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The Final Four Open Thread
I'm afraid I won't be with you for tonight's basketball festivities — I decided to try actually watching a game without a keyboard in front of me. I don't know what that's going to be like, but I've heard it's wild....
To Watch Tonight...
• Movie. The Rookie. Dennis Quaid was born to play old athletes. 8:00, ABC. • College Basketball. NCAA Tournament. Ohio State vs. Florida. Where Dennis Quaid stars in the role of Greg Oden. 6:07, CBS. • College Basketball. NCAA Tournament. Florida vs. UCLA. Half of the nation will have night terrors...
If The Indians Win, Do Native Americans Get Civil Rights?
In about a half an hour, Major League Baseball is going through with something they're calling "The Civil Rights Game," which was a really really nice idea ... until Major League Baseball screwed it up about as badly as anything can be screwed up....
LeftoverDome...
• Your guide to the best cuisine available at Major League Ballparks. [Diamond Hoggers] • The Big Lead has an interview with blogger Curtis Granderson, who also plays baseball. [The Big Lead] • Winthrop's Gregg Marshall is your mid-major Coach of the Year. [Hugh Durham Award] • The experience of tra...
American Gladiators, You Have Been Missed
If you're struggling to find something to help pass the time before this evening's festival of basketball, I can't recommend ESPN Classic strongly enough right now. We're in the midst of a 7-episode American Gladiators marathon, starring Zap, Gemini, Malibu, Sunny, Joe Theismann, and a contestant na...
Today In The Premiership...
Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal. It had to be a little difficult for England coach Steve McClaren to watch Peter Crouch notch a hat trick today. Crouch missed the last two England atrocities to have surgery to fix his busted snout, so the three goals he had waiting in the chamber went towards Liverpool's effo...
David Justice Almost Killed Halle Berry
It's hard to imagine that the woman in that picture almost ended her life over a career .279 hitter. She says that's what happened, though. Halle Berry told Parade Magazine (the one that comes with your Sunday paper) that she tried to kill herself after her break-up with David Justice....
Gary Wanted Scooter to Cheat
What we have here is a point-shaving scandal that can in absolutely no way rock the foundation of college sports. Why not, you ask? Well, because it involves the Toledo Rockets, Scooter, Gary, and groceries....
5, 4, 3... Wheee! Uh Oh...
If you slept at all, chances are, you slept more peacefully than Michael Ruffin last night. Between the guilt, the "Dear God, what have I done" thoughts, and the endless "Thanks a lot, dickhead" phone calls from teammates, Michael Ruffin probably didn't sleep well....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, Fox Soccer. Premiership. Chelsea vs. Watford. 12:00, Speed. Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auction: Palm Beach. 12:00, CBS. Tennis. Sony Ericsson Open, Women's Final. 1:00, ESPN Classic. American Gladiators. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse: Syracuse @ Loyola (Md.) 2:00, NBC. Triathlon. Ford Ironman...
About Last Night...
• NBA. Rockets 107, Lakers 104. The Lakers lost, but Kobe just averaged 40 points for the month of March. He should at least get a little plaque or something. • NHL. Devils 3, Flyers 1. It ties New Jersey for the lead in the Atlantic Division. How about that? • NBA. Heat 92, Timberwolves 77. 22 and ...
Week In Review: Yes, Virgina, There Is A Final Four
• Screw off, Selig. • Goodbye, George Solomon. • Peyton Manning blows us away with his ability to be vaguely amusing. • Look what happens when you get these guys together in a room. • Dance, Gus Johnson, dance. • Duke ladies. • See ya, Joe Theismann. • You, too, can coach the Wolverines. • David Hir...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after a couple of drinks, a nice steak and a parking lot beatdown at O'Charley's ... • Boxing: Mary Jo Sanders vs. Valerie Mahfood, for IBA women's middleweight title, from Detroit. C-c-c-ca-ca-ca catfight! [ESPN2] • Baseball: Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle, exhibition, at Las Vegas. Just tr...
What's More Beautiful Than Atlanta In March?
After what seemed an interminable week off, we're finally back moving with the NCAA Tournament tomorrow night, and we kind of can't wait: After last year's wretched Final Four — three lousy games — we should be in store for some double-plus pleasantness....
Leftovers: Dream Night At Busch
• Not only are the Cardinals receiving their World Series rings on Sunday, but REO Speedwagon is singing the national anthem! [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] • Baseball chatter is bad for kids' health. [Cincinnati Enquirer] • Bunch of college stars, hanging out, eating meat. [DC Sports Bog] • Get the foul...
Your NL West "Preview"
Whew, last one. We'd like to point out a couple of the pictures above. First, we enjoyed choosing a picture of Tony Clark for the D-Backs one, considering he's the opposite of a Diamondback this year. Second: Steve Finley is on the Rockies? Wow!...
Baseball Season Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Think You Can Avoid The Legend Of Barbaro? Go Ahead, Try
Two months after he cantered off of this mortal coil, further proof that the Barbaro phenomenon is still bigger than all of us....
Jim Harbaugh Has Some Breaking News, Dammit!
In case you didn't hear him the first time, new Stanford football coach Jim Harbaugh insists that it's not just wishful thinking on his part that Pete Carroll is about to begin his final season with USC. Harbaugh said it to CBS Sportsline earlier this week, then repeated it to the Los Angeles Times ...
Cultural Oddsmaker: What'll Be The Next Disgusting Act During A Sporting Event?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....