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Leftovers: Tom Brady Has Had Enough Of Your "Yahoo"
• Tom Brady is suing Yahoo's ass. [The Smoking Gun] • Why do we think we'll hear less about this we did about Barbaro? The horses are finally uniting against us! [ESPN] • This porn star? She loves her some Patriots. [YouTube] • Larry Bird ... 50 years old. [NBA.com]...
An Astounding Lack Of Field Vision
This handsome gentleman is Darius Johnson, a high school running back in Kansas. This season, he ran for more than 1,000 yards and is beloved by his teammates. He has had a difficult life, though; he has sickle cell anemia, his mother died of cancer when he was 10 and, oh yeah ... he's legally blind...
Insert "They Couldn't Use Their Hands" Joke Here
Goddammit, why can't American athletes be as interesting and publicly debaucherous as British athletes? We mean, seriously....
Surely, Spike Could Use This Guy For Something, Right?
In another chapter of our ongoing series Why Google Is Full Of Geniuses, we present this "Week 11 roundup" from the NFL, featuring a 30-year-old man who appears to, uh, really like Kentucky basketball. He has a unique cadence for broadcasting, we think; there's a future there. Hey, Van Pelt: You rea...
Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Carl Monday Vs. Stephen A. Smith
All right: Time for the next step in the Elite Eight. This thing is gonna fly by now, by the way; the final two Elite Eight matchups will be next week, and then it's Final Four time, and then, jeez, then this whole virtual construction is completed. To remind you, here's the bracket (Berman's got a ...
Anonymous Web People Claim There's A Gay Net
Today in Unsubstantiated Web Rumors That We Merely Link To Rather Than Report Ourselves In Order To Give Us Some Sort Of Half-Assed Way Out In Case The Story Turns Out To Be Complete Bullshit, Which Seems More Than A Little Likely, But Hey It's Still Fun And Will Make For Some Pretty Amusing Comment...
Blogdome: One Tired Cubs GM
• The Cubs actually spending money made our heart skip a beat too. [Metsblog] • Brad Daugherty, still not getting along with the Cavs. [Erik Cassano's Weblog] • Did Lance Armstrong's cancer make him a better cyclist? [Steroid Nation] • Big money for the guys at Armchair GM. [TrendDiary] • The Sonics...
Rory Continues To Sneak Up NHL All-Star Ballots
So you know how the big NHL Web movement right now is to vote Canucks defenseman Rory Fitpatrick into the All-Star Game as a write-in candidate? Well, the movement is gaining considerable traction; the newest vote totals from NHL.com show Rory in a rather solid fifth place, with 144,819 votes. Prett...
Sadly, She Was Only On Level One
What happens when you cross Million Dollar Baby with The Miracle Worker? You get this; which we suppose is video boxing, but could also be a clearcut case of demonic possession. We blame two things for these deeply troubling images: The new wireless Wii remote, and Title IX. Clearly there are flaws ...
Buy Dontrelle Willis Some Dishware
We don't want to be known as some kind of Negative Nellie in the world of sports; we like sunshine and rainbows and all kinds of pretty things that might or might not have tails. We support nice happy stories, like anything involving the Marlins' Dontrelle Willis, whom could very well be the most ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NCAA FB with Paul Maguire: Uses more makeup ... Joe Theismann or Brad Nessler? • 2 p.m NCAA FB with Craig James: How do you find time for this with your duties on King of Queens? • 3 p.m. NHL with Barry Melrose: Better sex euph...
Does This Mean No Halftime Show?
And suddenly, "Malice at the Palace" seems so childishly innocent. Several police officers and fans were injured Wednesday during a huge brawl at a Serbian professional basketball game, as rival fans went at it before tipoff. The Serbs; they know how to party....
Bonds In St. Louis, And What It Could Mean For The Human Condition
Part of being a sports fan is making internal deals with yourself. Sure, you might despise, say, Charles Oakley when he's on the other team, but when he's on your team, he's indispensable and the guy you scream for. No matter what he has done in the past, no matter how much he has hurt your team or ...
Keeping The Rug In Place While Underwater
Just to continue our early-morning motif of embarassing photos of coaches and managers, we present this photo of Kansas coach Bill Self, splashing around with his troops in Hawaii before the tournament last week....
NBA Roundup: NOOCH Happens
Notes from Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while finally agreeing to disconnect the feeding tube from Michigan's national title hopes ... • NHL: It seems strange to say "Oilers and Hurricanes" and "rematch of Stanley Cup finals" in the same sentence, but there you have it. • College basketball: Bobby Knight will soon be maste...
Bart Starr Totally Ditched This Chick Back In '66
Imagine, for a moment, that you're Bart Starr, a legendary quarterback, a hero to those who wear processed curds on their head, pretty much an all around prince of the planet. You're 72 years old; you just want to sign your merchandise, make sure your bladder's still working properly and sneak in an...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after a hard day of dodging cricket balls ... • College men's basketball: Holy Cross at Duke; Memphis at Tennessee. Cameron Crazies claim that therapy has now made them sane, productive members of society. May one of them show you to your seat? [ESPN2] • NBA: Philadelphia at Chicago. M...
The Trojans Needed To VISUALIZE Their Success (Oh, And Tackle Better)
So why did Southern California lose to UCLA last week? Not because of a stout Bruins defense, or a somewhat green Trojans squad cracking under the pressure. Nope, they lost because coach Pete Carroll programmed his team to lose....
Leftovers: Will Dodge Syringes From The Stands For Food
• Barry Bonds, the only person who could possibly find the Winter Meetings interesting. [Baseball Musings] • A sports team finally captures that elusive Big O. [The Journal News] • Looking for the definitive Dwyane Wade profile? It's in SI. [True Hoop] • A rock band devoted to spreading the gospel o...