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Kornheisers On A Plane
One of the most common questions we received yesterday, in the wake of the release of the 2006 NFL schedule, was: How's new MNF broadcaster Tony Kornheiser going to get out to Washington for the two games in Seattle? The notoriously airplane-phobic (and Cruiser-less) "PTI" host seemed to be in a s...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your collection of bobble-head dolls hold a closed-door meeting concerning your collection of Barbie dolls ... • College Ice Hockey: NCAA Division I tournament, semifinals, at Milwaukee, Boston College vs. North Dakota; Maine vs. Wisconsin. Our brackets are a mess; we're just watchi...
Leftovers: Bonds (And Only Bonds) On Bonds
• Well, we probably could have seen this coming: "Bonds On Bonds" not actually improving on the ratings of whatever what on that channel before. [USA Today] • Somehow, we always knew Tom Lehman would end up involved in a drive-by shooting. [KTVU] • The Cardinals have this all figured out: Raise tick...
The Knicks Are Willing To Try Anything
When we interviewed Sam Walker, author of Fantasyland and columnist for The Wall Street Journal a while back, he spoke at length about the prevalence of fantasy baseball and the changing face of the game. We let the guy expound for a while, and expound he did. And at the end of the interview, when a...
Another Great Sideline Reporter Snafu
This guy right here is Ryan Field. He is not to be confused with Ryan Field, the football stadium for the Northwestern Wildcats. Field is the sideline "reporter" for Fox Sports Detroit, and during last night's Detroit-NOOCH game, he "reported" on a flood in the NOOCH locker room....
Blowing Ben Wallace Up
So here's a phrase you weren't ready to hear on a Thursday morning: "Ben Wallace Blow-Up Doll."...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your car's navigation system keeps directing you to Hooters ... • Boxing: Junior middleweights, J.C. Candelo vs. Verno Phillips, at New Orleans. Just what the city needs after all its been through. Sanctioned fisticuffs. [ESPN2] • MLB: St. Louis at Philadelphia. It's Mulder vs. Scul...
Random YouTube Finding Of The Week
As always, it's amazing what you can find on YouTube....
Leftovers: Nationals Are Kicking Out The Gays
• As if they hadn't had enough problems with the upcoming Washington baseball stadium, now it looks like it's going to shut down all the gay bars. [Gridskipper] • Yep: This is exactly what everyone was like in our fantasy draft. For the record, we're "the Ken Griffey Jr. guy." [Cracked] • Check out ...
Duke Lacrosse Case Somehow Gets Uglier
If you were wondering if the Duke lacrosse case could possibly be anymore disturbing than it already is, the answer is a depressing, horrifying "yes."...
Rioting Over Women's Basketball
We don't mean to imply that those who riot after sporting events are less about celebration and more about "hey, let's set some shit on fire," but last night, after the Maryland women's basketball team won the national championship in overtime over Duke, Maryland's "fans" started a riot. Over a wo...
Roger Clemens' Multinational Laundry
Yesterday, perpetual retiree Roger Clemens was in Houston to receive his National League Championship Ring. As usual, Clemens was asked about his plans for this season, whether he'll retire, whether he'll play, who he would play for, so on, ad nauseum. But then the conversation took a bizarre, and...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you try to figure out if your crazy wife is divorcing you, or if she isn't ... • College Women's Basketball: Division I tournament championship game, Maryland vs. Duke, at Boston. Nice friendly backyard rivalry game. No need for extra security. [ESPN] • NHL: Philadelphia at New York...
Leftovers: Actual Basketball Tonight
• The women's NCAA championship is tonight, and honestly, it has to be more entertaining than last night's game was. [Women's Hoops] • We love music critics; they even took the time out to review Terrell Owens' rap song. [Pitchfork Media] • This might not be the best time to be bidding on a date wit...
"Wow, It's Us. Hey, It's Us. Yo, Check It Out, It's Us."
Via Gawker, the fine folks at Silver Jacket captured this image from last night's national championship game....
Meet Your Deadspin Pool Winner
We had 1,534 people join our Deadspin NCAA pool, but there was only one winner: Daniel Fearson, from Michigan, who ended up with the highest score with this "Van Halen Rules" entry. And you know what? Van Halen does rule....
That Really Should Have Been More Fun
As they say, the NCAA Tournament went out with a whimper rather than a bang, a flurp rather than a woosh, a squat thrust rather than a jumping jack. Florida hammered UCLA to win the national championship last night, and some of you might have been lucky to have made it until the end. The Gators do...
Who Would Win A Fight Between A Bruin And A Gator?
Perhaps there is something to the claims of those who say that all the early upsets in the NCAA Tournament has diminished interest in the late rounds; we're feeling a palpable lack of interest in tonight's national championship game between UCLA and Florida. Of course, that might be different if G...
To Watch Tonight
What to listen for as BEEP! Billy Packer BEEP! works his commentating magic BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! during the NCAA title game BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEEEEEEEEPPPP! • NCAA Tournament: Championship game, Florida vs. UCLA, at Indianapolis. Your NCAA pool bracket will serve just fine as a placemat. [CBS] •...