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To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you are exonerated by the DNA evidence ... • MLB: New York Yankees at Tampa Bay. Ah, now on to the real rivalry. [ESPN] • NBA: Playoffs, first round, Orlando at Detroit, Game 2; first round, Utah at Houston, Game 2. Monday TNT doubleheader! Our nipples explode with delight! [TNT]...

From The Desk Of Norby (Norby!) Williamson
Because network press releases can sometimes be difficult to read, Burnt Orange Nation does us all a favor and makes "a few minor edits" to ESPN's recent announcement of its NFL draft coverage....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Steve Phillips: Even George Costanza was never fired by the Mets. • 3 p.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: You can have my wife, but ask me to trade Ryan Garko and you're dead. Got it? • 4 p.m. Mid-Majors with Kyle Whellist...

NBA Blogdome: Ain't That A Kick In The Head?
What they're saying about Sunday's NBA playoff games ......

The Daily Closer: Red Sox Send A Message
Notes from a day in baseball:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching the sky ... • MLB: Chase Wright's Amazing 10-Pitch Adventure ... Red Sox 7, Yankees 6. • NBA: Baron Davis' beard dominates Dirk Nowitzki's beard, 97-85 in Game 1. • NHL: Beyond Saddledome ... Red Wings advance with 2-1 win over Flames....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your movie is beaten at the box office by "Cleaver" ... • Boxing: Junior welterweights, Kendall Holt vs. Mike Arnaoutis; heavyweights, Mike Marrone vs. Malachy Farrell, at Atlantic City. Not my night? You should have looked out for me, Charlie. Just a little bit. [Showtime] • MLB: A...

The Dance That Killed The WNBA
This is old, obviously, but still: It's Friday....

Minor Enterprise: The Great Logo Competition
What's coming up in the world of minor league baseball ... we proudly present you with Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Football scientist KC Joyner: Could we go over those Kyle Orton blood alcohol numbers again? • Page 2's Bill Simmons: I have composed a list of movies you haven't mentioned lately. Shall I reveal them in song? • Auburn guard Ben Grubbs...

The Daily Closer: A-Rod Thinks You May Have Underestimated Him At Some Point
Notes on a day in baseball:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while counting your chocolate peanuts ... • NHL: All right all you Penguins, outta here, single file! Ottawa 3, Pittsburgh 0. • MLB: I'm The God! A-Rod, walk-off homers, and you. • NASCAR: Pole dancing ... In which Jeff Gordon finds a primo parking space....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Carl Monday leaps into the Action News van and speeds toward Wisconsin ... • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta. As Ryan Theriot said, "Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify." [TBS] [WGN] • NHL: Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, Pittsburgh at Ottawa, Game 5; Detroit a...

Charlie Manuel Continues to Entertain Us As Only He Can
So at first Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he wasn't going to talk about his Tuesday dustup with radio guy Howard Eskin (as seen and heard above), but thanks in part to Dan Steinberg at DC Sports Bog, that vow didn't last long. Prior to Wednesday's game with the Nationals (the Phillies left ni...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Football draft expert Mel Kiper: Can anyone be called an expert when the Jets and Raiders are involved? Discuss. • 2 p.m. MLS w/Crew's Andy Herron: Soccer or crew? Make up your mind. • 3 p.m. NHL w/analyst Barry Melrose: Defrost...

NBA Roundup: Goodbye Regular Season. Goodbye
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

The Daily Closer: Nine-To-Two, What A Way To Make A Living
Notes from a day in baseball:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while alphabetizing your Lionel Richie CDs ... • NBA: Lord Nelson ... Warriors in playoffs! • MLB: No. 9 ... No. 9 ... No. 9 ... A-Rod leads Yankees over Indians. • NHL: Rangers! Every ten years, whether the world is ready or not....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Hasselhoff barges in, drunk as usual, demanding snacks ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Chris Byrd vs. Paul Marinaccio, at Nassau, Bahamas. Pirates are sailing in from all over for this. [ESPN2] • MLB: Cleveland at New York Yankees. Rick Vaughn to face Roy Hobbs. [ESPN2] • NBA: Chicago a...

Marathon Man
Tim Gorman, a correspondent for the Boston Globe (read: unemployed writer), decided to conduct a social experiment and run the Boston Marathon dressed as a Yankees fan. This could have ended very badly, but didn't, thank heavens. There was this, however:...