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ESPN Chat Is Clearly Pulling Out All The Stops
Wait, a chance to chat with a member of the Detroit Lions AND Jared from Subway, on the same day? This truly is the greatest country there ever was. [ESPN Chat Schedule]...
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Football
A couple days ago, more definitive evidence that the professional helmet-smashing lifespan of an NFL player has detrimental effects on the human brain. It still probably won't change the way the game is played....
Duke Snaps Under The Pressure Of Being Top Dog
For the third week in a row, the No. 1 team in the country loses, but at least this time they lost to the previous No. 1. So I guess we'll never settle this thing....
Former Iowa Hawkeye Broadcaster, Kansas City Chief Ed Podolak Can See Clearly Now
"After considerable deliberation with my family and close friends, I've decided to seek professional treatment. [T]he people closest to me in life have convinced me that treatment is in my best interest." [The Pitch]...
George Bodenheimer Reminds Bristol Of The Wintry Economic Climate We're In
This afternoon ESPN President George Bodenheimer addressed his troops via video on ESPN's corporate intranet to let everyone know there's a hiring freeze, no more raises, and "downsizing" and "discontinuation" are imminent....
Spartan Hockey Players Will Only Be Slashing Tires From Now On
If you were wondering whether Michigan State coach Rick Comley would actually punish his two players who went berserk on Michigan's Steve Kampfer—both have been kicked off the team and one has already left school....
The Super Bowl Does Not Want Your Erotic Fruits And Veggies
Our story so far: PETA produced a Super Bowl ad that featured scantily-clad women doing naughty things with vegetables. Somehow, Sean Salisbury and Whoopi Goldberg got involved. Then things got weird ......
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 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]...
Strange Times Keep Getting Stranger In the World Of The Dallas Cowboys
Dear VH1: Please develop a reality series starring Terrell Owens, in which he examines his many personal problems with his publicists. P.S., I am not a crackpot....
Tiki Barber's Karmic Payback Is Expensive And Sad
Standing in the middle of New York City while a little girl rolls red paint over his crotch, this "Today" show segment pretty much sums up Tiki Barber's post-NFL existence....
ESPN Still Protecting Simmons And Reilly From The Ragged Commentariat
In case you're wondering, no, ESPN still has no plans to add comments to Rick Reilly's or the Sports Guy's columns in the foreseeable future. As this email exchange with CBS Sports indicates....
Are Larry Fitzgerald Sr.'s Unimpeachable Journalistic Ethics A Little Overblown?
Last week, Rick Reilly's column deified Larry Fitzgerald Sr., who promised objectivity in his Super Bowl coverage even though his son plays for the Arizona Cardinals. It'd be a nice story, if only it were true....
Michigan Hockey Player Victim Of Yet Another Mugging
For the second time in three months, Michigan defenseman Steve Kampfer was the victim of a brutal assault, but at least time it wasn't a classmate delivering the cheap shots....
Sean Salisbury Finds A New Home
Salisbury signs a three-year deal with 105.3 The Fan to do a mid-day radio show. [DallasBasketball.com]...
Afternoon Blogdome: The Crying Giants Fan
• This video of a distraught Giants fan contains language that is both NSFW and hilarious. [KSK]...
WaPo's Mike Wise Delivers Another Revealing Profile
"DeShawn Stevenson moved closer, toward the image of Darryl C. Stevenson. He looked for a resemblance, but the mug shot disappeared too quickly." [Washington Post]...
Morning Blogdome: Another Feather In Jose's Cap
Jose Canseco fought Danny Bonaduce to a draw in what some observers are calling a boxing match. Maybe next time they shouldn't schedule against Mosley-Margarito and Emelianenko-Arlovski. Or better yet, no next time. [Wax Heaven]...
Who's Ready for Duke To Be Number One Again?
Well, that was a throttling. Duke nearly doubled up Maryland 85-44 this afternoon, handing Gary Williams his worst loss since joining the Terrapins in 1989. And everybody knows what that means......