Say what you want about the NHL -- their attendance numbers are low, their players are boring, the scoring isn't enough, the Islanders are a mess (although they are second in the division and, as much as it pains...
"It's a shame," Strahan said on the radio Monday. "You can't give up. You can't quit, because you're not quitting on yourself, you're quitting on everybody. I don't quite understand what his lack of motivation is in those types...
I called out Albert Pujols when he said that Tom Glavine "wasn't that good," even though Glavine dominated the Cards in Game 1 of the NLCS. Now, Pujols is still whining like a brat as he complains that only...
When it comes to athletes destroying their own legacy, Jerry Rice getting cut from the Broncos in training camp isn't as bad as, say, Jerry Rice dancing on national television. But it's still pretty bad. So I say this...
...as far as a lefty goes, he has a sneaky fastball. I thought he threw, for a lefty, an average to above-average fastball, an above-average changeup, and his slider was a little flat. Would you pay $26M to negotiate...
Vince Young is badass. Eli Manning is just bad. Remember how the Giants were supposed to make the Super Bowl? Remember how the Titans were supposed to be, like, 4-12 this year? Distant memories, I tell ya. The Giants'...
I was planning on taking today off, but I decided it'd only be fair, seeing as how my lack of DSL service (eat a dick, Verizon) prohibited me from posting earlier in the week, that I give you guys...
Yeah, yeah, I know. I hate to talk about baseball this early in the offseason. But can someone explain to me why all of a sudden, MLB general managers are dishing out big contracts like Stephen Colbert doles out...
The football gods refuse to be defeated by a measly thing called "flex scheduling." You see, the NFL came up with this concept so that they could plan the Sunday night games late in the season around playoff races,...
It's surprising how easy people have been on Eli Manning. His play has not lived up to his status on draft day 3 years ago, and yet people every where, not just Giant fans, make excuses for him. "He...
With Tom's computer and my mind on the fritz, we took the weekend off at the Out Route again. Here's what we missed: The NFL had some big games and some big injuries. Donovan McNabb is out for the...
Per MJD at the FanHouse, the NFL has tabbed John Fogerty to play two different halftime shows, both live, on Thanksgiving. I've discussed my feelings on the NFL's choice of music before, and while this isn't a great choice,...
My skipper at AOL, Jamie Mottram, passed along an email yesterday about a pretty great contest AOL is running that, if I weren't an employee and therefore ineligible, I'd give a go at in a heartbeat. I encourage you all...
Here are a sampling of the top MLB headlines on ESPN.com. This is the sort of news that isn't even important enough for the Assistant GM to notify the actual GM about, yet here it is -- taking up valuable...
Well, Renaldo Balkman has officially proved the doubters wrong. A lot of people didn't think that the Knicks would win a game all season, let alone once in MSG, let alone with Renaldo Balkman leading the way with a...
For some reason, Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio and 49er's coach Mike Nolan have gotten permission from the league to wear a suit on the sidelines during games. Both will wear them twice this season. Nolan, besides honoring his...
I haven't weighed in on a pretty predictable turn of events -- Bobby Knight giving a player, Michael Prince, the ole Three Stooges treatment -- yet, and I'd be remiss to not even mention it. I really don't think...
The Cardinals are still working out the kinks of their new home, the University of Phoenix Stadium, and an audio glitch in the stadium came at an unfortunate time -- a tribute to Pat Tillman and a ceremony inducting...
Congratulations, Brandon Webb, on being the shittiest Cy Young winner ever. I say this not out of spite towards Webb, or because I'm on the Trevor Hoffman bandwagon (although, he would have been my choice). But it's true: Webb...
It was revealed tonight what the highest bid for Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was. The Red Sox paid $51.5M just to talk to the guy. If they don't sign him, the money is not paid. So now they have...
(L to R: Andrew Walter, Randy Moss, Art Shell, Jerry Porter, Tom Walsh, Lamont Jordan, Aaron Brooks. Ronald Curry and Alvis Whitted up front) This might come as a surprise, but the Raiders aren't exactly what you would call...
It's been a long fall from the top for Joe Girardi this offseason. He has the distinction of being the only rookie skipper to be fired despite being a contender for Manager of the Year and inexpicably bringing a...
Devin Hester is an absolute animal. And he should thank Tom Coughlin for being stupid enough to kick a 50+ yard field goal with an easily-rattled kicker in the rain on wet turf. Great decision, Turn Your Head and...
The NFL has a new, legitimate star on the way. He's playing with the best running back ever (yes, I just said that. And I mean it). That means Chargers fans are set for a pretty long time. I...
Since Tom and I are too busy on the weekends trying to get drunk and meet the ladies, and often too busy failing at both, we don't always get to update during the weekends. So like my work in...
What a great win in New Jersey last night. I'm talking, of course, about the Devils' 2-1 shootout victory over the Blackhawks. Man, it was sweet. Zach Parise and Brian Gionta scored in the shootout for the win. I...
Kyle and I are busy people. We both have full-time jobs. We both write for the FanHouse. I have to spend hours a day sifting through applicants who want to take me on a date, only to discard most of...
