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Blogdome: If Kiper Ruled All
• If everyone listened to Mel Kiper, here's what every team would look like. [Smittblog] • Mike Sweeney does the whole "hit a homer for a sick kid" thing. [In Dayton We Trust] • Seventeen regular season NFL games? We'd be OK with that. [Signal To Noise] • Who should be the REAL home run hero? [140.8...

That'll Do, Ivica Supe. That'll Do.
You know, it's getting toward the end of the month, and we're a bit miffed that our quarterly farm animal bonus has not been delivered. Oh wait, yeah ... we have direct deposit now. We forgot....

Misguided Sports Sartorial Decisions
Just Call Me Juice is doing a clever series in which they ask readers to tell the stories of their most embarrassing, rueful jersey purchases. Unsilent Majority keeps the series going with his gruesome tale of buying a Steve Spurrier Redskins jersey (with the number he wore as a player), though we d...

Michael Jordan Ready To Bag Champaign Coeds
Beware, Alpha Phis gallivanting around at Kam's or C.O.'s: Michael Jordan's gonna hit your campus soon, and he doesn't care for your "no cigar smoking inside" rules....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy league injuries: Do Griffey's recent problems count? Ow, my anus! • 11 a.m. Olympian J. Joyner-Kersee: Which make better weapons while riding the St. Louis Metrolink; gold or silver medals? • 2 p.m. NASCAR with David Ne...

This Is Why We Should Arm All Umpires .. And Mascots
You know what would make baseball even more popular? Regularly scheduled gunfights! In East Texas, a rec league game turned into a hail of buckshot....

The NBA Is So Damned Cool Sometimes
You know what the NBA Finals needs more of? Douchebags!...

Lakers Make It Just Interesting Enough To Ultimately Disappoint
In a way, we kind of agree with what Free Darko wrote in their playoff preview for us: This could end up being the one playoff series in which, if the Lakers lose, Kobe Bryant might get a pass. But he's not gonna be able to pull it off if the Lakers, you know, actually make it close. A four-game swe...

The Daily Closer: Oh Sammy, You Crazy Nut
Notes from a day in baseball:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while fishing with Tony Soprano ... • NBA: Well, he was 30 short of 75 points, but Kobe, Lakers make it a series vs. Suns • MLB: Phil of the Future rocked in Yankees' debut, Blue Jays prevail 6-0. • NHL: The Great White Hope ... Sharks clamp down on Red Wings, 2-0....

On Sunday, It's Horse Christmas!
Friends, we are only three days away from a historic day: The big fourth birthday party for Barbaro. Nevermind that Barbaro is as aware of his birthday party right now as he would have been had he been alive; it's time to lament the passing of a non-sentient legend....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after Mr. T lays down the law ... • NBA: Playoffs, first round, Detroit at Orlando, Game 3; Phoenix at Los Angeles Lakers, Game 3. Kobe could possibly go for 75 tonight. Well, shots, anyway. [TNT] • NHL: Playoffs, conference semifinals, San Jose at Detroit, Game 1. Thank you for watchi...

Alex Rodriguez, Baseball's Savior
White is black, black is white, people ... dogs and cats are living together, mass hysteria. In a scenario that seems so insane that it just might work, can you imagine a planet in which Alex Rodriguez becomes the most beloved player in the game, the savior of the sport we all revere? Rumors And Ran...

Leftovers: Go Get 'Em, Rook
• All right, Phil Hughes, whaddya got? [River Ave. Blues] • Is Alabama about to have a real elephant as a mascot? [Loser With Socks] • Joe Garagiola, making Cubs safe for baseball. [New York Times] • The Pacers are hardly Rick Carlisle's fault. [Donkey Carnival] • The top 16 NBA crimes of the year. ...

As The Old Joke Goes, She's Out With A Womb
Considering we don't, you know, pay all the collegiate athletes who bring in so much money for their universities, an athletic scholarship is the holy grail, the precious, the one benefit to spending so much time training and sweating. So one can't lose it, lest the whole matter go to waste....

If You're Not Drafted Saturday, Friends, Don't Worry!
Before anyone gets too excited about the draft this Saturday, the Hall Of Fame Magazine cautions you to remember some of the great NFLers who were never even drafted. They include:...

"No, I Said HOLD The Mayo!"
According to CNN, the five most dangerous jobs in America are:...

He Doesn't Give A Damn, Sing Whatever You Want
This somewhat old — from October — video, via Every Day Should Be Saturday, features two, um, casual Oklahoma State fans just kind of chilling, not giving a damn....

Stone Cold Tony Stewart Tells It Like It Is
If only Don Imus had thought of this. Tony Stewart says he was fighting a fever on Tuesday night on his weekly radio show when he accused NASCAR of rigging their races like professional wrestling, which is a big insult to either NASCAR or professional wrestling, we're not sure which....

Blogdome: Larry Brown To The Grizz?
• Larry Brown is smarter than all of us. [Just Call Me Juice] • Investigating the endangered species of white running backs. [Deuce Of Davenport] • Phil Hughes, this is your day. [Lt. Winslow] • Time to let it go, Mr. Prior. [Wrigleyville23] • Is the NBA trying to sedate its players? [100 Percent In...