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To Watch Tonight
What to watch while saying goodbye to Peter Boyle ... • NBA: Phoenix at Miami; L.A. Lakers at Dallas. Kind of waiting until the last minute to make your move, eh Pat Riley? [ESPN] • College basketball: Xavier at Cincinnati. We call it Fifth Third Arena at Shoemaker Center to confuse the terrorists. ...

Year In Review: April
We're reviewing each month of the past year leading up to New Years Day. We call it, imaginatively, "Year In Review." We're digging through our archives pretty well, but if you think we should definitely feature something for the last year that we might overlook, email us at [email protected] with s...

Our Interview With John Rocker
Two days before Thanksgiving, at Local 138, one of our favorite watering holes in New York City, we sat down with, of all people, famed immigration expert John Rocker, and talked for about an hour. Really. We did this. See? Sometimes we interview people....

Come Celebrate Mo Vaughn's Birthday!
If you're hanging around the Meatpacking District of Manhattan tomorrow evening, we encourage you to drop by the 39th birthday extravaganza for former Red Sox and (gasp!) Met first baseman Mo Vaughn. (Oh, and the Angels: Don't forget, he ate up their clubhouse spread plenty too, and probably hit an ...

Marvin Lewis Is Beginning To Suspect That Something Is Amiss
This is an intervention. Marvin Lewis, your team is out of control. One out of every eight Bengals players is involved in the U.S. judicial system; either in jail, on parole or awaiting trial. We'd really like you to read these pamphlets. There are people who can help....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as an Ewok knocks on your door to ask for directions ... • NHL: Buffalo at New Jersey. Later, the Hunting for the Holidays guys stumble into the middle of the Barbeque Championships, with tragic, yet delicious results. [Versus] • NBA: Lakers at Rockets. Several lucky fans will win chun...

David Eckstein Is One Scrappy, Gutty Wrestler
We don't cover much professional wrestling around here, because, as athletic an enterprise as it might be, it's not really, you know, sports. But — shockingly! — tons of professional athletes love wrestling; we think it's the tights....

Year In Review: March
We're reviewing each month of the past year leading up to New Years Day. We call it, imaginatively, "Year In Review." We're digging through our archives pretty well, but if you think we should definitely feature something for the last year that we might overlook, email us at [email protected] with s...

We're Avoiding "With Leather" Jokes, But You May Feel Free
We'd like to thank NBC Sports for using the pictured headline on their site last night, in reference to David Stern acquiescing to the demands of his players to bring back the old basketball, so we didn't have to. It's nice when global corporations do our work for us....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you gas up the Batmobile, at a cost of $812 ... • NFL: Chicago at St. Louis. Since he's been doing those Levitra commercials, the term "mini Ditka" takes on a whole new, frightening meaning. [ESPN] • NHL: Pittsburgh at Washington. Forgive us if we're kind of sick of penguins at t...

Time To Display Some Confidence, People
We promised you a reminder when our little College Bowl Pants Party League officially went live, so here it is: You can join the Deadspin Pants Party Bowl League right here....

Always Beware When There Are Bears
The concept was a pleasant, make-the-world-a-better-place one; after the first goal scored by the Minnesota-Duluth hockey team, fans were to throw teddy bears on the ice. The bears would then be collected and given to needy children (in lieu of food, apparently). But then it all went wrong....

Year In Review: February
We're reviewing each month of the past year leading up to New Years Day. We call it, imaginatively, "Year In Review." We're digging through our archives pretty well, but if you think we should definitely feature something for the last year that we might overlook, email us at [email protected] with s...

Hirshey: A Game Even Dumb Newbies Could Love
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....

NFL Roundup: What The Hell Got Into The Saints?
News And Notes From Week 14 In The NFL ......

Sunday Night Football: Exploring The Parcells/Payton Relationship
Congratulations to NBC for managing to find two worthwhile teams in the NFC... they might be the only two. The 8-4 Saints travel to Dallas to take on the 8-4 Cowboys tonight, and there are storylines aplenty....

To Watch Tonight...
• NFL. New Orleans Saints @ Dallas Cowboys. As far as the people of Dallas are concerned, Tony Romo is a Saint. 8:15, NBC. • College Basketball: LSU vs. Texas. Kevin Durant and Big Baby Davis... this will do just fine, thank you. 8:00, ESPN. • Movie. White Men Can't Jump. Why don't we take all these...

To Watch Tonight...
• College Football: 2006 Heisman Trophy Presentation. My prediction? Dwyane Wade. 8:00, ESPN. • Ali Rap. Well, it does beat a Stuart Scott poetry jam. 9:00, ESPN. • Rodeo: Wrangler National Finals, Championship. I told you... call me Bronco. 9:00, ESPN2....

Celebrating Isiah
There are all kinds of reasons to throw a party, but none of them are better or more significant than the third anniversary of the hiring of Isiah Thomas. Knicks owner James Dolan is throwing this bash, and the best thing about it? You're invited. No, really. Here's your invitation....

West Virginia Is More Tolerant Than You Think
Not only do the West Virginia Mountaineers have a male baton twirler, they have a bad-ass male baton twirler. Meet Donovan Sarr, introduced to us by this WVU press release touting their evidently awesome baton twirling squad....