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What to watch as you realize those people on the TV show "Lost" may not even really want to get rescued at all ... • Boxing: Light middleweights, Oscar Diaz vs. Russell Jordan, at Verona, N.Y. Oh Lord, give these men the strength to go forth and pound each other to a fine powder. [ESPN2] • NASCAR Ne...
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What to watch after you discover that Wal-Mart does not have refills for your web shooters ......
Larry Brown Suicide Watch: Day 2
A reader tips us to the photo that was on the ESPN front this morning: "You know how they say 'a picture's worth a thousand words?' Check out this photo from the front page of ESPN.com's web site this morning. Larry Brown's countenance pretty much sums it up. Funny picture."...
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What to watch as you notice that your back yard is beginning to resemble the scenery in the TV show "Lost" ...• College Basketball: Duke at Georgia Tech. February Madness, courtesy of the ACC. [ESPN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, second round, first leg, Chelsea vs. Barcelona, at London. Your att...
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What to watch as you play with your didgeridoo ... • College Basketball: Illinois at Michigan, Alabama at Arkansas. We only pray you're purchased enough snacks for two games. [ESPN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, second round, first leg, Real Madrid vs. Arsenal, at Madrid. In our dream, Iker Casil...
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Bob Sansevere
The St. Paul Pioneer-Press has an annual contest called "Average Joe Columnist," in which a field of 16 non-journalists submit sports articles, and are judged American Idol-style by sports editor Mike Bass and columnist Bob Sansevere. The latter, it seems, fancies himself in the Simon Cowell role — ...
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What to watch as your latest ringtone download finally makes your cell phone more interesting than you are ... • College Basketball: West Virginia at Syracuse, Oklahoma at Texas Tech. Bobby Knight vs. Kelvin Sampson in the battle of non-sports-coat-wearing coaches. [ESPN] • College Basketball: Gonza...
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• College Basketball: #14 UCLA @ USC. You know those ESPN promo spots that feature different pregame traditions for various teams around the country? Anyone else think the UCLA one is really lame?...
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• College Basketball: Pittsburgh @ Marquette. The last time they played, Marquette star guard Dominic James was injured on what Marquette felt was a cheap shot. Maybe someone will punch Carl Krauser in the junk....
Just How Drunk Was Eddie Sutton?
Well, he blew a .22. To figure out how many drinks per hour that is, first, we have to take a guess at the man's weight. Now, I've been fired from my job trying to guess people's weight at the carnival three or four times, so I'm not very good at it. But if we guess an even 200 pounds, consuting ...
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What To Watch While Pre-Ordering Books On Amazon ... • College Basketball: North Carolina at Virginia; Cincinnati at Xavier. If it's wrong to have Musketeer Madness, then we don't want to be right. [ESPN] • NBA: Detroit at New York; Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento. Larry Brown gets close to anoth...
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What to watch as you work out some dance steps to "Sweet Shaun Alexander" ... • College Basketball: North Carolina State at Duke. Honestly, do people around here even realize that the Panthers are still playing football? [ESPN] • High School Basketball: Episcopal (Pa.) vs. Neumann-Goretti (Pa.), at ...
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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]...