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The Big Lead: Still Down. Thanks, Schrutebag.
If you have attempted to access The Big Lead over the last 24 hours, the attractive image above — good Lord, those rectangles are ENORMOUS ... and they're headed straight for us! — is all you've been able to see. It's pretty, but it ain't that pretty....
The Daily Closer: Just Call Him A Good Pitcher And Leave It At That, OK?
Notes from a day in baseball:...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Cincinnati mayor Mark Mallory tries again ... • Auto racing: Formula One, practice for Malaysian Grand Prix, at Kuala Lumpur. If you plan to watch this, well, here's to you. [Speed Channel] • College hockey: NCAA Division I Frozen Four at St. Louis, Maine vs. Michigan State; North D...
That's Right! TBS Is Doing Non-Braves Games This Year! We Forgot!
These two handsome gentleman were once called "athletes," fairly recently, which is kind of funny, when you look at them....
Leftovers: Massive Double Standard, Or Something
• Why is the NBA considered more of a "thug league" than the NFL? [The View From The Top] • Looking back at the WNBA Draft, which was crazy, apparently. [The Daily Forecast] • Chicago probably shouldn't actually want the Olympics. [The Edge Of Sports] • Look! It's Raef Lafrentz! [The Fan's Attic] • ...
Hey, Maybe Kentucky Should Try To Rehire Tubby Again
Continuing with our afternoon pro-Florida theme ......
They're The One That You Want
We got the impression from some Florida fans that we were not giving the two-time champions the proper reverence in the wake of their victories, and if that's true, we apologize. We meant no harm. It is an outstanding achievement, whether or not Joakim Noah has unnatural feelings toward his mother. ...
Oh, Gilbert ... No ... No ...
Like pretty much anyone who loves the game of basketball, we are distressed to hear that Gilbert Arenas is going to be out two months and miss the playoffs. There was no player we were looking forward to watching more; it has been a blissful, breakthrough season for Agent Zero, and it really shouldn...
Ever Wonder Who Houston Nutt Talks To? Today's Your Lucky Day!
It hasn't been the best 24-hour stretch for Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt. Turns out, an awfully eager Razorbacks fan sent a request for Nutt's cell phone records through the Freedom Of Information Act and, amazingly, he/she was sent back a full report....
Finally, MLB Will Allow You To Pay Them
We've been burned a couple of times on this, so we're still in cautious, believe-it-when-we-see-it mode (it's still not up on our Time Warner system, for example), but it appears Major League Baseball finally came to its senses extorted itself the best possible deal: Extra Innings will be available ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you are menaced by giant squid ... • Major League Baseball: New York Mets at St. Louis. Seriously, kids: Braden Looper is starting tonight! [ESPN2] • NBA: Chicago at Detroit; Sacramento at Denver. Kings' Magical Misery Tour gets underway. [ESPN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, quar...
Leftovers: Them Rings Are Pretty
• The Cardinals' World Series rings are amazing ... and cursed! [Doberman Demeanor] • The police tried to keep this country singer from a baseball career, or something. [To The People] • What will keep the Brewers hot? Mustaches! [Tempin' Ain't Easy] • The Sports Gal's first column on "The Bachelor"...
Help This Fat Man Have A Heart Attack!
We don't usually pay much attention to these, well, blatant Internets grabs at attention, but we kind of liked this one: A 435-pound-man is auctioning off his running in the Boston Marathon. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. We think he's probably got a while to go....
If Frank Thomas Can't Hit A Child, What Good Is He?
As anyone who understands comedy can tell you, the sight of a small child in pain is the zenith of modern mirth. Which is why it's such a shame that this Blue Jays commercial with Frank Thomas has been banned by Canadian television....
Billy Packer's Curious Choice Of Words
By now, many of you have heard about the Billy Packer "fag out" comment — to Charlie Rose, of all people — but if you haven't seen the video, here it is, at the 35:34 mark....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you suddenly notice that it smells like the Lord in here ... • College women's basketball: NCAA tournament, championship game, Rutgers vs. Tennessee, at Cleveland. Ah, now for the main event. [ESPN] • NHL: Buffalo at Pittsburgh. Blades of Glory. [Versus] • Soccer: UEFA Champions Lea...
Leftovers: Taking Home Busch
• What old Busch Stadium memorabilia can mean. [The Morning News] • The Hold Steady love the Minnesota Twins. [MTV.com] • The Boston Globe comes up with a concept that, uh, you've probably seen before. [Yanks Fan Vs. Sox Fan] • Yes, this was not a good first pitch. [Gheorghe: The Blog] • Penn State ...
Curt Schilling Faces The Blog Music
Yesterday wasn't the most pleasant day to be a Red Sox fan — a friend of ours who loves the Sox was lamenting last night that "the season is over;" Red Sox fans are the best — and no one took it harder than Curt Schilling himself....
Teddy Roosevelt's Gonna Do What He Has To Do To Win
So poor Teddy Roosevelt, in the grand president mascot races at RFK, can't catch a break: He didn't win at all last year, and he's resorting to desperate measures ... like, say, rappelling from the roof of the stadium on Opening Day yesterday. Poor guy: He still didn't win. The Bull Moose party, the...
Joakim Noah, Gleefully Making No Sense
Thanks to Every Day Should Be Saturday, we have the bizarre interview with Joakim Noah after the Gators' win last night which confirms, if you had any doubt, that nobody has the foggiest idea of what Joakim Noah's talking about....