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Monday Night And Tuesday Morning Football
You know, we watched football all day yesterday, and it absolutely wore us out. As great as it is, that's a lot of football. But imagine that actually starting at night....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you wonder what the heck ever happpened to that third Manning brother ... • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta. Why not beat the rush and give Dusty his going-away present now? [WGN] • NFL: Minnesota at Washington. Look out for Fred Smoot under those pileups. [ESPN] • NFL: San Diego at Oa...
When Male Cheerleaders Attack
We'd like to congratulate THE Ohio State University for their convincing victory over Texas on Saturday night. We are also pleased that the Buckeyes waited until 2006 to beat the Longhorns, rather than 2005; last year's game was in Columbus, this one was in Austin and that meant all fires and riot...
Leftovers: That Fat Donovan McNabb
• Look which NFL players the government considers "obese." [Consumer Freedom • An oustanding approximation of a Mitch Albom column. [Breaking The Formula] • It's a minor league bar fight! [Minneapolis Star-Tribune] • The NBA and its referees are, once again, not happy with each other. [USA Today] • ...
Kareem Takes A Large Dump On Someone Else's Lawn
If you needed another reason that the late Wilt Chamberlain was countless times more interesting than all-time scoring champ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, we bring you this gossip item from today's New York Daily News....
Eventually, It Will Just Be A Graphic Below Irvin's Name
So we haven't actually seen this, so we need someone to confirm it for us, preferably with video. Let that be our disclaimer prologue....
A Slight Change In The Commenting Rules (Don't Worry, It'll Be Fine)
As anyone who has ever spent longer than five minutes around these parts knows, we have the best commenters on the planet. We have yet to make a joke that's funnier than about 10-15 comments that show up in the first five minutes after making a post. We've made our peace with this; we never thought ...
The Fast And The Furryous
If you sat through more than one college football game on Saturday, then obviously you forgot that this past weekend was also the opening of hamster ball racing season. PETCO sponsored races at nearly all of its 800 stores in the U.S. on Saturday, which they called the Hamster Ball Derby. Accordin...
Blogdome: Five Years Later
• Here's our only 9/11 anniversary mention of the day: We'd prefer to be sad in private, if that's OK. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Chadron State, folks: Chadron State. [Heavy Soul] • Making a strong case for Jack Morris. [Off The Baggie] • The Rocky statue has returned to Philadelphia. [The 700 Level] •...
Perhaps Fergie Can Return Punts
They opened up the Pink Taco yesterday ... and the Black Eyed Peas welcomed a new member....
Mess With The Catman, Get The Claws
If we've said it once, we've said it a million times; when football broadcasters are allowed to attempt humor — especially at Fox Sports — it's all of us who suffer. Coming out OK in the end, though, was Carolina superfan Greg Good, known to all as Catman. Let's wrap up the details for you once ag...
Hirshey: Sweetness And Light In The Prem
David Hirshey writes weekly about the Premiership for Deadspin....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. IRL champ Sam Hornish Jr.: So, do you guys have OnStar? • 3 p.m. NCAA FB with Mark Schlabach: Before Saturday's Penn State-Notre Dame game, when was the last time that two non-helmet logoed teams have met? • 12 p.m. NFC East bre...
Fortunately, It Was To A National Powerhouse Like Rutgers
The last time we were able to watch our beloved alma mater play in the New York City metropolitian area, it was the Coaches Vs. Cancer Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. The Illini lost by 20 to Providence and Ryan Gomes. We thought it couldn't get any worse....
Stableford: Roddick Federized
Dylan Stableford is the editor of media blog FishbowlNY and will write occasionally on the U.S. Open....
NFL Roundup: Mangini's Workout Regimen
Muses and ruminations after Week 1 of the NFL ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while securing your clove hitch ... • Tennis: Switzerland Rules! ... Roger Federer tops Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 for third consecutive U.S. Open title. • NFL: Rush Limbaugh's favorite quarterback throws three TDs as Philadelphia Eagles stifle Houston No-Bushes. • MLB ... AL We...
NFL Week 2: Late Game Wrap
• Has anyone ever called a Week 2 retirement press coference before? Brett Favre might want to give it some thought. The Packers were throttled at home, 26-0 at the hands of their division rival, the Chicago Bears. Favre had two second half interceptions, both of which can't be blamed on anyone bu...
NFL Week 1: Halftime Update 2
• The Bears are taking it to Green Bay in the first half, behind three Robbie Gould field goals, and one 49-yard TD pass from Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian. Brett Favre, in the biggest upset of the week, has yet to throw an interception. Of course, he's only thrown 2 passes, and with a few minutes...