mo Page 703 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Who Dares To Tamper In Joe Flacco's Unibrow Domain?
The Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco-led run through the AFC playoffs is just one more example of a famous unibrow influencing world events. [East Coast Bias]...
Spanish Soccer Star Would Like To Show You His Pimp Ring
Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos is here to remind all you kids out there that yes, racism is cruel and unfair, but it can also be fun!...
John Smoltz Heading To Boston (Of Course)
After 20 years in Atlanta, the 41-year-old pitcher is signing with the Red Sox, who presumably will place him in a bullpen rocking chair to spin yarns about Tom Glavine and the Old South. [MLB.com]...
Dennis Rodman Finds The Role He Was Born To Play
• Based on a true story: There is an actual movie about a midget basketball team playing against full-size people, with Dennis Rodman as "Himself." Just let that sink in for a minute. [SbB]...
Of Course Eli Manning's Wife Would Start Getting Frisky To "Single Ladies"
You'd figure that Page Six would have surveillance video of the alleged Eli/Abby lapdance like they did for Antonio Pierce. Alas....
Report Says Bulldogs Backfield Going Pro
Georgia's Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno are good—but not good enough to go No. 1 to the Lions—so they both feel confident enough to declare for the NFL Draft. [ESPN]...
Because The World Isn't Truly Free Unless The Gators Win
• Tebow for Commerce Secretary: Idiot Congressman asks Nancy Pelosi to delay the certification vote of President Barack Obama, so that he can attend the National Championship Game on Thursday....
In Which Andy McPhail Finally Crosses The Pond
Orioles are last team in AL East to sign a Japanese player, grabbing Yomiuri Giants pitcher Koji Uehara for two years, $10 million. Pay no attention to his 2008 stats. [Baltimore Sun]...
Your Wife Wants A Wunder Boner
• Needs less boxing: Can The Contender save boxing? That depends—does it allow chokeholds and roundhouse kicks? [Good Point]...
How To Ruin Your Favorite League's All-Star Game
From the moment the NBA, NHL, and even the NFL opened up their 2009 All-Star Game voting to the public, folks have been trying whatever means necessary to screw with the results. Sometimes it even works!...
Chris Mortensen And Oakland Raiders Are Having The Biggest Fight Ever
The most important facet of any relationship is communication, and ESPN's crack football writer and the NFL's angriest franchise are apparently lacking in that department....
Shane Victorino Will Banish You To The Land Of Wind And Ghosts
Of course, there was a live blog: Shane Victorino is Sportsman No. 1 Muscular Athlete Champion. Can you do any less?!? [Lost in Ube]...
Ravens Ravish Dolphins
Joe Flacco ends the rookie QB curse, Ed Reed can't take a hint, and Baltimore cruises past the turnover-happy Dolphins, 27-9 [NFL.com]...
Baltimore at Miami: An NFL Playoff Murder Mystery
Consider this your open thread for the 1:00 p.m. AFC Wild Card Game....
UFC: Ultimate Fleeing Championship?
• Starting The New Year In Style. Another UFC fighter arrested after a high-speed car chase. Josh Neer, however, is no Rampage Jackson. [Yahoo Sports]...
Sir, You're No Craig Sager
• Fashion. Forward: What was up with Bryant Gumbel's jacket? Doesn't he know we're in a recession? [Leave The Man Alone]...
A Technical Foul ... Of Love
• Maybe not: What's a Scott Pioli and why does everyone want to hire him? Oh, right—because Patriots employees always do so well once they stop working for Bill Belichick. [Midwest Sports Fans]...
It's Sorgi Time
I'll take this one Peyton. Week 17 belongs to Jim Sorgi. Not even Smokey Robinson's Miracles could be a more reliable backup. [Daily Snowman]...
I'd High-Five Her Face Right Now, Too
This has been a maddening season to be a Philadelphia Eagles fan. Yet, here they are, playoff bound, thanks to an epic shellacking of one of the more despicable Dallas Cowboys teams in recent history....
Brett Favre Ruins AFC East For Everybody
Brett Favre threw his team's playoff chances right into the arms of the Miami Dolphins, giving them the AFC East title while keeping the 11-5 New England Patriots out of the playoffs....