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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you come down from the high that was the Poinsettia Bowl ... • College basketball: Memphis at Arizona; LSU at Washington. Big Baby tossing fish in Pioneer Square! Run for your lives! [FSN] • College basketball: Arkansas at Texas. Can the Frank Erwin Special Events Center contain the...
Leftovers: Do Not Taunt The Mara Family
• The Mara family perhaps takes the Giants a bit too seriously. [New York Post] • These people are awfully serious about their cannon, apparently. [Foul Balls] • The greatest sports movie actors. [Fox Sports] • Uh ... goodbye, Pittsburgh Penguins. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]...
Meet The Ms. Dice-K
As we begin to learn a bit more about Daisuke Matsuzaka, the newest sliver of heroin to the junkies of Red Sox Nation, we, as we all tend to do, take a look at his homelife. Specifically, his wife, Tomoyo Shibata, who, according to the outstanding research of UmpBump, has caused a stir in Japan for ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while pretending to understand the Credit Union Bowl ... • College football: San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, Northern Illinois vs. TCU, at San Diego. And then he made a left turn through an unlocked gate, and Huskies head coach Joe Novak was never heard from again ... [E...
Leftovers: Darrell Waltrip, ACTOR
• Darrell Waltrip is starring in "The Nutcracker." Yep. [WKRN] • A detailed look at just how the Giants are breaking down. [Valentine's Views] • Well, Pete Rose is in SOMEBODY's Hall of Fame. [Cincinnati Post] • KSK's 12 days of Christmas ode. [Kissing Suzy Kolber]...
That's A Nice, Uh, Sweater Vest, Coach
In one of those little moments that make life with high definition television so much better than life before high definition television, an eagle-eyed reader caught a split-second incident last night, fleeting, that shows just how much the Indianapolis Colts staff loves Tony Dungy....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch instead of eating rhubarb ... • College men's basketball: Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee, at Nashville. We volunteer for the beer run during this one. [ESPN2] • NFL: Cincinnati at Indianapolis. This will go a long way toward determining who will lose in the second round of the playoffs. ...
Leftovers: Backup Got Ran Over By A Mascot
• Remember when Adrian McPherson was ran over by a mascot earlier this year? Here's the full complaint. [The Smoking Gun] • Good thing sports sections don't require the ethics of the other sections of the paper. [SethMnookin.com] • Bobby Valentine loves him some Dice-K. [Umpbump] • It's a video trib...
This Might Be Why They Wear Those Difficult-To-Take-Off Bodysuits
Because we don't quite provide everything you might need to feed your international skiing jones, you might not necessarily have heard of Silvan Zurbriggen, a Swiss skiier who is in Italy for a big slalom event. He was keeping himself busy, apparently; he was arrested for masturbating outdoors in fr...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Basketball. Southern Illinois @ Indiana. I've always thought that Kelvin Sampson looks like a guy who wears a lot of denim. 8:00, ESPN. • NFL. Kansas City Chiefs @ San Diego Chargers. NBC's billed it as LJ vs. LT. completely ignoring PR vs. TG, AG vs. TG, and MS vs. HE. 8:15, NBC. • Colleg...
LeftoverDome...
• Will someone please get Dick Vermeil a goddamn lozenge? [Scott's Shots] • In praise of the Minnesota Star-Tribune columnists. [I Dislike The Favorite Team] • Five reasons why Tank Johnson needs a bodyguard. [Critical Sports Blog] • The Greatest Show on... well, that sign seems unnecessary. [Philad...
To Watch Tonight...
• 2006 National Step Competition, Men's and Women's Championship. I feel a woo comin' on, cuz. 8:00, ESPN2. • College Basketball: Iowa @ Drake. Iowa state basketball supremacy is on the line, but not really. 8:00, ESPNU. • NFL: Dallas Cowboys @ Atlanta Falcons. Two of the 15 or so teams that are sti...
LeftoverDome...
• About that free preview of the NFL Network? Yeah... Sorry, Rutgers fans. You're still screwed. [The New York Times] • I forgot to congratulate the Appalachian State Mountaineers on their national championship. [USA Today] • A catchy new holiday tune... Fa la la la laaaa, LaDainian. [Super Chargers...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you play Trivial Pursuit with the Bubble Boy ... • College football: Division I-AA championship game, Appalachian State vs. Massachusetts, at Chattanooga, Tenn. For one day at least, we're all Mountaineers. [ESPN2] • NBA: Philadelphia at Dallas; Houston at Los Angeles Lakers. 76ers ...
Leftovers: Never Too Early To Bet On Baseball
• Who's up for some early World Series odds? [Baseball Musings] • Dan Jansen was keeping some memorabilia at his ex-wife's house, and this is what'll happen. [Huntersville Herald] • Tom Brady, single again. THANK GOD. [The Fanhouse] • It's not easy to run the Blues this year. [Game Time STL]...
Florida Brings Back An Old Friend To Beat Buckeyes
So here's something that couldn't possibly go wrong. As Florida prepares for its BCS "Championship" Game against Ohio State, they are calling in the cavalry to help them get the win. They're so desperate for any advantage that they've even called in an old friend....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after a hard day of throwing potted plants at Santa ... • College women's volleyball: Division I tournament, semifinals, at Omaha, UCLA vs. Nebraska. Why such tight shorts are required we have no idea, but we aren't complaining. [ESPN2] • NBA: Orlando at Charlotte; San Antonio at New O...
Leftovers: The French Love Their Video Games
• This might be the best video game ever. No diving here! [Soccernista] • Former Cincinnati basketball player gunned down. [Columbus Dispatch] • An Azande tribesman makes his weekly football picks. [McSweeney's] • The Cubs are price gouging tickets. REALLY! [Chicago Sports Review]...
That Thar Deer Has Some Extra Appendages
Rick Lisko is a bearded Wisconsin mountain man who doesn't love much more than busting out his bow and slicing away some deer. But his biggest catch was a deer he hit with his truck; it turned out to have seven legs and both male and female reproductive organs....
Pearlman About As Pleased With Rocker Right Now As Rocker Is With Him
You might have missed our interview with John Rocker yesterday, but there's one person who didn't: Jeff Pearlman, the man who wrote the initial SI story on Rocker (and one-time Deadspin interview himself)....