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Baseball Season Preview: Montreal Expos
One of our favorite in-person baseball memories is watching the Expos play at Olympic Stadium a few years ago. This was back when Omar Minaya was the GM, during that season when he tried to make a mid-summer wild-card run. We saw the second game Bartolo Colon pitched for the 'Spos after his trade. T...
Leftovers: CHB Unleashed!
• Wait ... so what's so wrong with Curt Schilling blogging again? [Fire Joe Morgan] • They might have some drug issues in Australian Rules Football. [Dave's Football Blog] • Put your faith in Drew Rosenhaus. Really. [I Want To Be A Sports Agent] • If JoePa visited Louisiana ... [Every Day Should Be ...
No Room At The Inn For "SportsCenter"
So here's something strange: For the first time since 2001, "SportsCenter" was was not nominated for a Sports Emmy for "Outstanding Daily Studio Show." This seems odd, because we don't really know of that many other daily sports shows; the other nominees are "Baseball Tonight," "Outside The Lines," ...
Tom Jackson Might Refer To Him As A "Retard"
We've never met Brian Giles; it's possible he spends his evenings studying Proust and calculating Pi. But we doubt it. The following tidbit is from The San Diego Union-Tribune (via The Smittblog), and we're just going to reproduce it in all its glory....
Your Final Four Pants Party Update
All right, with just three games left in the NCAA Tournament, we thought we'd check in with the ole D—-spin Pants Party NCAA Tournament pool....
Blogdome: The Safe Pick
• The interim LSU women's coach will never be confused with a lesbian. [Yellow Chair Sports] • Lance Briggs, Washington-bound? [Rumors And Rants] • Welcome to the NBA, James White. [Pounding The Rock] • Hey, you can gamble on hockey! Who knew? [Hurricanes Are For Drinking] • Yet another look at the ...
Baseball Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
John Kerry To Your Rescue!
So, we're four days away from Opening Day, and it doesn't look likely that, if you don't have DirectTV, you're going to be able to watch any out-of-town games this year, unless you want the quivering mass that is MLB.tv. Today, the Senate Commerce Committee will discuss the matter, and if you're fee...
Erin Andrews, Unplugged
The folks at CSTV's Hoops Odyssey, the guys who brought us that much-debated Billy Packer video, have a gift for you Erin Andrews completists out there: An interview with the beloved ESPN courttsider, complete with a conversation about her days as a Gator Dazzler. She seems nice and smart enough, wh...
As Billy Donovan Turns ...
It has been a while since a sport's biggest stage has been overwhelmed with something as tedious as a potential coaching change. The most famous example, of course, was when Bill Parcells had his one foot out the door while supposedly preparing his New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. We never fe...
One More Look At That Sheed Shot
So we know we just wrote about this in the NBA roundup, and that you've probably seen it on "SportsCenter" or somewhere else already, but, frankly, we just want to have it on our site: Here's Rasheed Wallace's batshit crazy 60-footer last night....
Peyton Manning Much Funnier Than Anyone Could Have Guessed
MJD mentioned the Peyton Manning-hosted "Saturday Night Live" yesterday, but we finally sat down to watch it today. We have to say: We were actually quite impressed. He's sure as hell a lot funnier than Michael Jordan was on there, and definitely superior to Dane freaking Cook....
Going Bonkers In D.C.
Of the teams that reached the Final Four, none seemed to take more joy from it than Georgetown, who not only have gone the longest between visits, but won in such an inspiring fashion. How'd they celebrate in DC? By marching all over the place, as documented by unsilent majority over at No Mas. It's...
Leftovers: In Love With Ryan Howard
• All you need to know about Ryan Howard, and more. [Philadelphia Magazine] • Has this been the worst NCAA tournament ever so far? [Rakes Of Mallow] • In defense of Dick Vitale as a Hall of Famer. [The Smittblog] • The man who played North Carolina's mascot and was hit by the car last week has died....
Roll On, Eighteen Wheeler, Roll On
We're actually big fans of the huge semi trucks that college football teams use to transport all their equipment from game-to-game; when we went to the Rutgers-Illinois game this year, we actually waved to the guy driving the Illini truck. Illinois had lost 33-0, and he grouchily nodded back. At lea...
The NCAA Has Just The Job For You
Tired of spending your days staring at the clock and waiting for the day to end? Hate your boss? Looking for new employment? Well, have we ever got the job for you: Michigan basketball coach! Here's the listing from the NCAA homepage:...
Somebody Was Too Blasted To Pitch In A Meaningless Game
So you remember that whole All-Star game travesty from five years ago — yes, it has been five years now, which is kind of amazing — when they had to call the All-Star Game a tie because everyone was out of pitchers? (That game is the reason the American League has freaking home-field advantage every...
Blogdome: Hello, Atlanta!
• The definitive guide to the Final Four's host city. [Sports By Brooks] • Bill James speaks! (We know, shocking!) [Shea Faithful] • OK, how can we get more upsets next year? [Teapot Dome Scandal] • That Ladies-KSK bet is coming down to the wire. [Ladies ...] • Remember the Red Wings-Avalanche rival...
Baseball Season Preview: Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
Your Long National Nightmare Is Over
Over the weekend, Pro Football Talk reported that everybody's favorite mathematician Joe Theismann was likely out as Monday Night Football "analyst," with his likely replacement being the infinitely superior Ron Jaworski. Today, The New York Times gets in on the act, confirming it with ESPN sources....