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NBA Roundup: Suns Over Mavericks Again. Gnarly.
Notes on Sunday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

LeftoverDome...
• Herb Carneal, voice of the Minnesota Twins, has passed away. [USA Today] • New swimwear that, depending on who's wearing it, you could really appreciate or downright loathe. [Wholesome Wear] • Celebrating a very special five-year anniversary. [Hurricanes are for Drinking] • Perhaps the NCAA tourna...

Buckeyes Tend To Look Old
The man on the left, Ohio State head coach That Matta, is two years younger than the man on the right, Florida coach Billy Donovan. There must be something in the water in Columbus that ages people prematurely. At this time next year, Mike Conley Jr. is going to look like Laurence Fishburne....

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, CBS. Tennis. Sony Ericsson Open, Men's Final. 12:30, NBC. NHL Hockey. Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets. 1:00, CSTV. College Softball. Alabama-Birmingham @ Houston. 1:00, ESPN. PBA Bowling. Tournament of Champions. 1:00, ABC. NBA. Miami Heat @ Detroit Pistons. 1:30, ESPN2. Arena Footb...

If The Indians Win, Do Native Americans Get Civil Rights?
In about a half an hour, Major League Baseball is going through with something they're calling "The Civil Rights Game," which was a really really nice idea ... until Major League Baseball screwed it up about as badly as anything can be screwed up....

LeftoverDome...
• Your guide to the best cuisine available at Major League Ballparks. [Diamond Hoggers] • The Big Lead has an interview with blogger Curtis Granderson, who also plays baseball. [The Big Lead] • Winthrop's Gregg Marshall is your mid-major Coach of the Year. [Hugh Durham Award] • The experience of tra...

David Justice Almost Killed Halle Berry
It's hard to imagine that the woman in that picture almost ended her life over a career .279 hitter. She says that's what happened, though. Halle Berry told Parade Magazine (the one that comes with your Sunday paper) that she tried to kill herself after her break-up with David Justice....

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, Fox Soccer. Premiership. Chelsea vs. Watford. 12:00, Speed. Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auction: Palm Beach. 12:00, CBS. Tennis. Sony Ericsson Open, Women's Final. 1:00, ESPN Classic. American Gladiators. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse: Syracuse @ Loyola (Md.) 2:00, NBC. Triathlon. Ford Ironman...

Week In Review: Yes, Virgina, There Is A Final Four
• Screw off, Selig. • Goodbye, George Solomon. • Peyton Manning blows us away with his ability to be vaguely amusing. • Look what happens when you get these guys together in a room. • Dance, Gus Johnson, dance. • Duke ladies. • See ya, Joe Theismann. • You, too, can coach the Wolverines. • David Hir...

Leftovers: Dream Night At Busch
• Not only are the Cardinals receiving their World Series rings on Sunday, but REO Speedwagon is singing the national anthem! [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] • Baseball chatter is bad for kids' health. [Cincinnati Enquirer] • Bunch of college stars, hanging out, eating meat. [DC Sports Bog] • Get the foul...

Your NL West "Preview"
Whew, last one. We'd like to point out a couple of the pictures above. First, we enjoyed choosing a picture of Tony Clark for the D-Backs one, considering he's the opposite of a Diamondback this year. Second: Steve Finley is on the Rockies? Wow!...

Baseball Season Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....

Your NL Central "Preview"
Look, guys: We didn't pick the Cardinals! (We still think they'll win the wild card.) Yes, our flirtation with the Brewers continues; we actually picked them to win the wild card at midseason last year. So there's that....

Baseball Season Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....

Seriously, You Should Be Very Honored, Mountainers
We'd like to congratulate the West Virginia Mountaineers on their NIT championship last night; that's something that can never be taken away from them. In fact, fans can buy the officially licensed T-shirt above. Truly, it's quite an honor....

Your NL East "Preview"
We should probably warn you: The Phillies are one of those teams we pick to win the National League East a lot. If you haven't noticed, they haven't won the NL East in a long, long time. But we're gonna try again anyway....

The Lovely Ladies Of Duke
Continuing their rather impressive rampage through the college basketball landscape that the Hoops Odyssey kids are on, they've found some rather, uh, spirited female Duke fans....

Your AL West "Preview"
All right, last one of the day until tomorrow ... we think this is actually the easiest division to pick, which is why, obviously, we're going to have it entirely wrong....

Leftovers: Best. Dialogue. Ever.
• Dan Shanoff ... screenwriter! [TeamWorks Media] • We've never been to London, but if we ever go, we're not doing this. [Microbano] • Mark Steinberg tells you what it's like as a sports agent. [I Want To Be A Sports Agent] • Sweet God, look at Diego Maradona. [The Smittblog] • A rather excellent Fi...

Your AL Central "Preview"
Everyone says it's the toughest division in baseball, but we think it's just the mostly hotly contested: You could pretty much interchange any of those top four teams and not sounds like a fool. But those Royals ......