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Get Your Morrison/Harding Tickets FAST
We are trying to decide which part of this story is the saddest and most indicative of how our planet is in an irreversible downward incline. (Or, you know, "decline," if you want to say that in fewer words.) Tonight, in Brandon, Mo., The Amateur Boxing Club of Branson — such a thing exists — is hos...

Leftovers: Lose The Finger!
• This, friends, is devotion to the game of cricket. [Deuce Of Davenport] • Jimmy Rollins is launching a record label. [All Hip Hop] • Tiger Woods is taking over Washington, D.C. [No One Appreciates Me] • If you're going to insult a female official, Cedric Maxwell, surely you can do better than the ...

... And Italy Is Awarded Another Penalty Kick
When even French TV announcers are laughing at your attempts to take a dive, perhaps it's time to just consider playing straight up. Even Barry Bonds is looking at this and saying "That's cheating, dude."...

Perhaps He Will Someday Be Played By Helen Mirren
As creepy as we find recruiting — "Hey, look, it's a 16-year-old! Let's make him strip to his underwear and sprint for us!" — we do enjoy the wide variety of personalities and segments of humanity the vaster scope of coverage affords us. The more people we meet, the more likely there's going to be s...

Soon, Americans Will Lack The Need To Move
Click to view Robotic Beer Launching Refrigerator - The most amazing bloopers are here...

Jerry Glanville Is Movin' On Up
So you know how Jerry Glanville is now the defensive coordinator at Hawaii? That's a job that has always made sense; if you've made your money in football, and still want to be a part of it but don't want to live the insane, 20-hour-day of the modern coach, kicking back and coaching defense in Hawai...

Blogdome: Tough Road To The Hall
• In defense of the Veterans Committee. [Valentine's Views] • In real life, cutters aren't as cool as they are in Breaking Away. [Rivalfish] • The Christian rock star wife of a Devil Rays prospect. [Rays Index] • Hello, new Boston closer. No pressure at all. [Red Sox Monster] • Some truly inspired c...

Baseball Season Preview: Milwaukee Brewers
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....

Mission Accomplished
So if we're understanding Shaq correctly, the past few NBA MVP awards have been tainted, but being lauded by the current Commander-In-Chief is juuuust fine. No taint there....

Could Mark Cuban Be Taking Over Wrigley?
We're not sure whether Cubs fans should be happy or sad about this — we tend to think that it couldn't hurt! — but Radar Online reports (and they would know) that Mavericks madman Mark Cuban is deadly serious about attempting to buy the on-the-block franchise....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:30 p.m. Nebraska DE Adam Carriker: Tell us some of those inspiring Illinois Benedictine College Eagles football stories that coach Callahan used to tell you, please? • 1 p.m. Page 2's Patrick Hruby: We would like to hear more about ...

Sports Illustrated Apologizes For All The Diarrhea
If the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition didn't have enough problems already — sorry, guys, it's not 1985 anymore; you have no idea how much more access we have to naked people now — it appears now they've got another issue: When you think of the SI swimsuit edition, you just have to think of Hepa...

The Stoner Hoops Highlight Reel
Ah, the halcyon days of yesteryear, when life consisted mostly of lying around in your pajamas all day, playing Sega, pretending to study and mostly mastering the art of Nerf basketball. These dorm room kids from Vanderbilt have mastered this art, and the whole enterprise is making us feel extremely...

Well, That Was A Bit Of A Letdown
Whether she was channeling Bruce Pearl or Minnie Pearl, Pat Summitt's antics before the Tennessee men's game on Tuesday was the least offensive aspect of the evening, as it turns out. When one considers that Dick Vitale was there, and that Peyton Manning was in the crowd singing, viewers should cons...

NBA Roundup: Solar Power
Notes from Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering where the hell is Beeks? ... • NBA: Teams with carnivorous mammals in their nicknames now officially just barely trying when they play the Mavericks. • NHL: Bertuzzi, 24 others suddenly have a lot of packing to do. • College basketball: Attention ... Pittsburgh can st...

Book Excerpt: Tommy Lasorda Knows What He Likes ... Sweet Heavens, Does He Ever
SportsByBrooks has grabbed a hold of some of those excerpts from that madam book involving Tommy Lasorda and ... uh ... holy crap....

A Sad, Base, Disgusting Poll, And We, Frankly, Are Ashamed Of You
We continue to feel bad for attractive female sideline reporters. They work hard, they travel like crazy, they put in the hours ... and no matter what they do, all they ever receive for their efforts is "ooh, boobies!" It has to be frustrating, and we do our best to rise above it around here....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you are beaten savagely by your Verizon network ... • College men's basketball: Michigan State at Michigan; Florida at Tennessee. As long as all the coaches remain clothed, everything's gonna be juuust fine ... [ESPN] • NHL: Dallas at Tampa Bay. Stars vs. Lightning would be bette...

Athletes Use Internet Enough To Figure Out How To Buy Steroids, Anyway
You know that amazing catch Gary Matthews Jr. made last year, the one that inexplicably earned him a ridiculous contract in the offseason? Done through 'roids!...