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Willie McGinest, Logic Monolith
This picture of new Cleveland Browns defensive end Willie McGinest — by the way, did you realize where Browns training camp was? Berea! — shows him wearing No. 55, the number he has worn since he played for USC more than a decade ago....
Minor Enterprise: An Interview With Mr. Celery
Welcome to Minor Enterprise, where each Wednesday we preview, and occasionally review, the great events and promotions of minor league baseball. If you have a tip about a minor league promotion, or perhaps you've been arrested for public drunkeness while wearing a mascot beaver costume, contact us...
We Don't Know How Hootie Didn't Sneak In This Video
We couldn't decide which dopey fan cheer song we were going to go with today: This brand new Reds one or the above Dolphins video from the early '90s. We decided to go with the Dolphins one, if just because we figured we'd look bitter and/or scared if we just focused on the Reds....
Blogdome: Carlos' Mole, Man
• Seriously, can't someone do something about Carlos Beltran's mole? [MetsMole] • That didn't take long: Fire Minnesota's coach! [The National Anthem Before A Cubs Game] • Tracking just how much Madden has evolved. [ArmchairGM] • We love it when GMs blame the players they brought in. [Seattlest] • W...
NFL Season Preview: Indianapolis Colts
We are officially less than a month before the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people painting ...
The ULTIMATE Electrolyte Power Boost!
It has been a while since we have played any organized competitive athletics, so we're a little behind on all the latest innovations in the world of sports beverages meant to quench thirst and replenish, uh, fluids or something....
Rogue Agent Actually Much Worse Than Thought
Remember when we told you about David Frost, that creepy former "agent" who held undue influence over young hockey players, including St. Louis Blues player Mike Danton, who later tried to have him killed?...
What About The Children (And Their Wallets)?
At first the idea sounds nuts, like barbecuing in the nude, or a Madonna concert. But then when you think about it ... why shouldn't kids get paid for playing in the Little League World Series? In a column on MSNBC's sports site today by Bob Cook, our man claims, only somewhat tongue-in-cheek, that ...
Hacking Bernie
We recognize that, unless you're Curt Schilling, it can be pretty difficult for a Major League Baseball player to keep up with this Internet usage on the road. And when someone has a site of their own to manage, it can be doubly difficult....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Baseball with Joe Morgan: Would you come speak at my Fire Joe Morgan seminar? • 2:30 p.m. Former Eagle Vince Papale: I would have logged on sooner, but your wife cut me off in traffic and I ended up in a ditch. • 4 p.m. NFL wit...
Clinton Spends His One Night A Year With His Brother At Shea
We didn't notice this from our seat about three miles overhead, but former President Bill Clinton was at Shea Stadium last night, saying the fact that the Cardinals were the visiting team was at least part of the reason he came by....
The Closer: Markakis For President
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while blowing up your new football without aid of a pump ... • Tennis: Agassi, Serena Williams fail to get U.S. Open seedings. We will not sleep tonight. • MLB: Takeout Piazza ... Mike Piazza's single drives in only run of game as Padres beat Dodgers. • Motor Sports: NASCAR fines Car...
It's Always Better To Stay On The Couch
Ugh. Remind us why we go to games in person again?...
Your Madden Power Rankings
This will be our last Madden post of the week, promise....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as all the people in your photo album come to life and begin plotting your demise ... • Little League World Series: Pool play, at Williamsport, Pa.: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia vs. Barquisimeto, Venezuela; Columbus, Ga. vs. Lemont, Ill. Stacked on each other's shoulders, the Saudi Arabia tea...
NFL Season Preview: Atlanta Falcons
We are officially less than a month before the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people paintin...
Leftovers: So Who's The Starter Again? Nice, Coach
• Yeah, see, they're having all kinds of trouble with Sun Devils football. [San Jose Mercury News] • Brady Quinn's sister, not pregnant. So that's clear. [NBC Sports] • A very entertaining interview with former SI scribe Bill Scheft. [The Big Lead] • So, Shaq, whaddya been up to? Cool, cool ... [NBA...
Today's Ohio Moment
Last night in Columbus, the Ohio State football team held an open practice for fans to witness and then ask for autographs, handshakes and reacharounds afterwards. It's a nice fan-friendly move, and it's a positive way to start off a season that requires a trip to Austin just two weeks into the se...
Marathon Man
Sometime during the night not long ago, Dean Karnazes sat bolt upright in bed and exlaimed: "Fifty marathons in fifty days ... in all fifty states! That's it!" Unfortunately, there was no one there to humanely smother him with his own pillow, and so here we are....