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To Watch Tonight
What to watch after running away from the killer rabbit ... • College basketball: Michigan at Ohio State; LSU at Tennessee. How many times will we hear the word "bubble" between now and the NCAA Tournament? [ESPN] • College basketball: Saint Joseph's at Villanova. Fear the Hawk! [ESPN2] • NHL: Minne...
Stuart Scott Is Ready To Kick Some Mustache Ass
The Big Lead has a fun wrapup of media party-related stories from the Super Bowl — which was Sunday, by the way — and we enjoyed this one considerably....
Leftovers: You're Doin' A Heckuva Job, Hockey
• President Bush, obviously not much of a hockey fan. [Out Of Left Field] • A big night in Philadelphia hoops tonight. [Fortress Of Pillows] • If you want to have some Spring Training fun, this is the place to be. (It kills us that we can't do this ourselves.) [U.S.S. Mariner] • Another grand Varsit...
Kevin Pittsnogle, All-Star For A 2-26 Team
You were wondering whatever happened to former Pittsburgh West Virginia hoops start Kevin Pittsnogle, weren't you? WEREN'T YOU? ADMIT IT!...
Your Anonymous Gay Former NBAer Is Less Anonymous Now (But Only Slightly So)
Last week, a Chicago Sun-Times "blog" mentioned that a former NBA player was going to come out of the closet on Valentine's Day, because that's a day for love. (Or desperate loneliness and regret. Pick your poison.) We'd heard this rumor, and some others have been speculating as well, and every sour...
Remembering The Long-Dead "The National"
Old-time media people might remember the short-lived "The National," a daily national sports newspaper founded by Frank Deford and featuring a lot of names you probably didn't know in the early '90s but certainly do now (Chris Mortensen, Keith Olbermann, Scott Ostler). As romantic as the idea of a d...
Blogdome: George Mason Back In Its Place
• In case you were wondering how George Mason was doing this year, the answer is "not well." [The Big Picture] • Look who the Dunk Contest judges are this year. [WBRS Sports Blog] • Mo Vaughn, making a difference in NYC. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • Bill Veeck would be 93 this week. A look back ...
Charles Barkley Will Split Those Nines And You Cannot Stop Him
We imagine that a night of gambling with Charles Barkley must be a lot like the scene in Casino where Nicky Santoro is losing at blackjack; very little tipping, and at some point Don Rickles ends up being savagely pummeled. Sunday was an exception though, as Barkley announced that he won $700,000 in...
Also, He Hired Snipers Outside The Training Facility, Just To Make It "Interesting"
What boxers put themselves through while training for a fight can border on the inhuman; if Rocky IV is to be believed, it's so rough that sometimes they're forced to grow a beard just to survive. Current world cruiserweight champion O'Neil Bell added a new wrinkle to the training process: throwing ...
Just What This Guy Needs: Free Stuff
We forget this sometimes, but the winner of the Super Bowl MVP is awarded with a brand new gas-guzzler for peddling their wares on the world's largest stage. Therefore, we have the sublime pleasure of watching a man who makes eight figures a season decided which mammoth Cadillac he'll give to staffe...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: Juan Gonzalez? Sammy Sosa? Whoa Mr. Peabody, what year is it? • 1 p.m.. NFL w/Scouts' Matt Williamson: Can we at least have one freakin' week off? • 4 p.m.. NCAA MBB w/Doug Gottlieb: What offense would Je...
A-Rod's Story Of A Sensitive Boy
We mentioned this when the deal was originally announced, and now, today, the day has finally arrived: Alex Rodriguez's children's book has hit the stands. "Out Of The Ballpark" is the story of a second baseman named Alex who makes an error and — get this — begins to play worse because he's putting ...
Mmmmm ... Super Bowl Ad Controversy
Well, that was $2.5 million well spent. Not only did the "Snickers car mechanics kiss" Super Bowl ad horrify Rex Grossman, but it has also angered gay and human rights groups, NASCAR fans, makers of other candy, lovers of motor oil, Puppy Bowl III participants, Muslims and most species of fish. (In ...
NBA Roundup: Flying Too Close To The Suns
Notes from Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Bill Cowher Surprisingly Cool When You Accost Him On The Beach With A Video Camera
Via Sports By Brooks, here's a video apparently shot in February 2000 from an incredibly rude (but amusingly inquisitive) fan who ran into Bill Cowher and his wife on an undisclosed tropical locale....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while painting a boulder to look as if there's a tunnel in it ... • NBA: A great disturbance in The Force, as if millions of tiny, assist-minded point guards screamed out at once ... • College basketball: The Longhorns fought the Law, and the Law won. Texas A&M 100, Texas 82. • NHL: ...
Todd Bozeman Is Disappointed In Your Selection Of Deli Meat
We had to hold this story until the end of the day, because we can't stop laughing about it. Remember Todd Bozeman, the former California Golden Bears basketball coach who was fired and banned by the NCAA for eight years for paying a recruit's family $30,000. Well he's back coaching again, at Morgan...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while appearing on FOX News, strangely, at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning (no, really) ... • College basketball: Syracuse at Connecticut; Texas at Texas A&M. Do you like your college hoops blue state or red state? Take your pick. [ESPN] • College women's basketball: Georgia at Tennessee. We'd ...
Daulerio at SBXLI: Farewell, Miami
AJ Daulerio has been in Miami all week as the Deadspin "correspondent." This is his final post of the trip....
Leftovers: Breaking Down Reggie
• A comprehensive look at the Reggie Bush payoff situation. [Hall Of Fame Magazine] • The big KSK wrapup of Super Bowl XLI. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • What Tommy John surgery really means. [Litmus] • Wait ... why should Florida residents pay for a new Marlins stadium again? [UmpBump]...