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A Beautiful Nightmare: Your Sunday Night Football Open Thread
Our last game of the day. Hope you had fun. If not, feel free yell about it down below. ...

Tony Romo and Jay Cutler are Winners, Philip Rivers Stinks: Your Sunday NFL Roundup
What a weird day. Rex Grossman showed incredible touch and accuracy. Tony Romo made big plays when the Cowboys needed them. Sidney Rice was a more effective passer than Tarvaris Jackson. OK, so maybe that's not so weird. Anyway, here's your Sunday roundup. Enjoy....

Kevin Kolb Says He Knew Some Of The Eagles' Plays, Because The Eagles Didn't Bother To Change Their Signals
Trashing Andy Reid is a time-honored tradition among fans in Philly, and that's even when the Eagles are successful. That level of angst is nearly incalculable this season, what with the Dream Team staring at a 3-6 record that already includes four losses at home. I can't imagine what the reaction ...

Kevin Kolb Is Back: Your NFL Early Games Open Thread
We've got some pretty good games this week so let's dive right in. As always, chat about the games down in the comments....

Jonathan Papelbon To The Phillies And Ramon Santiago To The Pirates, And Other Engrossing Hot Stove News
Your roundup of all the hottest hot-stove items of the day (and whatever shit Ken Rosenthal is throwing against the wall). This is ... HOT FUCKING STOVE!!!!...

Preeminent Knuckleballers Hang Out Together In Their Spare Time
Unlikely Mets ace R.A. Dickey tweeted last night about an event that we've imagined so often in our dreams. Great knuckleballers are friends in real life!...

Meanwhile, In Competitive Sports From Wednesday Night
This moment of zen brought to you by the 1-3-1 and CBS....

ShortCenter: Definitive Nonsense On A Variety Of Topics
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....

SprtsCntr: We Need To Talk About Philip Rivers
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....

It Was Halloween, So Maybe The Chiefs Just Frightened Philip Rivers
Your morning roundup for Nov. 1, the morning ... WHOA! Photo via Kansascity.com; h/t to Michael T. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

Andy Reid Is: Jason
He actually conducted a 20-minute-long interview for the Eagles site while wearing this mask today. Confidence is a potent drug. [Via Larry Brown Sports]...

Don't Worry, The Eagles Will Look Terrible Again Soon
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....

Andre Iguodala Is: Dragonfly Jones
It looks like the Sixers forward has spent the lockout watching DVDs of Martin, as he goes deep into the archive of non-Sheneneh recurring characters. [Twitter, via The700Level]...

JaVale McGee To Become The Latest Non-Filipino On The Philippines National Basketball Team (UPDATE)
The Philippines is a nation crazy about basketball. Sick of always losing to China in the FIBA Asia Championships, which act as qualifiers for the Olympics and World Championships, the country has taken advantage of some lax laws on citizenship to stock their team with talent from around the world. ...

Ro-Mo Sucks. Ro-Mo Sucks. Ro-Mo Sucks.
Your morning roundup for Oct. 31, the day we learned that some kids in England throw flour and eggs on elderly people during this time of the year. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

The Rangers Made The Most Out Of Losing Cliff Lee, And So Have Their Fans
Your morning roundup for Oct. 26, the day we swear she turned into a donkey. Photo via Midwest Sports Fans. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....

Former Sixers President Pat Croce Is Now A Pirate Hunting Bro
Pat Croce has worn many hats: physical therapist, entrepreneur, owner and president of the Philadelphia 76ers, motivational speaker, Jim Croce hanger-on, philanthropist, and, of late, "pirate aficionado."...

Presenting Your Ryan Howard At A Food Store In A Motorized Scooter Photoshop Roundup
The above photo is of Ryan Howard, and it was taken at a suburban Philly Whole Foods on the day after the Phillies were knocked out of the National League playoffs by the Cardinals. The game ended with Howard recording the final out and tearing his Achilles in the process, which explains the scoote...

That Jerome Harrison-Ronnie Brown Trade Was Voided Because Harrison Has A Brain Tumor
Awful news on why the trade-deadline deal between the Lions and Eagles could not be consummated yesterday. If there's a bright side, as Adam Schefter pointed out, Harrison's tumor might not have been found had the trade not been attempted. [PFT, via @AdamSchefter]...

Here's Video Of Eagles TE Brent Celek's Great Catch Against The Redskins
In the first half of what's been collectively branded a do-or-die game for the 1-4 Philadelphia side, the Eagles look like the Eagles were expected to look this season and the Redskins look like the Redskins were expected to look, too. However, Brent Celek — while a serviceable tight end — was nev...