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Wikipedia Already Has An Entry For The 2020 Olympics
There are two kinds of people I like to think I'm superior to even though I'm clearly not: Wikipedia writers and male gymnasts. With the former group it's because they're doing for free what I do for money, and with the latter it's because they wear tights. But then I read Wikipedia and see how good...
Horse Herpes: Could Barbaro Be Next?
A racehorse at Payson Park training center in Florida died last week, and authorities are concerned that the horse's disease could spread. The disease was, um, well, let me have an expert, Dr. Mary Scollay, the track veterinarian at Calder Race Course, tell you:...
So Much Favre Love You'll Blow Your Head Off
By week 17 of the NFL season, most teams are either already locked into their playoff positions or already eliminated. That means the average NFL player cares as much about the 16th game of the season as Shaq cares about the 10th through 70th games of the NBA season....
Who Works On The Day After Christmas?
If you notice this week that the word "I" makes its appearance where you'd expect to see "we," that's because our friendly editor, Will Leitch, is taking some much-deserved time off. My name is Michael David Smith and I'm the first pinch hitter. If you'd like to know more about me, I write for Foo...
Yzerman Is Our Bitch
So I don't know if you saw this, but... we're kind of a big deal. The latest ESPN the Magazine has Deadspin (well, not really) as the 25th biggest sports story of the year. Not as big as Jason McElwain at #22, but bigger than Steve Yzerman at #26. Sorry, Stevie. That's just the way it goes someti...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Arizona State vs. Hawaii. I wonder if there are teams that purposely shoot for a berth in the Hawaii bowl. "Well, we're 8-1, but if we win out, we might get a better bowl that the Hawaii Bowl... we better just lay down this saturday." 8:00, ESPN. • Movie. Ki...
LeftoverDome...
• The New York Giants are not doing their part to put those poor stripper girls through school. [The Big Lead] • The top seven Christmas character athletes. [Joe Sports Fan] • The two best fantasy basketball games of the year were played by Kobe Bryant. [RotoPoll] • How to best make use of Simpsons ...
NFL Week Sixteen, Update #1
• Texans 21, Colts 14. The latest running back to beat up the Colts defense... ladies and gentlemen, Ron Dayne. Dayne has 88 yards and two touchdowns in the first half, and the Texans lead the Colts, 21-14. Manning's been sharp, Addai's been productive, and Marvin is Marvin... but none of it matters...
It's A Big Day For The Millen Haters
The latest in Lions fan protests is happening, oh, any time now. At some point in the second quarter, Lions fans are urged to walk out of Ford Field en masse. The goal, I believe, is not necessarily to voice their anger with Matt Millen, but rather with the guy who won't fire him, team owner William...
The College Hoops Compendium: That Was Very Disappointing, Ohio State
So, that Greg Oden vs. Florida's defending national championship frontcourt matchup that seemed so appealing yesterday... that never really materialized. At least, not in any kind of a way that Greg Oden enjoyed. That Florida won wasn't the surprising part, but rather, how thoroughly Florida beat th...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
There's no sugarcoating it for you... other than the NFL, there is nothing appealing on the sports landscape for you today. You might be able to find some ice dancing or some exhibition golf, but... I don't know that that's enough to justify putting a viewing schedule for you here today. Instead, ...
About Last Night...
• NBA: Utah 100, Memphis 97. I don't think there's a person in Utah who wouldn't gladly sleep with Mehmet Okur these days. • College Football: Utah 25, Tulsa 13. That was probably the most memorable Armed Forces Bowl of my lifetime. • NBA: 76ers 98, Knicks 77. Andre Iguodala seems to be enjoying his...
A Year From Now, Art Shell Will Be Wearing A Santa Suit In A Mall
I know that the appropriate thing to do here is to make a hateful comment towards the NFL Network, but you know what? I get the NFL Network. The NFL Network and me are on pretty good terms....
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Tulsa vs. Utah. Their sponsorship of this bowl game has persuaded me to buy a Bell Helicopter. 8:00, ESPN. • NFL: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders. If Randy Moss isn't full of the Christmas spirit, no one is. 8:00, NFL Network. • Movie. Na...
LeftoverDome...
• The Zooker strikes again and lands a Top-50 recruit. How? By not being an uptight white dude. [Bored at Life] • Government prosecutors are urging jail time for Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. [ESPN] • The only acceptable gift for Ken Griffey Jr. fans. [Rivalfish] • Tank Johnson's holiday pla...
The Greg Oden World Domination Tour Rolls On
I won't be here to share it with you, I'm afraid, but there are a couple of pretty noteworthy games on the college basketball schedule this afternoon. Greg Oden and Joakim Noah get it on as #3 Ohio State visits #4 Florida at 4:00 on CBS, and then at 4:30 on ESPN2, Bob Knight has a chance to become t...
Yeah, Why Doesn't CBS Have All Their NFL Games In HD?
Bill Simmons mentioned it yesterday in his Page 2 column, and Clay Travis at SPiN on Sports brought it up recently, as well: CBS only shows a couple of games games per week in high-definition (and this week, just one, because I guess their other HD camera is busy showing La Toya Jackson upholding th...
Holiday Greetings From Mike Tyson
The happy-go-lucky kids at We Are the Postmen put up this YouTube compilation of wonderful Mike Tyson interview snippets, just in time to inject you with some holiday cheer....