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Orange Bowl: A Contrast In Coaches
Everyone's making a huge deal about the coaching legends Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden facing off in the Orange Bowl tonight. They're the two winningest coaches in Division I-A history, and they're both still going strong. It's nice when old people do well....
They're Not Booing. They're Yelling "Stuuuu!"
We know this is our job and everything, but we'll admit, we, uh, weren't watching Stuart Scott's little New Years Eve "spectacular" in Times Square over the weekend. Sorry. We've let you down....
Stu Jackson, Straight Up Gangster
We remember covering the Illinois basketball team back in the early '90s, when Stu Jackson was coaching the Wisconsin Badgers. We never found Stu all that talented a coach, but mostly, we were struck by how bland and vanilla he was. For a guy who had once coached the Knicks, we were expecting some...
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Steve Kelley
"Steve Kelley looked at his column. He had only one sentence so far, so he hit the "enter" key and described it. Then he did that for the second sentence, and he was three paragraphs in. Soon, his column-inch target would be met. But not soon enough for Kelley." Our thanks to DMZ at U.S.S.Mari...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NFL with Len Pasquarelli: It should have been a tipoff when Bush called the Vikings on Saturday and said: "You're doing a heckuva job, Ticey." Or did we use that joke already? • 1 p.m. College Football with Pat Forde: Why aren't ...
Laura Quinn Gives Us A Fiesta Of Pain
Thoughts while watching about three hundred shots of Brady Quinn's sister, Laura, during the Fiesta Bowl last night: 1. We kind of miss that TV show, Xena, Warrior Princess. 2. We thought A.J. Hawk was some sort of famous skateboarder. Apparently we're confused. 3. Brent Musberger is still al...
The Weird Turns Of Maurice Clarett
We've been trying to get our minds around this whole Maurice Clarett story since we heard about it, but it's almost too confusing for us to keep up with. To recap:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed after finally waking from a long, long winter's nap ... • Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State prevails over Notre Dame, making God royally pissed. • Sugar Bowl: Steve Slaton had over a hundred yards before your hangover even began subsiding — West Virginia over Georgia. • NBA: Marbury, Knicks up...
The Real Reason For Manny's Trade Demand
We've heard all the rumors too, and Red Sox blogger Sheriff Sully finally puts the cards on the table: One of the main reasons Manny Ramirez is seeking a trade from the Red Sox, say the rumors, because his wife wants him out of Boston because of "temptations of infidelity." Says the Sheriff Sully ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Mid-Majors with K.Whelliston: Bally, you little orange bastard! You stole my wife! Damn you and your charms! Prepare to die! • 3 p.m. Bracketology with Joe Lunardi: A 128-team NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket, with eight reg...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while pimping your ride (actually, waxing the Volvo) ... • Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma upsets Oregon as another Leaf struggles in San Diego. • College Basketball: UCLA ends six-game losing streak against Stanford. Don't look now, but the Bruins are 11-1. We told you not to look! • NBA: ...
FSU Linebacker Accused Of Rape
Florida State linebacker A.J. Nicholson — linebacker prospect "No. 5B" on Mel Kiper's draft ratings — has been accused of rape. According to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal, Nicholson is accused of raping a "19-year-old acquaintence" at a Broward hotel. He has been suspended by coach Bobby Bowden ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Chad Ford: Your last Draft Board had more mistakes than a Princeton application filled out by a monkey. Planning on doing some research for the next one? • 1 p.m. Men's BB with Andy Katz: Just saw your column mug, and I ...
The Trophy Monstrosity
Via TrojanWire and Every Day Should Be Saturday, we present the trophy given to the winner of the Fiesta Bowl this year. That's really it. This isn't actual size, but oh, if it were....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while perfecting your mime/ventriloquist act ... • NBA: Grizzlies maul Kobe, beat Lakers 100-99. • NHL: Jagr, Rangers rout Islanders, make world safe for democracy. • College Football: Nebraska beats Michigan in something called the Mastercard Alamo Bowl. Sorry, but the whole concept...
See? Highlights Are Harder Than They Look
Yes, yes, we know this is old — seven months old, in fact — but we only recently saw it, it's a slow holiday weekday and, besides, it's tremendously, brain-hurting funny....
Palmeiro Gets His Family Circus On
Remember during the steroid trials, when Sammy Sosa inexplicably forgot how to speak english? Rafael Palmeiro, albeit a few months late, apparently is trying to same tactic....
Big Ben's Prom Date
We were just sent this infinitely amusing photo from Saturday's Steelers-Browns game. This woman apparently went to prom with Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and is broadcasting it to the world. (This is why being famous is terrifying; somewhere out there, there are pictures of our junio...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Men's BB with Chris Dortch: The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, how quaint. Next we'll be using circular dial telephones and wearing bell bottom pants. • 3 p.m. Bowls with Beano: If they have cooking shows in hell, I ima...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while giving the hamster a Viking funeral ... • "What do I have to do?" Carmelo Anthony's 45 points not enough as 76ers beat Nuggets. • Insight Bowl: ASU's 45-40 win over Rutgers sets all kinds of records, draws interest from Arena Football League scouts. • NHL: Osgood's 27 saves lea...