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Carlos Ruiz Just Can't Get Any Respect

Poor Carlos Ruiz. Sure, the squatty Phillies catcher has been an offensive liability all season, but he was one of the only players to get an actual hit yesterday without the aid of shoddy Brewers' defense. Still, the man affectionately known as "CHOOCH" by his teammates was the victim of an unfortu...

John Madden on coaching under Al Davis: "When I was there we just had five or six coaches and Ron Wolf was in the personnel department and Al Davis. So there were really less than ten of us and there were no barriers. I mean, everyone was right there together [and] we kind of did everything so we di...

Lil' Wayne Is Fast Becoming ESPN's Most Popular Blogger

Rapper Lil' Wayne continues to infiltrate the WWL with his blog posts and ESPN's sports nation seems to be embracing him wholeheartedly. The editors seemed reluctant to let him sully their pristine pages with his nonsensical sports jizzle, but now appear to be stuck with him. Wayne unveiled his seco...

Yeah, there's something that makes me think that Steelers' kicker Jeff Reed has been photographed using this gesture many times before....[Pittsburgh-Post Gazette]...

No matter how shaky their bullpen, the Mets will probably not re-sign Ambiorix Burgos:"The troubled career of Ambiorix Burgos took a tragic turn on Tuesday when the Mets reliever allegedly killed two women in a hit-and-run accident in the Dominican Republic." [Newsday]...

Morning Blogdome: The Breakfast of Sideline Princesses

• Erin Andrews hogs out in Tampa: “I always go to Village Inn for breakfast with my dad Steve. I crush the French toast, scrambled eggs and bacon. I’m totally excited for that.” [Busted Coverage] • Sal Pal gets housed in book review: "The actual chapters of How Football Explains America are all but ...

John Lackey's not taking complete responsibility for this latest loss: "We've got to find a way to score some runs. It's pretty frustrating when one pitch can lose the game for you." [LA Times]...

Lather, rinse, repeat: "This might not be the end of the world, but Cubs fans can see it from here. The Cubs spent six months working and hitting and pitching and fielding and sweating to get home-field advantage in the playoffs, and they gave it away in five innings. They might've given this series...

Not A Bad Way to Spend a Wednesday Afternoon in the Rain

One jumbo hot dog. One cheeseburger. One heat lamp Schmitter. Seven beers. 1-0. The only thing that was pretty about it was Cole Hamels who did everything he was supposed to do as the reluctant ace of the staff. Other than that — thank you Mike Cameron. I guess his glove is also no longer using perf...

The Time Is Now

I'm bagging out early today to head down to Citizens Bank Park with my father (whom some of you in the Philly area may know as sports radio 610 WIP's senior intern "Big Al") to stand in Ashburn Alley and watch Cole Hamels face Yovani Gallardo (The Big Retardo) in the opening game of the NLDS. There'...

The Man Who Snagged Maria Sharapova

The long-legged tennis grunter is officially off the market again, and this time around she went off-court for her new boyfriend. Sharapova is reportedly dating Charlie Ebersol, 25-year-old son of NBC Sports Chairman and President Dick Ebersol. Charlie, as you may remember, was the Ebersol son who s...

The art of the groundskeeper: "David Mellor, the director of grounds for the Red Sox, checks out the baseball highlights on most nights. But he is not entirely interested in seeing the scores or the big plays. He watches for mowing patterns." [NY Times]...

Morning Blogdome: Show Us Your Oden Face

• NBA media day chaos: All the NBA media day photos are out. See shots of your favorite (and obscure) NBA stars making photogenic idiots out of themselves. [Craig Sager's Suit] • Ron Artest...still rapping: The controversial NBA star releases his new mix tape — for free. [You Been Blinded] • Shane V...

Al Davis Wants To Get A Few Things Off His Chest

Wow. For those who just witnessed Al Davis' bizarre press conference accusing former head coach Lane Kiffin of "lying" and "propaganda" among other things, I can't tell if I have more respect for Al Davis or am just dumbfounded by the brazenness of it all. Davis has revealed a letter (which he's put...

In other first pitch news...Mitch Williams to throw out the first pitch at tomorrow's Phillies game. Hopefully, pitch will not be launched over the left field fence. [Phillies.com]...

Get out of town! Former "Incredible Bulk" offensive lineman Tony Mandarich admits he used steroids in college. [ESPN]...

Attention Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Costner is Here To Tepidly Rock You into the World Series

Already troubled by their lack of "worthy" individuals associated with the organization to throw out their first playoff pitch, the Rays obviously faced another quandary when searching for a rallying fight song to commemorate the occasion. Unlike the Cubs, who got Eddie Vedder's "Go All The Way", th...

The NFL: Your Source For Disturbing Images Of Possibly Paralyzed Men

Back in 2007, after the Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett shattered his spine on the kickoff return team, the NFL stepped up its policies about helmet-to-helmet contact as a means of making the league safer. It's a grim reality NFL players face each Sunday that one play could possibly end their careers a...

Thanks Raiders.com! "Lane Kiffin has been released as head coach of The Oakland Raiders for cause. The Raiders will address the media at 2:00 p.m. PT this afternoon at the team’s permanent facility in Alameda, Calif." [Raiders.com]...

Has Lane Kiffin been fired? Yes, apparently. Mortensen quotes his always reliable "sources" as saying Al Davis canned the beleaguered young lad "without pay via the telephone". More on this as available....[ESPN]...