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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Chris Hansen from Dateline NBC busts Santa ... • Boxing: Super welterweights, Andrey "A Case Of The Dingies" Tsurkan vs. Yuri "Peace Through Diplomacy" Foreman; super welterweights, Sergio "Hands of Butter" Martinez vs. Ossie "Prison Lunch" Duran, at New York. [Versus] • College bas...

About Last Night
What you missed while playing Zap-A-Bug ... • NHL: In a game narrated by Morgan Freeman, Crosby's first trip to Edmonton results in 4-2 win by Pittsburgh. • NBA: Always Be Closing! Iverson scores 51, but is only 1-for-4 in the fourth quarter as Lakers beat Nuggets 110-107. • MLB: This just in: A .22...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you finally achieve peace of mind ... • College basketball: Syracuse at Virginia; West Virginia vs. Auburn, at Birmingham, Ala. I'll bring the soy sauce. [ESPN2] • College basketball: Georgetown vs. Alabama, at Birmingham, Ala. Hope the hush puppies vendor gets here soon. [ESPN] • N...

About Last Night
What you missed while doing a little Christmas decorating ... • NBA: Sun explodes, melts Pacers. Phoenix 121, Indiana 117. • MLB: Cabrera, Willis soon to breath in the sweet second-hand smoke of the Tigers' dugout following megadeal with Marlins. • College basketball: Don't you ever underestimate th...

To Watch Tonight
Gambling is illegal at Bushwood, sir ... and I never slice! ... • College basketball: Kansas State vs. Notre Dame, at New York; Southern California vs. Memphis, at New York. The Jimmy V Classic, where the winning players each get a copy of the book Personal Fouls. [ESPN] • College basketball: North ...

Brian Billick's Passionate Kisses
We're sure you've seen it by now, but here's that highly amusing "kiss" from Ravens coach Brian Billick to Patriots defender Rodney Harrison. Warning, Brian: It's best not to mock effetely the roided up large man. Trust us on this one....

The Best MNF Game In Many A Moon
If you weren't able to stay up and make the whole "Monday Night Football" game last night, we're sorry for you: That was as terrific an NFL game we've seen all season. You can tell from the comments on our late-night post: As Larry King might say, "if that game didn't excite you, check your pulse, b...

About Last Night
Sure you love that bottle of Captain Morgan, but did it love you back? • NFL: Some sort of dramatic finish involving the Patriots and Ravens, with a game-ending melee near the goal line. Don't ask me: I was under the house trying to reattach the cable. • College women's basketball: Rutgers Fighting ...

The Patriots Might Just Be Toying With Us Now
A while back, we said that this whole "call a timeout right before a big play" business would end when someone called a timeout that nullified a great, game-winning play by his own team. That's exactly what happened tonight, thanks to an overeager timeout from Baltimore defensive coordinator Rex Ry...

Another Night That The Patriots Run The NFL
Sometimes it seems like the only major drama left in the NFL swirls around Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. We're almost as fascinated with the Dolphins' losing streak as we are with the Patriots' winning one, but tonight, "Monday Night Football" will reap the national benefits....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after mourning another Doonesbury war casualty ... • NFL: New England at Baltimore. And a quarterback named Kyle shall lead them ... [ESPN] • NHL: Dallas at Columbus. A blue, sport coat, and a pink, carnation (doo waa) I'm all dressed up for the dance ... [Versus] • College women's bas...

Bob Knight, Remaining Mellow
One would think, by this point of his career, Bob Knight would have grown a little bit of a thicker skin. But, of course, that would make him someone other than Bob Knight, now, wouldn't it?...

About Last Night
What you missed while watching No. 11 on the list of the 100 Best Christmas Shows of All Time ... • NFL: It's Manning vs. Grossman, but one has to suck less than the other. • College basketball: Down go the Bruins! Texas prevails in final seconds. • NBA: Warriors are so hot they literally set the sc...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while being strangled by a self-aware robotic hand ... • 7 p.m. — NCAA Women's Basketball: UNC at Tennessee. It's time for some hot undefeated-on-undefeated action. Two teams enter. One team leaves with a 20-point loss. [ESPN2] • 8 p.m. — BCS Selection Show. Next year, they plan on rol...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while stockpiling saving throws vs. cold for the upcoming snowstorms... • NCAA Football: Clusterfuckery reigns supreme as Missouri, West Virginia lose. • NCAA Basketball: Gonzaga beats Connecticut, returns back home to wherever the hell they're located. • Tennis: Well, looky, the Uni...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while... *smoosh*... • 7:45 p.m. — NCAA Football: Pittsburgh at West Virginia. I can't imagine any disturbances occurring in Morgantown after the game, regardless of the outcome. [ESPN] • 8:00 p.m. — NCAA Football: Big XII Champeenship, Missouri vs. Oklahoma. It's mullet vs. saucepan. ...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while, after pressure from the Sudanese government, renaming your teddy bear Osama... • NBA: Lou Holtz's pep talk fixed everything. Knicks 91, Bucks 88 • NCAA Football: This one had all sorts of Poinsettia Bowl implications. Fresno State 30, New Mexico State 23 • ♬ Dustin Byfuglien ♬...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while making the world's longest lanyard ... • NBA: Boston at Miami; Los Angeles Lakers at Utah. Everybody was Shaq Fu fighting ... [ESPN] • College football: Fresno State at New Mexico State. Bulldogs vs. Aggies. Um, what's an Aggie again? [ESPN2] • Motor sports: NASCAR Nextel Cup Awa...

About Last Night
What you missed while putting a special hamper in the bathroom for shirts, with the other one for socks and poo-poo undies ... • NFL: It goes to 11 ... RomoCop leads Cowboys over Packers 37-24. • College football: The Honeymooners ... Art Carmody kicks Louisville to 41-38 win over Rutgers. • NHL: An...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you decorate your drunken Christmas moose ... • College football: Rutgers at Louisville. You've got some red on you. [ESPN] • College basketball: Oregon at Kansas State [ESPN2]; Oklahoma at Southern California [FSN]. West Coast meets Midwest in classic culture clash. • College women...