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Sleepless In Athens, Ohio
You wake up to the light in your eyes. Blinking, you try to adjust. The man with the light is very authoritative, and more than a little pissed. You must have been asleep for a while. Jesus, what time is it?...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while playing with the brand new sonogram you bought ... • NFL: Colts trample Steelers 26-7 to go 11-0, setting up everyone for ultimate disappointment at some point in the near future. • NBA: Nuggets lose to Nets, Carmelo injured — is there really a reason to go on? • NHL: Jimmy How...

Analyzing Irvin's Explanation, Matlock Style
All right, so we know we've harped on this quite a bit already, but we don't want to be all flippant and blog-like on you here: We have to delve into this Michael Irvin business a little bit more. You see, we want to dig down deep into Mr. Irvin's explanation of why there was a pipe in his car, ex...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as mischievous otters play with your car keys just off shore ... • College Basketball: Virginia Tech at Ohio State. Markus Sailes and the Hokies vs. the greatest team with a coach named Thad. [ESPN2] • Monday Night Football: Pittsburgh at Indianapolis. Through some kind of blind luck, ...

Athlete Run-Ins: Marcus Allen's Active Evening
Today's final athlete run-in story is amazing for three main reasons:...

Leftovers: The Mooch is Loose
• They're not booing, they're saying "Mooooch!" Well, OK, they're booing: Lions fire Mariucci. [The No Huddle Offense] • Chaney blasts Temple fans. We love it when basketball coaches grab the microphone during games — we always think they're going to sing. [News You Can't Use] • Eagles accuse Dallas...

Paying Tribute To Dear Old Ma
At last, a fan running on the field story everyone can get behind. During the Eagles game yesterday, an unidentified fan sprinted onto Lincoln Financial Field to spread the ashes of his dead mother onto the grass. Apparently, this is because he liked his mother, rather than vice versa....

The Return Of Grady
You knew it was going to happen, because baseball is just too goofy of a game for it not to: Famed goofus Grady Little could be returning to the dugout. The Los Angeles Dodgers are interviewing Grady for their open managerial position, which makes sense in a certain way, considering the Dodgers ar...

Michael Irvin's Curious Company
OK, time for a Michael Irvin update. On Friday, Irvin was cited for having drug paraphernalia in his automobile — wouldn't it be great if Irvin drove a Cooper Mini, by the way? — and yesterday (and today) he's defending himself....

Blogdome: Giambi's Curious Wardrobe
• Hey, Giambi! Nice shirt, you freaking dope. [Touching All The Bases] • It is time to rise up against those who want to take the Kings out of Sacramento. [Sactown Royalty] • Omar Minaya's work ethic kind of freaks us out a little bit, sometimes. [The Eddie Kranepool Society] • The problem with th...

Blogdom's Best: Cleveland Browns
It might not — yet — have the online fanaticism and cachet of baseball, but the NFL and its fans are starting to catch up in the world of team-devoted blogs. To this end, Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding blog for each NFL ...

Yes, We Saw It.
For those of you who keep asking ... yes. Yes, we saw Stuart Scott's "slam poetry" on SportsCenter this morning. There were Bengals highlights. And then there was a change in shadow, and then the slam came, and then in didn't stop, and then it kept going, and then it kept going, and it was astound...

Athlete Run-Ins: Rasheed In The UNC Days
As we stretch our legs this morning and get back into our athlete run-in series, we pause to prepare for tomorrow night's Illinois-North Carolina rematch of last year's national championship game, which Illini coach Bruce Weber says he knows is important because, "Nike is issuing us new uniforms."...

Excuse Our Excretory Humor
OK, we're going entirely from memory here, since we haven't been able to find anything else about the exchange on the Web, but that's fine, we'd like to take credit for seeing it anyway. It will reveal just how puerile we really are....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NBA with Jim O'Brien: So does Jack Ramsay make you call him "Doctor" at family gatherings? • 2:30 p.m. Boxer Jermain Taylor: Talcum powder and adhesive tape — not just for boxers anymore. I'm wearing them right now under my clo...

Jeremy Shockey, Premature Joculator
For anyone who missed the end of the Giants-Seahawks game yesterday, Giants kicker Jay Feely missed three field goals late to cost the team a victory. (Oh, as mentioned earlier: Daily News: "Sinking Feely." Post: "Feely The Pain.")...

Good Monday Morning, America!
The above picture, which should seriously be the first thing you see when you turn on your computer Monday morning after a long holiday weekend, is from the trailer for the new Adam Sandler comedy Benchwarmers....

NFL Roundup: Fore!
• Honestly, what more can you say about Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson? This will almost certainly be a poll later this week, but his "putt the football with the pilon followed by a Tiger Woods fist pump" was, once again, completely inspired. (All it was missing was an awkward high five.) If t...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while writing your Kill Bill death list ... • NFL: Seahawks beat Giants in thrilling field goal display. • NBA: Lakers lose to Nets in OT. But Kobe gets his touches, and that's all that really matters, right? • NHL: Modin's two power-play goals lead Lightning over Flightless Sea Crea...