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Something's Got To Change In Rupp Arena
• Kentucky basketball, now in song form. [Ryan Parker Songs] • This guy does not think highly of Patriots fans. [Ken Dorsey's Jock Strap] • It's time to see how good these Celtics really are. [With Malice...] • A plea for the Grizzlies to hurry up and trade Pau Gasol. [3 Shades of Blue] • How one cr...


1971 Was The Heyday Of Table Hockey
Going Five Hole has the video: It's the 1971 World Table Hockey Championships. And judging strictly from this footage, it's pretty obvious that the world of table hockey should be Christopher Guest's next mocumentary....


The NFL Playoff Picture Explained
Country X is planning to attack country Y, and country Y is anticipating the attack. Country X can either attack by land or by sea. Country Y can either prepare for a land defense or a sea defense. If X launches an attack by sea and Y prepares a defense by sea the probability of a successf— BAH! I'm...

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure
Non-Football TV • All day — 2007 World's Strongest Man Competition [ESPN] • 1:00 — Classic NHL: Canucks at Flames, Game 7 of '89 Smythe Division semifinals [ESPNC] • 1:00 — Payback [TBS] • 2:00 — Off-Road Racing: Baja 1000 [NBC] • 2:00 — Die Hard With A Vengeance [SPIKE] • 3:00 — Golf: PGA Tour 2007...

Keep Your Motor Runnin'
The NBA Closer is written by Canadian weekend maestro J.E. Skeets. When he's not busy scouring the box scores or talking in the third person, he can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast....

NFL Roundup: The Perfect Pats
I'd like to extend my sincerest thanks to the NFL for allowing me to watch last night's football game. In fact, If Greg Bryant Gumbel hadn't been calling the action; I might have even considered it one of the most entertaining games I'd ever watched. (Seriously, he blows.) Did I jump off my couch wh...

About Last Night
What you missed while swimming laps with Sean C. Reilly ... • NFL: History was never really my thing. Patriots 38, Giants 35. • Alamo Bowl: Live, JoePa, live! Penn State erases early deficit to beat Texas A&M. • NBA: Tyson Chandler, clairvoyant. Hornets 86, Cavs 76....

Can The Giants Slay The Giant?
Better bust out the good potato chips for this one, folks. Instant history kind of demands an "All-Dressed" rippled. The Patriots close out their 2007 regular season against the New York Giants tonight as they attempt to become the fourth team in the NFL's 88-year history to finish a regular season ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while building a castle made entirely of new socks ... • NFL: New England at New York Giants (8:00 p.m., ET). Finally a chance to use that damn picture-in-picture feature. [CBS and NBC] • College Football: Alamo Bowl: Penn State vs. Texas A&M, at San Antonio (8:00 p.m., ET). Yes, yes, ...


Let's Get Ready To Rookie Rumble!
• Dominic McGuire and Nick Young's faux boxing match. [D.C. Sports Bog] • A few NCAA early-season surprises. [Storming The Floor] • Nash does lunch with Jessica Alba; Baron Davis weeps. [Jen's Free Throws] • It was quite the talent show at the Champs Sports Bowl Luncheon. [Ladies...] • The Suns have...


Another Reason For Nintendo-Endorsed Pine Tar
[Video via SI's Extra Mustard and Home Run Derby]...