is, though I suspect Brooks does. (UPDATE: Yup.) I just wanted to post this to complete this spectacular Kareem garment collection. Done and done....
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure
• 1:00 — NBA: Celtics at Magic [ABC] • 1:00 — College Basketball: Michigan at Michigan State [CBS] • 1:00 — Varsity Blues [TBS] • 2:00 — Winter X Games: Skiing, snowboarding [ESPN2] • 2:00 — Bowling: USBC Queens [ESPN2] • 2:00 — Caddyshack II [VS.] • 2:30 — Face/Off [USA] • 3:00 — Golf: PGA Tour Bui...