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Who's Sorry Now? Adios Macaca Edition
It's Heartfelt Friday, three days following the elections, and never before have so many politicians been so terribly, terribly sorry. Chief among them is George Allen — son of the former Washington Redskins coach — who was riding high in the polls in August before an unfortunate turn of phrase sent...

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What to watch as you confirm the existence of New York, NM ... population 362 ... • College football: Louisville at Rutgers. Back in August, this didn't look so compelling. But now ... [ESPN] • Golf: HSBC Champions, second round, at Shanghai. Thanks for killing one of our rare Pandas with that slice...

Blasted Apart, With Just A Hint Of Juniper
Ladies and gentlepersons, we proudly introduce you to SeasonShot. What is it? It's a shotgun that saved you the trouble of having to spice your meat! You can blast a bird out of the air and lightly pepper it with coriander at the same time! We'll let the inventors describe it:...

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What to watch as Yogi Berra says something that makes our head explode ... • College men's basketball: 2K Sports College Hoops Classic, New Orleans vs. Hampton; Maryland vs. Vermont, at College Park, Md. We love college basketball before the offense is put in. [ESPN2] • Golf: HSBC Champions, first r...

Football Is So Painful Sometimes
Another beautiful thing about YouTube: It can so aptly capture that moment when being a sports fan is at its worst, when the world is entirely out of your control, when events conspire against you and just make you want rage, rage, RAGE against all that has been taken from you....

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What to watch as your local Diebold machine launches your vote into the cold, dark reaches of outer space ... • College football: Toledo at Northern Illinois. We came for Marty Casey and the Lovehammers, we're staying for the sake of Huskies Pride. Oh, and of course the beer. [ESPN2] • NHL: Carolina...

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What to watch while saluting the sainted soul that is Ruben Sierra... • NFL: Oakland at Seattle. This probably looked better in July. [ESPN] • NHL: Boston at Atlanta. God shuffles through papers trying to figure out where he wrote down "ice hockey in Georgia." [Versus] • NBA: Bucks at Bulls. Come se...

Drew Tate Does The Ocho
In the spirit of the Big Ten football theme we've got going this afternoon, we proudly present you with Drew Tate, quarterback for the consistently disappointing Iowa Hawkeyes, rocking out the Halloween party circuit with some pals as, apparently, the bad guys from "Dodgeball." Frankly, this is the ...

To Watch Tonight...
• NFL: Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots. I wonder if Bill Belichick gets a new sweatshirt for every game, or just keeps wearing the same one. 8:15, NBC. • College Football: Southern Mississippi @ Memphis. This may lack the star power of Colts/Patriots. 8:00, ESPN. • College Football: Moreho...

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• College Football: Oklahoma State @ Texas. Does McConaughey even show up for TBS games? 7:00, TBS. • College Football: Arkansas @ South Carolina. Arkansas has never beaten a Spurrier-coached team. Don't call Phil Fulmer for advice. 7:45, ESPN. • College Football: Boston College @ Wake Forest. It's ...

ESPNU May Have An Opening For This Guy
Before the Hugh Johnson madness gets underway in a bit, I thought we could go back to last week and revisit a couple of themes from last week: Temple's win over Bowling Green, and inappropriate things said by people in the media. Both are covered by this fellow (at about the 50-second mark, but if y...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you and Jar Jar put the finishing touches on your pod racer ... • College football: Air Force at Army. More coats and hats than any other game this week. [ESPN2] • NBA: Cleveland at San Antonio. Doesn't it feel like Tim Duncan has been in the NBA since the 1970s? [ESPN] • Seattle at...

Who's Sorry Now? Socceroo Edition
Welcome to Heartfelt Fridays, where the wheels of justice sometimes turn rather slowly, especially when it comes to soccer. But in the end, truth always prevails. Let's take a closer look, shall we?...

Look, An Important Weekday College Football Game!
We don't often get to write about important college football games here — that's usually MJD's job on the weekends — but we have a rare one tonight: A Thursday game between two undefeated teams that could very well decide who plays in the Fiesta Bowl for the BCS "Championship" on January 8. (January...

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What to watch while waiting for Kim Jong Il's appearance on Dancing With the Stars ... • College football: West Virginia at Louisville. Remember, as we learned earlier, the cardinal is the fiercest of all the robin-sized birds. [ESPN] • NBA: San Antonio at Dallas. Mark Cuban to blog live from game, ...

Please, Sir, Keep The Gutteral Utterances To Yourself
This is Al Argibay, and he has a goatee and, we presume, walks around making this arm motion all day. And he's pissed, because he was just thrown out of his gym for grunting too loud....

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What to watch as your Coca-Cola can Halloween costume — so popular last night — now becomes a sad shell of loneliness and despair ... • College football: Fresno State at Boise State. The Broncos undefeated? A WAC team headed for a Bowl Championship Series game? When did pigs start flying? [ESPN2] • ...

Steelers Choose To Stay The Course
We should be saving this for our Heartfelt Fridays post, but, you know, we couldn't wait. So ... sorry. In the Steelers' press conference on Tuesday, coach Bill Cowher said that he is officially taking the blame for the team's 2-5 start, warning everyone to lay off of quarterback Ben Roethlisberge...

It's Morning In America!
So, hey, good morning, everybody. What'd we miss?...

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What to watch as your paperboy looks at you from outside, weeping softly ......