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For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
There's no sugarcoating it for you... other than the NFL, there is nothing appealing on the sports landscape for you today. You might be able to find some ice dancing or some exhibition golf, but... I don't know that that's enough to justify putting a viewing schedule for you here today. Instead, ...
About Last Night...
• NBA: Utah 100, Memphis 97. I don't think there's a person in Utah who wouldn't gladly sleep with Mehmet Okur these days. • College Football: Utah 25, Tulsa 13. That was probably the most memorable Armed Forces Bowl of my lifetime. • NBA: 76ers 98, Knicks 77. Andre Iguodala seems to be enjoying his...
The Greg Oden World Domination Tour Rolls On
I won't be here to share it with you, I'm afraid, but there are a couple of pretty noteworthy games on the college basketball schedule this afternoon. Greg Oden and Joakim Noah get it on as #3 Ohio State visits #4 Florida at 4:00 on CBS, and then at 4:30 on ESPN2, Bob Knight has a chance to become t...
About Last Night...
• College Basketball: New Mexico 71, (8) Wichita State 68. And Wichita State finds itself in the unfortunate position of seeing some form of the word "shock" in the headline every time they're upset. • NBA: Wizards 144, Suns 139. Raja Bell was the only starter in the game who didn't get into double ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. Boxing with Dan Rafael: Unlike in cricket, the cup goes on the inside of the shorts, right? • 2 p.m. NFC with Rodd Newhouse: In your duties as sideline reporter, ever been run down by the Tiitans' raccoon? • 3 p.m. Mid-majors w/...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while rolling your wet socks into deadly missiles ... • NFL: We might just be stuck with Brett Favre forever. • NHL: Penguins lose to Thrashers in shootout, hurry home to pack. • College football: BYU gets quickie divorce from nine-year streak of not winning a bowl game....
This Guy Is Very Excited About Ken Williams' Offseason Moves
It's a Christmas Miracle! Ladies and gentlemen, we present you with the spiritual brother of our friend Mike Cooper ... meet Ryan Drop....
One Small Step For A Harbaugh, One Giant Leap For Mankind
Not 24 hours after Jim Harbaugh was introduced as the new head football coach at Stanford on Tuesday, there was a fairly large earthquake centered in Berkeley, home of rival Cal. A sign from the football gods? The answers are unclear; although personally we think that if God were going to punish t...
Special Olympic Perversity In Chicago
We don't mean to be scolding moralists here, but we're pretty sure this is an excellent way to get sent to Hell....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Chad Ford: Oh sure, I get punched out in the Warriors parking lot, and no one writes a single word? • 3 p.m. NHL with Barry Melrose: OK NHL, why so toothless and freezy? • 4 p.m. Football scientist KC Joyner: Since a pro...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching Chewbacca wrap Christmas gifts ... • NBA: Someday they'll write a book about the Knicks' amazing 2006-07 season. And someone will read it to Isiah. • College basketball: Big Baby, meet Spencer Hawes. Washington 88, LSU 72. • NHL: In which Columbus falls out of the suck...
Which Politicians Are Secret Roiders?
So here's an idea. Frustrated by the incessant nattering about steroids from politicians in his and every other sport, tennis player Rafael Nadal says it's time to start testing politicians for steroids....
Meet The Ms. Dice-K
As we begin to learn a bit more about Daisuke Matsuzaka, the newest sliver of heroin to the junkies of Red Sox Nation, we, as we all tend to do, take a look at his homelife. Specifically, his wife, Tomoyo Shibata, who, according to the outstanding research of UmpBump, has caused a stir in Japan for ...
Darryl Strawberry's Advice For The Lovelorn
All right, all right, break it up! Stop it! Now can't you two see that you're still in love with each other? You've been searching all over for happiness when all the time it was right here in your own backyard. Now give each other a hug. Come on!...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: What, no taser? • 2 p.m. 07 Madden Nation's DJ: Why do I recall Madden 94 more clearly than the actual '94 NFL season? And what happened to the ambulance? • 3 p.m. NCAA FB with Beano Cook: Thanks for those ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while "caught up in the whirlwind" ... • NBA: Phoenix Suns don't really seem to care what the ball is made of ... • College football: Of course we'll all remember where we were the day that TCU won the Poinsettia Bowl. • College basketball: Looking toward an Ohio State-Florida matchu...
Can You Tell Them How To Get (How To Get) To The Playoffs?
This photo, from today's New York Times, shows various New York Jets hanging out with Elmo on "Sesame Street." We loved "Sesame Street" as a kid, and have little desire to make fun of the show or anyone for appearing on it. That said, right after this photo was taken, Coles and Elmo shared stories o...
Time To Cart Off 2006
Yes, it's beginning to smell like a new year, which means that we have our minds on only one thing: Our favorite stretcher-related video clips of 2006. Here they are in no particular order, although we have to say that No. 3 has a special place in our heart, because you just can't fake that kind of ...
Jim Harbaugh Is Back In Town
Collegiate sports in the San Francisco Bay Area are — how shall we phrase it? — a little less intense than in other localities. For instance, if Auburn ever goes 1-11, expect that coach to show up at the next tailgate as the guest of honor, i.e., revolving slowly on a spit. But in Palo Alto, there w...