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The Ballad Of Brenda And Kurtis The Stock Boy
Sports is a cold and cynical world, but its nice to know that uplifting tales of goodness can be found in the abyss. Oh, look... your mom just forwarded you an email from 1999!...
Steelers Fullback Dodges Biggest Bullet In History
Sean McHugh thought his life was over after getting cut by the Lions in September. He's playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday. Who knew getting released by Detroit could have a silver lining? [Yahoo]...
Jon Gruden's Rampant Scumbaggery Brought To Light By Simeon Rice
Jon Gruden's notorious for his early morning work sessions and his ability to make business decisions without letting a personal relationship get in the way. Yesterday, Simeon Rice, former Buc, lit into his former coach....
Sabres Beat Oilers By Like ... A Lot Of Goals
Buffalo scored 10 seconds into the game, got another score 1:01 later and chased Edmonton's goalie after just eight shots. Final tally: 10-2. Ouch. [NHL.tv]...
Serena Williams Must Not Be Allowed To Overheat
Here's a fun fact: when I look out my window I see snow, yet somehow at this very moment it's summer in Australia! How does that work?!...
Fantasy Baseball Just Got 75 Percent Nerdier
Because your child has always wanted to wear a sports coat and tie while playing video games, it's MLB Front Office Manager by 2K Sports!...
Not-So-Secret Origin Of The Bud Bowl, Including Surprise, Alternate Ending
Possibly the most enduring Super Bowl advertising campaign of all time was the Bud Bowl, in which football-playing longneck bottles taught us how to love watery, American-made beer once again....
Dan Shaughnessy Doesn't Like It When Tom Brady Cuddles
After photos of Tom Brady's romantic weekend surfaced on the web, many people pointed, laughed, and then moved on. Except Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy. He seems permanently scarred....
ESPN Voters Hotly Divided; Need A Life
Since I have absolutely no faith in the Worldwide Leader's abilities in self-parody, I have to assume that this is real. Un. Believe. Able....
Soccer Players Are Bad Athletic Supporters
• Yes ... "training buddies": Just because Ian Thorpe has been living and traveling the world for three years with a hot Brazilian swimmer who also happens to be a dude, that doesn't make him gay or anything. [Outsports]...
Bring On Da Journalism, Bring On Da Noise
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Holy Server
Sorry for the delay this morning. "Server" issues. Should be all fixed now. Ronnie James Dio hopes you're enjoying the snow. Back to work......
That Doesn't Make Her Any Less Of A Lady
Andy Roddick on Serena Williams: "When we were ten, I had to literally run around in the shower to get wet. She was bench pressing dump trucks already at that time." [Yahoo Sports]...
NFL Network Clearly Didn't Prepare For Marshall Faulk's Hyperhidrosis Problem
First day of Super Bowl media overkill has ended as has the usefulness of Marshall Faulk's shirt. Did he take too much 5-hour energy before hand or something?...
ESPN Lets Stephon Marbury Type To The People
This had all the makings of an epic conversation, but instead it turned out to be slightly more entertaining than a live chat talking about fantasy water polo with Tristan Cockroft....
Breaking (Not Really): Chris Mortensen Told The Raiders He Was Sorry (Really)
Remember when Mort refused to call the Raiders to confirm that they were being sold? Yeah, he quietly apologized because he was wrong. (And the story was also not true, apparently.) [TFTDS]...
Cheerleaders Legally Free To Smack Each Other Around
The Wisconsin Supreme Court says that cheerleading is officially a contact sport. You bet it is! [Green Bay Press Gazette]...
About Those $9,000 Super Bowl Tickets ...
Yeah, in reality, turns out they're not going for anywhere near that high. And in addition here's some great Super Bowl parties you can crash....
A Pete Rose Tattoo Is One Bet You Can't Lose
• Hall of pain: Why not permanently enshrine a famous baseball player on your skin? You can just feel the hustle oozing through the open wound. [Big League Stew]...
Now, If They Were Playing Haiti, This Would Be Considered Insensitive
Headline in AP story over World Cup qualifying match: "Mexicans turn to voodoo vs. U.S." [SI]...