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To Watch Tonight
What to watch after that made-for-TV movie about the Crusades starts getting silly ... • College football: Emerald Bowl, Florida State vs. UCLA, at San Francisco. Sounds like fun, except for the storm of Biblical proportions which is currently raging there. [ESPN] • College men's basketball: Bradley...

Some Casting Director Has Their Work Cut Out For Them
Apparently, they'll make a movie about damn near anyone these days. The latest athlete to get the big screen treatment is spectacularly-bearded former Jazz center Mark Eaton. Eaton will be the subject of a film by Stacy Dymalski that will probably not be entitled, "What's Eatin' Mark Eaton?"...

Leftovers...
• Michael Jordan... still the most valuable playa. [Page Six] • You break wind, I'll break your face. [Yahoo! News] • It is not going to surprise anyone when Dennis Green gets canned. [Arizona Republic] • A hockey writer loves hockey fighting. As it turns out, beating someone's ass works as a deterr...

We Have to Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NFL with Chris Mortensen: Terrell Owens, gay, or just really bitchy? • Noon 2 p.m. Baseball America: I've been in a coma since 1996. Is Andy Pettitte still pitching for the Yankees? • 3 p.m. NCAA FB with Beano Cook: Hate to int...

Rasheed Wallace Goes Christmas Caroling
Where would we be without Need4Sheed? I don't know anything about those guys except that I'm originally from Detroit, and I think Need4Sheed does a better job covering the Pistons than the local newspapers do. This video is the latest example. It features Will Blalock, Jason Maxiell, Amir Johnson an...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while carving roast beast... • College football: Motor City Bowl, Central Michigan vs. Middle Tennessee. Because nothing is more beautiful than Detroit in December. [ESPN] • NHL: Bruins at Blue Jackets. What is this "hockey" you speak of? [VS] • NBA: Rockets at Pacers. Rafer Alston is ...

Leftovers: Phil Jackson Is A Traitor
• Shaq calls Phil "Benedict Arnold" [ESPN] • Yankees Shopping Big Unit [SI] • NFL Week 16 post mortem [Hater Nation] • When it's on ice, no one seems to mind a sucker punch. [The Big Lead] • Daunte Culpepper confronts Steve Young, Joe Theismann intervenes [Miami Herald]...

Tony Romo Cockblocks A Deadspin Commenter
In last month's Deadspin thread discussing the three Thanksgiving NFL games, commenter Wingman said the following:...

To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Sheraton Hawaii Bowl. Arizona State vs. Hawaii. I wonder if there are teams that purposely shoot for a berth in the Hawaii bowl. "Well, we're 8-1, but if we win out, we might get a better bowl that the Hawaii Bowl... we better just lay down this saturday." 8:00, ESPN. • Movie. Ki...

LeftoverDome...
• The New York Giants are not doing their part to put those poor stripper girls through school. [The Big Lead] • The top seven Christmas character athletes. [Joe Sports Fan] • The two best fantasy basketball games of the year were played by Kobe Bryant. [RotoPoll] • How to best make use of Simpsons ...

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
There's no sugarcoating it for you... other than the NFL, there is nothing appealing on the sports landscape for you today. You might be able to find some ice dancing or some exhibition golf, but... I don't know that that's enough to justify putting a viewing schedule for you here today. Instead, ...

To Watch Tonight...
• College Football. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Tulsa vs. Utah. Their sponsorship of this bowl game has persuaded me to buy a Bell Helicopter. 8:00, ESPN. • NFL: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders. If Randy Moss isn't full of the Christmas spirit, no one is. 8:00, NFL Network. • Movie. Na...

LeftoverDome...
• The Zooker strikes again and lands a Top-50 recruit. How? By not being an uptight white dude. [Bored at Life] • Government prosecutors are urging jail time for Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. [ESPN] • The only acceptable gift for Ken Griffey Jr. fans. [Rivalfish] • Tank Johnson's holiday pla...

The Greg Oden World Domination Tour Rolls On
I won't be here to share it with you, I'm afraid, but there are a couple of pretty noteworthy games on the college basketball schedule this afternoon. Greg Oden and Joakim Noah get it on as #3 Ohio State visits #4 Florida at 4:00 on CBS, and then at 4:30 on ESPN2, Bob Knight has a chance to become t...

To Watch Tonight
What your dog can watch while you're in the yard chasing squirrels with a rake ... • College football: RL Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Rice vs. Troy. Come see a pair of 7-5 teams fight to the death in air-conditioning. [ESPN2] • NBA: Houston at San Antonio; Washington at Phoenix. You realize that the ...

Leftovers: He Done Smoked It
• The tried and true way to get rid of evidence, particularly if you play for Clemson. [Daily Journal] • Well, jeez, no, there's nothing gay about this at all, you crazy Chargers! [Sign On San Diego] • Do not make Chipper Jones angry! [Philly.com] • A sporadically interesting interview with Bob Ley....

Not A Good Way To Be Added As A Friend
John Brantley is a top-rated high school quarterback who had initially planned on attending Texas before deciding instead to stay closer to home in Florida, reportedly because his girlfriend goes there. Because nothing in the world is more pure, charming and altruistic than collegiate athletic rec...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while guarding your pants ... • College football: Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl, Brigham Young vs. Oregon. Mormons forced to shield their eyes from glowy new Ducks uniforms. [ESPN] • College men's basketball: Tulsa vs. Oklahoma, at Oklahoma City; Pittsburgh vs. Oklahoma State, at O...

Leftovers: The Greatness Of The Rocky Montage
• An outstanding, definitive guide to Rocky montage sequences. [Slate] • The gritty, gutty, spunky, fiesty Joe McEwing ... now a member of Red Sox Nation! [MLB.com] • Who are the NFL's most uninspired coaches? [Gelf Magazine] • Summing up life as a Bills fan. [Fitted Sweats] • An inspired rant again...