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Do Not Taunt The Holley Mangold
Last week, ESPN.com's Greg Garber brought the ballad of Holley Mangold to the unwashed masses, describing how her high school team lost in the Ohio Division III championship game, to Steubenville. Mangold played only on a few point-after attempts, so she can't be blamed for the loss....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: Who seems more unemployable right now, Barry Bonds or O.J. Simpson? • 2 p.m.. College Football with Ivan Maisel: It's never too late in the season for cowbell, wouldn't you agree? • 4 p.m.. MBB with Doug ...
So This Is What They Mean By A Friendly
We're no experts — perhaps Mr. Hirshey can help us out here — but we do know that this is just all kinds of wrong....
You Say Seymour, We Say Pusey, Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
In July, we told you about Lucious Pusey, freshman linebacker for Eastern Illinois University. We also mentioned that he had petitioned to legally change his name to Lucious Seymour, an instinct we absolutely understand....
NBA Roundup: The Game's Afoot
Notes from Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Jeff Garcia Cannot Be Destroyed By A Mortal Man
From our experience, when Jeff Garcia is making this motion, and he's about to chuck it long and downfield, something bad is about to happen. We mean, it's Jeff Garcia! The last few years, his main purpose has been to be the target of Terrell Owens' sublimated man-on-man urges....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering in the doctor's office if your cell plan includes "ass waiting" ... • NFL: Happy Feet ... Eagles' Jeff Garcia scrambles past Panthers. • NBA: The Streak is dead ... Mavericks cannot withstand the power of Agent Zero's wrath. • NHL: Marty Turco laughs at your feeble sc...
Amazingly, This Is Actually An Important NFC Game
As insane as it might be to contemplate, the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that seemingly hasn't won in months, a team that is legitimately trying to figure out if they're going to start Jeff Garcia or A.J. Feeley, a team that its fans can't even muster up enough enthusiasm to hate properly ... this t...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while pimping out your sofa ... • College men's basketball: Southern California at Kansas. It's the only thing happening in Kansas tonight. [ESPN2] • NFL: Carolina at Philadelphia. Jeff Garcia or A.J. Feely? (That sound you heard was assistants pulling Andy Reid's head out of the oven....
Nothing More Enraging Than A Buzzsaw Loss
You know, we have to admit, if we were a fan of the St. Louis Rams, or, say, a former USC star who isn't even strong enough right now to make the active roster of the St. Louis Rams, after losing convincingly to the Buzzsaw yesterday, well, we might want to stab someone in the face too....
Leftovers: "Dear Kid — Sorry I'm Late"
• Receiving a signed baseball card from a "favorite" player, 15 years later. [Slate] • Pujols wants to apologize for Ryan Howard MVP remarks. [ESPN] • Yeah, take that Corso! [YouTube] • What the heck is going on with the Texas Rangers? [Baseball Musings] • A look at a (somewhat) early NFL Rookie of ...
Watch Your Beer Around Carl Lewis
The first time we ever remember hearing about steroids, as far as we can recollect, was Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, a guilty finding made all the more hilarious because he's Canadian. (Kind of.) Well, over the weekend, Johnson revealed that he has finally, 18 years later, figured out who famously...
Join The Bowl Game Pants Party, If You DARE
For those of you still paying attention, we're still running our NFL Pants Party Pick 'Em league; with 2,512 entrants, a man/woman named "T. Clark," and his/her entry "Inst. of Victory Science" is comfortably in first place, with 132 correct games picked. (That's actually eighth in the entire ESPN.c...
Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Barbaro Vs. Lamar Thomas
All right, we know this is supposed to just run Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we decided that we were too eager to finally get this first round overwith so we can start the second round tomorrow. (SI's curious pick of Mr. Wade made us decide to speed up the process a bit.) So, this is the final first ...
Wear The Jersey Of Your Favorite Player's Venereal Disease!
You might remember the famous OutSports expose on the words that the NFL won't allow you to print on the back of their jerseys. Apparently, this guy, from the Atlanta game last weekend, was somehow able to iron on this tribute to Ron Mexico himself....
Blogdome: The REAL Hall Of Fame
• Time, once again, for voting on the Fantasy Football Hall of Fame. [Football Outsiders] • Yeah, it's really not a happy time for Giants fans. [NYGMen] • What's going on with that Williams sisters contract lawsuit involving their father? [Pass The Word] • Vince Young is changing all kinds of percep...
Hirshey: Sentencing The Children To A Lifetime Of Pain
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Punching Cops In The Chest? BAD IDEA
Can you believe it has only been a month since a Cincinnati Bengal was arrested? Seriously, it's almost as like they were winning and no one had noticed!...
Perhaps She Has Chosen The Wrong Collegiate Extracurricular Activity
The M Zone takes a moment away from screaming at the heavens and cursing Allah to bring us this video, from the USC-UCLA game Saturday — way to step up, Trojans, by the way — and the famous Unable To Figure Out When Is, In Fact, The Correct Time To Cheer cheerleader. She has a tendency to strike dur...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. BCS expert Brad Edwards: OK, the BCS matchups are set. Now can Rube Goldberg have his computer back? • 3:30 p.m. AFC West w/Jeremy Green: Why do you insist on calling the Broncos "The Jay Cutler Experience Featuring Homer Simpson...