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The Volunteers and Tigers Are Delivering At FedEx
I'm back from the Wizards game and I'm actually in a good mood because they won. And hey, the Bobcats minus Gerald Wallace are tough! Since I've been back I've had a chance to catch up on this 1 vs. 2 matchup and frankly, it's even better than the Wizards and Bobcats. The action has been high paced ...

I'm Buying Whatever He's Selling
In other news, the real Bill Belichick is still at large....

Nick Saban Is a Dick
• Nick Saban might be full of crap, but hey, a foreword by Bill Belichick! [The Wizard of Odds] • How American is too American for Mexican soccer fans? [Macho Chip] • MJD has some words for DJ White and the Sampsonites. [Yahoo! CBBB] • Finally, some NFL off-season drug related arrests. I wonder if A...

This Ends Badly
That's just fucked up. The man you see above, Arsenal's Eduardo Da Silva, is about to have his tibia and/or fibula poking through his sock. Needless to say, it's pretty brutal and because you might not want to see it, I'll just link to it after the jump, along with the non-crippling Premier League a...

The Best Rappers of the NBA
Back in 1994 a truly epic album was released to an eager public. If you aren't familiar with Immortal Record's B-Ball's Best Kept Secret then get ready for an extensive education. Over at Mental Floss they've taken it upon themselves to review the standout tracks from the All-Star lineup of NBA rapp...

Wladimir's Morning Wood
Tonight Wladimir Klitschko will square off against his best opponent to date in Sultan Ibragimov in a big first step toward unifying the heavyweight title. Vitali's little brother is widely considered to be the best heavyweight on the planet and a win tonight at Madison Square Garden would cement th...

Jon Barry Is Friendly, Scalable
Outside of basketball Jon Barry loves two things, golf and flexible cart girls. SportsbyBrooks points us in the direction of this Flickr photo set from a golf outing last summer and the subsequent after party. The ladies and the liquor appear to have been provided by the lovely gents at Jose Cuervo ...

Consider Your Bracket Busted
• In Progress — CBB: UConn at Villanova [ESPN] • 1:00 — CBB: George Mason at Ohio [ESPN2] • 2:00 — Golf: WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, Semifinals [NBC] • 3:00 — CBB: Creighton at Oral Roberts [ESPN2] • 3:30 — CBB: Oregon at UCLA [ABC] • 4:00 — CBB: St. John's at Duke [CBS] • 4:00 — NFL: NF...

The Kelvin Sampson Era Is Officially Over
Kelvin Sampson and the University of Indiana have reached an agreement that will pay the coach $750,000 to get the fuck out of Bloomington. The overzealous recruiter has also agreed not to sue the school for wrongful termination. Although the Hoosiers have rid themselves of Sampson they still have a...

Yes Shaq, the Ball Looks Delicious
The Big Saguaro couldn't quite keep up with Phoenix's offensive pace, but he had his way under the boards. Shaq's four point (1-5 from the field) performance was offset by 13 defensive rebounds (14 total) and he even looked rather spry at times in his 26 minutes of play. Amare scored 28 with Grant ...

About Last Night
What you missed while serving as a seat filler on Cleveland's bench... ...

NFC Championship: Second Half
Elisha has been solid, but he hasn't done quite enough to put his team in a good position. Favre is doing Favre-like things and Mike McCarthy still refuses to run the ball. One correction from the first half, it appears that Brady Poppinga has three tackles (not the six I estimated). I guess I'm ju...

NFC Championship: First Half
Sorry for the delayed start, but we're underway in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which I'm told is positively lovely this time of year. The Packers are starting with the ball and Favre comes out in a succession of naked bootlegs. Perhaps this morning's episode of the Mayne Event was actually trying to tell ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while boning up on the Letter From Birmingham Jail... • NFC Championship: Green Bay vs. New York. More on this to come. [FOX] • Australian Open, Salty 16. If Caroline Wozniacki is playing I might have to check in. [ESPN2] • Non-Sports: The Wire, a charming documentary on daily life in ...

AFC Championship: Second Half
They're underway in the second half and we've already seen Tom Brady throw an interception off of a tipped ball. Everybody but Phil wants to see Billy Volek but Marmalard is still getting plenty on his throws when he has time. They have a got a first down inside the the twenty and it looks like we'...

Why Would Colleges Need Condoms?
• Introducing the iRoy by the Portland Trailblazers. I want one. Now. [Larry Brown Sports] • That's what men want to see when they reach for a condom, bears! [SBB] • You could be watching the game with Elvis the SoCal Packer Backer. [LAist] • A bit of confusion on the Gameday set. [The Sports Oasis]...

AFC Championship: First Half
In a matter of minutes the Patriots and Chargers will kick off Championship Sunday from the frigid confines of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The winner is headed for Super Bowl XLII Pink Taco in beautiful Glendale. I'll be here providing updates on this here post throughout the fir...

Favre Mad Libs > Brady Slash Fiction
Have you ever wanted to write a story about Brett Favre, but you just couldn't find the right words to express your raging hard-on for the guy? Well worry no more, because the Gray Lady's younger, sluttier e-counterpoint has written the perfect formula....

Elisha's Special Lady Will Freeze With the Rest
If Abby McGrew wants to watch her boy-toy Eli freeze his nuts off in Green Bay then she's going to have to layer-up. Cooper-Eli's eldest brother-tells the New York Post (they get all the scoops!) that the quarterback won't have his woman sitting in a luxury box, because it's bad luck of course!...

Roy Knocks Tito Down, Wins Decision
Last night Roy Jones Jr. looked all of his doubters in the face and declared, "I am the king of all the fighters who should have retired years ago!" Well maybe he didn't say it, but I was certainly thinking it. Jones knocked Trinidad down on two occasions and won the decision going away. He even tau...