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Last Rites For the Cubs and Phillies
If the Phillies and Cubs were planning on winning some games this post season they'd be wise to get things started tonight. Chicago is already underway with Arizona and things are going just as expected, 1-0 Diamondbacks after a third of an inning. The Wrigley faithful were silenced immediately cour...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while wishing Friday Night Lights had been canceled... • College Football: Florida @ LSU. Is it time yet?[CBS] • Boxing: Super Featherweights Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II. These aren't the little Tobey Maguire jockey-boxers, these guys throw absolute bombs. [HBO PPV] • B...
The First Few Rows May Get Bloody
This time it's Pac Man who's coming into the ring as a big favorite and he's carrying some additional baggage. Pacquiao began training with Freddie Roach a month late and in a different country than everyone expected. However the biggest questions being raised do not concern his conditioning. Instea...
Hugh II: The Nedessey Continues... Part 2
The early games are beginning to wrap up and to everyone's surprise things have gotten quite a bit more interesting out there. Miami has launched an admirable comeback on their former coach and fierce rivals from Chapel Hill and Michigan State is in a shootout with Northwestern, the baddest motherfu...
This Is All Salieri's Fault
• If you're going to cover the Tom Izzo beat you better be able to box out. [FanIQ] • Who hasn't been wondering what Wally Backman's up to? [Enjoy the Enjoyment] • Detroit Lions linebacker Ernie Sims isn't scared of getting hit in the jewels. Mike Sellers, you know what to do. [Andy's Blog] • The To...
They Should See His Swatch Collection
I think we can all agree that OJ has regained his status as a constant source of entertainment. The former running back/pitchman/double-murderer is back in the news this weekend after thanks to his latest controversy, a phony Rolex. Someone in the Goldman camp noticed that the Juice was sporting a w...
They Call Them the Red Devils Because They're Evil
The story of the day out of the Premier League comes from Manchester where the mighty Red Devils took over the top spot on the table with a 4-0 dismantling of Wigan Athletic. Granted, it's a slow day in England, where just two games were played due to midweek European competitions. All of Manchester...
Raise Your Hands If You're the Boom King
One night, two games, and two walk off hits. Frankly I think we deserved this, these playoff games are longer than Drew's Jambaroo. Manny Ramirez answered my prayers (not for a Red Sox win, just for the sweet release of sleep) and ended the long night with a thrilling walk-off homer to break the 3-3...
Bets O' the Week
Gambling and amateur athletics go together like college girls and booze, here are this weeks college football gambling tips... I'm not going to lie to you, I don't know dick. I'm about as familiar with these games as I was with the Haftorah portion at my Bar Mitzvah, and that shit was two-thirds gib...
LeBron James Has Cursed the Yankees
Last night the Indians drove a nail into the coffin that has become the Yankees season. It took Cleveland every bit of 11 innings to take a 2-0 series lead, but Travis Hafner's bases-loadedtwo-out walk-off single finally put them on top 2-1. Fausto Carmona was the real hero for the Tribe. He pitched...
About Last Night
What you missed while beginning to regret the return of Lyla Garrity... • MLB: Pronk delivers the winner extras. Is it possible that the Yankees have been cursed? Yes it is, more on this later. • CFB: Beating Louisville is the new black. Will will (awk-ward) now dress exclusively in Beating Louisvil...
Pizza Hut Wants To Be Friends With Roy Williams
You might remember that Lions wide receiver Roy Williams hates to tip pizza delivery guys. Well, it turns out, the president of Pizza Hut has taken notice, and he's offering Williams a job....
Citizens Bank Park Is Off To A Thrilling Postseason Start
You know, it sure does seem like there are a lot of forlorn, lonely looking Phillies fans pictures on the wire today. And why wouldn't there be?...
NLDS Game 2 Live Blog: Phillies Vs. Rockies
You can't expect the Phillies' top stars to go hitless again, but it's clear that they're in some serious trouble if they lose this game. It's Franklin Morales for the Rockies and Kyle Kendrick for the Phillies, and if that doesn't scream Playoff Baseball, we don't know what does....
Man, That Had To Hurt
How odd are soccer players? They even dive to pretend a fan has attacked them. (This is goalkeeper "Dida," from AC Milan.) We're embarrassed to have even watched this....
Some Quiet, Bewildered Phillies Fans
We'll be doing short wrapup posts about each of yesterday's games, by the way. In case you're wondering....
NLDS Game 1 Live Blog: Phillies Vs. Rockies
OK, the playoffs are here, and you're stuck at work. Worry not!...
Nobody Has Less Joyful Celebrations Than The Yankees
The playoffs are about to start, and we're gonna be in for precisely six more champagne celebrations before this whole business finishes off....
Where My Team Stands: Philadelphia Phillies
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom....
Playoff Pants Party: Phillies Vs. Rockies
The best part about the playoffs is that every team can, legitimately, be considered a "team of destiny." The only team last year that probably didn't have a claim as a "team of destiny" going into the playoffs was the team who won the World Series....