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Dog Day Afternoon
We don't see how this was any different than the Fouth of July barbeque at Warren Sapp's house, but everyone's making a big deal out of it. We kid, of course; you know how much we love the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Takeru Kobayashi of Japan ate 53 3/4 hot...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:30 a.m.. The Buzzmaster!: The exclamation point does little to mask the pain of lonliness and regret. • 1 p.m.. LIVE from Wimbledon: It's always been my dream to communicate electronically with someone who is watching tennis. • 2 p....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while teaching E.T. to talk ... • MLB: Braves beat Cardinals 14-4, but St. Louis is still in first, so it didn't really happen. But hey ... Jeff Weaver! • ZZ Top: Zinedine Zidane's PK sends France to face Italy in World Cup final. • Wimbledon: Do not $%&#; with the Swiss! Roger Feder...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as firemen sift through the burnt rubble of what used to be the back end of your house (it was quite a party) ... • Boxing: Light middleweights, Jerome Ellis vs. Neil Sinclair, at Colorado Springs. Isn't Colorado Springs more than a mile above sea level? Just how I like my boxing; with...
And They Call It The Streak
There are few things of which we are certain, but one is this: When we get out of bed at an ungody hour to view Maria Sharapova playing Elena Dementieva in the Wimbledon quarterfinals (Sharapova won, 6-1, 6-4), what we don't want to see is this (pictured). We want this. And perhaps this. Under no ...
Chicago Bulls Mascots, Just One Step Ahead Of The Law
You're probably tired of hearing about NBA mascots attacking the police while driving mini-motorcycles at outdoor festivals — we know we are — but this one has a slight twist. The mascot, Benny the Bull of the Chicago Bulls, threw a punch at a sheriff's deputy, knocking off his glasses. The best p...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NFL's Ultimate Depth Chart with Mark Schlereth: My need to know the Buccaneers' third-string fullback currently outweighs all other things in life. • 1 p.m.. Wimbledon with Todd Martin: We know the streaker was you. For God's sak...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while dropping your pants and firing a rocket ... • World Cup: Italy wins, and the match wasn't even fixed! • MLB: Athletics take Tigers to extra innings, and what does that mean? "Bad news for the Tigers!" • Tour de France: As the third stage nears completion, we ... oh no! Valverde...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Ozzie Guillen issues his beanball orders for the All-Star game ... • MLB: Cardinals at Braves. A trip to Atlanta! Desperate times call for desperate measures. [ESPN] • WNBA: San Antonio Silver Stars @ Los Angeles Sparks. Lord, let us be thankful for what we are about to receive. Um,...
Texas A&M, Represent!
One day thousands of years from now, when a superior alien intelligence stumbles upon the remains of our long-extinct civilization, we only pray that they don't come across this video. Just our luck it will be the only thing that survives, and we don't want anyone to get the wrong idea about us. We ...
The Dogs Of War
OK, so the U.S. isn't the absolute hands-down best at basketball anymore. We're dealing with that. Same as baseball, as we watched the championship game of the World Baseball Classic on TV, and noticed that of the two teams playing, one of them wasn't us. Eh. We'll get over it....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wishing Roger Ebert good health... • U.S. Women's Open: It's in the hol ... oops, no it isn't. Sorenstam, Hurst meet in playoff today for title. • Tour de France: American George Hincapie has the maillot jaune (that either means "yellow jersey" or "scarlet fever," our French is...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you discover that the latest Bin Laden tape has no DVD Easter Eggs ... • Boxing: Light welterweights, Juan Urango vs. Naoufel Ben Rabah, at Hollywood, Fla. Or, why not rent the movie Hard Times instead?[ESPN2] • MLB: Baltimore at Atlanta. The Braves' comeback starts ... now! OK ....
Joe Mauer: Man Muscles, And Stylish Classics, For Every Moment
We'll admit it; we love Bat-girl. She would be our one and only Internet squeeze, if it wasn't for our desperate, wholly inappropriate cyber crush on Ashley Harkleroad. One reason that Bat-girl is the best: She recently gave us this, the Joe Mauer Fashion Spread from Travel and Leisure Magazine. Y...
Canseco Signs With Surf Dawgs. Of Course.
It's a story that San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy would have been all over like a polyester suit: We were surprised to learn this morning that Jose Canseco has agreed to play minor league baseball with the San Diego Surf Dawgs. Surprised, only because, naturally, we assumed his next move would be...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m.. World Cup with Phil Holland: As Argentina meets Germany today, we have to ask which is creepier: This, or this? • 1 p.m.. Wimbledon with Todd Martin: Thanks to the British judicial system, I have learned that there is a fine li...
The Closer: You Will Believe A Man Can Fly
Notes from a day in baseball:...