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To Watch Tonight
What to watch after a hard day of dodging cricket balls ... • College men's basketball: Holy Cross at Duke; Memphis at Tennessee. Cameron Crazies claim that therapy has now made them sane, productive members of society. May one of them show you to your seat? [ESPN2] • NBA: Philadelphia at Chicago. M...
ESPN Wants Your Gritty Slices Of Urban Life
So, let's see: We have ESPN The Weekend, ESPN The Restaurant, ESPN The Radio Station, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN The Cellphone Provider, ESPN The Video Game Content Survivor and, inevitably, ESPN The Bi-Curious Brothel. What's next? Well, how about ESPN The Film Festival!...
Saints' Wheezer Nailed For Inhaler Doping
The poor soul unfortunate enough to have been caught in the extreme closeup lens of a Getty Images photographer last week, seen here, is New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Hollis Thomas, who yesterday was suspended for four games by the NFL for violating its steroid policy....
Tom Brady Sorts Out The BCS Confusion
Well it's Wednesday, and surely by now Michigan fans are over the sting of not being voted into the BCS title game opposite Ohio State. We imagine that Rose Bowl Fever is gripping the state of Michigan. Right? Hello? (taps computer monitor)....
Imagine How Mad She Would Have Been If It Were Hot Outside
We know this isn't necessarily a sports story, but it does take place in St. Louis, and it does involve beer, so we're just gonna run with it....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the cops cite your frat house for too little noise (sad, really) ... • College men's basketball: Jimmy V Classic, at New York: Oklahoma State vs. Syracuse; Louisville vs. Arizona. We always like to lead up to the Jimmy V Classic by re-reading the book Personal Fouls. [ESPN] • NHL: C...
Eddie Griffin's Criminal Climax
Because we are nothing if not thorough, digging down so deep into a story that we can't imagine how to get out, doggedly pursuing every subplot until the thread is bare, we return you today to the story of Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin. As you might remember, Mr. Griffin was arrested for crashi...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while pimping out your sofa ... • College men's basketball: Southern California at Kansas. It's the only thing happening in Kansas tonight. [ESPN2] • NFL: Carolina at Philadelphia. Jeff Garcia or A.J. Feely? (That sound you heard was assistants pulling Andy Reid's head out of the oven....
Watch Your Beer Around Carl Lewis
The first time we ever remember hearing about steroids, as far as we can recollect, was Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, a guilty finding made all the more hilarious because he's Canadian. (Kind of.) Well, over the weekend, Johnson revealed that he has finally, 18 years later, figured out who famously...
Blogdome: BCS Smackdown Edition
What the blogs are saying about the BCS matchups ......
BCS Mess Claims More Victims: Everyone
Who's unpopular in the Michigan area right now? Former Washington State coach Jim Walden, the one member of the Harris BCS poll who voted Florida No. 1 in the country and one of the reasons the Gators are playing Ohio State in the BCS "title" game rather than Michigan. Walden is hardly alone in his ...
NFL Roundup: The Steamrolling Saints And Jets
News And Notes From Week 13 in the NFL....
Sunday Night Football: Seahawks @ Broncos
Tonight, Jay Cutler becomes the next Broncos quarterback that no one in Denver will like because his name isn't "John Elway." Well, that might not be true. They could end up liking him. Denver had Super Bowl hopes as recent as a few weeks ago, so all Cutler has to do is rescue the floundering team, ...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: BCS Selection Show. It's sort of infuriating that this exists. But I'll probably watch it. 8:00, Fox. • NFL: Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos. Your turn, Jay Cutler. 8:15, NBC. • Women's College Basketball: Tennessee @ North Carolina. Well, that one girl can do this. 8:00, ESPN....
LA Times Says Florida vs. Ohio State
The Los Angeles Times is quoting a BCS source as saying that it'll be Florida and Ohio State in the BCS Championship game. They don't offer a lot of details about either how it happened, or their source, but they seem pretty confident about it....
Thank God For Crack
I bet you saw that headline and thought this post was about Michael Irvin, didn't you? But it's not. It's a story about an alligator and a crackead, and just in case things don't go the Gators' way later on today, I'd like to present you this story, where the gator did win. At least for a little whi...
Baron Davis Doesn't Give A Damn About Your Eyesight
That's Golden State Warriors swingman Monta Ellis, who's having a breakout year. He's come out of nowhere to average better than 18 points and 4 assists per game for the Warriors. It's the kind of performance that gets a guy picked up in a lot of fantasy leagues, and then gets a guy enough attention...
To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: Rutgers @ West Virginia. This game looked a lot better a few weeks ago. 7:45, ESPN. • College Basketball: Wichita State @ Syracuse. You can deny it if you want, but you know you want to see that Orange mascot get the shocker. 7:00, ESPNU. • College Football: Big 12 Championship, ...
Welcome To The Hibachi
Gilbert Arenas is a fountain of awesomeness that will never run dry. The latest dip into his well of creative genius brings us a phrase that will surely sweep the nation. Whenever Gilbert puts up a shot that he feels like is going in (which is all of them), he yells ... well, let's let Caron Butle...
SI's Sportsman Of The Year Is Not A Llama Doctor
Dwyane Wade is your 2006 SI Sportsman of the Year. At least that's the word coming from Roy S. Johnson's blog (via Bethlehem Shoals at the NBA FanHouse). Sorry to ruin the surprise for you. Guess your Monday is screwed now....