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About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Prophylactic ... • NFL: Donovan rocks ... Eagles head-stomp Packers 31-9. • Soccer: When you think of Manchester United, you think of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer! • NBA: Onward Christian soldiers ... Laettner group to buy Grizzlies, apparentl...
Playoff Pants Party: Yankees Vs. Tigers
Shouldn't Tigers fans be happy that their first playoff experience in about 323 years leads them against the Yankees in the first round? Isn't it more fun that way? Wouldn't it not really feel like the playoffs if they were playing anybody other than the Yankees?...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while fighting Titus of Gaul, and about four tigers ... • NFL: Green Bay at Philadelphia. Not as compelling as many previous meetings. [ESPN] • Antiques Roadshow: "Cleveland" Episode #708. Here we have Brett Favre's spinal column. It's not in the best condtion, but still should fetch q...
Where My Team Stands: Los Angeles Dodgers
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
Leftovers: Soccer's Randy Moss
• "That is a disgusting, decidedly unjolly act!" [Soccernet] • The steroid denials are cooking like crazy now. [Associated Press] • Goodbye, Mr. Alou. [Baseball Musings] • Jeez, did Tiger Woods win again? [BBC Sport] • Hello, Leinart! [AZ Pigskin] • The good news: Your site just got mentioned in the...
Where My Team Stands: Oakland A's
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
Playoffs Pants Party: Padres Vs. Cardinals
We know there's absolutely no reason to believe the Cardinals belong here, and we know that the Red Sox, the Phillies and the Angels — teams that weren't particularly close to making the playoffs — all had better records. That doesn't mean we still can't be happier the Cardinals are here. October ...
Where My Team Stands: San Diego Padres
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
Your Basic Cable Themed Minor League Hockey Mascot
Tonight, on "The Colbert Report," the program will announce its newest fan-based shot into the outside world: The official mascot for the Saginaw Spirit junior hockey club. (Typically, "Colbert Report" viewers stuff the ballot box for teams, mascots or bridges that might be named after their man.)...
There Are All Kinds Of Ways To Cheer For Your Team
They do some unusual things involving football down there in Texas, but this strange cheering tradition from the Texas A&M Aggie Corps might very well be the weirdest. We don't have the foggiest idea what's going on there, and we're not sure we want to know....
Where My Team Stands: New York Yankees
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
Playoffs Pants Party: Twins Vs. A's
The first playoff game — we'll be live-blogging all day games this week, by the way — begins in less than 24 hours, and if you actually live in the Bay Area, your team's first playoff game is starting at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday. Which seems odd....
In Hell, Mascots Look Like This
Hey, Euro 2008 officials have ripped off Woody Woodpecker! And made him gay! As The Mighty MJD mentioned over the weekend, Austria and Switzerland, co-hosts of Euro 2008, rolled out their new mascots on Sunday. The two countries had their finest cartoonists labor for more than two years to come up...
Where My Team Stands: Minnesota Twins
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Indiana Pacers
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. Let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team. Today we continue with the Central Division, so do us a favor and send us your tips at [email protected]....
Blogdome: Rethinking Simmons
• A somewhat softened — somewhat — tone on Bill Simmons and what the Web is now. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Why is Adewale Ogunleye ashamed of his college? [We Are The Postmen] • Joe Dumars can spot talent. [Need4Sheed] • Lots and lots and lots of baseball playoff numbers. [Yellow Chair Sports] • A ROC...
Where My Team Stands: St. Louis Cardinals
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
Kids And Darts! What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
And so finally, we have the concept for the next Johnny Knoxville movie. The British Darts Organisation is campaigning for their sport to be included in the 2012 London Olympics; and to that end, they've opened the Darts School of Excellence in London. It's for for kids ages 7 to 18, as England atte...
Ron Zook, Water Skiing
After our Illini's shocking upset victory over Michigan State on Saturday, we felt like we had no choice but to post this picture of coach Ron Zook water skiing. Weeeeee!!!!!...
Where My Team Stands: Detroit Tigers
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....