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About Last Night ...
What you missed while readjusting ... • College basketball: Iona gets a scare before finally losing as usual, preserving perfect record. • NBA: Steve Nash will not let you jinx this streak, dammit! • NHL: Not tonight, I have a Hasek ... Red Wings top Avalanche 3-1. • College basketball: Cardinal Rul...
I Think It's Jim Sorgi In The Colt Costume
Bear vs. Colt is an inspired bit of Super Bowl silliness. Every day between now and the Super Bowl, they post a new video with a Bear vs. Colt battle, with a guy in a bear costume going toe to toe in some manner against a guy in a colt costume....
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. Indiana Pacers @ Detroit Pistons. Mike Dunleavy does not have the same brawl-inducing potential as Ron Artest. 7:00, ESPN. • College Basketball. UCLA @ Stanford. Stanford's Brook Lopez had a triple double last week. That's something. 8:00, FSN. • Women's College Basketball. North Carolina @ M...
Broken Glass! WooHoo!
Continuing with the theme of "Dunk Attempts Gone Awry," I'm happy to bring you this three-man high school effort....
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• Dirk Nowitzki spills his milkshake. [NBA FanHouse] • Lincoln Kennedy, a former NFL Top-10 draft pick and former NFL Network personality, takes a stab at Arena Football. [SI.com] • The Oshawa Generals lose, the mayor loses a bet ... and March 20th in Oshawa will be declared "Steven Colbert Day" in ...
In Hindsight, a Lay Up Might Have Been A Better Idea
Kansas forward Julian Wright has it all. The quick hands and anticipation on defense, the speed to get a breakaway dunk, and then, unfortunately, the spontaneous onset of quadriplegia during said dunk attempt....
A Happy Ending For That EBay Bears Lady
You may recall the attractive Bears fan who attempted to auction herself off on EBay in return for a Super Bowl ticket last week. The bidding went up to 99 bazillion dollars and was then killed by EBay, only for her to try again, and again have the auction pulled....
Barbaro Being Sliced Open Again
Darling Barbaro has gone back under the knife, The majestic steed developed an abscess in his right hand foot, and the surgery to treat it is described as very risky, but also as the only option....
Filling Your Burning Need For Pageantry
It's so difficult to wait that extra week for the Super Bowl. The promise of spectacular pageantry is on the horizon, but still just out of your reach. Oh, pageantry, you seductive temptress....
Just Rename It The 'Roger Federer Tour' And Get It Over With
It's looking like there will be exactly one interesting men's professional tennis match played this year, and that will be Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal in the finals of the French Open. Federer is probably going to win every other match he plays, and any match that doesn't involve Federer amounts ...
College Hoops Compendium: I Hate It When UNC Is This Good
• (4) North Carolina 92, Arizona 64. Lute Olson vows to burn the game tape of this one, and if that's all he burns, it's an accomplishment, because no one would blame him if he engulfed himself in flames right about now. Arizona had lost three of their last four, but still had this date to look at ....
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, CBS. College Basketball. Wisconsin @ Iowa or Tennessee @ Kentucky. 1:00, ABC. NBA Basketball. Phoenix Suns @ Cleveland Cavaliers. 1:00, CSTV. Women's College Basketball. Notre Dame @ Connecticut. 2:30, ESPNU. College Wrestling. Harvard @ Army. 3:00, CSTV. Women's College Basketball. East Carol...
About Last Night...
• College Basketball. Ohio State 66, Michigan State 64. Twenty-four second half points from Drew Neitzel end up being completely inconsequential. "Neitzel" actually means "inconsequential" in Burmese. • College Football. Senior Bowl. North 27, South 0. And you still can't secede from the union. • NB...
This One's For The Cranks and Birds
Conan O'Brien, on top of his game ... and a little bit of baseball history for you, too. Pitchers and catchers report in 18 days....
To Watch Tonight
• College Basketball: Syracuse @ Louisville. I bet this seemed like a good idea before the season started. 7:00, ESPN. • High School Basketball. Dematha (Md.) vs. Towson Catholic (Md.). Ha ha, you guys have to spend a year in college, ha ha. 9:00, ESPNU. • College Basketball. Michigan State @ Ohio S...
Throw In The Jacket, And We'll Talk
A man on craigslist.com is looking for two Super Bowl tickets... and in turn, he would like to offer you lifetime access to nude Wisconsin girls:...
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• Buffalo Sabres fans earn themselves a poor reputation in Columbus, where it's hard to do such things. [German Village Media] • The ins and outs of Michael Wilbon's duties at the Washington Post. [Washingtonian] • A world club championship for hockey could be in the works. That actually sounds kind...
Be Careful When Shaking Jason Kidd's Hand
For years, every time he went to the free throw line, Jason Kidd has blown a kiss into the air as a symbol of his love for his wife. Now that the marriage is over, though, Kidd is apparently sending the kisses somewhere that he feels needs the love a little more ... his own asshole....
Bengal Watch
I hope you enjoyed the 48-hour period in which a "FREE CHRIS HENRY" t-shirt was appropriate. Save them, though, you never know when they'll be relevant again. The "troubled" wide receiver was released from prison on Saturday morning after a two-day stretch, slid out a side entrance, and hopped in a ...
Today In The FA Cup...
• Bristol City 2-2 Middlesbrough. Balls of titanium on those Bristol City boys. The League One side faced a two goal deficit at halftime against the heavily-favored Premiershippers from Middlesbrough. Injury-riddled 'Boro got first half goals from Aiyebgeni Yakubu and Malcolm Christie, but Bristol C...