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Blogdome: Barry Knows Soccer
• Barry Bonds talks to you about soccer. [The Big Lead] • A look at the Cosmos movie. [No Mas] • It would make Carl Monday extremely unhappy to see this domain name registration. [Domain Name Registration Blog] • How would the World Cup relate to Life Aquatic characters? [We Are The Postmen] The Wor...
Hey, Look Who's Hiring
Anybody out there looking for a job? As long as you're not a voyeur or anything, you too can work for ESPN Page 2....
Well, He Has To Find SOME Reason To Sue
Wouldn't you think, if you were fortunate enough to have a striking physical resemblance to one of the most famous athletes/personalities on the planet, it might have some benefits? Might get you into a club easier? Maybe pick up a girl or two?...
It's 40 Percent Cheaper To Support US Soccer
The excellent blog Copyranter points out this special promotion for helping support U.S. Soccer. Of course, this raises the question: If you are wearing a wristband to support U.S. Soccer, is it possible to wear it in a non-ironic fashion? Isn't it kind of like wearing a Eddie Griffin jersey right...
Eddie Griffin's Odd Film Choices
In case you were in desperate need of some of the inside details of the Eddie Griffin masturbating in his car story — and, obviously, you were, because what person in his right mind isn't? — the official PDF version of the complaint in the lawsuit against him has been released. Our personal favori...
Desperately Seeking Groundouts
As you've probably heard by now, above is the Match.com profile of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brian Shackleford, who was released from jail last night and, even worse, sent to the minors after he was arrested following Wednesday's night's loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. To remind, the facts of the case ...
The Baseball Slasher Flick
We love movie taglines: Our personal favorite is for the Steven Seagal/DMX actioner Exit Wounds: "Hurts goin' in ... hurts goin' out." But it's also tough to beat the tagline for this 2000 horror flick The Catcher: "Three strikes ... you're dead."...
The Ballad Of The Bengals Fan
You know how we love a good and dopey fan-written team tribute song — Sweet Shaun Alexander still wins the prize for the worst, if you ask us — and this one's a particularly fun one, "The Ballad Of The Bengals," about how Cincinnati is finally going to take out Pittsburgh this year, or something, we...
Leftovers: New Book For T.O.'s Ghostwriter
• Wait ... Terrell Owens "wrote" another book? Really? [Philadelphia Will Do] • Maurice Clarett, picking an intriguing place to make his comeback. [Rotoworld] • If Mets fans are too happy, just sit tight: Plenty of memories of past disasters are right here. [Bad Mets] • Dusty Baker ... death watch! ...
"He's The Hoff"
We did everything in our power to avoid this story, but sometimes these things take on their own inertia. Can't be stopped, can't be helped: You know how it goes....
Scott Speed's Impressive Size And Girth
If you're not a Formula One Grand Prix fan — like, say, just about everybody — you might not know that Scott Speed, last weekend in Indianapolis, became the first American to drive Formula One in 12 years. It was a short ride, though; he crashed in the first lap....
Another Reason To Leave The MLS
The joke about employees skipping out of work to watch the World Cup has become so prevalent that even ESPN is making the joke (and setting it, cleverly, to a U2 song). But what about when one of your employees is, well, a soccer player?...
Blogdome: Is Freddy Cleanup?
• McSweeney's looks at the best serial killer roster. [McSweeney's] • We're just gonna let you watch this on your own, without us. [The 700 Level] • A soccer house. No, really, a soccer house. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • Another We Hate The Yankees blog. You honestly just can't have enough. [Th...
Look! A Funny Gary Williams Photo!
Apropos of absolutely nothing, here's a rather silly photo of Maryland head basketball coach Gary Williams. Careful with those wings, Coach....
Hirshey: One More Time For Some Old Frenchmen
David Hirshey — whose beauty has been captured photographically at ESPN.com — is writing for Deadspin throughout the World Cup....
Well, This Is Kind Of The Best Dunk You'll Ever See
We've been sent this video so many times over the last few days that we felt we had to post it just so people would stop. It's in one of those "And 1" leagues that Sports Illustrated was all the rage about a while ago, and the dunk is by Taurian "Air Up There" Fontenette, a guy so cool that not even...
Baby, Don't Forget Our Number
We come to you with all kinds of issues of a technical variety, and this time, they're not even the fault of the hamster-powered servers around these parts. Instead, our beloved Thunderbird email server has decided not only to not load any of our email messages, it's even killed our a ton we had i...
The Glory That Is Jose
OK, we had to dig back into this Jose Canseco asking for a trade....
ESPN And Its Lack Of Properly Ordered Ducks
Since a lot of you probably weren't working on Monday — like we were — you might have missed this: ESPN announced that it wants to be the MySpace of sports by hosting fan sports blogs on its site come September. Ignoring the failed MLBlogs model on this — though it kinda seems like they're just st...
Leftovers: More Bulls Maneuvering Ahead
• The Bulls might have many more moves left to make, post-Wallace. [SI.com] • Professional mini golf ... it's taking the country by storm. [Washington Post] • Well, at least SOME Edmonton Oilers are enjoying their summer vacation. [Sports Matters] • Joel Przybilla is everywhere. [Manute's Webb]...