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Texas Hangs On Against Villanova
In maybe the biggest contrast of styles that's even possible between two teams in the Top 20, Texas held on to beat Villanova in an excellent game, 58-55. This one was much better for the Longhorns than the last time they played a top-5 team on CBS....

Anyone See Glory Road?
I considered going to check it out, but I was a little hesitant. Nothing against Jerry Bruckheimer, but I don't feel like giving up $8 to see him tackle any serious issues of culture, because I doubt it's going anywhere beyond the standard Hollywood "let's just make sure we all feel warm and fuzzy...

Today On The College Hardwood...
• #3 Villanova @ #9 Texas. The speed and skill of Villanova's four-guard line-up against the giant cornfed Texans that roam the paint in Austin....

Week in Deadspin: Yay, for the Baby!
· Clinton Portis shocks the crap out of everyone by appearing at Redskins weekly press conference as...himself....

Virginia Cartoonist Can Predict Your Future
From the Life Immitates Art Department of the Fredricksburg Free Lance-Star:...

Leftovers: And Boomer Goes the Dynamite!
· The enigmatic wide receiver did in fact start swinging in the locker room last weekend, according to former Bengals' quarterback Boomer Esiason. Marvin Lewis broke it up. Boomer calls him a knucklehead. What happened to good ol' fashioned towel-snapping in the locker room? [Mr. Irrelevant] · Colt'...

Playoff Pants Party! Patriots at Broncos
Once again we find the Patriots fighting in one of those "respect" games. This week, the disrespected team is the Denver Broncos, who really nobody has any faith in whatsoever regardless of their record, Jake Plummer's "maturity" and the fact their defense has been surprisingly solid all year—with m...

J.J. Redick's Coming Out Party
And we thought the USC girl celebrating a Texas touchdown would've been the best photo of the week? Never underestimate the cleverness of a sneaky Terrapin fan....

I Like It When You Call Me Big...Pansy?
Red Sox bohemoth David Ortiz appears to be enjoying his black catsuit and mothball ensemble a little too much. Ortiz is this year's cover boy for the MLB '06 video game. He also enjoys late night strolls along the beach, pottery class and snuggling next to the fireplace....

Brett Favre's 2005 Continues to Suck
2005 wasn't an easy year for Brett Favre. It started off with that whole Javon Walker contract dispute, then detriorated into a miserable season in which basically his whole team got injured, his coach got fired and more insistence from NFL fans that he just hang it up. And in the middle of all th...

What Could Be The Greatest Sports Story Ever
The man you see in this picture is Kevin Rogers. A football lifer, he is most famous for being Donovan McNabb's quarterback coach at Syracuse. He and his wife Betty are the parents of three. Earlier today, Rogers was hired by new coach Brad Childress to become the quarterbacks coach for the Minnes...

Leftovers: Sorry I Got So Bombed, America
• Skiier Bode Miller apologizes for drunk skiing comments on "60 Minutes." Not until he had a chance to drink Lesley Stahl under the table, however. [CBS News] • His mojo is in a kangaroo's pouch, we guess: Andy Roddick the No. 2 seed at Australian Open. [SI.com] • Web site launches ... for the firi...

Do Not Taunt West Virginia Fans
We always feel bad for college journalists who stumble across shitstorms; when we worked for our college newspaper, we just wanted to type a bit and then get out in time to drink until dawn. We wanted no trouble....

New Mexico Packs Some Serious Heat
We've received a lot of amusing PhotoShop montages involving former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus "New Mexico" Vick, but, for some reason, we think this is our favorite one....

Poll Results: Super-Size New Mexico!
You have spoken, dear readers, and it's perhaps little surprise that you'd be most afraid to run into Marcus "New Mexico" Vick at your local McDonald's. You know what's cool, though? He has a THUG LIFE tattoo across his McRib....

Leftovers: The Forgotten Trojan
• LenDale White says he's going pro; he went to USC. He's their all-time leading touchdown scorer. No, really. [Every Day Should Be Saturday] • Hey, can you score some good shit in Canton? Michael Irvin one of Hall of Fame finalists. [Cowboys Blog] • Somehow, we know the Stanford Tree was involved i...

Vince Young's NFL Ready Throwing Motion
We were sent this a while ago, and it's possible you've already seen it, but we couldn't figure out how to post animated GIFs back then, mainly because we're morons....

Poll: Whom Do You Least Want To Run Into At McDonald's?
We still haven't quite come to terms with the bat-shit crazy weirdness of Marcus "New Mexico" Vick whipping out a gun at McDonald's the day after he declared for the NFL Draft, but it did get us to thinking: We haven't been to McDonald's for a long, long time. At first, we thought it was because w...

Leftovers: Race For No. 1 Continues
• Bush: I'm far from making my decision. And by "far," we mean "if Vince Young is drafted ahead of me, I'll stay at USC." [Orange County Register] • Eagles give T.O. permission to talk with other teams, but there are reportedly no takers (gasp!). [Hot Sauce Sports] • Women's field hockey safe for an...

Say It Ain't So, Chad
So you know, Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson — forever known as Our Hero around here — did not get in a fight with his coach Marvin Lewis at halftime of Sunday's loss to the Steelers. Who said he did, you ask?...