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What to watch as police try to unravel the baffling case of The Unknown Streaker ... • MLB: San Diego at Milwaukee. This one can pretty much decide two races, right? [ESPN] • College football: West Virginia at South Florida. Go, WFV! [ESPN2] • Golf: PGA Tour, Viking Classic, second round, Madison, M...
Show 'Em Your O-Face, Brian
We hope you're excited, Bears fans; as The Sports Hernia points out, You now have Bill Lumbergh as your starting quarterback. Yeah ... we're gonna go ahead and have you play on New Years Eve this year, Rex ......
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What to watch after reading too much Poe ... • College football: Southern Mississippi at Boise State. Blue rug burns for everyone! [ESPN] • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Florida. Cubs wil not choke, Cubswillnotchoke ...[WGN] • Soccer: MLS, Los Angeles at Kansas City. A real ratings grabber, if only it were t...
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What to watch as you scrape together some cash to buy the Magna Carta ... • MLB: Atlanta at Philadelphia. The Braves continue to entertain notions that they are still in the playoff hunt. (Just play along). [ESPN] • MLB: Padres at Giants. Help say goodbye to Barry. (No spitting). [Channel 4 Padres] ...
It's Furries Vs. Klingons For All The (Lost) Marbles
Man, oh man, how we wish we were in Atlanta this weekend. It's the Furries vs. Klingons bowl-off. If there's anybody out that way who wants to pop by and let us know how this goes, consider yourself officially encouraged. We only wish Bob Uecker were around for it; Furry conventions are never the s...
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What to watch as the lesbian Brady Bunch rumors are shot down ... • MLB: Cubs at Marlins. Division title, come to Papa. [WCIU] • MLB: Padres at Giants. What else could possibly go wrong? [Channel 4 Padres] • Movie: Rocky II. Yo Adrian! I did it! [Versus]...
There's Only One Answer To The Bears' QB Problem
After Sexy Rexy Grossman's third consecutive — or fourth, or fifth, or whatever — horrific appearance last week, Bears fans are screaming for backup Brian Griese. But let's not forget: He's got plenty of baggage himself....
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What to watch while digesting the news that Marcia and Jan got it on ... • NFL: Tennessee at New Orleans. Now back to our sideline reporter, Larry the Cable Guy. [ESPN] • MLB: Nationals at Mets. Mets will not choke. MetswillnotchokeMetswillnotchoke...[SNY] • Rugby: World Cup, New Zealand vs. Scotlan...
Yes, In Fact, It IS Tebow Time
Dan Shanoff writes a weekly college football column for Deadspin. Email him to let him know what you think....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure ...
12:00 — College Football. North Carolina at South Florida. [ESPN] 12:00 — Tennis. Davis Cup, US vs. Sweden. [VS] 12:00 — Movie. Rookie of the Year [HBOe] 1:00 — MLB. Pirates at Cubs. [WGN] 1:00 — Movie. Austin Powers in Goldmember [TBS] 1:30 — College Football. East Carolina at West Virginia [ESPN2]...
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What to watch as all the verbs in your term paper prepare to go on strike ... • MLB: Milwaukee at Atlanta. No, Atlanta Braves; I am your father. Search your feelings; you know it's true! [ESPN] • College football: Oklahoma at Tulsa. The Dust Bowl? [ESPN2] • Golf: Nationwide Tour, Albertsons Boise Op...
Seemingly, No One Drinks In Wisconsin
Nothing's more fun than college football in the fall. Tailgating, commiserating with friends, cheering on the local team, general camaraderie all around. And, of course, drinking: What's football without a cold brewski or two beforehand. It clears the lungs. Clearly, the folks in Madison understand ...
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What to watch as Aunt Bee makes you eat her pickles ... • College football: Texas A&M at Miami (Fla.). What's the Miami fight song again? [ESPN] • Soccer: MLS, Chicago at Dallas. You heard the ESPN chat, now witness the excitement of a 1-0 game. [ESPN2] • Golf: Nationwide Tour, Albertsons Boise Open...
How To Stoke An In-State Rivalry
As Peter King can tell you, when you're a public figure, sometimes people poke a little fun at your family (especially if you, you know, talk about them all the time.) But Oklahoma baseball coach Sunny Golloway is probably an innocent bystander here, as much as anyone whose daughter poses in Playboy...
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What to watch after you tell a 109-year-old to get off your lawn ... • MLB: Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs. It's just about Steve Bartman time, isn't it? [ESPN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League: Olympique Lyonnais at Barcelona (same day tape). Don't tell me who won! (As if it wasn't a scoreless tie). [ES...
Welcome Back, Byron
Byron Leftwich, here showcasing his vaunted scrambling ability, has signed a two-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons. It seems like a logical destination, though we hope it doesn't affect Joey Harrington's performance having a guy breathing down his neck. You don't want to mess with a beautiful thing...
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What to watch after you finally extricate your flamingo ... • Minor League Baseball: Class-AAA Championship Game, Bricktown Showdown, Richmond vs. Sacramento, at Oklahoma City. Braves vs. Rivercats, for the glory, and the money. But mostly the glory. [ESPN2] • MLB: Red Sox at Blue Jays. Boston kind ...
Carr Surely Has Lots To Contribute In This Friendship
We're still a little bewildered by the fact that Russell Crowe was on the sidelines for Michigan's win over Notre Dame on Saturday. We don't understand why he cares so much about American collegiate football, first off, but mostly ... this guy is really friends with Lloyd Carr?...