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Week In Review: Gobble...Gobble...Make It Rain
• The week just kept getting worse and worse for Pacman Jones. • Peeing in the backseat of a cop car? Bad idea. • Michael Irvin, ESPN hardly knew ye. • Taking way too long to destroy a mascot. • This is what it has come to: Rocky Balboa is on steroids. • One bad-ass hockey fight. • Tom Brady, procre...
Leftovers: Those Trademarking NFLers
• Now the NFL not only has "Super Bowl" copyrighted, they're going after "The Big Game." [The Trademark Blog] • Here's each major league team's Opening Day promotions. [The Jaunt] • Cleveland has the No. 3 pick! What could possibly go wrong? [Kid Cleveland] • Kellen Winslow is not going to be playin...
Randy Johnson Would Rather You Didn't Watch 'Music And Lyrics'
Here's an Arizona Diamondbacks newspaper ad, as scanned by Diamondhacks, in which we see an interesting marketing strategy. OK, we're guys, right? Guys like baseball. So if we guys don't stick together and, like, buy Diamondbacks season tickets, our girlfriends might make us go see Because I Said So...
Why Do They Mic Up Golfers, Anyway?
For all the talk of Tim Hardaway over the last week, we mustn't forget this grand moment from last year's Masters, when Vijay Singh, upset with a slicing drive, croaked "Fucking Faggot Motherfucker!" in his special Vijah Singh accent....
Baseball Season Preview: Seattle Mariners
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: The Gyroball Lives Only In Your Mind
• The mystery of the gyroball is far more interesting than the pitch itself. [Yahoo! Sports] • This Wade injury could end up being rather serious. [Miami Herald] • Easy Eddie is not so happy with his manager. [Seattlest] • A male cheerleader tries to justify his existence. [The Arrow] • What Steve R...
Baseball Season Preview: Atlanta Braves
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: Yankees Drama
• A one-act play looking at Jeter and A-Rod. [New York Magazine] • "NASCAR Sucks. Go Home." [Orlando Sentinel] • Let the Bonds stories begin! [San Francisco Chronicle] • Fun with press releases! [Randball] • Now this is a Rick Ankiel scenario we can get behind. [Viva El Birdos]...
Baseball Season Preview: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
EM>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: OK, Your Stylish Dunks Don't Earn You Extra Points Anymore
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Leftovers: Love That Dallas Clark
• Dallas Clark does seem like a fun guy to watch girls basketball with. [With Leather] • Are Scoop Jackson's days at ESPN numbered? [The Big Lead] • A look at your Appalachian State Mountaineers. [extrapolater] • A sad day: The last Sex Cannon post of the season. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Illini guard...
Welcome, New York City Nerds
Anyone hanging around the New York City area this evening and in desperate need of some sort of mental machismo challenge is heretofore invited to come by NYC Sports Trivia Night (officially called "The Jeffrey Leonard Invitational," proving we had nothing to do with its naming). You won't be able t...
Baseball Season Preview: New York Mets
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....
Go Vandy ... And Duck!
Even though it's Vanderbilt that's being fined for their fans running on the court, this video shows that the real bad guy might have been the Florida player who punch a fan in the face....
Chargers Blogdome: Norv!
We kind of can't believe Norv Turner is back coaching in the NFL. here's what they're saying about the Norv Turner hire in San Diego ......
Goodbye, Playmaker
As The Mighty MJD mentioned yesterday, it's official: Michael Irvin is out at ESPN. We're not sure what more we can say about this; we're so sad to see him go, even if the beleaguered closed captioning typists over there don't feel the same way....
Hirshey: Karaoke Hell
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
Karaoke Does Not Bring Liverpool Teammates Together
According to this story (swiped from The Sports Frog), John Arne Riise and Craig Bellamy, teammates at Liverpool, were out with a bunch of teammates last night, having fun at a karaoke bar. Reese's agent, Jan Kvalheim, says the story went a little bit like this:...
LeftoverDome...
• Again, your home for all Pros vs. Joes info, I Dislike Your Favorite Team has a recap of episode #4, and an interview with the winner. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • Steve Rushin is done at Sports Illustrated. [The Big Lead] • Vanderbilt center Ted Skuchas is a professional tall guy. [YouTube] •...
Vanderbilt Was Determined To Deny Joakim Noah The Ball
Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings isn't like most coaches. A lot of guys will tell their team to protect the ball, but won't practice what they preach. Kevin Stallings not only will protect the ball, but he'll put a body on Joakim Noah, too....