You know, it was only yesterday I declared my support for Joey Porter. And now he betrays me. I've tried to refrain from discussing the Saints here; after all, I have another venue to discuss the black and gold,...
It's surprising enough that the Penguins, Ducks, and Sharks -- teams not typically at the top of the league -- are having such great seasons. But do you know that the Atlanta Thrashers are on top of the NHL this...
Last night's NBA action saw 6 of 11 games decided by 5 points or less. Two of those games went to overtime. From an entertainment standpoint, there's no doubt overtime and close games have their thrills. But there's been...
Things are not going the Giants' way right now. Yeah, they're two games ahead of anyone in their division and are one of the lone NFC Super Bowl threats (me? I'm going with, of course, the Saints and the...
Christmas fever is spreading. No, not the type of illness that involves frosty, jolly nights and charitable human spirit; you know, the kind you see in movies. It's the illness that causes Christmas preparations to begin earlier and earlier...
With rumors swirling that Mike Martz (pictured above, demonstrating how to walk like an Egyptian) could be entertaining head coaching offers around the league as early as this offseason, I think it's important to revisit Martz's tenure with the...
Herm Edwards' original plan was to bring back Trent Green this week. But with the way Damon Huard's been playing, he has to reconsider. It would be a good idea to keep Huard in as long as he stays...
I didn't catch this -- it certainly didn't make any NFL highlight shows and was buried at the bottom of the AP's game story of the Steelers/Broncos game from Sunday -- but at the tail end of the Steelers/Raiders...
With news that Joe Paterno actually plans on coaching this weekend after breaking his leg, I have to ask myself: why am I such a pussy? I think that's a question we could all afford to ask ourselves today....
Per Off-Wing Opinion, fans are calling for referee Mick McGeough to be fired after a blown call that cost the Oilers a chance at overtime Friday night. The Oilers scored a game-tying goal on a slapshot off of a...
Maybe you've seen this video by now of Larry Johnson impersonating Herm Edwards. If not, enjoy. It's a pretty good representation, although LJ doesn't sell it as well as he could. He's got the sayings down, and the voice...
The Associated Press ran a lovely story today on a 45-year-old blind woman from Afghanistan participating in the New York City Marathon. She wants to run the marathon until she's 90. And she wasn't even born blind. In 1997,...
Don't get me wrong -- I like Matt Hasselbeck. Well, at least, I don't respond violently to his presence, which is in and of itself an accomplishment. He's boring, he's methodical, he doesn't drive drunk or beat his wife....
Mike Vanderjagt is losing his mind. He's shattered emotionally. He cries in the team showers after everyone else has left. He drinks excessively to drown his sorr...well, Peyton told us that already. My point is, he's a shell of...
A quote from Al Michaels about Manning/Brady during last night's Colts vs. Patriots game: I don't want to overhype this matchup, but really...it's like Van Gogh and Michelangelo having a paint-off. Really? You don't want to overhype it? Do...
Kyle and I will be around sparingly this weekend, so try not to miss us too much. We'll update a couple of times through the weekend, but in case we don't, don't say I didn't warn you. You see,...
Chad Johnson was fined $5,000 for having a faux "Ocho Cinco" nameplate on the back of his jersey before last Sunday's game against the Falcons. It was on his jersey for all of about 10 minutes, and was removed by...
The man has roasted Bush to his face, had a bridge in Hungary named after him, and invented a word ("truthiness"). Now he's going to save hockey in America. The Saginaw Spirit's Colbert-inspired mascot, Steagle Cobeagle the Eagle, has...
One of the biggest pitching prospects next season somehow isn't Barry Zito or Jason Schmidt. It's 26-year-old Japanese player Daisuke Matsuzaka, who plays for the Seibu Lions. He was also the MVP of the World Baseball Classic. I'm sure...
Pittsburgh phenom Evgeni Malkin, who's probably just relieved to be able to eat something other than potatos, is doing what some might consider really fucking good for the feisty Penguins so far this year. Malkin has seven goals in his...
Andy "Don't Call Me 'The Furminator'" Furman, a longtime sports radio personality on WLW in the 'Nati, has been fired after accusing T.J. Houshmandzadeh of being racist. His claim? That Housh failed to make a scheduled appearance on his...
I was flipping through last weeks Sports Illustrated when I came across the ad that's shown up top. At first, I just thought it was just another ad. Then I read the caption on the bottom. Since the picture...
Let me preface the following with this: I like LeBron James, and I hope he wins a championship and becomes a legend because it's rare that people with such expectations live up to them, and it'd be refreshing to...
Two men are going to court over a $50,000 hole-in-one prize. When you think of golfers, you think of country clubs, bad outfits, and conniving weathermen trying to keep you from your tee time. But it makes sense that two...
Well I think I speak for just about everyone when I say that last night's ridiculously lopsided Bulls/Heat game was unexpected. Or maybe it wasn't such a shock? The Heat are an old, experienced team. But mainly just old....
It was pointed out to us that maybe, just maybe, Michael Vick has finally "gotten it" after throwing 7 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in the last two games, and that maybe we should take back what we've said about...