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30 Previews In 30 Days: The Phoenix Suns
NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that proves I can't friggin' spell. (The Magic preview will be up tomorrow.) They are: The Phoenix Suns. When last we saw...
Browns Suspend Kellen Winslow For Defending His Testicles
Can a team suspend a player for defending his own nether region? It appears that's exactly what the Cleveland Browns are doing with Kellen Winslow, and excuse me if I call them on their bullshit. On Monday Cleveland suspended Winslow for one game for "unwarranted, inappropriate, and unnecessarily di...
Um ... Go, Vikings?
What you missed while contemplating other uses for your banana holder ... • NBA: Kobe Bryant's season with the Lakers has started swimmingly [NBCSports] • NFL: Cowboys fans to get another generous helping of Tony Romo on Sunday [USA Today] • NHL: Hey, let's all get a Barry Melrose Mohawk! [The Sport...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you open your 46 Father's Day presents ... • NHL: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres (7:00 p.m., ET) That just sounds cold, doesn't it? [Vs.] • MLB: Classic Baseball: Cleveland Indians vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays, from 1999. (7:30 p.m., ET). Indians-Rays? 1999? What the hell could this...
Not Possible!: The Legend Of Steve Buckhantz
You may remember me saying earlier that I'm not a huge NBA fan, but maybe that's because I don't get to watch enough games narrated by Steve Buckhantz. The Washington Wizards play-by-play man is shall we say ... easily excitable. Like Gus Johnson-level excitable. And because this is the way things w...
30 Previews In 30 Days: The Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that isn't even supposed to be here today! They are: The Oklahoma City Thunder. When last we saw them: Finished 20-62, fi...
Jay Cutler Out to Prove his Arm is Bigger Than His Mouth
Tonight, the Denver Broncos and mouthy quarterback Jay Cutler swagger into Foxboro and will attempt to frustrate the completely neutralized New England Patriots on their home field. Even though the Pats do not remotely resemble anything close to the juggernaut they were last year, they're still favo...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you hide your head in shame ... • NHL: Dallas Stars at NY Rangers (7:00 p.m., ET) Sean Avery returns to the Garden ... and he looks fab-u-lous. [FSSW, MSG] • NHL: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens (7:30 p.m., ET). Thank goodness baseball is over, so the Sunshine State can fi...
We Win League By This Much, Yes?
Michael Bertin writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin. The league is over. I'm not so sure I believe it, but it's fun to make mildly outrageous predictions just over a fifth the way through the season. It's also really easy. Watch: "Chelsea have won the league." Piece of poundcake. Plus, if I'm...
30 Previews In 30 Days: The New York Knicks
NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that last season surpassed the Clippers as the punch line team of the NBA. They are: The New York Knicks. When last we sa...
Huge Setback For Nation's Tallest College Hoops Player
It always amused me that, in just about every game story where he was involved, UNC Asheville's 7-foot-9, 375-pound Kenny George was always referred to as "UNC Asheville center Kenny George ..." Yeah, I'm glad you clarified his position; I thought he might be the point guard. George may have been a ...
Dickie V: Impartial To The Very End
I have absolutely no doubt that, had he been on hand at the Little Big Horn in 1876, Dick Vitale would have been jumping wildly and screaming superlatives in support of Crazy Horse. "Custer has to pick up the defense, baby!" Not shown: The Red Sox jersey stashed under his seat, just in case. Video f...
Favre-Packers Divorce Is Getting Downright Messy
So do you have a problem that you would like Brett Favre to solve? Girlfriend trouble? Confused about which laundry detergent to buy? Hang by your phone, and Brett will be with you momentarily. But first he has to solve the problems of the NFL, like advising Tony Romo on whether or not he should pla...
Janikowski Beats The Jets, The Undefeated Titans And Those Amazing Rays
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
ALCS Game Seven Live Blog: Red Sox-Rays
Not much more needs to be said, other than "not much more needs to be said." The winner gets to momentum-crush the Phillies in the World Series. Airing (maybe) on TBS, it's Jon "The" Lester for Boston and Matt "Game 7 Scheduled Pitcher" Garza hurlin' fastballs at their respective catchers. It's jump...
30 Previews In 30 Days: The New Orleans Hornets
NBA training camps have begun; the season is rapidly approaching. Can you dig it? I knew that you could. And so we continue our previews: 30 of them in 30 days. Up next is a team that's generating a lot of BUZZ! (Sorry. I couldn't stop myself. Again.) They are: The New Orleans Hornets.When last we s...
NFL Preview: Awkwardness abounds!
Today's most attractive 1:00 match-up pits the Buffalo Bills against the San Diego Chargers. And today's most uncomfortable 1:00 match-up sees Buffalo defensive tackle John McCargo reunited with the team that tried, unsuccessfully, to trade him to the Colts on Wednesday. Yep, McCargo went from elat...
For Your Viewing Pleasure
• 1:00 — NFL: New Orleans at Carolina [FOX] • 1:00 — NFL: Minnesota at Chicago [FOX] • 1:00 — NFL: San Diego at Buffalo [CBS] • 1:00 — NFL: Baltimore at Miami [CBS] • 1:00 — NFL: San Fransisco at NY Giants [FOX] • 3:30 — College women's volleyball: California at Stanford [FSN] • 4:15 — NFL: Clevela...
TBS Baseball Coverage: EPIC FAIL
As millions of baseball enthusiasts tuned in last night hoping to see Game Six of the American League Championship Series, a surprise awaited them: They weren't greeted by Josh Beckett's steely gaze, instead they were met by Steve Harvey's toothy smile. Virtually anyone watching in the U.S. had to ...
The Ghost of Youngstown Takes On Philly's Executioner
The sport of boxing is in the spotlight tonight with Kelly Pavlik, the emerging darling of the mainstream sports media and middleweight champion of the world, facing the legendary Bernard Hopkins in Atlantic City. No titles are on the line because the men are fighting at a catch weight of 170 pound...