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South Alabama Jaguars
1. "USA! USA!" Years ago, when I first heard the University of Arizona fans chanting "U of A! U of A!," I was wondering why they were so damn patriotic, as it sounded a hell of a lot like "USA! USA!" As if the American fans in Torino didn't already wear it out, you're going to get a lot more chants ...
Southern Jaguars
1. Desegregation Was The Worst Thing That Ever Happened To SWAC Basketball. The only losers in the great push to desegregate SEC basketball in the wake of the 1966 title game (won by the all-black Texas Western team against Adolph Rupp's all-white Kentucky team) were the Historically Black Colleges,...
Monmouth Hawks
1. It's A Reality TV Training Ground. Life in the jungles of West Long Branch prepared alumni Stephenie LaGrossa and Katie Gallagher, both 2002 graduates, for their stints on Survivor: Palau. Gallagher finished second....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while apologizing for all the tech issues yesterday ... • World Baseball Classic: Canada wins over the United States 8-6. Even long after the Winter Olympics, U.S. still on thin ice. • NBA: Hornets return to New Orleans, but Kobe spoils the party, as he is wont to do. • NHL: Another ...
Revisiting A Truly Great Prank
We did a very brief bit on this a couple of days ago, but we didn't give it nearly enough of a heads-up, since, frankly, it's one of the best examples of fan subterfuge we've ever seen....
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What you missed while quelling locker room dissent on your Fantasy Baseball team ... • World Baseball Classic: Take that, Mexico! That's about $177 million worth of pitching that the U.S. threw at you. • NHL: Stars stop Oilers in shootout, which is still a weird sentence to type but that's modern ho...
We've Got Spirit, Yes We Doooooooooo ...
College cheerleading, an object of ridicule since it was discovered that our President did it, has new respect in our eyes. Southern Illinois basketball cheerleader Kristi Yamaoka, who fell 15 feet off of the top of a human pyramid onto her head on Sunday, suffered a chipped neck vertebra and a co...
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What you missed when your kid's G.I. Joe collection went AWOL and turned up in Barbie's Dreamhouse ... • NBA: Kobe's 43 not enough as Spurs spank Lakers. • College Basketball: This is troubling, NCAA bracket-wise. Gonzaga beats LMU by 1 in WCC championship game, after having won in the semis over Sa...
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What you missed while out in front of Pedro's house taking your bike off some sweet jumps ... • NBA: Are you ready for the NBA champion Phoenix Suns? We didn't think so. Anyway, they've won 10 straight. • College Basketball: The Ray-Foye show lead No. 4 Villanova over Syracuse, and we think we're re...
Doug Gottlieb Makes Positive Contribution To Society
If you were looking for a new derisive term for the Duke Blue Devils and were growing tired of "Dookies," Doug Gottlieb may have improved your life last night. He referred to the Duke fellas as "Floorslappers," and it already appears to be a hit....
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• College Basketball: UNC 83, Duke 76. Tar Heels forward Tyler Hansbrough puts in 27 points, and I think I've seen enough of the color blue for a while....
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• NBA: Washington 113, Philadelphia 119. The Sixers won, so this should probably be complimentary, but Allen Iverson had 47 and Chris Webber had 30, and they only won by 6. I miss defense....
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What you missed while watching Emeril — but failing, sadly, to kick it up a notch ... • World Baseball Classic: Somehow we knew that the first three words we would hear during actual baseball competition this season would be "Chan Ho Park." • NBA: Michael Finley leads Spurs over Mavericks, even thou...
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What you missed while rapping your love for Kentucky BAS-ket-ball, Kentucky BBBBasket-BALL ... • College Basketball: FSU sends Duke to first ACC loss, changing A LOT of potential NCAA Tournament brackets. • NBA: Hey, we told you he was pissed — Iverson's 40 leads 76ers over Rockets. • NHL: Swede To ...
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What you missed while dozing peacfully on a New Orleans balcony ... • College Basketball: Brady Bunch — LSU, which starts three freshmen and a sophomore, clinches share of SEC title. • NHL: Sharks rout Swede-less Red Wings, 5-1. • NBA: Lakers inch ever-so-slightly above .500 with win over Magic....
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What you missed while dealing with tech issues that caused your site to start an hour later than usual ... • College Basketball: Pittsnogle leads West Virginia to 67-62 win over Pitt. OK, we're officially confused. • NBA: Cleveland Does Not Rock — Pistons beat Cavs for second straight day. • Tennis:...
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What you missed while taking your Wonderlic test ... • NBA: Paul Pierce out-Kobes Kobe as Celtics clip Lakers. • College Basketball: Indiana beats No. 18 Michigan State. Mike Davis — hero. And unemployed very soon. • NASCAR Nextel Cup: Matt Kenseth hoists trophy after passing two poor saps broken do...
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• NBA: Bobcats 121, Suns 136. Both teams had over 100 through 3 quarters. It seems kinda unfair for Charlotte to score 121 points and lose. I didn't think they could score 121 in an empty gym....
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• NBA: Wizards 102, Cavaliers 94. LeBron James was booed by the ill-tempered Cleveland crowd as he missed his final seven free throws down the stretch. A word of advice, Cavs fans: LeBron's contract is up in a year, and if you piss him off too bad... well, I hope you enjoy about 12 Zydrunas Igauskus...
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What you missed while trying to circumnavigate Nova Scotia by boat and discovering it's not an island ... • Winter Olympics: Cohen fulfills dream, skates beautifully to ... uh oh. That's a shame. Well, silver's nice. • NBA: Artest fails to unleash the madness against Kobe as Lakers top Kings. • Nova...