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Hockey's Back, And Not Just On Versus!
Oh, come on, you didn't really think we were going to ignore opening night of the NHL, did you?...
To Watch Tonight
Come on, that sofa's not going to develop a butt sinkhole by itself ... • College football: Central Florida at Marshall. What's that in the distance ... a Thundering Herd? No, sadly. Just your stomach growling. [ESPN2] • MLB: American League Division Series, Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, Game 2. Jeter ha...
Live Playoff Blog: Mets Vs. Dodgers, Game One
This is John Maine, and, so it's known, he's really not a bad pitcher. (Why did everyone act like El Duque was somehow Johan Santana, anyway? You know he's about 84 years old, right? Plus, now the Mets have Oliver Perez on their roster, so what could possibly go wrong?)...
Leftovers: Keep Good Thoughts For Bill?
• Is Bill Walsh having a health crisis? [Sports Business Blog] • The Cubs should probably just be run via a reality show. Can't be worse that what's happening. [Chicago Sports Review] • That "Friday Night Lights" show isn't so bad, actually. [The Mighty MJD] • It's like Bull Durham in Mississippi, e...
We Knew We Were Lame For Letting People With Tees Into Our Birthday Parties
All told, we realize now that our Sunday evening was rather sedate. (Chocolate milk, Fig Newtons and Diner Dash, now that you asked.)...
Stop The World, We Want To Get Off
If there were any real cosmic justice out there, stories such as this would not be allowed to happen; a wise, all-knowing God, concerned only with the greater good, would hurl a giant meteor right directly into our equator first. But ours is a stark, lonely universe, devoid of reason, and we are p...
Joey Barton's Action-Packed Minute Of Fun
We took a little longer than probably was appropriate to post this, but, once Soccernista explained it for us, there was no way to avoid talking about Man City's Joey Parton and his one minute of karma bungee jumping....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Milwaukee Bucks
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. Let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team. Today we continue with the Central Division, so do us a favor and send us your tips at [email protected]....
Live Playoff Blog: Twins Vs. A's, Game Two
It seems strange to have a 1 p.m. start the day after the same two teams played at the same time the day before, but hey, it's Minnesota. Those folks should feel lucky ESPN's even showing their game!...
Blogdome: Is It Called SPN.com?
• The Big Lead responds to the poorly typing ESPN ombudsman. [The Big Lead] • Placido Polanco is Quagmire. [Sugar, Mr. Poon?] • White Sox fans are still sifting through the carnage. [Chi Sox Blog] • The Chicago Bears love the first quarter. [Ron Karkovice Fan Club] • A sexy, sexy Mets-Dodgers previe...
Where, Oh Where, Is Sidd Finch When The Mets Need Him?
As the Mets, just four hours away from their first playoff games, continue to wonder who the heck is supposed to pitch these darned playoff games — it's John Maine, by the way — our attention is turned to a reference we always find irresistable: Maybe Sidd Finch should pitch!...
The Dangers Of The Play-Calling Screens
You know how it goes. It's a hotly contested game of Madden, or NBA Live, or, say, NCAA Football 07, and you played your ass off and you lost on a last-second touchdown and you think your buddy was sneaking looks at your plays and you threw the controller across the room and you tried to get the l...
If Only There Were A Logical Time To Drink It ...
You know, we were fully aware that the Oklahoma-Texas football rivalry — if you missed it in all the playoff business roaming around these parts, they play this weekend — was a pretty big deal, but we'd always felt it lacked the critical component of beer....
So This Horse Walks Into A Bar ...
"So yeah, then all these people start sending me letters. Crazy shit, too, like Bible verses, and poems. Like I can read poems ... I'm a horse, ferchristsakes. And now the vets are back putting me into this sling, and I'm twirling around above a tub of water like a goddamned circus sideshow. If th...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. The Morning Buzz. • 10 a.m. MLB with Joe Morgan: It's a question we've often asked ourselves ... why is Joe Morgan competing with our morning buzz? • Noon. Ex-Cowboy George Teague: Forget Terrell Owens and posing on the Dallas ...
The Day After For The 0-1 Teams
One of the joys of writing about sports on the Web is how every day is a little more important than it would be if glimpsed from a wider perspective. Fortunately, during the baseball postseason, there is no wider perspective: Everything matters in every possible moment. (If you don't believe us, ask...
Michael Lewis' Next Book Will Be About Field Goal Blockers
To start us off today, we'd like to bring you the most amazing blocked kick we've ever seen, from Mr. Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant. The high school kid must have figured out the snap count or something, and pretty much could have called a fair catch. You see something like this, and you wonder how it d...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while time tripping to the planet Tralfamadore ... • ALDS, Game 1: Derek Jeter uses five point palm-exploding heart technique on Tigers. • ALDS, Game 1: I just want you to Hurt, like I do ... Frank Thomas, why don't you come out and take another bow? Frank Thomas, folks! • ALDS, Game...
Philadelphia Prepares For Battle ... And It's Never Too Early
Apropos of nothing, we've decided to attach a picture of Donovan McNabb doing shots to this post. Forgive us....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as militant squirrels break in and shave the cat ... • College football: Southern Mississippi at Tulsa. Baseball? Feh! [ESPN] • MLB: American League Division Series, Detroit at New York, Game 1. They report, you decide. [Fox] • New York Media League Basketball: There's a reason they ca...