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What to watch as a confused Daisuke Matsuzaka shows up for the first day of spring training ... • College basketball: Marquette at Villanova (7 p.m., ET); Texas at Kansas State (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Gonzaga at Portland (11 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]. The NCAA Tournament is close. I can feel it. • College wome...
The Vols Have Soul In The Strangest Places
Let's see Tyler Smith or Chris Lofton pull this off. We gotta tell ya, Jordan Howell is SHAFT....
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What to watch while wondering whether the stuff on the ice is leaked fluid from a Zamboni, or more blood... • Pretty People and Their Writers: 80th Annual Academy Awards. You bet your sweet ass I'll be making my picks known. [ABC] • NBA: Bulls at Rockets. I'm going out on a limb and taking Houston. ...
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What to watch as your dog is shampooed by aliens ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Richard "Four Eyes" Gutierrez vs. Jose "Wheezy" Varela, Fort Lauderdale (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2] • College basketball: Davidson at Winthrop (7 p.m., ET). Free Gold Rush t-shirts to the first 1,000 fans tonight at the Coliseum!...
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What to watch as NASCAR fines everyone in sight, including you ... • College basketball: Pittsburgh at Notre Dame (7 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Massachusetts at Rhode Island (7 p.m., ET), Michigan at Minnesota (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]; Oregon at Southern California (11 p.m., ET) [FSN]. Rams, Minutemen, Ryan Cent...
Brent Petway Wants To Take Down Dwight Howard
Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm has all of our NBA Development League coverage. Today, he talked to Brent Petway, former Michigan Wolverine and champion of the D-League's dunk contest, about how he wants to challenge Dwight Howard....
Tony Romo And Jessica Simpson Preparing For Wedded Bliss
Sure Jessica Simpson may have been a distraction to the Cowboys this past season; the only thing standing between the franchise and a Super Bowl championship (tries to suppress gales of laughter). So to ensure a healthy and successful 2008 season, Tony Romo should dump her, right? Well here's a solu...
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What to watch as you mock the humorless ... • College basketball: North Carolina at N.C. State (7 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Marquette at St. John's (7 p.m., ET), Kansas State at Nebraska (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]. Tuneup for Bracket Madness. • NBA: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix (9 p.m., ET). Kobe vs. Shaq. Rated nacho-...
Acorns In The Digestive Tract
Every two weeks, the gents at Free Darko will be taking a look at the deranged ecosystem that is the National Basketball Association in their own indelible fashion. Here's this week's entry, from Dr. Lawyer Indian Chief....
Jim Bowden Uses Subtle Reminders Of His Authority
We're not sure what much more we can add to this photo of Nationals general manager Jim Bowden riding a Segway around the team's spring training....
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What to watch as ... Gahhh! Where moon? ... • College basketball: Purdue at Indiana (7 p.m., ET); Georgia at Kentucky (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; N.C.-Greensboro at Davidson (7 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]. The Belk Arena Faithful make Cameron Crazies look like nuns. • Cycling: Tour of California, stage 2, Santa Rosa...
Watch Where You Park Your Truck Around The Cows
Far be it from us to tell Rockies outfielder Ryan Spilborghs what to do with his truck, or how to live his life, but we think he should either consider new parking options, or stop offending the golden gods of animal excrement....
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What to watch after a rewarding day of of molding young minds ... • College basketball: Syracuse at Louisville (7 p.m., ET); Texas A&M at Texas (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Gonzaga at San Diego (11 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]. No white suits, please. • Cycling: Tour of California, stage 1, Sausalito to Santa Rosa, Ca...
Who's Sorry Now? Patriots Spygate Edition
So who does one believe in this Matt Walsh vs. Bill Belichick videotaping-the-Rams-Super-Bowl-walkthrough controversy? Is Walsh, as Belichick would have us believe, a rogue agent, out there operating without any decent restraint, totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct? Or is Belichi...
Media Approval Ratings: James Brown
Bill Simmons has implied that the success of CBS' pregame show over FOX's is because James Brown, Harvard grad (and former Atlanta Hawks draft pick), switched to the Eye in 2006. We would like to remind you all, by the way, that this guy hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos." Also, and we didn't r...
The Memphis Tigers Will Not Tolerate Spelling Errors
So here's a stark reminder that even when things are seemingly going perfectly, — as in 25-0 — it can all turn horribly wrong in an instant. As you've no doubt heard by now, Memphis saved its unbeaten season on Saturday with a 79-78 win at UAB; on a three-point play within the final 10 seconds of t...
What to Watch
What to watch while waiting for your high school chemistry teacher to join Marlo's crew......
Dwight Howard Saves Your Dunk Contest
Finally the right man wins the dunk contest. This is what happens when you don't allow Michael Jordan to be a judge, even if Darryl Dawkins is perhaps his equal in hateration. Howard stole the show in what many are saying was one of the best dunk contests ever, if at least in recent memory....
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What to watch while planning a vacation to Bill Simmons' "Mount Rapmore"...
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What to watch as you drop your pants and fire a rocket ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Delvin "Free Willy" Rodriguez vs. Troy "Pencil Neck" Browning, Uncasville, Conn., (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2] • College basketball: Pittsburgh at Marquette (9 p.m., ET). Tonight we're all Pennsylvanians. Or, um, Wisconsinit...