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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Boxer Wladimir Klitschko: How many Rocky IV jokes can one man endure? • 1 p.m. Iowa TE Scott Chandler: How many ice silos did you climb this morning? • 2 p.m. ESPN.com's Greg Garber: Congratulations, you're the new ESPN ombudsm...
It Is Not Wise To Welch On Mayoral Bets
So here's a bad idea: When you're the mayor of a team that's playing in the NFC Championship game, and you're on the line with the opposing city's radio flagship, it's not a good idea to make promises you can't keep....
The Devil Rays Suddenly Have A Fan
A couple of weeks ago, MJD told you about blogger Manny Stiles auctioning off his team loyalty, setting up an eBay auction (with proceeds going to AIDS research) for a bidder who would want him to write about his/her favorite team. It was a clever idea, and the bidding eventually reached $535....
Tom Brady Clearly Missed Some Health Classes In High School
So, it's beginning to seem like Tom Brady has some preternaturally talented swimmers....
NBA Roundup: Forget About It Jake, It's Milwaukee
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while admiring the headline of the day ... • College basketball: Syracuse moves on in Big East Tournament, UConn, not so much. • NBA: LeBron Rocks ... James' 41 lead Cavaliers in double OT • Baseball: Ladies and gentlemen, it's Sammy! Sosa homers again as Rangers win....
Curt Schilling Has Something To Say. Really.
If you're like us, you ask yourself one question, every morning: Is there any way we could hear more opinions from Curt Schilling?...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you ask God for two forms of ID ... • College basketball: Big East Conference, first round, at New York, Connecticut vs. Syracuse; Providence vs. West Virginia; Marquette vs. St. John's. Ass, meet couch. [ESPN] • College basketball: Northeast Conference, championship game, Sacred...
Leftovers: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
• Guy is climbing Everest in shorts. Brilliant! [Yahoo News] • It's Philip Hughes mania, we tell you. [The Feed] • This is a rather impressive goal. [Rizzo Sports] • OJ Simpson could be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's child. We hate ourselves even more than we usually do for typing that sentence. ...
God, Not More Sports Bloggers Talking To Each Other
If you wanted proof that the people who write all of these sports blogs actually know how to read, New Yorkers can find it tonight at the Varsity Letters reading series, hosting by Gelf Magazine. We won't believe it until we see it....
Sean Salisbury Finds Someone He Can Pay To Honor Him
We'd like to formally congratulate ESPN NFL "analyst" Sean Salisbury on his most recent honor: His high school is retiring his jersey number....
Forecasting The OTHER Tournament
Tired of toggling back and forth between projections from Lunardi, Stu Mandel and CollegeRPI.com? Fear not, weary travelers: You can now get your bracket projections for the NIT!...
'Competitive Wanking' Tag Makes Triumphant Return, And We Couldn't Be Prouder
It was back in August when we brought you the dramatic results of the 2006 Masturbate-A-Thon in London, in which 50 participants raised 500 pounds for charity (chances are you not only remember, but own the home version of the game). Well, British TV filmed a documentary of the event, and Netherland...
Blogdome: Giving It Away
• How charitable are sports owners? [Lion In Oil] • Steve Nash, upfront about his excretory system. [WBRS Sports Blog] • Brady Quinn, making a combine appearance finally. [Loser With Socks] • Evander Holyfield has some terrible aliases. [Run Up The Score] • The true nature of Coach K, revealed. [Nat...
Baseball Season Preview: Detroit Tigers
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Eli Manning, Wayne Palmer: Same Guy
We're big fans of the television show "24," mainly because we love torture and can't quite believe Kiefer Sutherland somehow became tough as he got older. (We also have a serious crush on Chloe.) We're not exactly sold on this season, however, mainly because we refuse to believe a simpering wimp lik...
Fun With Ron Artest 911 Calls
If you're the type of person who loves to listen to semi-panicked, mostly confused 911 calls from the wives of professional athletes, boy, are you ever in for a treat this morning....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: Who can do more situps, you or Udonis Haslem? • 1 p.m. Tennis with Peter Bodo: Are you the only writer that Ron Borges hasn't "borrowed" from? • 2 p.m. Colorado kicker Mason Crosby: About how far do you thi...
Peyton's Handlers Say He Does This All The Time
Once the "PTI"s and "Around The Horn"s of the world finally got around to noticing Peyton Manning's Sweet 16 party photos yesterday, the folks in Manning's camp had to acknowledge them with the most boring press release paragraph we can remember....
Run, Futboler, Run!
We're probably stepping on Mr. Hirshey's toes here, but this above, from yesterday's Champions League game between Inter Milan and Valencia, has all the elements of a great soccer fight. Everyone's just grabbing each other, lightly tapping and hugging, really, until one guy comes in and punches a gu...