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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...
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,...
NCAA Pants Party: Virginia Tech Vs. Illinois
Virginia Tech Hokies (20-11) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (23-11) When: Friday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Columbus...
John McCain Is Conservative With His Brackets
We're not going to make any political statements on the presidential race — not only do we not do that here, but jeez, it's still a year and a half until the election — but we will say this: Of all the candidates in both parties, we suspect John McCain would be the most fun to watch the NCAA tournam...
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: Notre Dame Vs. Winthrop
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (24-7) vs. Winthrop Eagles (28-4) When: Friday, 2:35 p.m. Where: Spokane...
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...
NCAA Pants Party: Ohio State Vs. Central Connecticut State
Ohio State Buckeyes (29-3) vs. Central Connecticut State (22-11) When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m. Where: Lexington...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: I would like to discuss in detail my reasons for drafting Reds pitcher Gary Majewski. How much time do we have? • 3 p.m. NFL Draft with Steve Muench: Berman to say the words "In my pants" following every...
Baseball Season Preview: Cincinnati Reds
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 ... • 3 p.m. Bracketology with Joe Lunardi: The one day we actually need you — Sunday — and you're nowhere in sight? • 4 p.m. NHL with Scott Burnside: Any way to combine your sport with curling? Because that would be cool. • 9 p.m. NCAAW Tou...
You Are Not Invited, Jim Boeheim
I hate how CBS does this. You've got teams sweating it out, nervous wrecks waiting to see if they'll get in... and the show opens with Greg Gumbel explaining how a single-elimination tournament works. Then we spend about three more minutes with Gumbel spouting off as many words as he possibly can ab...
Can Pacman Jones Please Pick Up His 7-10 Split In Peace?
With "wrong place, wrong time" becoming less of a clich and more of a way of life, Pacman Jones is in the news again. A knife-wielding man went after Pac in a bowling alley last night, threatening to beat him up and slice a few holes in him. Jeff Fisher is not a suspect....
Illinois Fighting Illini
1. Breaking The Social Contract. In a season that was riddled with repeated freak injuries and the thank-God-we-might-not-have-to-talk-about-the-Chief-anymore madness, the most bizarre story was the late-season car crash involving guard Jamar Smith and center Brian Carlwell. In case you've been fort...
Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
1. The Past. Central Connecticut State University, founded in 1849 as the New Britain Normal School, is the oldest public institution of higher education in Connecticut. "Famous" CCSU alumni in the world of sports include the good (Patriots salary-cap wiz Scott Pioli), the bad (deposed NFL head coac...
Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders
1. The house that Arrow built. TAMUCC has only been part of the Texas A&M system since 1989. In 1998, they hired South Alabama coach Ronnie Arrow to create a Division-I basketball program out of thin air. He did just that, cobbling together a pair of respectable .500 seasons before earning Independe...
Memphis Tigers
Memo to all television announcers and sportswriters: Now that we're back around to tourney time, and the Memphis Tigers are a good bet for a high seed, it's highly likely at some point over the next month that you'll find yourself writing or talking about Memphis. You will be tempted to make all kin...
Jackson State Tigers
1. Sweetness. Jackson's State's most famous graduate is, of course, the great Walter Payton. It is a little known fact that his brother, Eddie Payton, is the head golf coach of the Tigers and has built them into a powerhouse in the golf crazy SWAC....
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1. The benefits of weed. When the Irish's starting point guard Kyle McAlarney was indefinitely suspended for having pot in the front seat of his car in late December, freshman guard Tory Jackson was immediately thrust into the starting spot. Although he still lacks K-Mac's consistency from behind bo...
The New Buzzsaw Regime Supports Local Business
Richie Anderson, former NFL running back and recently hired as wide receivers coach of the Arizona Cardinals, was finding it difficult to make friends in his new community....