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Wait, Who's Teaching Whom Here?
You know, nothing is going to encourage kids to head out there and hit the books than an interactive reading session with Tampa Bay Devil Rays Shawn Camp and Rudy Lugo, particularly because each and every one of the kids is better at reading than Shawn Camp and Rudy Lugo. (Seriously, those SUPERSTAR...
Time To Rev Up The NCAA Tourney Previews Again
Longtime readers — or at least those who have been with us for a year or longer — will remember last year, when we introduced the world's only reader-created NCAA tournament previews. Well, that thing is a mother to put together — essentially, three presumably fascinating facts about all 65 teams in...
Leftovers: Off To Baltimore, Sir
• Willis McGahee ... traded! [ESPN] • Former Phillie John Vukovich has died. [Fortress Of Pillows] • A fun John Rocker story. [UmpBump] • It's extremely difficult to find spring training stats sometimes. [Mop Up Duty] • An interview with our favorite college basketball blog. [FanIQ] • We're with you...
Baseball Season Preview: San Francisco Giants
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....
The Devil Rays Suddenly Have A Fan
A couple of weeks ago, MJD told you about blogger Manny Stiles auctioning off his team loyalty, setting up an eBay auction (with proceeds going to AIDS research) for a bidder who would want him to write about his/her favorite team. It was a clever idea, and the bidding eventually reached $535....
Leftovers: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
• Guy is climbing Everest in shorts. Brilliant! [Yahoo News] • It's Philip Hughes mania, we tell you. [The Feed] • This is a rather impressive goal. [Rizzo Sports] • OJ Simpson could be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's child. We hate ourselves even more than we usually do for typing that sentence. ...
'Competitive Wanking' Tag Makes Triumphant Return, And We Couldn't Be Prouder
It was back in August when we brought you the dramatic results of the 2006 Masturbate-A-Thon in London, in which 50 participants raised 500 pounds for charity (chances are you not only remember, but own the home version of the game). Well, British TV filmed a documentary of the event, and Netherland...
Baseball Season Preview: Detroit Tigers
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....
NBA Roundup: Kiss Me Deadly
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Leftovers: They SHALL Respect Him
• Joey Porter is headed to Miami. What could possibly go wrong? [ESPN] • A-Rod is apparently rather particular about his sandwiches. [Can't Stand Quin Snyder] • We hope they rode their bikes off after the sale, with the contracts attached to the spokes. [Joe Sports Fan] • This is very much the wrong...
Baseball Season Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
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....
Leftovers: Yell About DirectTV
• If you're still mad about the DirectTV MLB deal — and we are — here are some numbers to call. [Humbug Journal] • Donte Stallworth, getting some help. [Pulled My Groin] • Dwyane Wade is ready to come back, probably. [YAYSports!] • The early free-agent signings, as seen through the eyes of Terri Sch...
Baseball Season Preview: Kansas City Royals
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....
Joe Darger Has Two Mommies (And A Crapload Of Siblings)
Curious, and fascinating story in The New York Times today: UNLV forward Joe Darger is the son of a polygamist father. He has 15 siblings, most of which go to all his games....
Tar Heel Blue Nation Seeing Red Today, Not Surprisingly
A lot of vitriol flowing around the Web this morning, most of it aimed at Gerald Henderson and Duke. But none seemed more perturbed at the roundhouse elbow to the probiscus of Tyler Hansbrough than the Tar Heels men's cheerleading squad, who were in Henderson's face, dude! You do not want to anger p...
This Was Probably Inevitable, When You Think About It
You know, it's kind of amazing to us that nobody brought up this possibility: David Beckham yesterday suffered a possibly serious knee injury....
Billy Packer, Information Dissemination Specialist
Of all the "Sweet Christ, Billy Packer is so full of equine excrement" moments, we have to say, the "Just Going For The Ball!" foul from Gerald Henderson on Tyler Hansbrough at the end of the Duke-UNC game is definitely near the top of the list. Whatever your thoughts on the reason for Henderson's a...
Kevin McHale Is The Best General Manager In The History Of Sports
Forbes came up with a system to rank all of the general managers currently working in sports. Kevin McHale ranks first. Forbes needs a new system....
LeftoverDome...
• The Pistons owner gives $75 million to a Jerusalem hospital. [SI] • If The Big Picture can have their "Would You Do?" tournament, then these ladies can do the same, although I don't know if "Would You Do Chris Berman" is a question the world is ready for. [Ladies...] • A closer look at the numbers...
The Anticlimactic Retirement of Jake Plummer
I didn't believe Jake Plummer when he said he was considering retiring. I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because I was looking forward to many more years of exciting, high-level Jake-the-Snake football... but I sort of doubt that....