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Cultural Oddsmaker: III
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday ... well, the next two Fridays, anyway. Yes, after more than a year of goodness, Mr. Daulerio is retiring the Cultural Oddsmaker column at the beginning of 2008. There are now THREE left. Email him to let him know how much you'll miss him. Happy Fri...

Show Romo Your Love On Saturday
So, do you REALLY want to get into Tony Romo's head on Saturday? Show up at the game wearing a Jessica Simpson mask; hilarity is sure to ensue! It's all thanks to the new site RuinRomo.com; which I discovered thanks to a commenter. The site provides a Jessica Simpson mask which can be printed out, c...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after your shift at Carphone Warehouse ... • College football: Poinsettia Bowl, Utah vs. Navy, at San Diego (6 p.m., PT). The bowl season begins with red, leafy goodness. [ESPN] • College basketball: Pittsburgh vs. Duke, at New York (7 p.m., ET) [ESPN]; Oral Roberts vs. Oklahoma State,...

Last Chance To Join Pants Party Bowl Group
The bowl season kicks off tonight with the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. Say what you will about the Internets, but they don't leave you hanging: Here's the first-ever Poinsettia Bowl Drinking Game....

Increase Your Booty With Better Bowl Games
Who says players can't get paid? Sports Business Journal (via The Sporting Blog), has a big list of athlete schwag from each of the bowl games. It's a tasty list....

T.O. To Romo: Girls Are Icky
I've thought about it and decided that it all had to be a nightmare. All I remember are fleeting images: Jessica Simpson. Pink jersey. Multiple sacks of Tony Romo. Terrell Owens asking for Simpson's phone number. Press conference. Yoko Ono. Jerry Jones' face melting like the Nazi in Raiders of the L...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as clowns surround your house and lob in water balloons ... • College basketball: Memphis at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. (ET). My bearcat and I will be right in front of the TV. [ESPN2] • NBA: Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m. (ET); Phoenix at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. (ET). Your NBA Playoff semifinalists? Pos...

What One Man Can Possibly Overcome
This is Darrell Mack, star running back for Utah, which plays in something called the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl tomorrow night against Navy. We've heard all kinds of stories about athletes overcoming hardships to succeed on grand stages, but, man, this guy, we have no idea how he...

Who's Sorry Now? Herm Edwards Edition
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards, we salute you. Not only did you basically tell your fans to go #### themselves after they complained about the Chiefs' losing record, but then you were forced to sloppily apologize; essentially humbling yourself before fat guys who wear bags over their hea...

Shaun White's Dopey, Training-Wheels Arrest
We enjoyed the ascension of snowboarder — or whatever it is that he does — Shaun White to American hero after the 2006 Olympics. It seemed like a teenage doof being promoted to sports superstar. We were really just counting the days until a weed arrest....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after a night of Drag Queen Bingo ... • College basketball: Kansas at Georgia Tech. 7 p.m. (ET); Kentucky at Houston. 9 p.m. (ET). You don't come into Hofheinz Pavilion talkin' that smack ... [ESPN]. • NHL: Ottawa at Boston. 7 p.m. (ET). The only non-championship Boston team? [Versus] ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after surviving the fierce crowd rush for Marlins season tickets ... • NFL: Chicago at Minnesota. 8:30 p.m. (ET). We all know what's at stake here. [ESPN] • College men's basketball: Albany at Duke. 7 p.m. (ET). This in no way should be over by halftime. [ESPN2] • NHL: Washington at De...

Joe Buck Verbally Gropes Jessica Simpson. Eww.
The one question that needed to be asked and wasn't: What's the worse fashion mistake: Simpson's pink No. 9, or Laura Quinn's half jersey? Please vote now....

2007 College Bowlstravaganza, Presented By...
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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize Christmas is just a week away ... • NFL: Redskins at Vikings. Arak has no idea who to cheer for. [NBC] • Hawaii Bowl: East Carolina vs. Boise State. Lei back, enjoy the game. [ESPN] • Movie: Shrek. Popeye Jones is amazing in this. [TNT] (In case you can't tell, I have no...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you listen to Travis Barker "Superman dat drum kit" ... • College Basketball: Memphis vs. Middle Tennessee State. Make Rep. Bart Gordon proud, MTSU. [ESPN2] • World Extreme Cagefighting: Crunkilton vs. McCullough. Please don't feed the animals. [VS.] • Movie: The Notebook. "I love t...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you write thank-you notes for all of your Mitchell Report Day presents ... • College football: NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision playoffs, championship game, Appalachian State vs. Delaware, Chattanooga, Tenn. The real BCS title game. [ESPN2] • NBA: Orlando at Charlotte; Los A...

Inmate Sues Schrutebag For "Ear Poisoning"
We know we said that we weren't gonna mention the Schrutebag anymore. But we're afraid circumstances today make it impossible to avoid. We apologize....