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Introducing Tony Dungy's Least Favorite Sports Mascot
If the March Gayness blog pool at the Malcontent needs a costumed mascot, well, Flamy is available at very reasonable rates. Come to think of it, if he has the time, he could also be a fine representative of Manny Ramirez's grill-hawking efforts, or the next phallic-shaped object for golf's Christie...

Sweet 16 Pants Party: Memphis Vs. Texas A&M
Memphis Tigers (32-3) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (27-6). When: Tonight, 7:27 p.m. Where: San Antonio...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. MLS w/Galaxy M Cobi Jones: We hear that Beckham's locker is big enough to house a family of four. True? • 2:30 p.m. HS Naismith winners: Do either of you know who Naismith was? Anything? • 3 p.m. MLB with Page 2's Jim Caple: Did...

By The Time You Read This, Steve Alford May Already Be A Lobo
So to recap, Bobby Knight now in Lubbock, Steve Alford in Albuquerque. We all new that Knight was "going to the hot place," one day, but Alford? ESPN is reporting (and we know how that can turn out) that Alford is leaving Iowa and will become New Mexico's new head basketball coach, possibly by Frida...

Even Geniuses Sometimes Forget To Put The Car In Park
So, you've just won your first non-earthquake-related World Series and are on top of the baseball world. You're preparing your team for a mostly unheard of (these days) title repeat. Everyone over the age of 40 thinks you're a genius, and everyone under 40 can't figure out why you still think it's c...

About Last Night
What you missed while filling out your March Madness cricket office pool bracket ... • NBA: Mavs upend Cavs. Eastern Conference surrenders. • College basketball: NIT ... Hot: Air Force. Not: Syracuse. • NHL: Finally, a day in hockey without a single fight or inju ... oh, wait ......

Jose Canseco Just Can't Catch A Break In This Business
We're trying to imagine something more sad than a once-proud athlete attempting to feed his ravenous need for competition by going against Tucker Carlson on a televised dancing show, and we think we've found it: Begging to be on "Dancing With The Stars" and being refused....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: Pirates' reliever Josh Sharpless ... just a crazy dream, or will he someday be mine? • 2 p.m. NCAA WBB with Nancy Lieberman: Is a woman's heart not unlike a 1-3-1 halfcourt trap? • 4 p.m. AFL with Scouts...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while planning the heist of the century ... • NBA: Sun Gods: Phoenix clinches the West for third straight year. • NHL: Toronto 2, New Jersey 1 ... and oh, look, another fight. • College women's basketball: You cannot stop Duke, baby!...

Come Out To The Ballpark ... And Die!
Talking your family to the ballpark can be a dangerous proposition. You could be hammered by a line drive. Lightning could strike the night you're honoring a great journalist. Milton Bradley could start pummeling you, just because it's a Tuesday....

Baseball Season Preview: Houston Astros
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: David Wells' new nemesis: The big Kool-Aid pitcher? • 2 p.m. Pride's Bernie Mac: Well, that's it, America; I'm in a swimming movie. Pray for me. • 4 p.m. NCAA MBB w/Doug Gottlieb: Well, that Mr. Gottlieb ...

Xavier Fans Haven't Forgiven Greg Oden
If you were wondering whether or not Xavier fans had gotten over that whole Greg Oden pounding a guy to the floor business, the guy who runs the blog Free Xavier makes it clear that, uh, they're not....

Yo, Pass The Salt, Coach
Far be it from us to understate the importance of the NIT — no place is more dangerous than Crisler Arena in mid-March! — but during the Kansas State-DePaul game the other night, an injured Wildcat sat on the bench eating popcorn. Hey, nice seats if you can get 'em; pass my change back from the vend...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while finally giving into your cousins and getting a MySpace page... • College basketball: Orange you glad I didn't say banana? Syracuse marches on in NIT. • NHL: Jaromir Jagr, conquerer of Penguins. • NBA: Big win gives Atlanta Hawks pause to reflect. Let's listen in, shall we?...

Bill Raftery And Verne Lundquist, Au Natural
Like most of you, we enjoyed the dulcet tones of Bill Raftery during the tournament this past weekend, and we can't wait for more of the "with the KISS!" this coming Sweet 16 slate. But those of you who braved the NCAA Tournament On Demand saw even more of Raftery, catching him and partner Verne Lun...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NCAAW with Graham Hays: All right, brackets where Maryland and Notre Dame are still alive! • 2 p.m. NCAAMBB with Andy Katz: It's just a chat; is the Tyler Hansbrough mask really necessary? • 4 p.m. ESPN host Stuart Scott: They're...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while being questioned by Columbo ... • College basketball: There it is, we hear it somewhere in the distance ... Conquest. USC 87, Texas 68. • NBA: Kobe's been rather active lately. Lakers 109, Timberwolves 102. • NHL: And so the Jarkko Ruutu Era begins. Penguins 4, Senators 3....

The Violent Side Of Greg Oden
While Tennessee and Virginia look to be going down to the wire, I thought we'd take a second and look back at yesterday's man-sized non-flagrant foul by Greg Oden. He always looks like a man amongst boys out there, but yesterday, with Ohio State needing to take a quick foul, he looked like Godzilla ...

Stephon Marbury Has Something In Common With All Of You
Namely, he doesn't like Stephen A. Smith. That delightful zinger was the outro for Stephon Marbury's new talk show, called... actually, I don't know what the hell it's called. But it exists, and that, to be honest with you, is more than I wanted to know about it in the first place....