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To Watch Tonight
What to watch while tailgating before the big ga ... oh man, somebody light a match ... • College football: Kansas State at Louisville (8 p.m., ET). Prince vs. Kragthorpe ... it's on. [ESPN2] • MLB: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (8 p.m., ET). Lenny and Squiggy road trip! [ESPN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions ...
Seriously, Did Tony Kornheiser Have Electroshock Therapy Before The Game Last Night?
Everything about the man seemed a bit ... off. From his wacky hair, to his glibness, to his bad jokes, to his worshipful Dallas Cowboy comments. And, of course, there was the odd apology he threw out there, after making this remark: ...
DeSean Jackson's End Zone Brainfartery Will Be Overlooked — For Now
Yes, last night was disappointing in many ways, but it has not completely killed my faith: I still like my team. If anything, last night's Eagles/Cowboys game proved that Donovan McNabb is fully-recovered and that DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia's own Barack Obama, is still on pace to be the greatest E...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you get your baseball scores from your toast ... • NFL: Philadelphia at Dallas (8:30 p.m., ET). Jerry Jones starts the motor that retracts his facelift at 7:30. [ESPN] • MLB: Mets at Nationals (7:10 p.m., ET). Will Mets losses stack up like empty beer cups on a sleeping fan's head? ...
Ball Sports Or That Prick Ari
What to watch while listening to girls talk, and talk, and talk... • MLB: Brewers @ Phillies (7:35 pm ET) [MLB.tv] — With a win tonight as part of a day-night double header, the Phils can complete a four game sweep of Milwaukee and move into a tie with the Brewers for the NL Wild Card spot. • NFL: P...
Charlie Weis Tears Two Ligaments in Knee While Simply Standing Around
Charlie Weis got Theismen'd yesterday during the Notre Dame v. Michigan game. Did the fact that he was standing on the sidelines and not actually on the field make the rotund coach feel any more embarrassed? Heck no! After the game, Weis found out he tore two ligaments in his knee and he seemed rath...
Michael Phelps Outshone By Tina Fey in Quest for Comedic Gold
When Michael Phelps took center stage in Beijing, he dominated the competition in the pool over and over. His ability to step up at the Olympics, on the biggest stage of his sport, was unprecedented. But when he took the stage last night in New York as host of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, it was clear...
To Watch Tonight: Now That You're Gone (to Watch Television)
What to watch while questioning the relevance of the 1980s yet again... • College Football: Ohio State at USC (8 pm ET) [ABC] - We received a link today asking why the Buckeyes were hated so much because the line shows them to be rather large underdogs, suggesting various conspiracy theories. Here's...
Cal's Jahvid Best Loses His Lunch
The early games have been rather boring this afternoon but California's Jahvid Best is having considerably less fun than you are today. As Jamie Mottram put it, "Maryland is beating the puke out of Cal." Literally....
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Let the River Run, Indeed
• 12:00 — College Football: Navy vs. Duke [ESPNU] - Get to know the young men that you will silently curse when they blow by you for promotions in six years. • 2:30 — Movie: Working Girl [A&E] - Joan Cusack only lost this Oscar because she had to compete in the Best Supporting Actress category with ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after the court stenographer reads back the dog's testimony ... • Kansas at South Florida (8 p.m., ET). Go Bulls! [ESPN2] • MLB: Tampa Bay at New York Yankees (7 p.m., ET). We welcome our new filter-feeding overlords. [ESPN] • Golf: Nationwide Tour, Albertsons Boise Open, second round ...
Well, At Least Their Fans Took It Well
It's difficult to pinpoint exactly when the game turned against Rutgers on Thursday ... no wait, here it is. Perhaps ESPN's decision to scan the crowd following Mike Teel's badly-thrown interception was not wise. But this is why we love live TV. If you'd like to savor the moment in video, it follows...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after discovering that Oxford University has proven that beer goggles are real ... • College football: North Carolina at Rutgers (7:30 p.m., ET). Greg Schiano faces former mentor Butch Davis. The Punchout in Piscataway! [ESPN] • High School Football: Rider (Texas) at Sulphur Springs (T...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while keeping an eye out for the fugitive German kangaroo ... • MLB: Tampa Bay at Boston (7 p.m., ET). Last gasp for Sox? [ESPN] • Men's soccer: World Cup qualifier, USA vs. Trinidad and Tobago, at Bridgeview, Ill. (8 p.m., ET). Two against one evens the odds. [ESPN2] • Men's soccer: C...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while trying to parallel park your Viagra rocket ... • MLB: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (8:05 p.m., ET). Should be Dempsteriffic [WGN] • WNBA: Phoenix at Detroit (7 p.m., ET). Please inform me via Twitter when the brawling and dunking starts. [ESPN2] • Movie: The Magnificent Seven (8 p.m...
This Vince Young Melt Down Is Getting Uglier...and Scary
It's beginning to look like Young is on the verge of a full-scale collapse. All day long Nashville airwaves exploded with talk of Young's alleged refusal to return to the field after his second interception. Now, things off the field are looking worse. Last night at 12:30 a.m., according to WKRN Ne...
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Forget about it, Jake. It's Fresno ... • NFL: Minnesota at Green Bay (7 p.m., ET); Denver at Oakland (10:15 p.m., ET). Gonna by a donnybrook. You betcha. [ESPN] • Tennis: U.S. Open, men's singles final, at New York (5 p.m., ET). Federer vs. Davis ... you're getting worked up over this? Is this Europ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while dreaming of a world in which you wield the same powers as Andrew Siciliano... • MLB: New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies. Maybe if Philly wins again tonight AJ will take me out of this cage. [ESPN] • NFL: Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears. Watch Mike Brown intercept Peyton...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after surviving the terrible Canadian meat probe (well, I suppose that's better than a giant zucchini probe) ... • Basketball: Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, at Springfield, Mass. (7:30 p.m., ET). Patrick Ewing, Cathy Rush, Pat Riley, Hakeem Olajuwan, Dick Vitale and Adrian Dantle...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while mourning the loss of your mechanical ape ... • NFL: Redskins at Giants (7 p.m., ET). The dance, she begins. [NBC] • College football: South Carolina at Vanderbilt (8:30 p.m., ET). Commodores; the most fearsome of all seagoing officers. [ESPN] • Tennis: U.S. Open, men's quarterfin...