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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you lead your troops across the Rubicon, if you know what we mean ... • College basketball: Georgetown at Louisville; North Carolina at Duke. Ah, don't worry. There'll be tickets available at the gate. [ESPN] • College basketball: Illinois at Northwestern. Live, from Evanston! Hey, ...

Leftovers: Drinkin' Bears
• Was somebody drunk before the Super Bowl? Who might that have been? [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • The ultimate Dee Mirich/Barbaro graphic. [With Leather] • Terence Kiel's money problems might have been gambling related. [SignOn San Diego] • DRAMA! at an A-Rod book signing. [New York Post] •...

Hey, Why Is Kenny Chesney Suddenly Calling Me?
In our original neck of the woods in Mattoon, Ill., NFL loyalties are rather split. Some people root for the Chicago Bears (four hours away), some root for the Indianapolis Colts (90 minutes away) and some odd souls hopped on the Rams bandwagon (two hours away). (Some insane people stuck with the fo...

Blythe: A Creepy Feeling In Chapel Hill
We are quite honored today to welcome Will Blythe, the former literary editor of Esquire and author of the great book "To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever", to the warm embrace of Deadspin. (We interviewed Blythe about the book when it came out in hardcover. The paperback is out now....

NBA Roundup: It's Not Easy Being Celtic
Notes from Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after running away from the killer rabbit ... • College basketball: Michigan at Ohio State; LSU at Tennessee. How many times will we hear the word "bubble" between now and the NCAA Tournament? [ESPN] • College basketball: Saint Joseph's at Villanova. Fear the Hawk! [ESPN2] • NHL: Minne...

Leftovers: You're Doin' A Heckuva Job, Hockey
• President Bush, obviously not much of a hockey fan. [Out Of Left Field] • A big night in Philadelphia hoops tonight. [Fortress Of Pillows] • If you want to have some Spring Training fun, this is the place to be. (It kills us that we can't do this ourselves.) [U.S.S. Mariner] • Another grand Varsit...

Your Anonymous Gay Former NBAer Is Less Anonymous Now (But Only Slightly So)
Last week, a Chicago Sun-Times "blog" mentioned that a former NBA player was going to come out of the closet on Valentine's Day, because that's a day for love. (Or desperate loneliness and regret. Pick your poison.) We'd heard this rumor, and some others have been speculating as well, and every sour...

Just What This Guy Needs: Free Stuff
We forget this sometimes, but the winner of the Super Bowl MVP is awarded with a brand new gas-guzzler for peddling their wares on the world's largest stage. Therefore, we have the sublime pleasure of watching a man who makes eight figures a season decided which mammoth Cadillac he'll give to staffe...

Todd Bozeman Is Disappointed In Your Selection Of Deli Meat
We had to hold this story until the end of the day, because we can't stop laughing about it. Remember Todd Bozeman, the former California Golden Bears basketball coach who was fired and banned by the NCAA for eight years for paying a recruit's family $30,000. Well he's back coaching again, at Morgan...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while appearing on FOX News, strangely, at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning (no, really) ... • College basketball: Syracuse at Connecticut; Texas at Texas A&M. Do you like your college hoops blue state or red state? Take your pick. [ESPN] • College women's basketball: Georgia at Tennessee. We'd ...

Leftovers: Breaking Down Reggie
• A comprehensive look at the Reggie Bush payoff situation. [Hall Of Fame Magazine] • The big KSK wrapup of Super Bowl XLI. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • What Tommy John surgery really means. [Litmus] • Wait ... why should Florida residents pay for a new Marlins stadium again? [UmpBump]...

NBA Roundup: Pistons Turn Up The Volume
Notes on Sunday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

It Washes Away Memories From The Sidewalks Of Life
When we look back at Super Bowl XLI in a few years, what will we remember most? The Sex Cannon's free-flying vertical missives into the night? Tony Dungy at last setting race relations straight in this country? Jimmy Fallon sitting next to Janet Reno on a couch? We figure the lasting image of Super ...

Your Uninspiring Super Bowl Champion Colts
In one of the duller, more sloppy Super Bowls we can remember — it was kind of the equivalent of this year's World Series, actually — the Indianapolis Colts have won the NFL Championship. We're back from our labors — and labors they were indeed — at CBS and happy to back here. Congratulations, India...

To Watch Tonight...
• Drama. Criminal Minds: The Big Game. I'm guessing that this is the show that CBS will be pounding into your noggin with about 29,218 commercials tomorrow. 10:00, CBS. • NFL. Super Bowl XLI. Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears. Both starting quarterbacks are white. 6:25, CBS. • Movie. Old School. ...

The Bull Dance Was A Nice Touch
I've purposely avoided most of the Super Bowl hype throughout the week... I haven't watched any preview shows, no NFL Matchup type shows, not even SportsCenter. I didn't want to get burned out and head into today's game wishing it was already over....

LeftoverDome...
• EA Sports values the white woman. [Newmianity] • Shawne Merriman will be forever memorialized with "The Merriman Rule," forbidding guys who fail pee-pee tests from appearing in the Pro Bowl. [ESPN] • Remember the chivalrous son of a bitch who sued the Angels because he didn't get a tote bag on Mot...

To Watch Tonight...
• Movie. Remember the Titans. I like the part where Coach Boone asks Bertier about his daddy. 8:00, TNT. • Argentine Soccer. Torneo de Verano: Estudiantes vs. Independiente. Clean, pure, riot-free Argentinian football. 8:00, Fox Soccer. • College Basketball: Texas A&M @ Kansas. No word on the ass cr...

LeftoverDome...
• Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens, finally getting back on the same page. [The Big Lead] • Bob Knight finally addresses the issue of the cream on Kevin Durant's ass. [Bevo Sports] • Beyonce will grace the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. [Ballers, Gamers and Scoundrels] • Popular M...