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Tom Brady Wants To Be Your Superhero; Oh Yeaaahh
I could get behind Tom Brady appearing on an episode of Flight of the Conchords, or even Big Love (he'd fit right in). But this? Has Brady jumped the shark?...
The Internet Makes Death Come Quicker, And Easier
This is a new semi-weekly column from Leitch. It has words, and pictures. It's called Ten Humans Of The Week. It might or might not work. But here it is....
Memphis Tigers' Winning Combination
Memphis' 58-game Conference USA winning streak has seniors Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier just two wins shy of a record 134 for their careers. [Commercial Appeal]...
Rinku And Dinesh Are Boycotting Topps (With Update)
Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, the teenage pitchers from India who were signed by the Pirates recently, would like you to know that the man from Topps is a bad man. A very baaaad man....
Your Definitive Big East Breakdown By A Pink-Colored Paper
The New York Observer has a nice little rundown of the Big East tournament that starts tonight. [NY Observer]...
Dan Leone Will Not Stop Yapping Until The Eagles Give Him His Usher Job Back
Yesterday we showed you the story of Dan Leone, the former Eagles' game-day worker canned for illegal use of the Facebook. The Eagles have not relented, and Dan is still part-time jobless....
Play Football For Lane Kiffin Or Suffer The Minimum Wage Consequences
Tennessee's spring football practices begin today, but it's really hard to imagine how Lane Kiffin's tenure as head coach could get any more entertaining than it's been so far. (Fingers crossed!)...
Binghamton Player Blackballed By America East?
That's the speculation from the NY Times scribe Pete Thamel, who says that Binghamton's less-than-law-abiding team under coach Kevin Broadus may be the reason they're empty-handed during awards season. [The Dagger]...
Wake Up, Matt Jones
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Urban Meyer Is Nothing If Not Chivalrous
Florida coach Urban Meyer has a strict "no weapons" policy with his team, as you probably knew. But are you also aware that he insists that his players hold the door open for a lady?...
Skip Bayless Blames Rick Reilly, Jeff Kent For America's Barry Bonds Hatred
The Starting Five's Michael Tillery unleashed Part II of his epic Skip Bayless interview and today we find out some of the reasons Skip became a full-blown Barry Bonds supporter....
Pacman Jones Throws Punches On Pros Vs. Joes; More Unscripted Violence Possible
After his first week as a "Pro" taping the "Pros Vs. Joes" show, Adam "Pacman" Jones showed one contestant he's not there to be nice....
And At A Starbucks In Montclair, N.J., A Pair Of XXL Boxer Shorts Will Be Flown At Half-Staff
SI writer Peter King is now moving to Boston. Poor Montclair, N.J. will never be in the pages of a national magazine ever again. [KSK]...
CBS Online March Madness Coverage Poised To Take Over The World
CBSSports.com is again offering March Madness On Demand, streaming live all games of the NCAA men's basketball tournament for free. But as with all great technological advancements, it comes with a price of a different kind....
Did George Steinbrenner Help "Gillooly" Nancy Kerrigan?
A news report beamed to us from the year 1994, brings together two names you never thought you'd see in the same sentence*—Tonya Harding and George Steinbrenner....
The Philadelphia Eagles' Gestapo Breaks An Employee's Heart — Twice
This downtrodden-looking Eagles' fan is Dan Leone who, up until last week, was a game-day stadium employee at Lincoln Financial Field. Leone was fired after he Facebook-slammed the organization for trading Brian Dawkins....
Bob Ryan's Face Refuses To Grow Old Gracefully
Legendary columnist and occasional ESPN talking head Bob Ryan was, at 63, as pruney as most people his age. But he appears to be going through an alarming transformation....
Terrell Owens: "I Beat To My Own Beat"
That's a new one. I've heard "I drummer to my own drummer" many times, but not that. And that's one of the many enlightening things Terrell Owens told Buffalonians during his introductory press conference....
Alex Rodriguez To Have Hip Surgery, Miss Some Weeks
Six to nine, to be exact. Then he'll be ready to play through the season and have even more surgery after it's over. Adjust your fantasy draft boards accordingly. [NYT]...
Terrell Owens Signs With Buffalo Bills
ESPN says Terrell Owens has signed a 1-year, $6.5 million deal with Buffalo. Wait ... the Buffalo Bills? Well, I certainly did not see that one coming. [ESPN]...