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The Thing That Would Not Die
• Bud Selig is never leaving. Ever. [UmpBump] • Seriously, the people at GolfWeek are full of horse manure. [The Fynal Cut] • Seriously, what is Merril Hoge's problem with Vince Young? [One More Dying Quail] • Here are some options on what to do with Barbaro's ashes. [Rivalfish] • Isn't Miami exactl...
AFC Championship Pants Party: Patriots Vs. Chargers
Does anyone out there dare? Can anyone claim, with a straight face, that the Chargers are going to win this game? It's the AFC Championship, and we haven't found a single person who is taking the underdog. Sad state of affairs....
Some LSU Fans Are Disgusting
If you haven't your fill of repulsive behavior from drunken white football fans yet this morning — because apparently that's all the rage now — this video should be enough to take the taco. Warning: You're about to be disgusted. (Seriously: That's a legitimate warning. Turn the volume on your com...
Bobby Fischer's Endgame
"What is chess, do you think? Those who play for fun or not at all dismiss it as a game. The ones who devote their lives to it for the most part insist that it's a science. It's neither. Bobby Fischer got underneath it like no one before and found at its center, art." — Searching For Bobby Fischer. ...
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
Chad Johnson Might Want To Play For The Redskins
The Bengals are adamant: They're not trading Chad Johnson. But it appears Chad Johnson has a differing view....
Philip Rivers Would Rather You Not Have Sex
FanIQ digs up this amazing video of Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers testifying on the values of youth abstinence....
Rick Nash Provides Further Evidence That The Shootout Blows
The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of The FanHouse and The Fourth Period. He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer....
Cleveland State Snatches Victory Marshmallows
Screaming Vikings. The Butler didn't do it. Haven't had enough time elapse since the last use of bruised-cucumber infused beverage humor, unfortunately. Still, the Vikings did plenty of screaming last night, as Cleveland State knocked off No. 12 Butler 56-52. The win marked just the second time the ...
Cavs Beat Spurs (Seven Months Too Late)
The NBA Closer is written by our Canadian weekend maestro J.E. Skeets. When he's not busy scouring the box scores or reading many leather-bound books, he can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast....
About Last Night
What you missed while getting a piercing or two (careful ... this photo is rather jarring) ... • NBA: They're not booing, they're saying "Broooowwwnn" ... oh wait, they are booing. Suns 106, Lakers 98. • College basketball: Saint Louis bounces back from record-breaking bad performance to beat No. 21...
Are We Ready For A Rivers-Manning Super Bowl?
Everyone's all excited and a-twitter about the potential matchup of the Patriots and the Packers, Tom Brady and Brett Favre, that they're looking past the most enthralling quarterback faceoff of all: Eli Manning vs. Philip Rivers. Now that would be something to see....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while celebrating the 30th anniversary of Shatner's "Rocket Man" ... • College basketball: Vanderbilt at Tennessee (7 p.m., ET); Indiana at Minnesota (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Marquette at Louisville (7 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]; Arizona at Stanford (11 p.m., ET) [FSN]. Oh Vandy, well you came and ...
ESPN's Morale Boosting Internal Memo
From the file of outstanding internal ESPN documents, here's a fun little one-off. It's a memo called "Studio Monthly: The Studio Production Newsletter," which is meant as a morale booster for ESPN employees. And our morale is boosted just looking at it!...
Hey, Everyone! They're About To Bury Barbaro! Finally!
We're just a couple weeks away from the year anniversary of the day Barbaro galloped off this mortal coil, and no one has decided yet what to do with his ashes. It's a big concern. Really....
Today's NFL Season Recap: The Dallas Cowboys
Heh Heh [A Large Regular]...
Shred All You Want, They'll Make More
New Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez isn't the only one out there shredding papers with reckless abandon; some overzealous Packers fans are getting into the act....
If You Don't Cook Brats, The Terrorists Win
As mentioned, we're heading to Glendale for the Super Bowl this year — yes, yes, book promotion — and we were looking forward to walking around some of the tailgates beforehand on Super Sunday. But we'd forgotten: They don't allow tailgates at the Super Bowl. A travesty, and now some people are tryi...
If Joe Buck Does This With Favre Sunday, Watch Out
Many viewers have expressed their disgust with the comments of analyst Roger Rasheed, but we think the blame rests more with the guy in the production truck who provided the slow motion replay of Serena Williams' buttocks. At a certain point, didn't Rasheed have to say something?...