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Join Reggie's Paper Puppet Playground!
Here's something you might have heard about, but we haven't: It's Sumiko's Playground, a Japanese NBA blog with that unique sensibility that the Japanese tend to bring to our favorite sports....

John Clayton Gets His Bill Self On
We like John Clayton. We're glad they finally got rid of those "Look how different they are!" combat sections with Sean Salisbury and let Clayton get back to what he does best: Provide incredibly dorky updates on NFL minutiae you didn't even know that you cared about....

Sweet 16 Pants Party: Villanova Vs. Boston College
Villanova Wildcats (27-4) vs. Boston College Eagles (28-7) When: Tonight, 7:10 p.m. Where: Minneapolis...

Why Your National Radio Host Sucks
OK, there's no such feature, really. But maybe there should be. Our first honored guest could be (drum roll) ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd, who is currently taking broadsides from a variety of directions over his use of a stolen comedy bit on his show on Wednesday. Burnt Orange Nation has been on thi...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. College Hoops with Pat Forde: Gonzaga would have to lose just as my Adam Morrison hairstyle was beginning to catch on. Know a good barber? • 1 p.m. TPC with Golf World: We know your evil agenda, Golf World; to see the entire su...

NCAA Roundup: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
More news and notes from an amazing night of college basketball. • Most common email we've received today: What's with the shrieking lady at the Gonzaga/UCLA game? We don't know; if anyone does, please let us know. This seems to be a trend in tourney games; inexplicable screaming people in the sta...

It Gets The Feelings Out
The question has been asked by sports fans for a while now, and it's tough to get a straight answer: Is it all right to cry? Howard Stern's old radio show once ran a montage of celebrities crying in public, and though the sentiments were sincere enough, it was difficult to hear the clips without h...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering if you look like Homer Simpson ... • NCAA Tournament: Reddick 3-of-18 vs. LSU as Duke bows out in regional semis for third time in four years. Somewhere, Dale Brown is smiling. • NBA: Warriors overcome Nowitzki's 51 points to win in Dallas. Wait ... what? • NHL: Thras...

Coach K Will Eat Your Child
We want to make this clear: We have no problem, inherent, with Duke University, coach Mike Krzyzewski, the state of North Carolina, blue-colored demons or anyone who is not a dog but might still have the unfortunate nickname of "Duke."...

Barry Bonds Looking For Money From Publishing. Really
As "Game Of Shadows" hits newstands — and we even got one delivered to our apartment from the publishers, one we didn't even ask for — it appears Barry Bonds is now "fighting back," if you want to call it that. Bonds' lawyer said today that he will sue the authors of the book. How much does he wan...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you dream that you're an anonymous salesman stuck in a hotel in California ... • College Basketball: Regional coverage, doubleheader, regional semifinals, Duke vs. LSU and Texas vs. West Virginia at Atlanta and Memphis vs. Bradley and UCLA vs. Gonzaga at Oakland. Hey, when you're pl...

Sweet 16 Pants Party: UCLA Vs. Gonzaga
UCLA Bruins (29-6) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (29-3) When: Tonight, 9:57 p.m. ET (approx.) Where: Oakland...

See Le Spur Rap!
From Detroit Bad Boys, we proudly present video of Spurs point guard Tony Parker rapping like a, well, like a French point guard who plays in San Antonio. Enjoy....

Leftovers: The Return Of Kemp
• Shawn Kemp wants to return to the NBA. Some things are just too serious to make a joke about. [ESPN] • Bob Huggins completes his Bill Snyder impression and heads to Kansas State. [Kansas City Star] • One more little slice of love for the Bradley Braves. [The Phat Phree] • Gary Sheffield implica...

How To Get Yourself Fired, In Two Seconds
Yesterday, St. Louis sports radio station KTRS fired host Dave Linehan after he used a racial slur to describe Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The mistake was accidental, but the station felt it had to fire him. We, uh, kind of hate racial slurs around here, but we feel obliged to repeat the ...

USC Still Can't Believe It Lost Either
Boi From Troy has dug up an interesting little nugget: The schedule poster for the upcoming Southern California football team contains the word "ENCORE!" as its theme....

Sweet 16 Pants Party: Texas Vs. West Virginia
Texas Longhorns (29-6) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (22-10) When: Tonight, 9:40 p.m. ET (approx.) Where: Atlanta...

Bill Simmons Will Not Be Silenced
On the heels of a big Sports Illustrated story on him, good ole Bill Simmons "broke the ESPN.com" record with a two-hour chat yesterday. The chat — which somewhat inexplicably included two Deadspin references — covered various topics and, as was remarked upon by several chatters, seemed to be allo...

Sweet 16 Pants Party: Memphis Vs. Bradley
Memphis Tigers (32-3) vs. Bradley Braves (22-10) When: Tonight, 7:27 p.m. ET Where: Oakland...