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Meet Your New Oakland Raiders Head Coach
The San Diego Union Tribune reports that NFL Hall of Fame receiver James Lofton is in the final stages of negotiations to become the Raiders next head coach, which would complete another shameless raid of the San Diego area by the Bay Area (Jim Harbaugh left the University of San Diego to take the S...
And You Thought Grossman Was The One Looking Forward To New Years
With all the drunk quarterback pictures floating around these days, of Rex Grossman and Ben Roethlisberger and Kyle Orton, we thought it wasn't quite fair that Drew Brees remained so free and beloved by everyone other than his mother....
Losing Weight The Wii Way
Here's a guy we respect: A man who decided to use the Nintendo Wii as his workout routine and ended up losing nine pounds. For years, we had been trying the video game diet with no positive effects. We suppose the "getting up off the couch" principle was what was always holding us back....
Blogdome: Partying It Up In Miami
• If you were wondering what Super Bowl parties were like, here's a glance. [SBS Business Blog] • Rick Neuheisel, in the NFL, hanging out with Brian Billick. [Slushy Gutter] • More on Chris Webber coming back to Detroit. [Ballers, Gamers And Scoundrels] • Please don't let the Colts play the Saints i...
And The Barbaro Message Boarders Got Mad At US!
As much fun as we had had with the Barbaro Message Board denizens, we have never directly called for Barbaro's death. Perhaps if there were some sort of global famine — maybe if the world were attacked by zombies or something — we would need, for survival's sake, to carve up Barbaro's hindquarters a...
Poetry In Motion, Inspired By Your Chicago Bears
What does it mean when a dirt bike, a remote, rural location and a fanatical Chicago Bears fan come together to make a video? Um, evidence in a murder trial? Perhaps. But in this particular case it's for the poetry stylings of Matthew Ballard, who, if not technically insane, at least should be limit...
Marcus Giles Already Tearing Up San Diego
Marcus Giles has been a member of the San Diego Padres for less than a month; they just got the guy, for crying out loud. You thought it was a nice story, two brothers reunited — and it feels so gooood — but it turns out that it was a recipe for violence!...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for tonight's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Ex-NFL player Jerry Rice: Which one would you rather have back, Dancing with the Stars, or the massage parlor incident? • 1 p.m. Tennis Mags' Peter Bodo: We would like to thank Jesus for allowing Maria Sharapova, and her breas...
This Kid Has Never Been A Fan Of Kool-Aid
The young gentleman shown here — the one in the middle — is Rob Jones, a senior at Riordan High in Northern California. He's one of the top athletes in the Bay Area and will play basketball for San Diego in college next year. He seems like a pretty well adjusted kid, which is impressive, considering...
"The Electric Chuck"
In a high school game in Utah — explaining the distinct lack of melanin on the court — a ridiculous downcourt heave brings the house down, as much as anything can bring the house down in Utah. Our favorite part about this is the announcer, probably a bored high school kid, just trying to wrap up the...
Hey, Who Invited Encarnacion?
What everyone's thinking in this picture:...
NBA Roundup: As Cuban Goes Slowly Insane, Mavs Continue To Win
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while searching for that girl whose foot fits the glass slipper ... • NBA: Even McGrady's 45 can't slow the runaway Mavericks. • NHL: Beware of the Devils! The Deviiiiillllsssss! • College basketball: In the wee small hours of the morning ... Mario Boggans puts on a show as Oklahoma ...
Hmm ... Whom Do We Dislike More?
Kissing Suzy Kolber tackles a question we've been struggling with ourselves: Whom are we supposed to root against in the AFC Championship Game this weekend?...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you are unable to leave the presence of your 50-inch flat screen, even to go to work, or bathe ... • College men's basketball: Iowa at Indiana; Kentucky at South Carolina. Do not doubt your 2006 NIT champion Gamecocks. [ESPN] • NHL: Columbus at Chicago. Calling all Jacket Backers! R...
Man, We Totally Forgot They Were Razing Yankee Stadium
Buster Olney — whom, though we occasionally make fun of him, does pretty solid work over there — reported this morning that Yankee Stadium will host the All-Star Game in 2008, the final year before the historic-mostly-as-a-70s-relic stadium shuffles off this architectural coil. (Incidentally, our ou...
Leftovers: That Was A Jolly Good Jack'd Up!
• The NFL is going to London. Bully! (They say "Bully" there, right?) [Dave's Football Blog] • Your Arena League broadcasters? Mike and Mike! [Awful Announcing] • Sammy Sosa is working out for the Rangers? Is Dubya running that team again or something? [MLB.com] • Newspapers getting rid of box score...
Becks Is Welcomed By The Game
OK, we're going to need an ruling on this one. But we think what just happened is that LA rapper The Game offered to kick David Beckham's ass if he should ever see him. At least we hope that's what he said. You make the call:...
Buckeyes Fans Sneak Into Game That's Probably Not Worth Sneaking Into
Our firm, Midwestern ethics have, to this point, disallowed us of the grand American tradition of sneaking into sporting events. The trick, we've heard, is to find a smoking section, and then slip in when the security guard isn't looking....
Chandler: In Which I Am Determined To Make Tom Brady The Next Great Basketball Star
Deadspin associate editor Rick Chandler made a rather surprising confession to us the other day, and we demanded he write about it. So he now has the floor....