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He Was Safe, Again, Anyway, After All
• Another theory on the Matt Holliday play at the plate. [Shoot Your Hopes And Dreams] • Andrei Kirilenko says, hey, everything's fine and cool with the Jazz, yo. [Slam Dunk Central] • Come on, Mets fans, the collapse was good for you. [Inappopriate Hugs] • How Dice-K can get more money out of the R...

Clint Hurdle Has Always Been A Romantic
We are all in the midst of Rockies Fever — oh, and Phillies Fever; we're in the midst of that too — so we take a time out to remember manager Clint Hurdle's finest moment: The time he was arrested for trying to bring a little love to the planet....

Mark Cuban's Happy Feet Survive
Big congratulations to Mark Cuban: He survived another week on "Dancing With The Stars!"...

TNT Is Thinking Ahead
In about two-and-a-half hours, the 2007 Major League Baseball postseason will begin. As you know, all games will be on TBS, which is why we have strange start times like 3 p.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET. We thought this would be a problem. But TBS is off to a good start....

Playoff Pants Party: Indians Vs. Yankees
We are faced, today, with the same dilemma that Liz Lemon wrestled with on "30 Rock:" Cleveland or New York? The question has vexed generations far wiser than ours....


Playoff Pants Party: Diamondbacks Vs. Cubs
We will confess, being who we are, we find ourselves cheering against the Cubs in this series. This is not because we hate the Cubs; we do not. It is because Cardinals fans have become accustomed to the natural order of matters, and that natural order requires the Cubs to have not won the World Ser...

Leinart Has A Hard Time Handling His "Booze"
We were curious how Matt Leinart would handle his late-night Sauvignon Blanc confession to Michael Silver that he doesn't like being switched in and out of his starting job in Arizona. He took a different tack than we might have....

Last Chance For The Dancing Cuban
Tonight, we will find out if Mark Cuban's blistering turn on the "carpet" of "Dancing With The Stars" last night will allow him to gallivant another week. Our fingers are crossed....

Where My Team Stands: Colorado Rockies
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom....

Steve Nash, Immortalized
Our obsession with corn is well documented, which is why this cornfield image of Steve Nash made us so happy....

Playoff Pants Party: Red Sox Vs. Angels
The Red Sox didn't make the playoffs last year. That seems weird. We had been wondering why last year's playoffs seemed so bereft of histrionic drama!...

Where My Team Stands: Cleveland Indians
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom....

Rocky Mountain Blog
• Dan Hawkins' blog is awesome. [Every Day Should Be Saturday] • Can these guys stay at Michigan forever? [We Suck At Sports] • The NBA has some great non-Adam Morrison mustaches. [The Blowtorch] • A tribute to Darcy Robinson. [The Sweater Ted] • In praise of Ricky Williams' agent. [I Want To Be A S...