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Leftovers: Darrell Waltrip, ACTOR
• Darrell Waltrip is starring in "The Nutcracker." Yep. [WKRN] • A detailed look at just how the Giants are breaking down. [Valentine's Views] • Well, Pete Rose is in SOMEBODY's Hall of Fame. [Cincinnati Post] • KSK's 12 days of Christmas ode. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]...
Leftovers: Backup Got Ran Over By A Mascot
• Remember when Adrian McPherson was ran over by a mascot earlier this year? Here's the full complaint. [The Smoking Gun] • Good thing sports sections don't require the ethics of the other sections of the paper. [SethMnookin.com] • Bobby Valentine loves him some Dice-K. [Umpbump] • It's a video trib...
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• Will someone please get Dick Vermeil a goddamn lozenge? [Scott's Shots] • In praise of the Minnesota Star-Tribune columnists. [I Dislike The Favorite Team] • Five reasons why Tank Johnson needs a bodyguard. [Critical Sports Blog] • The Greatest Show on... well, that sign seems unnecessary. [Philad...
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• About that free preview of the NFL Network? Yeah... Sorry, Rutgers fans. You're still screwed. [The New York Times] • I forgot to congratulate the Appalachian State Mountaineers on their national championship. [USA Today] • A catchy new holiday tune... Fa la la la laaaa, LaDainian. [Super Chargers...
Leftovers: Never Too Early To Bet On Baseball
• Who's up for some early World Series odds? [Baseball Musings] • Dan Jansen was keeping some memorabilia at his ex-wife's house, and this is what'll happen. [Huntersville Herald] • Tom Brady, single again. THANK GOD. [The Fanhouse] • It's not easy to run the Blues this year. [Game Time STL]...
Leftovers: The French Love Their Video Games
• This might be the best video game ever. No diving here! [Soccernista] • Former Cincinnati basketball player gunned down. [Columbus Dispatch] • An Azande tribesman makes his weekly football picks. [McSweeney's] • The Cubs are price gouging tickets. REALLY! [Chicago Sports Review]...
Leftovers: A Logical Product Tie-In
• Get your Schwetty Balls! [CNBC] • Some Cowboys give up their kidneys for friends. [FanIQ] • Look, drunk hockey player pictures! [Mondesi's House] • It's Landon Donovan's wedding registry. The tights are for him, we bet. [The Big Lead] • Evel Knievel is pretty pissed at Kanye West. [The Sports Puls...
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...
Leftovers: Tracking Ole LeBron
• TrueHoop continues its look at LeBron James and the U.S. team. [True Hoop] • Norwegian sprinter banned for life after another, third, positive steroid test. [Associated Press] • Barry Bonds' "indictment clause." [Baseball Musings] • A Toledo to lead the Green Wave! [ESPN] • The Heisman Trophy show...
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• Remember the Haka? I bet you didn't think BYU would be the team adopting it. [YouTube] • A friendly reminder to Bears head coach Lovie Smith has Rex Grossman sucks. [Foul Balls] • Bobby Valentine has a blog. It is very strange and Japanese. [Bobby's Way] • Evil bastard John Elway threatens the ver...
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• When it is and isn't OK to call an athlete by his initials. Pittsburgh Pirate announcers used to call Kevin Young "KY" constantly. [Spin on Sports] • There aren't many places in the world today where you can watch both Missouri vs. Purdue and Anal Intruders, Volume 8. But here's one of them. [ZouB...
Leftovers: You Can Go Ahead And Start T.O. This Week
• Was Terrell Owens almost suspended last week? [CNBC] • Yes, this man is a professional soccer player. [DC Sports Bog] • The five ugliest people in sports. [Rivalfish] • Jay-Z is totally messing with the Mavericks' schedule. [Fort-Worth Star-Telegram] • What's the most steroided-up sports? Billiard...
Leftovers: Tom Brady Has Had Enough Of Your "Yahoo"
• Tom Brady is suing Yahoo's ass. [The Smoking Gun] • Why do we think we'll hear less about this we did about Barbaro? The horses are finally uniting against us! [ESPN] • This porn star? She loves her some Patriots. [YouTube] • Larry Bird ... 50 years old. [NBA.com]...
Leftovers: Will Dodge Syringes From The Stands For Food
• Barry Bonds, the only person who could possibly find the Winter Meetings interesting. [Baseball Musings] • A sports team finally captures that elusive Big O. [The Journal News] • Looking for the definitive Dwyane Wade profile? It's in SI. [True Hoop] • A rock band devoted to spreading the gospel o...
Leftovers: The Return Of Varsity Letters
• The Varsity Letters reading series, with the baton handed from Dan Shanoff to the WSJ's and Gelf's Carl Bialik, returns to New York City tomorrow night with an excellent lineup. [Gelf Magazine] • The Washington Post discovers that broadcaster John Madden ... has a video game! [Washington Post] • I...
Leftovers: "Dear Kid — Sorry I'm Late"
• Receiving a signed baseball card from a "favorite" player, 15 years later. [Slate] • Pujols wants to apologize for Ryan Howard MVP remarks. [ESPN] • Yeah, take that Corso! [YouTube] • What the heck is going on with the Texas Rangers? [Baseball Musings] • A look at a (somewhat) early NFL Rookie of ...
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• You can now get Fathead cheerleaders. They may actually come with hand lotion. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • The Red Sox would like Jake Peavy in return for Manny Ramirez. [Boston.com] • Scientists help explain why Dick Vitale talks so damn much. [Steroid Nation] • Reliving Portland's collapse against t...
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• If you buy $2,000 worth of furniture from H.D. (my little) Buttercup (has the sweetest smile), and UCLA beats USC ... you get your furniture for free. [LA Daily News] • The New York Times makes it seem like Tom Glavine picked the Mets over the Braves. That is not the case. [Seth Mnookin] • The Whi...
Leftovers: Some Announcer Thrashing
• Hey, looks like they're finally letting Simmons rip on some television broadcasters over there, five years later. [ESPN] • The first Rocky movie, boiled down to just the "yo"'s. [NBX Sports Blog] • Rex Grossman, trash talker! [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • The 76ers are offering playoff tickets. Hahahaha...
Leftovers: Toronto The Next NFL City?
• Look out Canada: The NFL could be on its way. [The Globe And Mail] • The Giants are just a circle jerk of sniping right now. [Teapot Dome Scandal] • Damien Woody should knock it off with the stalking already. [Atomic Sports Media] • USC fans don't seem so worried about UCLA this weekend. [Trojan W...