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Another Look At Bobby Fischer
Yesterday Rick posted on the death of the world champion chess master, Robert "Bobby" Fischer. While my colleague did a good job of memorializing the man's unparalleled accomplishments within the world of chess, his comments regarding Fischer's outspoken views against this country and my religion we...
SportsCenter Anchors Now Just Shopping At The Catchphrase Store
Seriously, the ESPN Catchphrase, we hesitate to say, used to mean something. (And by that, we mean that it strategically meant nothing.) But now, they're just throwing shit out there; it wouldn't surprise us to learn the Romney campaign paid for it....
Note To Self: Don't Kiss Any Dudes In Louisville
This photo is not a snapshot of two inspired basketball players, in the midst of battle, celebrating a victory hard-earned. Nope. This photo is trying to make you gay....
Little People Wrestling At Northwestern
The video above is an advertisement for Half Print Brawlers, which advertises that "midgets bleed for your enjoyment." Well, we suppose that's truth in advertising....
Supermodels Not Included
We have always been wary of getting a tattoo of anything involving sports fandom, mainly because: a) you never know when your team will betray or your favorite player will end up murdering his houseboy; and b) tattoos really hurt, and we cry easily. But one Patriots fan has no such qualms....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while enjoying a sweet, sweet batch of diamond fudge ... • NFL: Titans at Colts (8:15 p.m., ET). In Sorgi Cleveland trust. [NBC] • College Football: Alabama vs. Colorado in the Independence Bowl (8:00 p.m., ET). Oh, sorry, the PetroSun Independence Bowl. [ESPN] • Movie: The Bourne Supr...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize Christmas is just a week away ... • NFL: Redskins at Vikings. Arak has no idea who to cheer for. [NBC] • Hawaii Bowl: East Carolina vs. Boise State. Lei back, enjoy the game. [ESPN] • Movie: Shrek. Popeye Jones is amazing in this. [TNT] (In case you can't tell, I have no...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you listen to Travis Barker "Superman dat drum kit" ... • College Basketball: Memphis vs. Middle Tennessee State. Make Rep. Bart Gordon proud, MTSU. [ESPN2] • World Extreme Cagefighting: Crunkilton vs. McCullough. Please don't feed the animals. [VS.] • Movie: The Notebook. "I love t...
Overtime and Gambling Make Wonderful Bedfellows
Since there's way too much going on in the NFL for me to get caught up in wordy prose I'm going to switch it up to a bullet point format. It's creative, it's original, and nobody's ever done it before! • Why can't our country produce fifteen people capable of providing the play-by-play for football ...
It Would Take Your Mother One... No, Two... Hours To Watch Bowling
• 12:30 p.m. — Movie: Napoleon Dynamite [Comedy Central] • 1:00 p.m. — Bowling: PBA Great Lakes Classic [ESPN] • 1:00 p.m. — Movie: White Men Can't Jump [A&E] • 2:00 p.m. — Skiing: FIS World Cup, tape delay [NBC] • 2:30 p.m. — Golf: V Foundation Celebrity Classic [ESPN2] • 3:00 p.m. — Golf: Father/S...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while making a ridiculously complex origami CD case ... • NFL: Eagles at Patriots. The NE moneyline is about -86,000. Lay a $1. [NBC] • CBB: Arizona at Kansas. November Madness has never been madder. [ESPN] • Movie: Rocky III. Finally a reason to dust off that Thunderlips doll. [VS.]...
Aubrey Huff Admires "Works Of Art"
Yesterday, we told you about Aubrey Huff's appearance on "Bubba The Love Sponge." He played it off as just "kidding around," playing a role on a radio show. That would be one way to put it....
At Last, Proof The Book Will Actually Exist
We're going to do our absolute best to not overdo the whole book promotion thing — it's out January 22 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.com — but we haven't shown you the cover yet (that's it, by Jim Cooke, of course), and we're doing our first public reading tomorrow night. So we thought yo...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you train for karate chimp ... • NFL: Indianapolis at San Diego. Is this still a AFC powerhouse battle? [NBC] • NCAAWB: Stanford at Rutgers. Yep. It's one of those nights, folks ... [ESPN] • Movie: Garfield. ¡Jon! ¡Jon! ¡Odie está en la TV, y él está usando lederhosen! [Telemundo...
Who Will Win People's "Sexiest Fan Alive?"
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
One Way To Sustain College Football Interest
We've purposely made the thumbnail picture as small as we can, because what follows, after the jump, from the Kentucky-Florida game this weekend, is disturbing and Not Safe For Work. There. You have been warned....
You Must Be Above This Age To Ride This Ride
Four days ago, we might have been impressed by Mike Flynt, a 59-year-old man who lived his dream by playing a college football game over the weekend. But we are now in the age of Vinny....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you carve an extreme pumpkin ... • MLB: National League Championship Series, Game 3, Arizona at Colorado. Tisk, tisk, tisk ... looks like rain. [TBS] • NFL: Sunday Night Football, New Orleans at Seattle. Can we pretend that the Saints' Super Bowl aspirations are still alive? [NBC...
A Perpetual Danger Of Sitting On Bleachers
We're not sure what the circumstances behind this photo are — Did she have to pee? Was it unusually hot in Colorado that night? Was she just waiting for the right moment, when everyone was distracted, to finally pull down those pants? — but we suppose there are worse ways to celebrate the Rockies' e...