Last night ESPN tipped off the college basketball season with a marathon of games starting at 9 o clock, pacific time when Memphis played UMass.A They then showed St Marys playing Fresno State at 11:30 pm and the Hawaii game at some ungodly hour of the morning.A The ESPN announcers didn't hesitate to make jokes [...]

Standings

Ryan: 70-66-5

Kevin: 66-70-5

Note: Rich and Sonny will have their picks up later tonight.

Ryan: Chiefs +5 over Saints. Sure, the Chiefs have one measly win in 2008. But they've played some pretty good football the last three weeks. Tyler Thigpen has strung together some nice performances in KC's spread offense, and I look for that to [...]

If you missed last night's Rockets-Suns beatdown, you missed a scuffle involving Matt Barnes, Rafer Alston and just about everyone in uniform. The highlight, undoubtably, was Shaquille O'Neal running to shove Tracy McGrady, knocking down three or four other players in the process. Unfortunately for the Rockets, they didn't have the intimidating presence of Clutch, [...]

As each day passes, I feel like we're closer and closer to seeing Terrell Owens again laying on his front yard, doing crunches saying no comment.A It's a day I certainly am looking forward to, and if the Cowboys continue to struggle (and with Brad Johnson or Brooks Bollinger at the helm, they most certainly [...]

This doesn't exactly have anything to do with sports, unless you count professional wrestling as a sport.A And then I guess you could say these guys are trying out for it.A But facial rearrangements caused by wet floor signs are always fun to watch.

After winning 88 games in 2007, most of the baseball world had the San Diego Padres pegged as contenders this season. That was before Jake Peavy and Chris Young got hurt, Khalil Greene was useless and an outfield of Scott Hairston and Paul McAnulty fell flat on their face. Now, in a pivotal offseason for [...]

How awful is this Trevor Hoffman situation? Without Hoffman, a great argument can be made that the Padres' downtown stadium would not even exist. He's been that pivotal in the franchise's organization

Standings

Ryan: 65-58-5

Rich: 62-61-5

Kevin: 62-61-5

Note: Sonny's picks will be up shortly.

Ryan: Jags -7 over Lions: I know the Jags have been one of the league's biggest letdowns, but Detroit is just horrific. And with the Jags giving up only a touchdown, I'm inclined to take them. It's a game Jacksonville has to win to keep their [...]

These are a collection of thoughts I've had about the world of sports the past few days.A None of them really deserve a full length article, so they're all just kinda thrown together here.

I'm not quite sure what the Dodgers are trying to do with their offer to Manny Ramirez.A It's rumored to be two [...]

At long last, the Brady Quinn era finally began in Cleveland last night. And while it ended in typical Cleveland heartbreak, the Browns must be excited about what they saw out of franchise quarterback Brady Quinn, making his first start after rotting on the sidelines for the last 24 regular season games. The former Notre [...]

In response to Joey Porters recent questioning about why Matt Jones has not been suspended by the NFL yet (seriously, this is a legitimate question) Jones decided to take the high roada€¦and question Porter's sexuality.

"I don't even know why he's even thinking about me," Jones said. "I mean, maybe he likes other men and sits [...]

There's something more grotesque than the new Timberwolves jerseys in Minnesota.A It's the floor they play on.A What's up with the two toned action that they have going on there now?A It looks like a Chevy Caprice got flattened so ten guys could play hoops on it.A It's ugly and it sucks.A But the puzzling [...]

The Oakland Raiders' cluster of a season grows more comical by the day, whether it's a humiliating dismantling at the hands of the Oakland Raiders, or firing an up-and-coming head coach that got the most out of his shit-filled roster. But this recent move may take the cake. Various reports say the Raiders are close [...]

What's the best way to cover up the fact that you had two garbage time catches and were rendered entirely useless against the Dolphins?A Talk shit about their best defensive player, of course.A After getting punched in the mouth all day by Joey Porter and the Dolphins defense and hearing Porter talk about Brandon Marshall [...]

Can you imagine going to an NFL game and seeing your favorite players run onto the field with aboriginal warriors and stretch like this.A Usually guys wearing black visors over helmets and being yoked up is pretty intimidatinga€¦.try having warriors with spears and swords chanting shit in another language that you can't even understand.A Props [...]