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Soccer Player To Enjoy A Year Of Imaginary Freedom
Tired of American sports figures causing mayhem with actual weapons? We present Gary Charles, a former professional English soccer player who was arrested recently for threatening a bouncer with an imaginary knife. From the BBC:...
Blogdome: A Hunting Tale
• A sad, touching story of hunting, and fathers. [Bleacher Guy] • Jeff Bagwell didn't retire five years ago? [The Fan's Attic] • Away from the Pro Bowl with you, Mr. Owens. [WBRS Sports Blog] • How important are free throws, anyway? [Rotopoll] • Get your fake Brad Childress mustaches here. [The Fanh...
Year In Review: September
We're reviewing each month of the past year leading up to New Years Day. We call it, imaginatively, "Year In Review." We're digging through our archives pretty well, but if you think we should definitely feature something for the last year that we might overlook, email us at [email protected] with s...
Bless This Pitch
So here's something potentially quite fun: The Vatican is considering fielding a soccer team....
Darryl Strawberry's Advice For The Lovelorn
All right, all right, break it up! Stop it! Now can't you two see that you're still in love with each other? You've been searching all over for happiness when all the time it was right here in your own backyard. Now give each other a hug. Come on!...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: What, no taser? • 2 p.m. 07 Madden Nation's DJ: Why do I recall Madden 94 more clearly than the actual '94 NFL season? And what happened to the ambulance? • 3 p.m. NCAA FB with Beano Cook: Thanks for those ...
More Fun With Bruce Weber
Since we already devoted a whole post to a game that pretty much only we care about, we're not gonna bore you (again) with details of our Illini's 73-70 win over Missouri last night, the seventh straight win in the series. (Though it was a rather outstanding game, and some people even live-blogged...
Iverson, The Day After
What is left for the City of Brotherly Love, in the wake of the Allen Iverson trade yesterday? Jeff Garcia? Actually ... yeah, Jeff Garcia! Even the Flyers have lost a franchise-record seven straight. Darren Daulton, Philadelphia needs your time machine now more than ever....
Desmond Howard, Mythical Bowl Expert
We don't mean to be smug about this, we really don't: Live television is awfully difficult, with all the flashing lights and camera cues and clock countdowns, and the possibility that a single screwup will end up pointed out and mocked by little twerps like us. It's hard. We appreciate it....
NBA Roundup: All Suns, All Bulls, All The Time
Notes on Tuesday's doings in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while "caught up in the whirlwind" ... • NBA: Phoenix Suns don't really seem to care what the ball is made of ... • College football: Of course we'll all remember where we were the day that TCU won the Poinsettia Bowl. • College basketball: Looking toward an Ohio State-Florida matchu...
Our Yearly Boring Obsession With The Busch Braggin' Rights Game
It's time for our yearly Busch Braggin' Rights game post. Last year, when we headed back to Illinois for the yearly Illinois-Missouri basketball matchup in St. Louis, we marveled at just how poorly coached Missouri was. Quin Snyder, who can still FIRE UP HIS TEAM with the best of them, was fired l...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while pretending to understand the Credit Union Bowl ... • College football: San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Northern Illinois vs. TCU, at San Diego. And then he made a left turn through an unlocked gate, and Huskies head coach Joe Novak was never heard from again ... [E...
Can You Tell Them How To Get (How To Get) To The Playoffs?
This photo, from today's New York Times, shows various New York Jets hanging out with Elmo on "Sesame Street." We loved "Sesame Street" as a kid, and have little desire to make fun of the show or anyone for appearing on it. That said, right after this photo was taken, Coles and Elmo shared stories o...
Leftovers: Darrell Waltrip, ACTOR
• Darrell Waltrip is starring in "The Nutcracker." Yep. [WKRN] • A detailed look at just how the Giants are breaking down. [Valentine's Views] • Well, Pete Rose is in SOMEBODY's Hall of Fame. [Cincinnati Post] • KSK's 12 days of Christmas ode. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]...
Arena Football, It Is Now That You Kneel
After their television contract with NBC ran out this past season, we had been wondering what would happen to the Arena Football League; it's more than 20 years old, after all, and more successful than ever. (It's football pinball, and they play it in Utah!) Where would they land and still hang onto...
Iverson Finally Traded ... To The Nuggs!
Well, we suppose that makes sense: When your superstar is suspended 15 games for throwing a punch at someone named Mardy, the only real recuse you have is to go out and get yourself another superstar....
Vote For Rory Campaign Proving Frighteningly Successful
So ... Rory. Rory Fitzpatrick, the write-in candidate for the NHL All-Star Game that has become a Web cause celebre, is moving up the charts. How much? He's currently No. 2 among Western Conference Defensemen, ahead of Nikolas Lidstrom and just behind Scott Niedermayer. That would put him in the sta...
Time To Cart Off 2006
Yes, it's beginning to smell like a new year, which means that we have our minds on only one thing: Our favorite stretcher-related video clips of 2006. Here they are in no particular order, although we have to say that No. 3 has a special place in our heart, because you just can't fake that kind of ...
Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Chris Berman Vs. Harold Reynolds
All right, here we are: It's time for the Final Four. We have our ESPN side of the bracket, and then our Masturbator Locator Vs. Horse side of the bracket. All four candidates are worthy. It's time for some tough decisions, people....