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Hmm ... Whom Do We Dislike More?
Kissing Suzy Kolber tackles a question we've been struggling with ourselves: Whom are we supposed to root against in the AFC Championship Game this weekend?...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you are unable to leave the presence of your 50-inch flat screen, even to go to work, or bathe ... • College men's basketball: Iowa at Indiana; Kentucky at South Carolina. Do not doubt your 2006 NIT champion Gamecocks. [ESPN] • NHL: Columbus at Chicago. Calling all Jacket Backers! R...

Leftovers: That Was A Jolly Good Jack'd Up!
• The NFL is going to London. Bully! (They say "Bully" there, right?) [Dave's Football Blog] • Your Arena League broadcasters? Mike and Mike! [Awful Announcing] • Sammy Sosa is working out for the Rangers? Is Dubya running that team again or something? [MLB.com] • Newspapers getting rid of box score...

Chandler: In Which I Am Determined To Make Tom Brady The Next Great Basketball Star
Deadspin associate editor Rick Chandler made a rather surprising confession to us the other day, and we demanded he write about it. So he now has the floor....

Your Chance To Be A Commenter (Again)
We've been having some tech issues with commenter approval of late, so if some of you non-commenters have been wondering why your witty, trenchant comments have not made the site, that's why. That issue is fixed, but we wanted to take this opportunity to invite any non-commenters to apply for commen...

Sportswriters Are So Goddamned Cool
Our friends at Gelf Magazine point out the newest trend in newspaper sports columnists column photos: The full body shot!...

Tom Brady, Still Clockin' Hos
Legitimate question: How the hell do NFL players have time to meet girls during the season? Particularly the quarterbacks. The reason we never believed that Tony Romo was dating Jessica Simpson was not because we didn't think he had a chance with her; after all, he is able to walk upright. It was be...

Tony Allen's Poor Decision
As those of you into fantasy basketball might know, Celtics guard Tony Allen tore his ACL last week and will miss the rest of the season. If you weren't paying close attention, though, you might have missed how he did it....

NBA Roundup: Are You Not Entertained?
Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you relunctantly put your pants back on ... • College basketball: Marquette at Louisville; Missouri at Kansas; Gonzaga at Saint Mary's. Omar Samhan will smash you, and we mean it. Anybody want a peanut? [ESPN] • NBA: Phoenix at Memphis; Miami at Los Angeles Lakers. Wait ... TNT Mond...

The Poultry Is Up ... And It's Good!
Screw Barbaro. He may be a Kentucky Derby winner and have a knack for avoiding being glue, but can he kick a field goal with a chicken? Yes, you heard us right. When watching the video above, keep a close eye the hind leg of the horse, and of course the chicken who serves himself up with a determina...

We Will Never Rid Ourselves Of The Colts
We wrap up our roundup posts of the weekend's games with the most boring game of the weekend: The Colts' dreary win over the Ravens. Despite not having the best game, Peyton Manning was squawking afterwards about not getting respect, or something, but the main thing he did right Saturday was not bei...

To Watch Tonight...
• College Football. Hula Bowl. Sort of like the Pro Bowl, but less exciting. 8:30, ESPN. • Golf. Sony Open in Hawaii, Final Round. That 16-year-old Fujikawa cat was at -7, tied for 8th heading into today. 7:00, Golf Channel. • College Basketball. Admire the handsome golden locks of Chase Budinger. O...

LeftoverDome...
• A whole tub full of love for Peter Gammons. [Scott's Shots] • The graphics on the MLB 2K7 game look pretty tight. Kevin Millwood's lips don't look as chapped as they should, though. [Insomniac's Lounge] • Why Beckham and the MLS have little in common with Pele and the NASL. [Yellow Chair Sports] •...

To Watch Tonight...
• NFL Playoffs. Philadelphia Eagles @ New Orleans Saints. Ah, what the hell, I'll stick around. 8:00, FOX. • College Hockey. Bowling Green @ Nebraska-Omaha. Quick vote. Should we liveblog this, or the football game? 8:00, CSTV. • College Basketball. Georgetown @ Pittsburgh. At least the city of Pitt...

Nothing About This Suggests "Paradise"
If you were undecided about who to root for today... Jesus....

LeftoverDome...
• Sixteen-year-old Tadd Fujikawa made the cut that the Sony Open. [ESPN] • Man, those are some poorly chosen words. I can't believe that sort of thing happened on Philadelphia sports radio. [Out of Left Field] • Jim Lampley, as it turns out, had been arrested before. On the field. At the Gator Bowl....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize a major life moment has become part of an episode guide... • Boxing: Cornelius (Pass the Advil) Bundrage vs. Chris (Zucchini Bread) Smith, at Tacoma, Wash. [ESPN2] • Golf: PGA Tour, Sony Open, second round, in Honolulu. Wie is dead. Long live The Donald! [The Golf Channe...

Leftovers: Free Rory!
• OK, it's really starting to look like the NHL did something fishy with the Rory Fitzpatrick voting. [Off Wing Opinion] • Darvin Ham's mom is getting herself in all kinds of trouble. [Michigan Live] • The Eagles have their fair share of dumb songs too. [The 700 Level] • Could the Buzzsaw someday ac...

That'll Be All For "Quite Frankly"
We haven't received any definitive confirmation, but there are rumors swirling this morning that, after last night's taping of "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith," ESPN executive vice president Norby Williamson — Norby! — informed the show's staff that the program has been canceled and will air it...