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Blue Jays: All Gay, All The Time
Say what you will about the homophobia inside locker rooms, but in team's front offices, well, whatever pays the bills. The Toronto Blue Jays have announced their plans to host Toronto Pride Day at the SkyDome on June 23. The promotion is called — no kidding — "Men With Bats." (Subhead: "They Wield ...
How To Get Fired From Your Football PR Job
Hoo boy. Sometimes this site writes itself....
Blogdom's Best ...
News From Basements All Across This Fine Land ... The Ray Lankford Hall Of Fame. Really. [Baseball Rants] Marlins fans still holding out hope for a new stadium. That's cute. [Fish Stripes] It's official: Everyone in Boston wants to kill Mark Blount. [Celtics Blog]...
If There Were Anyone To Fire, Someone Would Totally Be Fired
In this week's Sports Illustrated, Michael Silver writes a long-winded piece about the resurgence of women's softball, not just on a collegiate level, but also in the pro realm. He warbles extensively about Jennie Finch's role on the Chicago Bandits, a professional team that played its first game ye...
Suggested Questions For Today's ESPN Chatters
12:30 p.m.: Wake Forest point guard Chris Paul If you see Julius Hodge in the NBA, will you rap him in the nuts again? Or are you saving that for Shaq?...
Today in MLB Blogs
If you're like us, you've just been assuming all along that Elton John is a big baseball fan. Yep, he is — or so claims his tour manager, D.C. Parmet. How do we know this? Parmet is the latest contributor to MLB Blogs.com — the site that lets you do all the work, and makes you pay them!...
Page 3 Vital Sign Check
Number of Page 3 stories in the last seven days: Three. Number of days since front-page photo has changed: Three. Date for the end of Dell content advertisement that is Page 3's Top (And Only) Ad: Yesterday....
Giuliani Risks Popularity By Offering To Save Hockey
These days, New York City mayor-turned-walking beacon of hope for all who walk the earth Rudy Giuliani seemingly can do no wrong in the court of public opinion. But that's about to be tested, because Rudy is sticking his mug into the NHL lockout. A group of investors is calling on Giuliani Partner...
Where Else To Take The Kids But Hooters?
Following up on a story in the Louisville Channel, ESPN's Darren Rovell digs into the news that Hooters might be sponsoring Little League teams. A Hooters rep — we wonder if the spokesperson has to wear those tanktops — said very few parents have complained; in fact, since the story broke, restaur...
Buy The Nationals!
Wanted: Wealthy individual (white preferred. sorry!) willing to plunk down $400 million for franchise with limited television rights, decaying stadium and loyal (if a little too black) fan base. Must be open to making no decisions and following orders from former car salesmen and lawyers. Oh, and yo...
Tampa Now Killing Off Its Pitchers Literally
What would you do if you were pitching so poorly that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays wanted to send you to the minor leagues? Legitimate question: No one seems to have any idea what happened to starter Dewon Brazelton. His agent released a statement and now isn't talking, and no one in D-Rays' front off...
Fat Drivers Whine
Last week, before the Indianapolis 500, Nascar dolt Robby Gordon said it was unfair that Danica Patrick was so light, saying she had a natural advantage for speed, being so spindly. We found this amusing, because once we find the one advantage women have over men in the world of sports, some idiot...
Carmelo Anthony Burnout Watch
Everyone is all concerned about LeBron James these days, what with the hiring of his buddies as agents and the weirdship going on in the Cavs' front office. But, as always, it seems to be his buddy Carmelo Anthony who's in a vat of water that is considerably warmer. Anthony's recent run-in involve...
Nick Lachey's Typist <em>Really</em> Mad
Honestly, the city of Cincinnati just drives us crazy. On one hand, they arrest people for trying to show art. On the other, Jerry Springer was their mayor. Creationism museum? Put it in Cincy! Need a sportswriter? Grab Nick Lachey!...
Cuban Hopes To Make NBA Like Nascar — Only Blacker
Yesterday we praised Mark Cuban for resisting the temptation to write one of those annoying "you can be a SUCCESS!" books. Of course, he'll pretty much sell anything else. In today's Blog Maverick post, Cuban praises the recent idea of putting advertising on NBA players uniforms. As one message b...
Welcoming Back Oil Can
We haven't talked much about the return of Oil Can Boyd, mainly because we haven't really found a story that adequately captures all this is Oil Can-y and Boyd-y about him. We have now found that story. ESPN's Tim Kirk ... (pregnant pause) ... JUN details the best parts of Boyd's comeback with the...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while seceretly meeting with Bob Woodward in a parking garage ......
Royals Somehow Continue To Exist — For Now
According to our calculations, the only two Kansas City Royals fans left on the planet are Rob Neyer and Bill James (who works for the Red Sox now and is therefore divided). This is a shame. The Royals were once one of baseball's prestige franchises and now, writes Baseball Prospectus' Joe Sheehan...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch while loitering in the TV department at Circuit City ... Game 4: Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons: Larry Brown angrily denies report that his team is playing tonight. England, Beckham take on Colombia ... in New Jersey. Whose idea was this? Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers. To save time we'll t...