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MLB.com Knows Who Its True Fans Are
Far be it from us to tell MLB.com how to maximize its revenue streams — certainly they're doing a fine enough job on that themselves, hardcore baseball fans be damned — but we found it rather surprising, all told, about this newest synergistic connection....

God Loves You Just The Way You Are. But He Loves You Too Much To Let You Stay That Way
We wonder what she looks like. We bet she's skinny. She probably is. She's skinnier than us and prettier too. Now we'll hate her. Oh, we can't wait!...

Cultural Oddsmaker: What Will Happen at the LeBron James Roast?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think. And remember: He's covering the Super Bowl for us all next week....

Finally, A Team We Can Really Root For
In case you missed it in last Sunday's New York Times, the Fugees are a group of three youth soccer teams from Clarkston, Ga., who are having big problems finding a place to play. Clarkston residents, you see, don't like soccer. "There will be nothing but baseball and football down there as long as ...

Blogdome: Let The 51 Dream Die, Folks
• Time to let Bernie go, Yanks fans. [Valentine's Views] • Yeah, get rid of those "gay" mustaches! [OutSports] • Shockingly, a Bill Walton podcast is somewhat insane. [Complete Sports] • Careful with those incentive-based contracts. [Yellow Chair Sports] • A new site that looks at the intersection o...

Why You Shouldn't Randomly Promise Tickets To Strangers
When your team makes the Super Bowl, sometimes some promises you've made in the past come back to haunt you. That's what happened to Bears safety Chris Harris, who was on public access earlier this year and found himself in a situation where his mouth was writing checks his ticket stash couldn't cas...

William Perry, Keeping Busy (And Incognito!)
In case you were wondering what William "The Refrigerator" Perry was up to these days, now that the offers to box Manute Bol have dried up, here's one of his main promotional opportunities: Big Camo, "the world's BEST outlet for HARD or IMPOSSIBLE to find BIG and TALL camouflage hunting clothes, acc...

That's All We Need: ANOTHER Blowhard In DC
So here's a scary thought. If you thought Curt Schilling had a tendency to opine, uninvited, on subjects that don't inherently concern him now, wait until he runs for Senate....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions fopr today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Todd McShay, Mel Kiper: So is this the episode where they finally kiss? • 2 p.m. Bracketology with Joe Lunardi: Is it true you can major in this at UNLV? • 3 p.m. Mid-Majors with Kyle Whelliston: The lab just called. We're sorry...

Yeah, We Hate To Be The Ones To Tell You This, Vince ...
An amusing side note from the Nets' late-night last-second loss to the Clippers last night. The NBA All-Star starting lineups were announced last night, and our man Gilbert Arenas edged out Vince Carter — who almost always makes these teams — for the second guard spot in the Eastern Conference. When...

Agent Zero Revenge Tour Makes Imaginary Stop At Duke
We must report that our new favorite place to visit on the Internet is Gilbert Arenas' NBA.com blog (sorry, Fleshbot). This is because A). He actually writes it himself, unlike some people; B). There are posts with headlines such as "ESPN The Magazine Took Me Off the Cover" and "I Was Fouled Against...

Finally, Duke Catches A Break!
One of the joys of this here Internets is the rapidity with which campaigns can be organized, complaints filed and irrefutable evidence presented to a starving public. Therefore, if you watched any of that thrilling but frustrating Clemson-Duke game last night, you know that Duke won on a shot with ...

NBA Roundup: Ben Gordon Asks How Ya Hoofing, Mavericks?
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while fighting with shrubbery ... • College basketball: "Duke beats Clemson" has now become mankind's most oft-repeated phrase, replacing "You're fired." • NBA: P.J. Brown (!) leads Bulls past Mavericks, 96-85. • Golf: The Brandt Snedeker Era dawns throughout the land, as rooting for...

The Tough Life Of A Backup Lineman For The Lions
You know what the problem with flight attendants are? You don't? Well, WE'LL TELL YA....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as militant squirrels capture your nuts ... • College men's basketball: Clemson at Duke [ESPN]; UCLA at California; Southern California at Stanford. Yeah, considering the parking situation for that Cal game, we'd suggest leaving the house now. [Fox Sports Net] • College women's basketb...

This Brings The Total Amount Of Bengals Jail Time To ... Two Days!
In yet another example of pro athletes just minding their own business and being persecuted because their famous and for no other reason at all, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry was sentenced to two days in jail this morning for allowing underage girls to drink in his hotel room. (If you...

Leftovers: Bad Mascot, BAD!
• This is not how a mascot is supposed to behave. [Austin 8 News] • Returning a dog named Jeff Garcia. [Run Up The Score] • If you're truly desperate for Super Bowl tickets. [Don't Want Your Opinion] • This is how you run a company: Give everybody the day after the Super Bowl off. [Inside Indiana Bu...

If He's Not Playing, Ain't Nobody Playing
Say what you will about Carmelo Anthony, but he handled his suspension considerably better than this guy....
