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NBA Roundup: You Win This Round, LeBron
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Champaign's Long National Nightmare Is Over
As an old lifer at the Daily Illini, no story was less fun to talk about than Chief Illiniwek. We once had our own personal take on the embattled "symbol" of the University of Illinois, but we don't even remember what it was anymore: It was talked about every day, in the most banal and "emotional" t...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while training your sea monkeys ... • NHL: Colorado's Sakic gets magic No. 600 (without help from Victor Conte). • NBA: No, the correct answer was "LeBron." All those who said Kobe do not win a cookie. Cavaliers 114, Lakers 108. • College basketball: Use The Force, Lute ... USC sweep...
Jon Lieber Has A Big-Ass Truck
We'd like to note that Phillies pitcher Jon Lieber is a real man with a real man's truck....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you relax with an ice chest full of beer while wearing an astronaut diaper ... • College basketball: Providence at Notre Dame [ESPN]; Massachusetts at Fordham. Shall Rose Hill Gym not be rocked tonight? [ESPN2] • College basketball: UCLA at Arizona State; Oregon State at Stanford. I...
Leftovers: Backyard Oilers
• This guy REALLY likes the Edmonton Oilers. [Pulled My Groin] • Sam Smith, not a friend of the blogs. [With Leather] • Help find Les Straker! [Find Les Straker] • When OutSports did its 10 most likely gay NBAers in 2001 ... Tim Hardaway was on the list! [Sports By Brooks]...
You, Too, Can Have Your Own Boca Juniors Booster
So here's a grand idea: The notoriously rabid fans of Buenos Aires soccer team Boca Juniors are so renowned for their insane support that they're actually renting themselves out to other countries' teams....
Tim Hardaway, The ESPN Angle
With all the fun we're having Tim Hardaway today, a reader writes in and blames ESPN for the whole thing:...
If You Want Soriano, You Have To Deal With This
We don't like to think of ourselves as stuffy traditionalists ... but this, friends, just makes us sad....
Who's Sorry Now? Naked Hi-Jinx Edition
Simply put, we can think of no more embarrassing yet hilarious opening line to a letter than this:...
Blogdome: College Sports Guy
• Wait, when did Bill Simmons become a college basketball expert? [Chris' Sports Blog] • How the heck is Baylor supposed to stop Kevin Durant? [Bear Meat] • This isn't the first time Dan Hawkins has exploded. [Slushy Gutter] • It is never fun to lose to Duke. [Eagle In Atlanta] • Tommy Amaker, uh, i...
These Two Men Need No Longer Worry About Prison Sex
Yesterday, Troy Ellerman, the defense lawyer for BALCO founder Victore Conte, pled guilty to leaking grand jury transcripts to "Game Of Shadows" authors Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada. With his admission, it means that Williams and Fainaru-Wada won't have to go to jail after all, and Mike Lupi...
David Wright Needs Your Help In Choosing A New Theme So
In case you haven't heard, David Wright is retiring his theme music: the Beastie Boys' Brass Monkey, which blared over the Shea Stadium loudspeakers each time he stepped to the plate last season. According to New York Mets Blog, Wright is looking for a new tune, and he needs your help. The Mets' sea...
When Death Will Be Merciful
If your excitement still hasn't died down from the 30,000th "SportsCenter" special earlier this week, you're in luck: Only four more years until SportsCenter 35,000!...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Chad Ford: Um, one last thing Chad. What are your thoughts on gay players in the NBA? • 1 p.m. MLB reporter Tim Kurkjian: Is this the week that pitchers, catchers, and leather-clad women in bars report for spring trainin...
We Like To Think Of Jesus As A Mischievous Badger
You might think that Jesus would want you to watch NASCAR, and, doggone it, you'd be right....
Tim Hardaway's Deeper Hole
OK, so here's what we want to happen today: Every half hour, we want someone to call Tim Hardaway to ask him about his comments about hating gay people. You can ask him the same question every time, every half hour. It'll be great, because he'll find a way to dig himself an even deeper hole each tim...
NBA Roundup: Celtics Win! (Not A Joke This Time)
Notes from Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Tim Hardaway Wants Only Straight Men To See His Penis
So, by now, everyone has heard former NBA point guard Tim Hardaway's comments on the Dan LeBatard show yesterday, but just in case you're up for some caveman rhetoric — he'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa — here's the full audio of the interview....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while treating your sweetheart to a romantic dinner at Boston Market ... • NBA: Eighteen is enough ... Celtics beat Bucks for first win since Jan. 5. • College basketball: In the waning moments of Duke's 78-70 win over No. 21 Boston College, Dickie V actually says: "It doesn't matter...