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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your guitar gently weeps ... • College basketball: Louisville at Pittsburgh; Oklahoma State at Texas [ESPN]; Santa Clara at Gonzaga. This game's gonna end really late. Do we have enough weed? [ESPN2] • College women's basketball: Texas at Oklahoma. What is this teamwork and fundamen...
Leftovers: Zook Looks About Right
• If Big Ten football coaches were like South Park characters. [Photobucket • That Dice-K beer commercial? It's causing a little bit of (dumb) trouble. [To The People] • There sure is a lot of drama with the Wizards right now. [No One Appreciates Me ...] • Tracking the Super Bowl, play by play, for ...
The Celtics Fan Suicide Watch
So the Celtics have lost 18 in a row, and if they don't sneak out a win at home Wednesday against the Bucks, a West Coast road trip might very well inspire them to break the record for all-time losing streaks. We thought we'd check in and see how the Celtics blogs are holding up....
Get Those Pom Poms Out Of Joakim Noah's Face
There are certain things you should probably expect from a guy who would wear this. One of those might involve trying to punch a cheerleader....
NBA Roundup: Celtics Finally Win! (Just Kidding, They Lost As Usual)
Notes on Sunday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA. Bulls @ Suns. It doesn't look like Nash will play, but Kirk Hinrich is happy to step in and fill you need for a speedy white point guard. 8:00, ESPN. • The 49th Annual Grammy Awards. Stephen Colbert is hosting... so there's that. 8:00, CBS. • Drag Racing. I think they mean those long, goofy l...
LeftoverDome...
• Cubs fans rise up, wear license plates around their necks. [Foul Balls] • Baseball continues to hate on bloggers. [Bleed Cubbie Blue] • A Texans blogger puts together a roster of the worst Texans of all-time. What a thoroughly depressing exercise. [Battle Red Blog] • That dumb college football rul...
Agent Zero Fails To Back It Up
Gilbert Arenas had vowed to get 50 points against the Blazers today, in his continuing revenge tour against the coaching staff of the US Olympic basketball team. Blazers head man Nate McMillan was one of those coaches. Gilbert even implored ESPN to pick up the game to witness his spiteful heroics. H...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Basketball: Florida @ Kentucky. There is no one better to spend a Saturday evening with than Tubby Smith. 9:00, ESPN. • NFL: Game of the Week, Super Bowl XLI. Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts. Unless you're a groupie with low standards, this may be your last chance to see Rex Grossman ...
LeftoverDome...
• Barack Obama is the Gilbert Arenas of politics. [Dan Shanoff] • Barry Zito, dipping younger and younger. [The Big Lead] • Why European sports are plagued by racism and other such fan behavior, and why the United States isn't. As much. [In The Fray] • Amazon.com is your one-stop source for all t...
Tim Duncan is Not Tall Enough
Dwight Howard is getting all the credit for this, and sure ... Dwight Howard's freakish abilities speak for themselves. But how about that lob from Hedo Turkoglu? Magic Johnson couldn't have done it better. Picture perfect. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that's the best contribution to basket...
Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas Need a Timeout
Someday, the Washington Wizards are going to bring in a decent center, and he's going to kick both of their asses. Brendan Haywood and Etan Thomas reportedly got into a fight at practice, which would make their third fight over the last two years....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while enjoying the convenience and comfort of your super-absorbant astronaut adult undergarment ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Eddie Chambers vs. Derrick Rossy, at Selden, N.Y. Aww, they're eating the same Snickers bar. We want our money back. [ESPN2] • Motor sports: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Bu...
Leftovers: Could This Explain The DirectTV Move?
• What's MLB up to? They might be getting themselves ready for an Interactive IPO. [Yahoo Business] • Russell Crowe would rather not have cheerleaders around here. [FanIQ] • Bud Selig opines about everything and nothing at all. [Steroid Nation] • Daniel Snyder is buying up all the hot franchises. [G...
Jay Mariotti Can't Figure Out Why Everyone's So NEGATIVE
We enjoyed the countless emails we received yesterday informing us that "Around The Horn" host Tony Reali — an affable fellow whom we imagine being ultra intense about rec league softball, for some reason — yelled out "don't take my Deadspin away from me" at the end of the program yesterday. (Shocki...
NBA Roundup: Gearing Up For Playoff Run
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you mourn the loss of Anna Nicole ... • Auto racing: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Budweiser Shootout Selection Show, at Daytona Beach, Fla. We've just discovered that there is something called NASCAR Fantasy League. God, why hast thou forsaken us? [Speed Channel] • College basketball: Notre D...
Tony Romo Gets Back On The Horse
So it's bad enough that Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo still plans on being at the Pro Bowl this weekend, after that rather unfortunate misstep that ended Bill Parcells' coaching career and brought shame upon the great Eastern Illinois University. But guess what? They're actually gonna ask him to hol...
Leftovers: Stay Sad, San Diego
• That's the end of the San Diego Surf Dawgs, at least for now. [Sign On San Diego] • Please, please somebody let Juan Gone back in MLB. [Steroid Nation] • Everybody come see Michael Irvin speak at a Las Vegas church. [Central Christian Of Las Vegas] • Juan Uribe could have himself a busy year. [Fou...
Your New 2006 Tour de France champion? Not Quite Yet, Oscar
Wait, just hold everything here. The Nation of France, postponing a major confrontation? That's odd. The air was thick with nervous anticipation (and, of course, fermented cheese) today as that country's national doping agency was expected to rule on Floyd Landis and the Urine Sample of Mystery. Bla...