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Drunken Redneck Browns Fan Ushers In Brady Quinn Era
These videos were taken last season, when this anonymous Browns fan — we'll call him Doyle, because he reminds me of the Dwight Yoakum stepfather character in Sling Blade — was quite comfortable with the way things were playing out in his world. But as Busted Coverage points out, now "there's a b...
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What to watch while you hunt down the Chupacabra! (dead animal warning) ... • College Football: Miami Redhawks at Buffalo Bulls (7:30 p.m., ET) If those bathrooms are rockin' ... [ESPN2] • Movie: "Rocky II" (8:00 p.m. + 10:30 p.m., ET) I thought there wasn't going to be a rematch? [AMC] • Politics: ...
Election Night: An Excuse To Stay Up Past 8:30
Well, it's here. When I was a kid, Election Night was one of the few nights of the year I was allowed to stay up past 8:30. (Seriously, my bedtime was 8:30 until I was a freshman in high school. And you wonder why I still wet the bed.) I never knew who any of the candidates were, or even what the "...
Cleveland Browns Fans Can Finally Say That This Man Is Their Quarterback
This is a historic moment that should preempt any sports blog's standard nighttime activities. The Browns have made a bold step, which either means they are packing it up early this year or they are still hopeful that a new face behind center can inject some life into their staph-infected offense. B...
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What to watch while you get out of jury duty to play the ponies ... • NHL: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils (7:00 p.m., ET) Welcome to Newark! [VS] • NFL: Monday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins (8:30 p.m., ET) It's a Zornucopia of flavor! [ESPN] • Movie: "Rocky" (8:00 p...
ESPN About Simmons: Nothing to See Here, Please Disperse
Over the weekend, the latest Bill Simmons vs. ESPN passive-aggressive flame war ignited after the Sports Guy evidently had his weekly NFL Picks column spiked by The Dot Com for an unknown reason. Simmons responded through his Sports Guy Unplugged site, with requisite Shawshank photo screengrab. Bost...
Introducing The Colt McCoy Face, Week Nine Of The NFL And One Last Message From Chase Utley (NSFW Language)
Each Monday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the weekend. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
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What to watch while ducking that tank containing toxic ammonia... • NBA: Minnesota @ Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. [FSN] • NHL: Calgary @ Anaheim, 8 p.m. [Rogers Sportsnet] • NHL: San Jose @ Colorado, 8 p.m. [CSBA] • CFB: East Carolina at Central Florida, 8:15 p.m. [ESPN] • NFL: New England at Indianapolis,...
The NFC East Is One Big Hugfest
Kevin Boss, Amani Toomer, and Steve Smith (pictured receiving love from Brandon Jacobs) have been the recipients of Eli Manning's three touchdown passes as we head from afternoon to evening at the Meadowlands. It hasn't been all good for the media's new favorite Manning, he's tossed an interception ...
ESPN Jerks Bill Simmons Around, Yet Again
If you're a regular reader of ESPN.com, you probably noticed that Bill Simmons's NFL picks column didn't hit the web this past Friday. Well, according to the Sports Fella, ESPN elected not to publish it. The tension between Simmons and his employer, ESPN, has been well documented and the latest bit...
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What to watch while thinking up an even more awesome Halloween costume for next year ... • CFB: Washington at Southern California, 6:30 p.m. [FSN] • CFB: Tennessee at South Carolina, 7 p.m. [ESPN2] • CFB: Texas at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. [ABC] • CFB: Nebraska at Oklahoma, 8 p.m. [ESPN] • NBA: Cleveland ...
USC Track Star Learns That You Simply Can't Outrun Bullets
Pictured above is Bryshon Nellum, who runs track for USC. The Halloween party he attended last night didn't go so well. As in, he ended up in the Emergency Room, after getting shot three times in the leg. The good news is that Nellum didn't suffer any life-threatening injuries, and might even race ...
Awful Announcing's Weekly Media Rundown
Each Friday afternoon Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed during the past week from the world of Sports Media. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
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What to watch while you wait for animals to attack your pumpkins ... • College Football: Wofford Terriers at Appalachian State Mountaineers (8:00 p.m., ET) Double the A's equal double the fun! [ESPN2] • NBA: Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics (8:00 p.m., ET) Derrick Rose cured my acne with a well-place...
Bowler Rolls 300 Game, Is Immediately Admitted To Heaven
It sounds like something out of a really funny movie—or a really bad one—but some stories are just too surreal to be made up. Don Doane, a 62-year-old bowler from Ravenna, Michigan, waited his whole life for the moment every roller dreams of—a perfect game. A couple of weeks ago, he finally got his ...
It's Not A World Series Celebration Without A Beatdown
Yes, yes! That's the spirit! After the jump, more photos from last night's Philly Seriesgasm. Philly loves lamp!...
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What to watch while you wrap your mouth around this baby ... • MLB: World Series, Game 5, Part 2, Electric Boogaloo: Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies (8:00 p.m., ET) Why don't we pick this up again next May, when it's nice and warm? [Fox] • Politics: Barack Obama Political Message (8:00 p.m.,...
A Detroit Columnist Caught Making Stuff Up? Surely Not
Detroit News columnist Rob Parker really doesn't appear on my radar screen much, except for this infamous column, and of course his work on the dearly departed Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith. So that's two strikes against him right there. But now comes the news that he apparently fabricated sou...
Arkansas Radio Host Just Thankful Gregg Doyle Didn't Bite Off Any Extremities
Shawn Arnell isn't sure what he did to piss off CBS Sportsline columnist Gregg Doyle so badly. On Tuesday we detailed their radio interview in which Arnell, co-host of KARN's "Morning Animals" show in Little Rock (that's him to the right), jousted with the feisty online columnist about a piece he wr...
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What to watch while you wonder what your wife ever saw in that murderer ... at the prison where you are the warden ... • MLB: World Series, Game 5: Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies (8:00 p.m., ET) Eh, what's another 24 hours? [Fox] • Nostalgia: "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (8:00 p....