Tonight's the next chapter in one of sports' best rivalries. That's right, I said best.To be a true sports rivalry - more than just a plethora of games between teams in close proximity (see Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals) - the meetings between opponents must:
*Take place at an advanced level, with championships on the line.
*Feature sustained excellence by both teams over a period of time.
*Include some form of contentiousness, be it physical alternations or trash-talking
My March Madness bracket has long been in shambles. But my pick to win it all - UConn - is alive, well and poised to win the title next weekend in Detroit.
If you called Michigan State over Louisville, kudos. If you predicted UConn, Villanova, North Carolina and the Spartans as your Final Four, your powers creep me out a little bit.
Turned on ESPN this morning for some rehash and some insight. I wanted to hear from an expert about how we got here and what we can expect. I wanted some x
Why does a game played below the rim fly so far above the radar?I play sports because I love them. But I watch sports because I love to see done what I can't do.
I watch Tiger Woods because I can't hit a 7-iron 210 yards. I watch Andy Roddick because I can't hit a serve 149 mph. I watch Kobe Bryant because I can't dunk. I read ESPN The Magazine's Rick Reilly because he can write circles around me. I watch the Dallas Desire because, well, I can't tackle hot chicks without being a
Ball hog.Let's see, last week we had 60 mph winds, golf ball-sized hail, 80-degree days and 20-degree wind chills. Now, extrapolating the absurdity, the Texas Rangers are displaying genuine optimism.
In this turvy topsy world, could these signs be the beginning of the end? Or merely a small, irrelevant part of a incomprehensively humungous middle?
Apocalypse? Or average?
Not to resurrect Bible Girl by going all Bible Boy on you, but our country's economic times, the ex
Best. House Energy and Commerce Committee Meeting. Ever. From this morning in D.C.: "The Bowl Championship Series: Money and Other Issues of Fairness for Publicly Financed Universities." Smokey Joe Barton of Arlington wants to ditch the BCS and go to a college-football playoff system, and he's got the legislation to prove it. Which is why this morning he posted to his YouTube page his appearance on ESPN's Outside the Lines, during which he debated John Swofford, commissioner of the Atlantic Coas
Jesse Holley: Legitimate longshot or laughingstock?I guess there was some drama involved, but don't tell me you're totally surprised that the winner of Spike TV and Michael Irvin's 4th and Long is - ta-da! - a Michael Irvin clone.
Jesse Holley has the size (6-foot-3), speed (4.5) and smile of Irvin, and now he has a chance. Albeit the longest of longshots.
As predicted, the 25-year-old originally recruited to North Carolina by now-SMU basketball coach Matt Doherty won the reality sho
