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To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Rutgers @ West Virginia. This game looked a lot better a few weeks ago. 7:45, ESPN. • College Basketball: Wichita State @ Syracuse. You can deny it if you want, but you know you want to see that Orange mascot get the shocker. 7:00, ESPNU. • College Football: Big 12 Championship, ...

Welcome To The Hibachi
Gilbert Arenas is a fountain of awesomeness that will never run dry. The latest dip into his well of creative genius brings us a phrase that will surely sweep the nation. Whenever Gilbert puts up a shot that he feels like is going in (which is all of them), he yells ... well, let's let Caron Butle...

LeftoverDome...
• If you buy $2,000 worth of furniture from H.D. (my little) Buttercup (has the sweetest smile), and UCLA beats USC ... you get your furniture for free. [LA Daily News] • The New York Times makes it seem like Tom Glavine picked the Mets over the Braves. That is not the case. [Seth Mnookin] • The Whi...

Leftovers: Some Announcer Thrashing
• Hey, looks like they're finally letting Simmons rip on some television broadcasters over there, five years later. [ESPN] • The first Rocky movie, boiled down to just the "yo"'s. [NBX Sports Blog] • Rex Grossman, trash talker! [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • The 76ers are offering playoff tickets. Hahahaha...

Cultural Oddsmaker: Which Other White Players "Have Some Brother In Them?"
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Martha Stewart adjusts your centerpiece (not a euphemism) ... • College football: MAC championship game, Central Michigan vs. Ohio, at Detroit. Wolverines-Buckeyes? ZZzzzz. It's Chippewas-Bobcats, baby! [ESPN] • College men's basketball: Arkansas at Missouri. You don't come into Miz...

Leftovers: Toronto The Next NFL City?
• Look out Canada: The NFL could be on its way. [The Globe And Mail] • The Giants are just a circle jerk of sniping right now. [Teapot Dome Scandal] • Damien Woody should knock it off with the stalking already. [Atomic Sports Media] • USC fans don't seem so worried about UCLA this weekend. [Trojan W...

Flush With Two-Ply Dreams Of Greatness
The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league hockey franchise in California, whose team motto is Soaring to New Heights. And never will that be more in evidence than on Friday during Toilet Paper Roll Giveaway Night, as the Condors take on the Fresno Falcons....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Michael Vick apologizes and hands you $10,000 ... • College basketball: Michigan State at Boston College; Ohio State at North Carolina. And the cry went out ... who will build The Jerome Schottenstein Center out of Legos? [ESPN] • College basketball: Virginia at Purdue; Clemson at M...

Leftovers: Barbaro Will Outlive Us All
• Well, look who's a finalist for SI's Sportsman Of The Year. [Bloodhorse] • A grand history of the middle finger. [Zubaz Pants] • So, is Cleveland every going to get a pro football team? [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • The Devil Rays might play some games in Orlando. Hey, it can't hurt. [Baseball Musings]...

Welcome To The Romo Bandwagon Express, With No Stops Until Jan. 20
With Steve Silverman's love note to Tony Romo on MSNBC this morning, let the worship of the Dallas quarterback officially begin. Not that it started with Silverman by any means — Madden has been giving Romo verbal backrubs for more than a month now. But we're just wondering if America is ready for t...

Justin Gatlin Finds A Sport That Doesn't Mind That He Uses Steroids
When your fourth wide receiver is a guy named David Anderson, it's probably not a bad idea for you to explore all possible options, but the Houston Texans are taking it to a (not really all that) new level....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you try some pickup blind soccer with your friends ... • College basketball: Maryland at Illinois; Indiana at Duke. We're TiVoing for added pause-play Kelvin Sampson goodness. [ESPN] • College basketball: Florida State at Wisconsin; Miami (Fla.) at Northwestern. When your state is i...

Sometimes, We Just Learn A Bit Too Much
We know, we're soulless ironists, not connected to the problems of the everyday world, except to mock them. We accept your scorn, and we probably deserve it....

Leftovers: Senator Cheerleader
• Trent Lott, GO TEAM. [ClayNation] • One must be wary of when St. Louis sports radio jockeys attack. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] • Etan Thomas has a new column for SLAM Online ... and a poem! [SLAM Online] • Hey, you can win the chance to watch a game with Freddie Mitchell. Careful: He'll steal your ...

Deadspin SHOTY Tournament: Jay Mariotti Vs. Darren Daulton
After nearly a week off, the Deadspin SHOTY Tournament kicks back up today — just three more first-round matchups left — with a guy who seemingly shows up every week around these parts, if just to make himself more famous, against a former Philadelphia hero who has only made Deadspin once, but in a ...

Michael Irvin Brings The Locker Room To Your Radio Dial
Your average American sports fan, who isn't aware of sports blogs and didn't stay in an airport hotel last night (and therefore didn't read USA Today yesterday) must have been confused last evening when, apropos of nothing, their daily trip to ESPN.com revealed that ESPN grammarian Michael Irvin was...

The Snow Is Finally Here, And The Playoffs Aren't Far Behind
For all the talk of Brett Favre and Matt Hasselbeck and a dogged night from Shaun Alexander, the main impression we took from last night's MNF Seahawks' win over the Packers was: SNOW! Screw Thanksgiving: We know the holidays are really upon us when it's snowing real hard and people are falling over...

To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch after reading a story that doesn't surprise you in the least ... • College men's basketball: Michigan at North Carolina State. Sidney Lowe is 4-0 as head coach of the Wolfpack ... perhaps he can solve your problems, too. [ESPN2] • NFL: Green Bay at Seattle. It's Mike Holmgren day! Weee...

Leftovers: Bill Vs. Bob?
• Doc Rivers is coming between the passionate love affair of Bill Simmons and Bob Ryan. [Boston Sports Media] • That could be all for Junior Seau; if we're in San Diego, there's absolutely no way we let him retire as a Charger. [Boston Globe] • The price of Rickey Henderson? Going up! [Yard Work] • ...