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The Rematch That Isn't, Not Really
The college basketball season really gets going tonight, as our beloved Big Ten takes its ritualistic beating in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, one of the few things ESPN does every year that makes us smile. And the centerpiece game is, of course, the "rematch" of last year's national championship gam...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as a dingo steals your baby ... • College Basketball: Wisconsin at Wake Forest; Illinois at North Carolina. Hmm, Illinois vs. North Carolina. That sounds familiar. [ESPN] • College Basketball: Purdue at Florida State; Miami (Fla.) at Michigan. It's Daniel Horton and Dion Harris time! [...
Athlete Run-Ins: Embarrassing Kirk McCaskill
It's turn back the clock day here with athlete run-ins, as we continue our curious decision to focus on minor stories about minor sports stars. (Hey, they're not all Tim Duncan going crazy in a bar, you know.) This one features former White Sox and Angels pitcher Kirk McCaskill — whom was once cho...
Leftovers: Let It Bleed
• Lions players blame front office, each other over Mariucci firing in verbal free-for-all. [Thin Air] • Unload the bullion, boys: Angels increase Konerko bid to $60 million. [Baseball Analysts] • Tennessee coach Fullmer writes apology e-mail to 38,000 fans, hits "send to all," but spam filter block...
Fun With Trade Rumors
We like it when the Internet has something before the Jayson Starks of the world do, so we're gonna run with this, because it's the end of November and not much is more fun than a good trade rumor. According to MLB Trade Rumors, the St. Louis Cardinals are "close" to a "major" move, with sources s...
Taking Aim At ESPN, And Rarely Missing
As you might have noticed around here, we like to have fun with ESPN, poke at them a little bit, nip at their heels, that sort of thing. You know, it's kind of what we do....
Forgive Us Our Indulgence
So forgive us here, but our publisher would murder us if we didn't mention it to you: We have a book. It's called Catch, it's a novel and it comes out this Thursday. It's about a high school baseball player, so, you know, we've got a sports peg....
Things To Do In Phoenix When You're Drinking
Phoenix, Ariz. Home of The Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals. Birthplace of Barry Bonds. Spot for an unusually high number of UFO Sightings....
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Peter Kerasotis
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom. Yes, you read that correctly. Wisdom. How did Charles Dickens miss the boat on this whole one-sentence paragraph thing? Clearly today's breed of sportswriters are far better wordsmiths than the old quill pen-and-in...
Blogdome: The Curse Of Keith Hernandez
• You want to know the biggest curse of all? Ask the cigarette smoking dude in the mustache who's always asking comedians to help him move. [ThePhatPhree] • The fine folks at Dodger Thoughts have published a book of their best posts. Only bad news: Most Dodgers fans start on page 50 and quit reading...
Blogdom's Best: San Francisco 49ers
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...
Athlete Run-Ins: The Proper Way To Beep
Today s first athlete run-in story is more than 20 years old, which, frankly, makes it that much more fun and more believable. It involves old offensive lineman, current Fox broadcaster and - obviously, from that picture — avid hunter Bill Maas and his time at the University of Pittsburgh. We know...
More On The Mommie Dearest Sprinter
More info on the guy who ran on the field Sunday to spread his mother's ashes on Lincoln Financial Field, thanks to the suddenly sports-huge folks at The Smoking Gun. Turns out his name is Christopher Noteboom, also known as "Chip," and he cuts a mean mugshot....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Ric Bucher: Please tell us tales of your days at The San Jose Mercury, trading bon mots in the press box with noted wits Rich Leiberman and Bruce Macgowan. • 2:30 p.m. College BB with Joe Lunardi: You have made the Elite...
For The Football Fan On The Go
From the Good Ole American Opportunism Department comes a rather awesome tale in Tampa: 10 people were arrested for operating a mobile strip club outside the Bears-Buccaneers game last week. The young capitalists actually promoted the "moving poles" with flyers and other promotional material....
A Day In The Life Of The "New" Michael Irvin
Well, it's the day after Michael Irvin's endless string of mea culpas following his arrest on Friday, and if Irvin's appearances had anything in common, it was their high proportion of "mea" to "culpa." Let's look back at Irvin's trip through the ESPN empire:...
Sleepless In Athens, Ohio
You wake up to the light in your eyes. Blinking, you try to adjust. The man with the light is very authoritative, and more than a little pissed. You must have been asleep for a while. Jesus, what time is it?...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while playing with the brand new sonogram you bought ... • NFL: Colts trample Steelers 26-7 to go 11-0, setting up everyone for ultimate disappointment at some point in the near future. • NBA: Nuggets lose to Nets, Carmelo injured — is there really a reason to go on? • NHL: Jimmy How...
Analyzing Irvin's Explanation, Matlock Style
All right, so we know we've harped on this quite a bit already, but we don't want to be all flippant and blog-like on you here: We have to delve into this Michael Irvin business a little bit more. You see, we want to dig down deep into Mr. Irvin's explanation of why there was a pipe in his car, ex...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as mischievous otters play with your car keys just off shore ... • College Basketball: Virginia Tech at Ohio State. Markus Sailes and the Hokies vs. the greatest team with a coach named Thad. [ESPN2] • Monday Night Football: Pittsburgh at Indianapolis. Through some kind of blind luck, ...