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Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Big East
We must confess that we can't wait each year for the crunch of shoulder pads; for cleats churning up chunks of turf and red-faced coaches screaming from the sidelines. But enough about lacrosse. College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode and...

Jeremy Shockey Would Like To Set The Record Straight
Jeremy Shockey just wants you to know that he won't be letting up this season ... he plans to party as hard as he did in 2005. Man, where would we be without Shockey? With Terrell Owens minding his manners in Dallas and Marcus Vick having not brandished a weapon in months, we are truly blessed that ...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NCAA hoops w/Andy Katz: Are we the only two people in this chat? Is that an echo? • 4 p.m. Firestone Indy 400 winner: Who are you, Mystery Winner? How many guesses do I get? • 4 p.m. LIVE- World Series of Poker: Because if ther...

The Closer: Mr. Met Administers Coup De Grace
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About Last Night ...
What you missed while musing on politics in Malibu ... sugar tits ... • So You Had A Bad Day: Greg Raymer's rough start in World Series of Poker, and ... Jennifer Tilly is eliminated! NO! • PGA: Old guy wins U.S. Bank Championship. • MLB: Stop us if you've heard this one before. Clemens pitches grea...

Oh, So This Is Where Floyd Landis Has Been
Note on the photo at right: Moments after it was taken, two bears on unicycles were seen riding the trail in the opposite direction, one of them wearing a purple jacket. But anyway, that's not why we showed you this. The 13th Unicycle World Championships are being held right now and run through Aug....

We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. MLB with Keith Law: Having been born on Long Island, do you regret this 2004 quote: "I've liked baseball since I was old enough to watch the Yanks get swept out of the 1980 playoffs."? • Noon NFL with Matt Williamson: Did it ev...

The Closer: Whiff Of Greatness
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About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching "Under the Rainbow" on laserdisc ... • Golf: Corey Pavin, whom we're pretty sure is in his 80s, shoots a record front-nine 26 and takes a three-stroke lead at the U.S. Bank Championship. • Tennis: Patty Schnyder, Nicole Vaidisova, Anna-Lena Groenefeld — you know, all o...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you hope your midterm grades will really help your average ... • LPGA: Evian Masters, second round, at Evian-les-Bains, France. High in the Alps, no one can hear you scream. [The Golf Channel] • MLB: St. Louis at Chicago. "He can't hit he can't hit he can't hit suwinng, batter." [ES...

Barkley: Man Of, And On, The People
Is this your next governor of Alabama? Charles Barkley, getting it done one voter at a time. Barkley says he's seriously considering a run in 2010, and we don't know why we should consider this any more seriously than we did the other 22 times he said he'd run for office, but somehow, we do. Maybe...

Royals' Munchkingate Rocks Baseball
On Tuesday we brought you a small excerpt from the Royals Notebook in the Kansas City Star; proof positive that the Royals front office is marketing its team as as if it were in the Frontier League: "The last living munchkin from 'The Wizard of Oz' threw a surprisingly good first pitch before Sund...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Boxing historian Bert Sugar: Hasn't it always pretty much been two guys pounding on each other? • Noon NFL with Chris Mortensen: I have one question for you, and five questions for your hair. • 3 p.m. Page 2's Jim Caple: Would ...

The Closer: Great. The Yankees.
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About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching The Nanny marathon ... • The Big Hurt: Frank Thomas leads Athletics over Red Sox 5-1 with impressive display of athletic prowess. • Tennis: Hey look, an A-Rod you don't have to boo! Top-seeded Andy Roddick dismantles Rik De Voest in first round of Countrywide Classic •...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you steadfastly avoid the Outback Steakhouse... • Boxing: Cruiserweights, Eliseo Castillo vs. Jonathan Banks, at New York. At what point does your son say "Dad, when I grow up I want to be a cruiserweight?" [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Yankees at Texas. Just for a change of pace, Yankees...

Minor Enterprise: Yeee Haw! It's Mullet Night!
Welcome to Minor Enterprise, where we preview, and occasionally review, the great events of minor league baseball. Each Wednesday we'll take a look at the promotions, players and mascots which populate our minor league ballparks; the unsung heroes of our national pastime. (Minor Enterprise not res...

Harold Reynolds' Firing: The Smaller Picture
Lost in all of the hubbub over Harold Reynolds being dismissed at ESPN is the fact that he won't be in the broadcast booth for the Little League World Series, breaking a nine-year string. It seems especially cruel to cut Reynolds loose on the eve of the biggest event for pint-sized athletes in the...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Cowboys' TE Anthony Fasano: If you don't have any T.O. stories, we're leaving. • 3:30 p.m.. Raiders' S Darnell Bing: Art Shell is your coach. Who are you signing next, Jim Otto? • 4 p.m. "Summer House'' w/Chris Spielman: Oh yeah...

The Closer: Cubs Are High On Substance Z
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