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What to watch after you've stepped up the volleyball rivalry a bit ... • College football: Louisville at Connecticut. The cardinal is the most fierce of all the tiny, small-beaked birds. [ESPN] • Golf: Champions Tour, AT&T Championship, first round, San Antonio. This time I shall find a way to beat ...

Frank TV, The Show We Hated A Month Before It Began
It's a sad day, folks: This is the end of our Frank TV advertisements. The NLCS ended too quickly; we felt like we were just getting to know young Frank Caliendo....

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What to watch while trading hot dog recipes with Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) ... • NHL: Carolina at Toronto. Rooting for Jason Blake will not be hard at all. [Versus] • Boxing: Hasim (Chop!) Rahman vs. Taurus (Bill) Sykes, heavyweights, at Rochster, NY. Taped from previous bout. [Versus] • College fo...

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What to watch after trying, and failing, to beat our personal best of 4.00 ... • MLB: American League Division Series; Cleveland at New York Yankees, Game 4. Would someone tell the TBS site that they're showing the playoffs, and that the Braves aren't involved? [TBS] • NFL: Dallas at Buffalo. Ghost ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while, on PBS, Eisenhower finally decides to invade Normandy ... • NFL: New England at Cincinnati. Your fantasy team has 3 total points, because most of your roster plays tonight. [ESPN] • Rugby: World Cup, South Africa vs. U.S. What happens in the scrum, stays in the scrum. [Versus] •...

Non-Football Sports On TV (And NFL Coverage Maps)
• 12 noon — Golf: Presidents Cup, Final Round [NBC] • 1:00 p.m. — Bowling: Women's U.S. Open [ESPN] • 1:00 p.m. — Movie: Top Gun [Spike] • 2:00 p.m. — NASCAR: LifeLock 400, at Kansas Speedway [ABC] • 2:00 p.m. — MLB: Braves at Astros [TBS] • 2:00 p.m. — MLB: Tigers at White Sox [WGN]...

What You Can Tell Your TV To Display Today
• Already in Progress — Golf: Presidents Cup, Day 3 [NBC] • 12 noon — NCAA Football: Notre Dame at Purdue [ESPN] • 12 noon — NCAA Football: LSU at Tulane [ESPN2] • 12 noon — Movie: Any Given Sunday [FX] • 12:30 p.m. — NCAA Football: Baylor at Texas A&M [VS] • 1:00 p.m. — Movie: Major League [TV Land...

Pat White Has A Special Friend
West Virginia quarterback Pat White would seem like the guy who has everything. NFL-ready talent — we guess — a spot on one of college football's best team and, you know, he's kind of handsome, if you're into that sort of thing. But the guy just wants more....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you try and coax Chewbacca out of your nightstand ... • NFL. Da 'Boys, Bears and beer. A lovely lil' Sunday night, really. [NBC] • MLB. It's the Astros and Cardinals ... with nothing on the line! [ESPN] • TV. The new Family Guy "Star Wars" episode. [FOX]...

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What to watch while you dart around the living room suspiciously humming the "Mission Impossible" theme song ... • College Football: Georgia at Alabama. Danger runs deep. [ESPN] • College Football: Wash. State-USC or Iowa-Wisconsin. Depends, really. [ABC] • NBA: 1989. Bulls vs. Hawks. Jordan vs. 'Ni...

Tirico Plus Stephen A. Equals Dan Patrick
Like a lot of you, we were secretly rooting for Scott Van Pelt to end up with the ESPN Radio gig to replace Dan Patrick. Even though Van Pelt has had some questionable choices of guests during his occasional fill-ins, the guy's funny and affable enough on the radio, and anybody who quotes "Flight Of...

My Urban Dictionary Says This Is Funny ...
Mr. Irrelevant, Jamie Mottram, forwarded me this gem at 8:30 am this morning. Yes, eight-thirty. Jamie Mottram was so damn excited to show me a photo of two WV Mountaineer defensive ends forming the largest dingleberry in the world that he couldn't even sleep. No wonder this guy is successful....

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure ...
12:00: ESPN. College Football. Pittsburgh at Michigan State. 1:00: WGN. MLB. Cubs at Cardinals. 1:30: VS. College Football. Iowa at Iowa State. 2:00: NBC. PGA Golf: The Tour Championship, Third Round. 2:00: TNT. Movie. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. 3:00: CMT. Movie. O Brother, Where Art Tho...

The Grand Sportsmanship Of The Terrapins Fans
Maryland might not have been particularly competitive in its loss to West Virginia last night, but that's only if look at it as an on-the-field endeavor. Off the field, the Terrapins fans were kicking some ass....

About Last Night ...
What you missed while editing special effects into your wedding video ... • MLB: Dodgers make their portly, drunken run at the NL wild card. • Golf: Tim Clark proves that practice is overrated. • College football: Hope you've got Steve Slaton in your NCAA fantasy pool. West Virginia 31, Maryland 14....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after doing the Fish Slapping Dance at Pike's Place Market ... • College football: West Virginia at Maryland. Finally, a game Michigan won't lose. [ESPN] • Soccer: MLS, Los Angeles at Chivas USA. Hey, we still have Edson Buddle! Come on out! [ESPN2] • WNBA: Finals, Game 4, Detroit at P...

Today In Illict Drug Use
We were awfully relieved to wake up this morning — the worst part about doing the site on the West Coast is that we still have to get out of bed as if we were still on the East Coast; our wakeup call was 4:30 this morning — and pick up our Seattle Times. We love local papers; they're awfully excited...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as global warming melts your cold, indifferent heart ... • MLB: Atlanta at New York Mets. It's Mr. Met's September victory lap. [ESPN] • Chicago Cubs at Houston. Back into first, or slip 'n slide toward doom? [WGN] • UFC: UFC Unleashed. It's either this or 5 a.m. women's soccer. [Spike...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after the Killer Maneating Terror Of Coney Island is finally captured ... • MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs. First place ... fun while it lasted. [ESPN] [WGN] • Tennis: U.S. Open, men's and women's quarterfinals, at New York. How can we go on without Rafael Nadal? (I'll miss h...

Scott Van Pelt Hates Anonymous Internet Garbage
It is amusing to watch a guy like Scott Van Pelt, one of the better ESPN personalities and a guy we certainly have our fair share of history with, struggle with the Internet. He is a Web guy, but he hates the Web; he fears becoming what he most despises....