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5, 4, 3... Wheee! Uh Oh...
If you slept at all, chances are, you slept more peacefully than Michael Ruffin last night. Between the guilt, the "Dear God, what have I done" thoughts, and the endless "Thanks a lot, dickhead" phone calls from teammates, Michael Ruffin probably didn't sleep well....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after a couple of drinks, a nice steak and a parking lot beatdown at O'Charley's ... • Boxing: Mary Jo Sanders vs. Valerie Mahfood, for IBA women's middleweight title, from Detroit. C-c-c-ca-ca-ca catfight! [ESPN2] • Baseball: Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle, exhibition, at Las Vegas. Just tr...
Leftovers: Dream Night At Busch
• Not only are the Cardinals receiving their World Series rings on Sunday, but REO Speedwagon is singing the national anthem! [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] • Baseball chatter is bad for kids' health. [Cincinnati Enquirer] • Bunch of college stars, hanging out, eating meat. [DC Sports Bog] • Get the foul...
Cultural Oddsmaker: What'll Be The Next Disgusting Act During A Sporting Event?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Your NL Central "Preview"
Look, guys: We didn't pick the Cardinals! (We still think they'll win the wild card.) Yes, our flirtation with the Brewers continues; we actually picked them to win the wild card at midseason last year. So there's that....
Ironically, Goebbels Actually Liked The Jets
Not a good sign for the New York Giants: Tom Coughlin is beginning to crack under the pressure, and it's not even April. Get those season tickets now, fans! From the New York Daily News:...
Your NL East "Preview"
We should probably warn you: The Phillies are one of those teams we pick to win the National League East a lot. If you haven't noticed, they haven't won the NL East in a long, long time. But we're gonna try again anyway....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Grover from Sesame Street discovers a cancer cure ... • College basketball: MasterCard National Invitation Tournament, championship game, West Virginia vs. Clemson at New York. Or, the play-in game to face the Niagara in the NCAA Tournament. [ESPN] • NBA: Detroit at Chicago; Phoenix...
Gus Johnson: Get On The Dance Floor!
Because the NCAA Tournament is never quite the same once Gus Johnson leaves — a week earlier this year, dammit — someone who knows how to use that audio software on your computer that we never understand has put together a Gus Johnson remix, featuring some of his greatest moments set to one of them ...
Leftovers: Best. Dialogue. Ever.
• Dan Shanoff ... screenwriter! [TeamWorks Media] • We've never been to London, but if we ever go, we're not doing this. [Microbano] • Mark Steinberg tells you what it's like as a sports agent. [I Want To Be A Sports Agent] • Sweet God, look at Diego Maradona. [The Smittblog] • A rather excellent Fi...
How Can We Live In A Sports World Without George Solomon?
After 21 months of gentle tsk-tsking and slight, bemused wags of the finger, ESPN ombudsman George Solomon said goodbye in his last column yesterday. Surely, he dramatically changed the landscape of ESPN and ... uh ... well ... all right, maybe it was a mostly inconsequential and tame column that ne...
Your AL East "Preview"
All right, whether you're ready for it or not, baseball is starting Sunday night. (The Mets will watch the Cardinals raise their World Series title flag. The Cardinals won the World Series last year.) The full slate of games kick off Monday, so we figured it was time to start previewing some divisio...
Ronald, Wooden And Some Teenagers
Last night was the McDonald's All-American Game in Louisville. It attracts a colorful, surreal crowd....
"The Ball Is Tipped ..."
Because we are just more than two days away from the Final Four, we thought we'd all work ourselves up into a sappy, cheesy frenzy with the good ole "One Shining Moment." Never before has something so horrible felt so, so right. (Note: Everything horrible feels right, actually.)...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while your dog eats steak and truffles ... • NBA: Houston at Los Angeles Clippers. One day the Clippers will be good, and all people will travel to appointments with personal rocket jet packs. [ESPN] • Prep basketball: McDonald's All-American Game, at Louisville. Welcome to the creepie...
Leftovers: In The Hands Of Landon
• The MLS is counting on Landon Donovan? Awesome. [SI.com] • A wacky fan-on-the-field incident in the AFL. [Still Football] • Heckler says he didn't use the N-word. [ESPN] • Grady Jackson has no problem with suing his own team. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] • Billy Gillepsie isn't going anywhere. [...
Tony Mandarich Demands That You Say Cheese
Wondering what Tony Mandarich has been been up to lately? We know you have. Well, thanks to the investigative work of Steroid Nation, we know: He's running his own photography business....
More Fun With Joakim Noah
Because Saturday's Final Four matchup between Florida and UCLA is a rematch of last year's national championship game, some bad blood is still stewing, or boiling, or whatever bad blood does, and UCLA fans are wanting revenge. And how does today fan fire himself for revenge? Funny PhotoShops!...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you find out "Galaxy Quest" has been canceled ... • College men's basketball: MasterCard National Invitation Tournament, semifinals at New York, West Virginia vs. Mississippi State; Clemson vs. Air Force. What, we can't call it the Final Four? [ESPN2] • College women's basketball...
Baseball Season Preview: Montreal Expos
One of our favorite in-person baseball memories is watching the Expos play at Olympic Stadium a few years ago. This was back when Omar Minaya was the GM, during that season when he tried to make a mid-summer wild-card run. We saw the second game Bartolo Colon pitched for the 'Spos after his trade. T...