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Blogdome: Bavaro Is A Novelist's Novelist At Tight End
• Mark Bavaro tries on a new slant pattern: Novelist. [Pop Boner] • Ron Zook is setting himself up for failure at Illinois. (Ed. Note: If he gets us to a bowl game, any bowl game, no such THING as failure!) [Bored At Life] • Red Auerbach might not like Allen Iverson that much. [SLAM Online] • Why Fr...

D-Mat, D-Mat, Come Home To Us, D-Mat!
Because the land of Red Sox fans is an intense one, one that we approach gingerly and with palms spread wide open, we don't want any trouble here, we feel like we should check in on the Daisuke Matsuzaka business. We enjoy that the Red Sox Nation is up in arms and screaming about a player who sudden...

Come Celebrate Mo Vaughn's Birthday!
If you're hanging around the Meatpacking District of Manhattan tomorrow evening, we encourage you to drop by the 39th birthday extravaganza for former Red Sox and (gasp!) Met first baseman Mo Vaughn. (Oh, and the Angels: Don't forget, he ate up their clubhouse spread plenty too, and probably hit an ...

PETA Is Worried About Shaq's Hands
A few people out there have wondered if the entirely reasonable and in no way dramatically and insanely overstepping in the name of a somewhat noble (occasionally) cause folks at PETA have an opinion on David Stern's decision to be with leather again. Well, they do....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. College FB w/Barry Switzer: How about a nonsensical, drunken rant just for old time's sake? • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: Has PETA yet declared a Jihad on the NBA due to the return of the old ball? (Note: They have. We're just...

Marvin Lewis Is Beginning To Suspect That Something Is Amiss
This is an intervention. Marvin Lewis, your team is out of control. One out of every eight Bengals players is involved in the U.S. judicial system; either in jail, on parole or awaiting trial. We'd really like you to read these pamphlets. There are people who can help....

Hey, Somebody Wake Up Jordan Already
As we enter Day, what, 15? of the Where's Iverson Gonna Get Traded? countdown — we think it's a shame they can't find a way to get him to Minnesota, and we can't fathom why it makes sense to send him to Boston — we look back at yesterday's big news. Supposedly, Iverson turned down a trade to the Cha...

Reeeeeeeeematchhh!!!!!
It was inevitable, it was preordained, it was destined and placed here only to make us happy and the world a better place: Looks like Miami and Florida International, who have a bit of history, are set to butt heads, crutches and Hell 2 Da Naw once again, next year. It's October 6. It's the Orange...

NBA Roundup: Sage Advice From The Files Of Ron Artest
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while punching out Pauly Shore, kind of ... • NHL: Senators' Ray Emery will turn back every puck ... but will he also turn back your love? • NBA: Lakers forget there are four quarters in a game, but still beat Rockets. Bad news for Odom, though. • College basketball: Antanas Kavaliau...

Sick Is A Nice Way Of Saying What We Are
As we continue to try to foster our uneasy peace with the kids at the Barbaro Message Board, we, as a public service, bring you today's great Angry Barbaro Message Boarder Email Of The Day....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as an Ewok knocks on your door to ask for directions ... • NHL: Buffalo at New Jersey. Later, the Hunting for the Holidays guys stumble into the middle of the Barbeque Championships, with tragic, yet delicious results. [Versus] • NBA: Lakers at Rockets. Several lucky fans will win chun...

David Eckstein Is One Scrappy, Gutty Wrestler
We don't cover much professional wrestling around here, because, as athletic an enterprise as it might be, it's not really, you know, sports. But — shockingly! — tons of professional athletes love wrestling; we think it's the tights....

Leftovers: Yeah, Good Luck With That
• The Cubs should have all kinds of fun with Jason Marquis over the next three years. [Goat Riders Of The Apocalypse] • Women's basketball Bracketology is here? Really? [ESPN] • If you're a Minnesota wrestler, the Navy SEALS would like to talk to you. [WCCO] • On soccer, Chile and politics, of cours...

Big Ben Keeps Teaching The Kids
It was only a matter of time: Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycle mishaps are inspiring minor league promotions....

Troy Smith, Terror In The Skies
Troy Smith might be the Heisman Trophy winner, but you gotta be careful with that trophy. Some people might think it's a potential terrorist device....

Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Jay Mariotti Vs. Harold Reynolds
We return to the SHOTY Tournament, with the final two quarterfinal matchups, today and Thursday. Of all the Elite Eight matchups, we think this might end up the closest. (The first two have been runaways, though you can still vote.) First, a reminder of the bracket....

'I Regret Nothinnnnnggggggg!'
On the list of things we would never attempt, right after "Barbaro message board moderator" and right before "poking Larry Allen with a sharp stick" comes this. It's base jumping, of course, but these batshit insane daring thrill-seekers have added a couple of twists over the past two years. No. 1 i...

Blogdome: Boras' Loss In Translation
• What in the world is going on with the Red Sox, Scott Boras and D-Mat? [SethMnookin] • If Iverson were on your team, here's what it would look like. [HoopsSmack] • Miguel Batista: Mediocre writer, better pitcher (barely). [Seattlest] • How much would a free agent Pujols cost right now? A lot. [Get...

Year In Review: March
We're reviewing each month of the past year leading up to New Years Day. We call it, imaginatively, "Year In Review." We're digging through our archives pretty well, but if you think we should definitely feature something for the last year that we might overlook, email us at [email protected] with s...