Red Ships of Spain

Last week most d-bags were writing about how the Bulls' season was over down 3-love to the Detroit Pistons.

With last night's astonishing game, the Bulls have now won two in a row and have a chance to force Game 7 if they can somehow win tomorrow in Chicago. For Ben's and the boys the road ahead is still extremely tough, but at least it seems they might have some momentum to help carry them on their way.

Bulls playoff mania aside there is a world outside of the NBA right now and, taken in extremely small doses, it is actually worth discussing.

• CNNSI.COM's Daily List takes a look at the T0p 5 Nintendo sports games of all time. I love Nintendo sports games because they are the only games at which I was ever decent. Their list is fine except leaving California Games off is either a tragedy or a travesty.
• Jason Marquis has been promoted to Cubs pitching coach. This should give Larry Rothschild plenty of time for his favorite hobby.
• Bill Syken at SI.com writes about the fall of the mighty baseball card industry. My favorite card collecting moment is when I stole a M Jeff card from my 7 year old brother. Second favorite moment is the entire summer of '89 when we kept buying packs of Fleer baseball cards in hopes of getting the Billy Ripken "fuck face" card.
• Studs Terkel turns 95... go crazy!
• 24 will be back for at least 2 more seasons. Thank god Milo Pressman won't be around to see it.