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The NFC Championship Live Blog, Done Right (Not With Tagged Posts)
Will it be the desert dwellers or the East coast fellers? Which nine-win team reigns supreme? This and much more Iron Chef-style prose to follow in the live blog, aprez le jump....

Live From Glendale, It's The Emeritus Twitter Feed
Live Twittering from the Pink Taco. Watch a boy melt down, in real time. [Twitter]...

Kobe Is The MVP, The Horse Has Spoken
Well, there's not point in having an MVP vote this year—or even playing the rest of the NBA season—for that matter. Shaq's Twitter feed has made its choice and that's good enough for me....

The AFC Championship Game As Imagined By An Eight-Year-Old Boy
Yes, this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette graphic sums up Sunday's AFC Championship game matchup perfectly (WTF?). Time to worry: That Raven looks totally unaffected by the deadly eye beams. [Best Week Ever]...

Thankfully, Simmons Picked The Cardinals
The Sports Fella, who's established himself as playoff Eddie Mush after going 0-4 last week with his predictions, takes the Cardinals and the points over the Eagles this weekend. Good omen. [Sports Fella]...

The Deadspin Civil War Mayor's Bet: Philadelphia Eagles
Donovan McNabb is two wins away from redemption. The only thing that can stop him is a tiny red bird....

Another Hapless Radio Pundit Has His Don Imus Moment
Bill Cunningham is a conservative talk radio host who really knows how to get his name in lights. Unfortunately, like Don Imus a few years back, he may have gone too far....

Prepare For More In-Your-Face Rick Reilly Goodness
Not content to just have him go to beer pong tournaments and chat with old friends in gymnasiums, ESPN has decided to give America more Rick Reilly: Behold, the SportsCenter Mt. Rushmore of Sports....

If You Build It, They Will Come. But They May Not Leave
We take you now to Lake Township Ohio, where the Mauders will see your replica Eagles field, and raise you a backyard hockey rink....

The Deadspin Civil War Mayor's Bet: Arizona Cardinals
So, the game is only four days away. It seems it's time to start getting a bit more serious about this....

Rick Reilly's Beer Pong Adventure Brings Predictable Results
Oh, and "Chase's Mom ATM" is probably not a joke about the bank. In other old guy news — diabolical madman who hired Reggie Jackson to kill Queen Elizabeth now dead. [ESPN The Mag]...

Replica Philadelphia Eagles Field! (Batteries Not Included)
Replica of The Linc in your back yard? Why not? "Invite Tony Romo over so he can feel what it's like to be in the Eagles' end zone." [The 700 Level]...

Surprise: "Giant Failure" Crew Being Investigated For Post-Loss Vandalism
You knew this couldn't possibly end well. Even though the cars in the stadium parking lot were already totaled, Big Blue Idiot fan "Justin" and his You Tube-loving cohorts might be in some trouble....

Finish Your Anabolic Steroids Or There Will Be No Cartoons
Simply being hearty and cornfed is no longer enough of an edge for young Iowa athletes. Some dads feel that they've got to add a little something extra to their sons' morning Count Chocula....

Soccer, The Mets, Bernie Madoff And You
Madoff Ponzi scheme case scuttles sale of Newcastle United to "two rich Americans." Hmm. They couldn't be referring to a certain couple of Mets owners, could they? [SportsbyBrooks]...

T-Mobile Drops Barkley; Adjust Your Fave 5 Accordingly
It's one thing to get "suspended" by TNT, but now they're messing with his real livelihood. T-Mobile has cut ties with Charles Barkley....

Notre Dame Not Aware Of The Tie Rules Either
Unlike some sports, basketball games tend to continue until there is a declared winner. Notre Dame must not have been told this, because they failed to show up for overtime last night....

The Greatest Sportscasters Of All Time; A List That's Sure To Confuse You
Not sure when The American Sportscasters Association put out its list of the top 50 sportscasters of all time, but here it is. Berman's in there! And Joe Buck!...

Billy Packer To Have Second-Best Seat For March Madness
Billy Packer and Bob Knight will host an NCAA tournament show from the sports book at the Wynn in Las Vegas, but it's not about gambling. It's about the games—that people are betting on. [AP/SI]...