Tiger Woods' new home is big, ugly
Tiger Woods has lots of money, little architecture experience and a wife who is hot. That last part doesn't have much to do with anything. But Woods is spending lots of money to build what appears to...
View ArticleThe San Francisco Giants in the offseason: still can't take a walk
Our pal Simon from the cleverly titled blog SimonOnSports asked us some questions about a Giants team that makes us holler in joy and scream in agony. More often scream in agony.You can read all about...
View ArticleThe Madden Curse now applies to real companies with real people who once had...
We all know about the Madden Curse and how it turns a once healthy player into someone as brittle as a toothpick structure. Look at Shaun Alexander. He hurts his foot and seemingly forgets how to move...
View ArticleBracketology in November: love it!
It's never too early to get Joe Lunardi going. Who are we kidding? The man finishes work in March and then takes a five-month vacation. Livin' the life...Nonetheless, most teams have played less than...
View ArticlePre-gaming: The Miserable Life of the Collegiate Kicker
No one aspires to be a place kicker. You don't hear of kids who want to be kickers. Not even the kids who are always kicking balls want to be kickers. Everyone wants to be a quarterback, wide receiver...
View ArticleMorning Headlines: Colts 35, Patriots 34
Most mornings, we'll lead off the day with some AM headlines -- but not your traditional ones. Rather we'll focus on one game or story and write headlines that are completely inconsequential and...
View ArticleJason Snelling scored a touchdown yesterday. We know that because of NFL...
We just ordered the Comcast sports package which is AWESOME! Five bucks a month for NFL Network, Big 10 Network, CBS College, a bunch of regional FSN channels, some other, less awesome channels and the...
View ArticleCollege Football uniforms
Watching plenty of Pac-10 action, we've probably seen more variations of the Oregon Ducks' uniform than actual games. Swear they change those fuckers at halftime.While Oregon's uniforms are just awful...
View ArticleNothing says college basketball 2009 like a 6 a.m. tip-off between Monmouth...
By the time you read this, ESPN will be about eight hours into their second annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, a 24-hour NCAA basketball showcase featuring 12 live games.Included is an 11 p.m....
View ArticleNFL's most disappointing teams
We're past the halfway mark of the season and we know that the Saints are good and the Browns could win their remaining games and STILL be the worst team to ever play tackle football.But sports blogs...
View ArticleYankees vs. Canadiens: A case study in hate
The following is written by David Kamoe, a life-long sports fan whose sister is a close friend. David is an avid A's fan, wen to to high school with Drew Gooden and can't believe that Giants...
View ArticlePre-gaming: Wild Wild West
Welcome to the Pac-10, the only conference that actually matters this season.With things all but settled in all of the major conferences (and pretty much have been for weeks), we turn our attention to...
View ArticleMorning Headlines: Detroit 38, Cleveland 37
Most mornings, we'll lead off the day with some AM headlines -- but not your traditional ones. Rather we'll focus on one game or story and write headlines that are completely inconsequential and...
View ArticleLockerBlogger: all the cool kids are doing it
LockerBlogger is the new cool site, like Ballhype or Yardbarker, that does things that we don't really understand, yet other people seem to enjoy it. They have like real life athletes doing stuff which...
View ArticleFor fuck's sake, can I catch a break???
My fantasy team is fucking good. That's evident by all the points I score every week.My fantasy team is unlucky. That's evident by my 4-7 record and four-straight losses.The last three weeks:Week 9:...
View ArticleAllen Iverson has 3,000 new fans in another continent
Sounds great: new star in town, Jersey-promo night, butts in seats, right?What happens when the new star in town is off the team in 15 games or less? You get Allen Iverson jerseys in Tanzania.So what...
View ArticleJumping Stilts for all the bros out there
I found my way to this website for velocity jumping stilts. Not sure how; I must've been wearing my Etnies, drinking a Mountain Dew and feeling EXTREME. But nonetheless, I saw these things that were...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
You're not working today or tomorrow, so neither are we.But we thought we'd rank Thanksgiving food:1. Stuffing2. Gravy3. Sweet potatoes with two pounds of butter and brown sugar4. Turkey5. Pumpkin...
View ArticleBest of The Big Picture Week
It's birthday week here. This site turns four on Saturday, so to celebrate, we'll be having a Best Of week.Our favorite posts, best series and funniest jokes will all be showcased this week in a nice,...
View ArticleBest of The Big Picture: most-read posts
There are occasionally things we write that other people think are good enough to share with their larger audiences. SI.com, Yahoo!, Deadspin and even The New York Times have linked to our work, which...
View ArticleBest of The Big Picture: series and features
Four years, you gotta get some staples down. To write about random stories everyday is pretty taxing, so we developed some reoccurring series and features as a way to help readers gain familiarity and...
View ArticleBest of The Big Picture: favorite posts and topics
Over the course of four years you're going to write some absolute crap. But every once in a while you pump something out that makes you think, albeit for a second, that you can actually do this whole...
View ArticleAll good things...
To borrow a sports cliché or three: we're hanging up the cleats, throwing in the towel and knowing when to walk away.This has been a helluva journey. I had no idea when I started this site four years...
View ArticleEarly Season Fantasy Risers
The one truism about football is that players get hurt. No sport is as brutal is football, and no league sees greater attrition and turnover than the NFL. You might have been feeling great about your...
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