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Willis McGahee Says He's Fine, Ready For Next Concussion
"I'm all right. Everything is OK. The MRI and the CAT scan checked out good. I was scared, but I didn't know how serious it was. It was pretty intense." [Baltimore Sun]...

Bill Self Talks To Who He Wants To, When He Wants To
Every college basketball program cheats the NCAA regulations—that's been well established, right?—but some are a little more brazen about, if this alleged tale about Kansas coach Bill Self has any truth to it....

Willis McGahee's Brain Still Attached To His Body
The collision between Ryan Clark and Willis McGahee in the AFC title game is one of the most sickening hits you'll ever see in football. Let's watch it again!...

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....

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....

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]...

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]...

All I Wanna Do Is Zoom-A-Zoom-Zoom And a Poom-Poom
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

Finally, Proof That Steroids Warp Your Brain
Bill Romanowski wants to coach the Broncos. "I truly believe that I'd be the best person in the country for the job. I can't stop thinking about this." [9News Colorado]...

In Case You've Forgotten, The Giants Play The Eagles This Weekend
So Giants fans pretty much have their panties in a bunch this week over this SI cover ... "Hey, we're the champs!" I'm ready for the game to start now. [Big Blue View]...

J.C. Romero Situation Gives Deputized Met Fan Reason To Complain
Yes, recently suspended pitcher J.C. Romero did work in (and win) two World Series games this year. Once again, Dan, strident Mets fan, has emailed in his thoughts....

Bill James Dismantles The BCS Computers
The world's greatest stat nerd explains why the BCS computer "rankings" are a complete farce and why any mathematician who participates in it should be ashamed of themselves. But who is he betting on? [Slate]...

ESPN Trots Out "Quite Frankly" For Old White People
Awful Announcing reveals that Rick Reilly will finally get the consistent face-time to justify his $17 million ESPN contract. America, lock up your Ed Hardy T-shirts and your dental metaphors because "Homecoming" is here....