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NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (2) Memphis Vs. (15) Cal State Northridge
Your live blogger for this game will be Queens resident Ben Muschel, who — until he finally starts law school — blogs about The West Wing. Please don't tell him how it ends....
NCAA Tournament Live Blog: (8) LSU Vs. (9) Butler
Your live blogger for this game will be Chuck Myron of the NBA blog Time Stops For No One. He also works out of his own car....
The Few. The Proud. The Foolish.
Well, today's the big day. Sixteen NCAA games, sixteen live blogs. If you're stuck working today or tonight, you can, I guess, "watch" the game from here....
Type Fast For Us During the NCAA Tournament
Aw, so you didn't get to preview the team you wanted. Guess there's nothing left to do but cry. Or you could GET A SECOND CHANCE to participate on Deadspin....
The Slam Dunk Contest Live Blog, Where Everything's Between 9 And 10
Also, everything's worth two points and millionaire athletes break out an arsenal of props that would make Carrot Top blush. Sounds like fun!...
Freddie Mitchell Just Can't Catch A Break
The fantastical world of Freddie Mitchell has been uneventful recently, but he made news for all the wrong reasons after Lakeland, Fla. police accused him of having pot delivered to his Brothers Bar-B-Q restaurant....
James Harrison's $800,000 Touchdown
Poker player Phil Ivey bet $800,000 on the Cardinals +3.5 for the first half of Super Bowl XLIII. I believe that is what's known as a "bad beat." [Phil Ivey Rules?]...
FA Cup Gets Its Very Own Heidi Bowl
No one sees Everton's winning overtime goal vs. Liverpool because ITV1 had cut away to a commercial. Viewers not amused. [BBC News]...
Super Bowl XLIII Live Blog: The Battle To Legitimize Already-Printed Merchandise
Whose team will reign supreme? The guys whose fans wave towels or the guys whose state has vowels? Which QB wins: the one who found Christ or whose appendix was sliced?...
The NFC Championship Live Blog, Done Right (Not With Tagged Posts)
Will it be the desert dwellers or the East coast fellers? Which nine-win team reigns supreme? This and much more Iron Chef-style prose to follow in the live blog, aprez le jump....
Hugs For Everyone
Because not only have Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow won their second national championship together, but this not-so-well-received live blog format is over for tonight. Thanks for following along, if you found it....
That Referee's Heart Disease Is Magically Cured
On the final non-kneel play, Tebow runs into a striped official and knocks him over. That's the second thing he's ever done wrong....
Also He Got An A-Minus On A Spelling Test In Fourth Grade
A taunting penalty on Tim Tebow "might've been the first thing he's ever done wrong," loosely sayeth Brennaman's co-crusher Charles Davis. Other things he did wrong: two interceptions tonight....
If They Dump It On Tebow's Head, It'll Turn To Wine
Instead it'll splatter all over the noggin of Urban Meyer who OMG COACHED AT BOWLING GREEN. Ah, those were a fun two years....
That's Probably The Game, Folks
A 4th and 4 pass falls painfully to the ground. Gator ball....
Thom Brennaman Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Likes Tim Tebow
But he also gives that much praise to his wife's apple cobbler. "You spend five minutes with this dessert and you'll be impressed."...
Jump Pass; Not Just For Third Grade Nerf Basketball Games Anymore; 24-14 Gators
I thought this game was missing something. Only thing left is "no tap backs." With three minutes left, this game looks more done than my overcooked Applebee's hamburger....
As The Grass Stains Accumulate, So Do The Clutch Throws
Despite penalties and negative yardage plays, huge pass from Tebow to his disciples are keeping the ball out of the Sooners' (read: evil Wiccans') hands....
And Somewhere, Billy Sims Has Nothing To Say
The Sam Bradford pass was caught by Iglesias but stolen away by Ahmad Black. And yes, they reviewed the play. I just don't know how they decide these things....