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About Last Night...
• NBA: Lakers 116, Trailblazers 111. Kobe had 65, 24 in the fourth quarter, and 9 in overtime. Kobe would beat 30% of NCAA tournament teams, 1-on-5. • College Basketball: Florida 112, Jackson State 69. You may have noticed a little bit of a talent discrepancy there. • NBA: Pistons 105, Suns 83. Impr...

Cultural Oddsmaker: Who's Gonna Love You Amidst the Madness?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NCAA Tournament Day 2!: Who thought we'd get through Day 1 without Andy Katz getting his tie caught in the press room fax machine? • 1 p.m. NFL draft w/ Todd McShay: Why is your mock draft making fun of my shirt? • 3:30 p.m. Blaz...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering if anyone is reading the Times columns ... anyone ... anyone ... • College basketball: NCAA Tournament ... Indiana moves on, Knight doesn't. • NBA: Things just keep getting better and better for the Lakers. And by better, we mean worse. • NHL: Martin Brodeur laughs at...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon-6 p.m. NCAA Tournament Day 1!: It's only 11 a.m. and my brackets are a smoking crater. Is there no justice!? • 2 p.m. MLS with Dallas' Kenny Cooper: Can soccer in the U.S. survive without proper hooligans? • 4 p.m. Football scient...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while taking the kids to Hooters ... • NBA: One Suns-Mavericks game was pretty great. Now imagine seven in a row for all the marbles. • College basketball: Well, we're not sure about those pants, but Syracuse is on its way in the NIT. • NHL: Red Wing Nation ... Detroit 4, Nashville 2...

NCAA Pants Party: Florida Vs. Jackson State
Florida Gators (29-5) vs. Jackson State Tigers (21-13) When: Friday Where: New Orleans...

We Don't Have To Use "Mr." On Second Reference
As you might know, we occasionally write for places other than our little baby Deadspin, but this week, we're taking on way too much work. In addition to running matters over here as usual, we will be writing a daily column for TimesSelect, the paid-content arm of The New York Times. We're not reall...

Baseball Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
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....

Ben Affleck Wants To Brainwash Your Baby
Anyone who has seen Daredevil — or anything, really — knows that a new Ben Affleck video is cause for genuine concern. But this news is even more terrible than you might imagine; it seems that the rabid Red Sox enthusiast is after your baby....

NCAA Pants Party: Texas Vs. New Mexico State
Texas Longhorns (24-9) vs. New Mexico State Aggies (25-8) When: Friday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Spokane...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: NBA on a Kobe witchhunt? Well, he did turn me into a newt. (I got better). • 2 p.m. NBA Live, Bring it Home: Listen, if it's not home by now, it ain't comin' back. • 3 p.m. Page 2's Bomani Jones: Lookit me,...

Jerramy Stevens Is A Man On The Move
All told, we think if you're going to get busted for a DUI — with weed in your car — it's probably the best time to do it is not when you're trying to snatch a new free agent contract. But hey, Jerramy Stevens has always marched to the drum of his own beater;...

About Last Night
What you missed while tuning your fiddle ... • College basketball: Beware the Purple Eagle ... Clif Brown leads Niagara to date with Kansas (the missing f is for freshness). • NBA: Forget about the Spurs at your own peril. • NHL: The big five oh oh ... Mondano milestone leads Stars over Flyers. • No...

NCAA Pants Party: Wisconsin Vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Wisconsin Badgers (28-5) vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders (26-6) When: Friday, 2:35 p.m. Where: Chicago...

NCAA Pants Party: Tennessee Vs. Long Beach State
Tennessee Volunteers (22-10) vs. Long Beach State 49ers (24-7) When: Friday, 2:35 p.m. Where: Columbus...

NCAA Pants Party: Memphis Vs. North Texas
Memphis Tigers (30-3) vs. North Texas Mean Green (23-10) When: Friday, 12:15 p.m. Where: New Orleans...

"Please, Sir, May I Have Another?!"
Ah, spring training. A time to work all the kinks out, ease one's self into the rigors of a long baseball season, iron out all the soft spots in your game. And for Red Sox prospect Jacoby Ellsbury, it's when you learn how to handle a thrown baseball hitting you in the head from two inches away. All ...

NCAA Pants Party: North Carolina Vs. Eastern Kentucky
North Carolina Tar Heels (28-6) vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (21-11) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Winston-Salem, NC...

NCAA Pants Party: Pittsburgh Vs. Wright State
Pittsburgh Panthers (27-6) vs. Wright State (23-9) When: Thursday, 9:40 p.m. Where: Buffalo...