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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NCAA Tournament Buzz: Shouldn't Eddie Sutton be here for this? • 4 p.m. NHL with Barry Melrose: Ah, Mr. Penalty Box. Is it true you spend more time here than you actually did on the ice? • 4:30 p.m. Stuart Scott's Two-Way: Your c...
Sweet Jesus, It's Almost Time!
Looking for an edge in your NCAA Basketball Tournament office pool? Perhaps you should rely on help from above. Yes, we've seen your bracket, and prayer is the only answer. And just to be sure, you should also probably pick up some official Jesus basketball gear — including the jersey Christ himse...
Cuba Crashes Everybody's Party, And It's Awesome
As usual, we had trouble sleeping the night before the NCAA tournament started, so we revved up our MLB.tv last night and watched both World Baseball Classic games. They were, both, amazing. The second game was the one most important to Americans, with Korea winning an extremely tense 2-1 game, le...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while playing with your Albert Einstein action figure ... • World Baseball Classic: Chan Ho Park helps matters for a change — Korea beats Japan to keep U.S. alive. • MLB: Bonds homers in spring win over Brewers, is 7-for-9 with three dings. Enjoy it while you can, Giants fans. • NBA:...
"The Ball Is Tipped ..."
Honestly, we feel like it's Christmas Eve; it's the day before the tournament, one of the most wonderful days of the year. We know we're sometimes considered Negative Nellies around these parts, but we truly love sports, and the NCAA tournament, in a way that transcends Billy Packer or draconian ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as someone brings you a delicious bass ... • National Invitation Tournament, first round: Wake Forest at Minnesota. Even if you win this thing, you're not as good as Monmouth. [ESPN2] • Major League Baseball: Preseason, New York Yankees vs. Houston, at Kissimmee, Fla. In which we disco...
Bracket Breakdown: Oakland Regional
The question was raised by Dan Shanoff in the Daily Quickie this morning, and echoed in today's Sports Illustrated: Is this the year a No. 16 seed finally beats a No. 1? Oral Roberts is a No. 16 seed that's much better than your usual No. 16 seed, and you could certainly argue that Memphis is a li...
Leftovers: CRACKing The Bracket
• CRACKED takes on the NCAA tournament bracket, with pretty amusing results. [Cracked] • Dwight Gooden, in some serious trouble again. [MLB.com] • Sean Connery will sue you and your damn golf course. [The Wade Blogs] • Tom Brady, firing a machine gun in Israel. Some things just make no sense. [Bosto...
Bracket Breakdown: Minneapolis Regional
For some reason, the Minneapolis Regional is the one that inspires us the least. We're not sure why; we love Villanova and think the college basketball world is a better place when the Wildcats are good....
Bracket Breakdown: Washington, D.C. Regional
Remember last year, when Bill Murray suddenly showed up in Chicago to root on the Illini in their run for the Final Four? As Illini fans, this made us extremely happy. It's nice when it turns out that the celebrity fan bandwagon jumpers for your team are actually cool....
NCAA Pants Party: Kentucky Vs. UAB
Kentucky Wildcats (21-12) vs. Alabama-Birmingham Blazers (24-6). When: Friday, 9:55 p.m. Where: Philadelphia...
Bracket Breakdown: Atlanta Regional
Ah, the Atlanta regional. J.J. Redick's shocker. Daniel Gibson's optical illusion penis. A bunch of Ivy League dorks. The memories, we tell you. We're hoping Cal plays Duke in the regional final, so we can see the Cal fans play a prank on Redick....
Your One-Stop Tourney Guide
So we're willing to grant that maybe we've been overdoing it a little with these NCAA previews that have taken over our site over the last few days — though we still had time for lesbian cheerleader and sex boat updates, of course — but we hope you've been enjoying them, and, besides, there's only...
NCAA Pants Party: Texas Vs. Pennsylvania
Texas Longhorns (27-6) vs. Pennsylvania Quakers (20-8). When: Friday, 9:50 p.m. Where: Dallas....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Pirates
We re only a couple of weeks from Opening Day, so it s time to start previewing the season. Inspired by an old feature on The Black Table, we re going team-by-team and distributing Four Things You Don t Know about them. If you have suggested oddities on your team, send them to us at tips@deadspin....
NCAA Pants Party: North Carolina Vs. Murray State
North Carolina Tar Heels (22-7) vs. Murray State (24-6). When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. ET Where: Dayton, Ohio....
Blogdome: Trouble With Bon Jovi's Team
• It's never good when your Arena League team is busted on rape charges. [Philadelphia Will Do] • Johnny Weir wants you to fuck off. [OutSports] • An unhappy Vikings fan's look at the Culpepper trade. [Complete Sports] • What Bill Bennett's bracket looks like. [Utter Wonder] • Another big NCAA previ...
The End Of Team USA Is Nigh
Amidst all the "The WBC Is So Much Better Than We Thought!" stories, the performance of Team USA continues to be blasted by anyone with a laptop. As much fun as it might be to see A-Rod lose, we can't quite get behind the "they're spoiled athletes!" maxim that people are always applying to nationa...
NCAA Pants Party: Kansas Vs. Bradley
Kansas Jayhawks (25-7) vs. Bradley Braves (20-10) When: Friday, 9:40 p.m. ET Where: Auburn Hills, Mich....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Bracket Talk with Pat Forde: Why should we listen to a person who finishes last in the ESPN office pool every year? • 1 p.m. NFL draft with Mel Kiper: We here that citizens across the nation are banding together, demanding that M...