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Excuse Me Sir, Is That A Beach Ball? <i>Next!</i>
Oh, to have been at the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer tryouts on Saturday; what a glorious display of talent that must have been. They're calling it the Beckham Effect, in which 800 hopefuls from as far away as Japan and Australia showed up for a "chance" to play alongside David Beckham this coming MLS ...
Can They Hold An NCAA Tournament Without Duke?
Much discussion today about a potentially big fun NCAA Tournament question: Is it possible that Duke could miss the field of 65? The Blue Devils have lost four in a row and have a ton of road games coming up. It still seems rather unlikely, but the real question is whether we should legitimately be ...
Blogdome: In Case You Missed The Pro Bowl
• All the Pro Bowl wrapup you could possibly need. [Foul Balls] • Why do people talk about the Fab Five with such reverence? [Precogs] • If Sidney Ponson actually makes it to a spring training, how much will he weigh? [Mop Up Duty] • Is there a curse of Larry Csonka? [Milk Was A Bad Choice] • Joe Ma...
Looking For Glove In All The Wrong Places
We're going to approach this gingerly and with much caution ......
Hirshey: Thierry Henry Makes It Difficult To Keep Up Decorum
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Mark Cuban's Queer Eye For The NBA Guy
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is of the opinion that, if there is a gay player out there on a current NBA roster, he should come out, because he would be totally rich and respected if he did. Because that's just the way it happens in the real world, right? You announce that you're gay, and they ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NCAA MBB with Andy Katz: Will this be the episode where Andy says those fateful words: "Duke on the bubble?" Stay tuned! • 3 p.m. NCAAW bracketology: After drawing the brackets on top of the cake with the tube of frosting, place ...
Get Those Pom Poms Out Of Joakim Noah's Face
There are certain things you should probably expect from a guy who would wear this. One of those might involve trying to punch a cheerleader....
Nothing Says Valentine's Day Like Six-Foot Tall Spiced Meat
If you can't figure out what to get your significant other for this upcoming Valentine's Day — and you happen to live "within a 45 mile radius from Miller Park" and have V-Day between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Central Time open — you could give the gift that keeps on giving: Sausages....
Chris Berman Isn't Here To Talk About The Past
Clay Travis, one of the bright spots over at CBS Sportsline, once opined about the daily hell that "You're With Me, Leather" could potentially put Chris Berman through, but as far as we knew, no one had ever actually asked him about it in a public forum. That is, until this weekend, at the Pebble Be...
NBA Roundup: Celtics Finally Win! (Just Kidding, They Lost As Usual)
Notes on Sunday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night
What you missed while mourning the death of Hank Bauer ... • NBA: Wolves hand Celtics' 18th straight loss ... let's see Jimmy Fallon in a movie about this. • College basketball: Wholesale panic in Krzyzewskiville as Duke loses fourth straight, to Maryland, 72-60. • NHL: You cannot stop Henrik Zetter...
I Don't Think This Is How Paintball Is Supposed To Be Played
I don't know what it is about this that makes me laugh... but I sort of wish two of my friends would agree to do this while I stood there and laughed at them. I can't think of any good reason why they or anyone else would, but I'd enjoy it. From the YouTube description:...
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. Bulls @ Suns. It doesn't look like Nash will play, but Kirk Hinrich is happy to step in and fill you need for a speedy white point guard. 8:00, ESPN. • The 49th Annual Grammy Awards. Stephen Colbert is hosting... so there's that. 8:00, CBS. • Drag Racing. I think they mean those long, goofy l...
The Eye Of The Tiger Will Save A Serbian Village
Zitiste is a small Serbian town with a population just over 3,000. I guess the village is only mentioned in the news when they're hit with floods, and they're getting tired of it. To counteract this, they're spending money on not some sort of drainage or irrigation system, but... a big Rocky statue....
LeftoverDome...
• Cubs fans rise up, wear license plates around their necks. [Foul Balls] • Baseball continues to hate on bloggers. [Bleed Cubbie Blue] • A Texans blogger puts together a roster of the worst Texans of all-time. What a thoroughly depressing exercise. [Battle Red Blog] • That dumb college football rul...
The Underrated Legs Of Rex Grossman
The good people at SomethingAwful threw together some inspired Super Bowl photoshop work. And because it's excellent and because I'm having a difficult time letting go of football, I cobbled together a few of my favorite into the above image... I hope they don't mind....
Agent Zero Fails To Back It Up
Gilbert Arenas had vowed to get 50 points against the Blazers today, in his continuing revenge tour against the coaching staff of the US Olympic basketball team. Blazers head man Nate McMillan was one of those coaches. Gilbert even implored ESPN to pick up the game to witness his spiteful heroics. H...
I Guess Sean Taylor Doesn't Watch A Lot Of Pro Bowls
I thought that sort of thing was illegal in Pro Bowls. Defenses aren't allowed to blitz, there are fines for things like running fast, blocking, trying hard, or expressing a desire to compete. I guess Sean Taylor didn't get the memo... he went after Brian Moorman like Moorman stole his ATV....
German Soccer Fans Refuse To Be Upstaged By Italians
If you're a cop, there probably aren't many things that could happen to you that would be less terrifying than 800 German soccer fans uniting to attack you. That's what a few cops experienced yesterday after a match between Erzgebirge Aue II and Lokomotive Leipzig....