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ESPN Has An Northeast Coast Bias? What?
OK, I suppose one could say that we've been guilty of trotting out more than a fair share of Yankees, Mets and Red Sox posts over any given season (although we also have some Rick Ankiel and Barry Bonds posts we'd like you to meet). But ESPN takes its Northeast favoritism to an entire new level (lik...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while *cough* casting a spell *cough, cough* to ward off dementors *hack! wheeze!* ... • College basketball: NCAA Tournament play-in game, Mount St. Mary's at Coppin State (7:30 p.m., ET). Come see if the Eagles will become the first 21-loss team to play in the NCAA Tournament. [ESPN] ...
Storming The Floor's South Region Preview
After our cheap, quick-hit, easy looks at each bracket, the gang at Storming The Floor take considerably closer looks, game-by-game. Here's the South Regional preview, with the Midwest coming later today....
NCAA Pants Party: Southern California Vs. Kansas State
Southern California Trojans (21-11) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (20-11) When: Thursday Where: Omaha...
NCAA Pants Party: Pittsburgh Vs. Oral Roberts
Pittsburgh Panthers (26-9) vs. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (24-8) When: Thursday, 2:30 p.m. Where: Denver...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you wake up in Dublin, Ireland ... and you live in Cleveland. And you have no idea how it happened ... • Women's college basketball: NCAA Tournament Selection Show in Indianapolis (7 p.m., ET). Pat Summitt controls the space and time; can change the brackets with her mind. [ESPN]...
It Can Be Told: Spitzer Dribbled Before He Shot
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Southern California Trojans
1. At Guard, Super Dave Osborne. One of the keys to last season's surprising Sweet Sixteen run was then-freshman Daniel Hackett's aggressive tournament play: He was all over the place, grabbing boards, causing turnovers, ending Kevin Durant's college career earlier than expected. The dude doesn't kn...
Pittsburgh Panthers
1. No one recruits NY like Pitt. Pitt coaches regularly take trips to New York and hand out the majority of their scholarships to the best players they can find. On this year's team, five players are from the NYC area, including starters Levance Fields, Ronald Ramon and Keith Benjamin. No wonder Pit...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while mocking people who waste time on the Internet making these videos, then getting back to your 3,000 word sports blog dissertation on the relationship between 9th inning walks and hockey overtime ... • 6 p.m. — Pac 10 championship: Stanford vs. UCLA [CBS]; A-10 Championship: St. Jo...
I, Like, Totally Had That Ball, Man (Cough!)
When Barry Bonds hit home run No. 762 at Coors Field on Sept. 5, 2007, notorious ballhawk Jake Frazier was in perfect position to grab it. As it's looking more and more like that will be Bonds' last homer ever, the ball is quite a prize; it's estimated that it could go for $1 million when it's put u...
Dude, You Can Put Your WHIP In It
Baseball Musings reports that a technology conference — and hey, what's more fun than those? — has been giving out: baseball roach clips....
So Here's Something Scary: ESPN Has A Fashion Editor
ESPN: The Magazine is turning 10 years old, which means pretty soon it's going to start noticing girls and getting funny feelings in its pants. To celebrate, it's doing a series of covers with athletes all dolled up in fancy clothes. And that's just the beginning....
Get Ready For The Pomp And Pageantry Of Eliot Spitzer Night
Our first 2008 chapter of Minor Enterprise is still a few weeks away, but there's no reason we can't get a jump on the Minor League Baseball promotional season with this bit of news: The Macon Music of the South Coast League will hold Eliot Spitzer Night on June 13th. I already have my tickets....
George Mason Would Make The Final Four, If It Knew Where It Was
You might think it somewhat presumptive that George Mason, fresh off its Colonial Athletic League title, would already be printing Final Four T-shirts. (Act like you've been there before, people! Oh ... wait ...) But if they were to do so, one would think they've at least have the Final Four's right...
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
So To Recap: He Hates Tennessee
When asked why he hates the Tennessee Volunteers, this Alabama fan does not hold back. I'm not sure what my favorite line is here; there are so many great ones....