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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m.-4 p.m.. MLB trade deadline: As you can see by the Mr. Whiskers Alarm Clock, there is a mere 15 minutes remaining to acquire Norris Hopper. • 2 p.m. NASCAR with Terry Blount: Oh no! Herbie has now entered the race, being driven ...
Childhood's End
What were you doing when you were five? (My answer revolves around cartoons and mud). Sacramento-area native Jan Silva is attending a tennis academy in France, all expenses paid. In fact, the academy's owner, Patrick Mouratoglou, will pay an estimated $140,000 this year to train him. Did I mention t...
The Age Of The Asterisk Is Here: Shift/8, Bitches!
With all that's happening these days in the the world of sports, it has become clear: We need the asterisk now more than ever. And on Wednesday, the Hagerstown Suns — a Class-A South Atlantic League baseball team — will pay tribute to that tiny, brave footnote indicator with its Tribute to the Aster...
Cubs Are Iguchied, Drop One Game Back Of Brewers
No first place for you, Chicago Cubs. Oh, why, why? (Bangs head against refrigerator). The Philadelphia Phillies, bolstered just before game time with the addition of pitcher Kyle Lohse from the Reds (6-12, 4.58 ERA, tiny, ill-advised goatee), beat the Cubs 4-1 on Monday. The loss dropped Chicago to...
About Last Night
What you missed while listening to your favorite radio station ... • MLB: Well I jinxed the Cubs, but no way will that happen to the soon-to-be-in-first-place Mariners. Seattle 2, LA Angels 0. • Tennis: Venus Williams starts slow, then accelerates at Acura. • NFL: It's another great day of training ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while shooing away the cat ... • MLB: Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs. We welcome our new Cub overlords. [ESPN] • MLB: Baseball Hall of Fame Induction from Cooperstown. Relive the glory of Tony Gwynn saying "passion for the game" 114 times. [ESPN2] • World Combat League: Oklahoma at Dalla...
America's Youth; Craftier Than One Might Think
Not long after the game, this kid signed a letter of intent to play for Boise State, by the way....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Baseball with Buster Olney: Whatsa matter, Buster? Afraid you're mentioned in the Canseco book? • 3 p.m. Fantasy baseball with Pete Becker: At this point, owning Chase Utley and Randy Johnson is no fantasy. • 4 p.m. Bracketology...
Dysfunctional Relationship Between Bonds, Road Fans, Resumes
Well, if Barry can't break Hank's home run record at home, it might as well be his home-away-from-home, amongst his good friends at Dodger Stadium. Hey! Who threw that Dodger Dog? Actually, I'm interested to see what the reaction will be at Chavez Ravine this week, as the Giants begin a series there...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while mourning the loss of Ingmar Bergman ... • Cycling: Alberto Contador wins Tour de France (pending urinalysis). • Motor sports: So Tony Stewart pretty much owns the Brickyard, eh? • MLB: That sound you hear is THE CUBS a half-game out of first!...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you get home from the Simpsons Movie ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Andre Berto vs. Cosme Rivera, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Pan American Games, at Rio de Janeiro. Ow, not the eyes! Not the eyes! Ow, back to the eyes! Back to the eyes! [ESPN2] • Cycling: Tour de France, Stage 18, C...
Chatter Haunts Your Dreams, And Sees Straight Into Your Soul
Time once again to check in on the world of Minor League baseball. It's Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. The Morning Buzz: Five minutes in, and already we have 112 Simpsons references. • 1:30 p.m. NASCAR with David Newton: This sport will never be legit until someone shoots a dog while taking steroids to pay off a gambling debt. •...
The Ballad Of Manny And Lefty
Well, it was bound to happen ... a columnist has mentioned "Boston Red Sox" and "Phil Mickelson" in the same sentence. Send all brickbats, white-powdered missives and death curses to Michael Ventre, who went ahead and declared the Red Sox "The Phil Mickelson of baseball." Wow....