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Cowboys vs. Seahawks: 4th Quarter
- The Cowboys are opening the quarter with a punt here. They're up by four with 15:00 to play. I would really love to see an exciting finish here. After that early game, frankly, I think we all deserve it....

Cowboys vs. Seahawks: 3rd Quarter
- The halftime show is over, mercifully bringing Jim Mora Jr.'s career as an analyst to an end. Cena was surprisingly gentle, by the way....

Cowboys vs. Seahawks: 2nd Quarter
- There are the Hasselbeck ladies. Obviously, they're pretty bundled up and it's hard to tell, but... I think Hasselbeck's mom might have a slight edge in that matchup. I can't make the call from here....

Cowboys vs. Seahawks: 1st Quarter
- The biggest reason I'm excited about this game is that it's the last I'll have to see this year of Jerome Bettis....

To Watch Tonight...
We're getting this out of the way now, because after this, it's all football, my friend......

Larry Brown Has A New Job
With Allen Iverson having moved on to much, much greener pastures, Larry Brown is now officially back with the Philadelphia 76ers. He had been doing some unofficial consulting for a while, but now has the official Executive Vice President title. I don't know how much that job pays, but Isiah Thomas ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you find that "Prognosis Negative" is sold out ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Anthony (Stomach Cramps) Peterson vs. Juan (How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up?) Garza, at Biloxi, Miss.; super middleweights, Jean Paul Mendy vs. Anthony (Ambulance Magnet) Hanshaw. [ESPN2] • Golf: PGA Tour...

Playoff Pants Party: Seahawks Vs. Cowboys
We didn't talk much about this, but the reason for our trip to Argentina? An attempt to further check out the genealogy of Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. (Turns out he is not, in fact, Argentinian.) It's still pretty amazing that Romo is in the Pro Bowl; if the Cowboys lose this game, he's gonna l...

Can You Have Steeltown Without Cowher?
The platitudes people hand out when a prominent figure retires or dies can become so banal and repetitive that one ultimately finds oneself almost disliking the departed as a backlash; see Slate's Jack Shafer's look at how journalists covered Gerald Ford's death, as one example. But we have to say: ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the sofa and your ass celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary ... • College basketball: Pittsburgh at Syracuse; Cincinnati at Memphis. They'll be walkin' in Memphis (walkin' in Memphis) ... [ESPN] • College basketball: Arizona at Washington. How much rain would it take to penetrate...

Take Me Home, Country Load
There isn't a lede in the world that could possibly do this Georgia Tech fan's Gator Bowl experience any justice, so I'll just go right to the recap:...

Sugar Bowl: Talk Amongst Yourselves
In case you've forgotten, the Nokia Sugar Bowl is this evening as Charlie Weis and his group of underachieving Irishmen take on those ESPN fictional national champions, the LSU Tigers. Notre Dame is getting 8.5 points tonight and I've got a funny feeling that's a number that you must pounce on. (F...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you discover that your refrigerator is filled with nothing but spicy mustard ... • College football: Allstate Sugar Bowl, Notre Dame vs. LSU, at New Orleans. Just pop the Fighting Irish into a boiling pot for seven minutes, add cayenne, bay leaves and celery, season to taste with to...

Good Morning: Hold Everything You Love...Deadspin Returns to the Super Bowl
Greetings, Spinheads. Today's our final day together, and before we break out the huffing supplies and begin a rousing game of alligator fuckhouse, I have a quick announcement: I'd like to let all parties in the Miami area know that I've once again been permitted to display my on-the-scene reporting...

Every Bowl Game Will Most Likely Be a Letdown From Here on Out
Tonight's Orange Bowl game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons starts at 8 p.m., so consider this the post to keep comments lit up . Or I could just put up another Darrent Williams post and let people scream and yell all over that as they did last night. Considering la...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your world crumbles around you ... • College football: FedEx Orange Bowl, Louisville vs. Wake Forest, at Miami. The one you've been waiting for. We mean the FedEx part, not the Orange Bowl. [Fox] • College basketball: Temple at Duke [ESPN2]; Indiana at Ohio State. Can anyone stop th...

You the Man Now, Blog!
Like everyone else who's ever tinkered with these evil internets, my testicles tingled a bit when Brent Musberger, Bob Davie, and Kirk Herbstreit spent a good two minutes discussing the crazy bloggers who were going to start calling for Lloyd Carr's ouster if he lost to USC. It was one of those na...

Bowl Roundup: Clearly, The Runner's Knee Was Down
Just as one should never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach, one should also never propose after scoring the winning two-point conversion in the Fiesta Bowl. That's Boise State tailback Ian Johnson popping the question to his girlfriend, Chrissy Popadics, moments after the Broncos had beaten ...

To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: MPC Computers Bowl: Miami vs. Nevada. Boise night life might never be the same again. 7:30, ESPN. • College Basketball: Washington @ UCLA. It's #1 vs. #13... come on, you can wait before you get that drunk. 5:00, Fox Sports Net. • NFL: Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears. Let's see...

To Watch Tonight...
• NFL: New York Giants @ Washington Redskins. That Bryant Gumbel... he is magnificent. 8:00, NFL Network. • College Football: Chick-Fil-A Bowl. Georgia vs. Virginia Tech. Hopefully, tonight's the night that ESPN unveils their brand new "Beamer Cam." Georgia vs. Virginia Tech. 8:00, ESPN. • College B...