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To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you "ride the giant jellyfish" ... • MLB: Division Playoff: Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox (7:30 p.m., ET) Experts agree: There's an excellent chance that both teams could lose. [TBS] • College Football: Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee St. (8:00 p.m., ET) On a Tuesday?...

Attention Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Costner is Here To Tepidly Rock You into the World Series
Already troubled by their lack of "worthy" individuals associated with the organization to throw out their first playoff pitch, the Rays obviously faced another quandary when searching for a rallying fight song to commemorate the occasion. Unlike the Cubs, who got Eddie Vedder's "Go All The Way", th...

The NFL: Your Source For Disturbing Images Of Possibly Paralyzed Men
Back in 2007, after the Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett shattered his spine on the kickoff return team, the NFL stepped up its policies about helmet-to-helmet contact as a means of making the league safer. It's a grim reality NFL players face each Sunday that one play could possibly end their careers a...

Who's Sorry Now? Josh Howard Edition
So far this has been quite the year for Josh Howard. Drag racing. Smokin' the reefer. And my favorite, disrespecting the National Anthem on YouTube. OK, who among is hasn't done all three? (I'm doing two of them right now). But for Howard, high-profile small forward for the Dallas Cubans, such trans...

But ... I Don't Wanna Watch That
You laughed at my theory that the ESPN site is edited and designed by robots, but every day the evidence mounts in my favor. Only something with a heart of cold metal could let this slip through; either that, or they're saying once again that they think there's nothing on their network we won't watc...

Emmitt Lays Into T.O., Steelers Win In OT And Sexy Rexy Alexi Gives Us One More Game In September
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....

Monday Night Football: Ravens-Steelers
It's the rarest of sights. Two teams in the AFC North Division with functional motor skills on the same football field at the same time. Baltimore puts their vaunted undefeated season on the line in Heinz Field against the 2-1 Steelers. If you blog it, they will jump. * * *OK, Overtime For Rills Thi...

Michael Strahan's Strong Enough to be A Vaseline Man
In the spirit of Rafael Palemeiro for Viagra and Grant Hilll for staph infections comes Michael Strahan for...Vaseline. Now, now, now — before everybody hops on the obvious slippery connotations of such an endorsement, it appears Strahan's gap-toothed grin isn't going to be on the front of the spook...

The Sklar Brothers Are On The Air, Sort Of
Randy and Jason Sklar, who created and starred in Cheap Seats on ESPN a while back, debut their new web-only series, Back on Topps, on Tuesday. It's my opinion that a web series about brothers who work at a sports card company will only work if it occasionally includes Dennis Rodman giving relations...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you fight back against boondoggles ... • WNBA: Eastern Conference Final, Game 3. New York at Detroit (7:00 p.m., ET) Ypsilanti on fire! [ESPN2] • NFL: Monday Night Football. Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgt Steelers (9:00 p.m., ET) Hey, is that another sack? [ESPN] • Movie: "First ...

Jags Lineman Richard Collier Has Leg Amputated, Paralyzed After Shooting
Jaguars' offensive tackle Richard Collier's life will officially never be the same. He's lucky to be alive after 14 bullet wounds left him in critical condition for weeks, but his surgeon announced today as a result of his life-threatening injuries, Collier had his left leg amputated and will be par...

NLDS Preview: Cubs Vs. Dodgers
From the very first day of Spring Training, the general consensus has been that This Is The Cubs' Year. (This has caused me considerable frightened quivering, pretty much from the get-go.) It's not just the 100 years thing either. It's difficult to argue that the Cubs haven't been the best team in ...

NLDS Preview: Phillies Vs. Brewers
At a certain level, it has to be tempting for Brewers manager Dale Sveum to just start C.C. Sabathia every game of this series. Obviously, that's not actually feasible, but who cares about Sabathia's future? The Brewers are losing him anyway. Ride the guy until he dies. Let the Yankees pay the pric...

College Football Roundup Week 5: The Saga of Destroyed College Gameday Signs
Each week more signs appear behind the stage at ESPN's College Gameday. Some are original and funny (Knowshon Crossing sign with his leaping outline), some are entirely inside jokes (let's make a sign with our friend's name on it and hold it up for three hours early in the morning), and some are de...

ALDS Preview: Angels Vs. Red Sox
The most refreshing aspect of the Red Sox-Angels series is that it's happening in the ALDS rather than the ALCS. This means, no matter what, that either the Devil Rays, the White Sox or the Twins will be playing for the World Series. In a crazy year, this is far more fitting than yet another Boston...

The Brewers Clinch, Favre Times Six And A Depressing Goodbye To Shea Stadium
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....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while learning to maneuver your jetpack ... • NFL: Eagles @ Bears (8:00 p.m. EST) [NBC] — DeSean Jackson shall entertain (and get in the end zone this time.) • MLB: Yankees @ Red Sox (7:35 p.m. EST) [MLB.tv] — It may be meaningless, but they still hate each other. • MLB: MLB 2008: An E...

Kentucky Football Player Charged with Stalking, Poor Use of Movie Quotes
Junior strong safety Ashton Cobb was not in the line up on Saturday for Kentucky's game against rival Western Kentucky. It wasn't your typical football injury that kept Cobb off the field but rather an arrest and subsequent suspension from the university. Cobb has been charged with "second-degree st...

For Your Viewing Pleasure: Shut Up, Shark Bait!
• 1:00 — NFL: Green Bay @ Tampa [FOX] — Here is your full NFL distribution map. • 1:10 — MLB: Marlins @ Mets [MLB.tv] — Heimlich! • 2:05 — MLB: Cubs @ Brewers [MLB.tv] — CC Sabathia can prove his mettle with a win today. • 1:30 — Outdoors: Bill Dance Outdoors [Versus] — Because if you're not actuall...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while examining your dog's nose... • NCAA Football: Wisconsin @ Michigan (In Progress) [ABC] • NCAA Football: Mississippi State @ LSU (7:30 p.m. EST) [ESPN2] • NCAA Football: Alabama (8) @ Georgia (3) (7:45 p.m. EST) [ESPN] • NCAA Football: Illinois @ Penn State (8:00 p.m. EST) [ABC] •...