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What to watch as you realize that you still have NetFlix, but haven't ordered a movie since 2002 ... • College Basketball: Illinois at Indiana. The Big Ten showdown we've been waiting for, although we will sorely miss Lou Henson's hair and Bobby Knight's sweater. [ESPN] • College Basketball: Charlot...
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Steve Serby
Yes, he once wrote that "if Tom Brady were a politician, he'd be JFK." OK, he once, on assignment at the 2001 Super Bowl, wrote an entire column off of radio quotes. OK, sure, he's at times jingoistic, hackneyed and wishy-washy. Yeah, yeah, it's true that Jets' quarterback Richard Todd once smacke...
Uh, Actually, We're Kind Of Just Sitting On Our Couch
With a heavy heart, we inform you that, yes, Terrell Owens is back. Sorry. Don't kill the messenger....
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What to watch before you are sedated, tagged and relocated farther back into the woods ... • NBA: San Antonio at Memphis, Miami at L.A. Lakers. Could this be the episode where Shaq and Kobe finally kiss? [TNT] • College Basketball: Kansas at Missouri, Connecticut at Syracuse, Loyola Marymount at G...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. NFC Conference Championship: Come on, it's Panthers vs. Seahawks, people! Won't someone please ask a question? Um, anyone out there? Hello? • 1:30 p.m. Spurs SF Bruce Bowen: As both a good long-range shooter and an excellent d...
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• Golf: It's a two-man race between David Toms and Chad Campbell at the Sony Open. Golf would be a nice, zenful way for you to wind down this Sunday of football delirium....
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• College Basketball: Pepperdine @ #7 Gonzaga. Because if it wasn't for college basketball, you'd never have the opportunity to say the words "Pepperdine" or "Gonzaga."...
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What to watch as the Houston Texans front office plays "rock, paper, scissors" to choose their No. 1 draft pick ... PGA Tour, Sony Open, second round, at Honolulu: Michelle Wie, charging back with a vengeance — only 142 people to pass. Get out of her way! [ESPN]...
Randy McMichael's Refreshing Candor
It's been about 48 hours since the Eagles officially gave agent Drew Rosenhaus permission to shop around his star client, Terrell Owens, and, um, let's just say this about the response so far: Drew can go to the movies without worrying about his cell phone bothering anyone. In fact, one of Rosenhau...
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What to watch as you finally come to terms with the notion that Clinton Portis has jumped the couch ... • College Basketball: DePaul at Pittsburgh. It's Throwdown Thursday in the Big East! Which makes absolutely no sense to us!! [ESPN] • PGA Tour, Sony Open, first round, at Honolulu. Want to mess wi...
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What to watch as cows wander into a McDonald's, figure out what's going on and arm themselves for rebellion ... • College Basketball: Indiana at Michigan State; Maryland at Duke. Well, this should be good. [ESPN] • College Basketball: Syracuse at Notre Dame; Texas A&M at Oklahoma State; TCU at New M...
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What to watch as a mouse sets fire to your house, and the cat dials 911 ... • College Basketball: Wisconsin at Minnesota; Vanderbilt at Kentucky. Never too soon to study for that big NCAA Tournament test in March. [ESPN] • College Basketball: North Carolina at Virginia Tech. We're always intrigued w...
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Randy Galloway
Out on the plains of Texas, the setting for John Ford westerns and Cindy Sheehan protest vigils, there once lived a writer who had a lot of promise. He was the kind of a man who would look you square in the eye and tell you want he thought, and be damned entertaining about it in the process. But s...
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A classic love story that has stood the test of time — your ass, and the sofa ... • College Basketball: Cincinnati at Connecticut; Texas at Iowa State; Gonzaga at Santa Clara. NCAA Tournament, here we come! (May not apply to Santa Clara). [ESPN] • NBA: Mavericks at Celtics. What kind of a world is i...
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• College Basketball: #1 Duke @ #22 Wake Forest. This is actually a game I'd love to see, but my noggin is fried because of the football orgy. I need to sit in the dark and listen to Enya for about six hours. • NHL: Columbus @ Phoenix. Did you know that the Blue Jackets have never ever won in Phoeni...
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If, for some reason, the NFL Playoffs aren't your thing......
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• College Basketball: #9 Gonzaga @ St. Mary's (CA). It's one thing to take on cream puffs like Michigan State, UConn, and Memphis, Zags. Now it's time to see what you can do in the WCC. • NBA: LA Lakers @ LA Clippers. You know, at the end of the year, the # of Lakers wins, and Kwame Brown's free-thr...
Illinois Joins The Ranks Of The Defeated
That nasty Iowa defense spent the day sweating Dee Brown into a 2-of-14 performance from field, holding him to just six points and polishing off a 63-48 Iowa victory....
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• College Basketball: #6 Illinois @ Iowa. Dee Brown continues his Godzilla-like march through the Big Ten, but today, will face a very solid defense. [Big Ten Wonk] • Golf: Mercedes Championships. Stuart Appleby has a one-stroke lead, but I'm not sure who to root for in this one. I kinda hate anyone...
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What to watch while thinking you could beat Maury Povich in arm wrestling, but probably not Connie Chung. • Boxing: Junior middleweights, Joel Julio vs. Robert Kamya; bantamweights, Raul Martinez vs. Andres Ledesma, at Cicero, Ill. Robert "The Doctor" Kamya. Now there's a practical nickname for a gu...