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What you missed while living the dream ... • MLB: Jake Peavy's meltdown brought to you by the number 3. Diamondbacks 9, Padres 6. • Tennis: Roddick helpless to stop Federer Express at U.S. Open. • WNBA: Pure Shock Value ... Detroit beats Phoenix in playoff finals in highest-scoring game in league hi...


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What you missed while feeding your llama ... • MLB: Right back atcha ... Diamondbacks move back into virtual tie for first with Padres. Drama! • Tennis: Ferrer, not Federer, upsets Nadal at U.S. Open. • Gymnastics: Bend it like Horton ... lithe, flexible U.S. men qualify for Beijing Olympics....

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What you missed after an extended weekend of light drinking ... • MLB: Vote For Pedro. Martinez returns, reaches milestone, Mets win. • Golf: Get your kicks, on Route 66 ... Mickelson defeats Tiger, now must rest for about two weeks. • College football: The Son Also Rises ... Clemson Tigers 24, Flor...

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What you missed while searching for a matching shirt to go with your fishnet pants ... • Basketball: Carmelo Anthony is tired of bronze! U.S. 118, Argentina 81. • MLB: Let t be known that the Cardinals are above .500! I shall now bang this gong! • Motor sports: Wait, Danica gets to celebrate for fin...

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What you missed while police break up your Siamese fighting fish ring ... • College football: There are likely several NFL teams who would like to have LSU's defense. • NFL: Brady Quinn and the Cleveland Browns are the kings of the preseason! • MLB: Yankees 5, Red Sox 0. So is Boston panicking yet? ...

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What you missed while scrubbing your retinas ... • MLB: Yankees get your hopes up before their inevitable demise. NY 4, Boston 3. • Basketball: Actual USA Today headline ... "LeBron's Laser-Sharp Focus Leads USA Over Uruguay" • Soccer: In which we are shocked to learn that David Beckham is injured a...

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What you missed while organizing your chickens ... • MLB: Your first-place Cubs drop the Brewers to third. Let's see, who does that leave in second? • Basketball: Small island territory falls to the might of LeBron James and the U.S. But Uruguay looms ... (ominous music) ... • Tennis: Um, you don't ...

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What you missed while corraling your emu ... • MLB: Chase Utley is back, which can only mean ... World Series! Phillies 9, Mets 2. • Basketball: OK, this has got to be traveling, or carrying, or something ... U.S. easily handles Mexico in FIBA action. • Tennis: Roger Federer somehow beats the great ...

Weekends Now Get To Be Fun Again
If you were wondering why Michael Vick has been on the cover of ESPN.com — and certainly taking up his fair share of space here ... including some more in about half an hour — for the entire month of August, it's because it's the most brutal sports month there is. (We personally would put it above F...

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What you missed while touchin' 'em all ... • Basketball: Team USA beats Brazil! Several Slavic nations unimpressed. • MLB: Wells' debut for Dodgers gives Kent a headache. • NFL: Reviews for Roethlisberger are mixed as Steelers beat Eagles 27-13 ......

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What you missed while education South Africa and helping the Iraq such as countries ... • NASCAR: Carl Edwards flips out after the Sharpie 500. • NFL: Christ, even Jim Sorgi could beat the Lions. • Golf: Steve Stricker leads The Barclays after three rounds, as well as the Steve Martin lookalike cont...

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• CFL: Before the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' 15-13 victory over the Toronto Argonauts, Canadian touchdown king Milt Stegall is given the key to Winnipeg. Unfortunately, he locked it in his car. • MLB: Boston's win over the White Sox lasts 18 innings, counts double. • NBA: Logic mounts fourth-quarter com...

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What you missed while celebrating the birthday of the Big Mac ... • NFL: Preseason ... How's that hangover, Packers fans? Jacksonville 21, Green Bay 13. • MLB: Amazing! Rangers explode again for, uh, never mind. Seattle 9, Texas 4. • Basketball: Take THAT, U.S. Virgin Islands. And THAT. Any other is...

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What you missed while doing hard time for sausage assault ... • MLB: Brandon Webb's shutout streak has ended, and he couldn't be happier. Arizona 3, Milwaukee 2. • Little League World Series: Chandler Arizona, still gettin' it done. My sentimental friends. Affirmed. • Soccer: David Beckham plays an ...

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What you missed while waxing on and waxing off ... • MLB: Pujols does that thing he does as Cards beat Marlins 5-2 ... St. Louis still three behind Brewers and Cubs in Central. • Little League World Series: It was raining in Williamsport, so naturally the team from Oregon won. • Tennis: It's raining...

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What you missed while contemplating the universe ... • NFL, preseason: Three fumbles, one interception and a sack. Yep, the Bears' Rex Grossman is right on schedule. • MLB: Brewers back for a share of first and a handful of those Spanish peanuts ... • Little League: World Series, rained out, which m...

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What you missed while learning the New Jersey state song ... • NFL: The best argument yet for dropping preseason games altogether. Giants 13, Ravens 12. • MLB: Valentin's Day ... Javier Valentin's double gives Reds 7-6 win over Brewers. • Golf: Mexico invades Canada, makes off with big shiny trophy....

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What you missed while raking the living room ... • MLB: Cardinals, baby! Two-and-a-half games back. • MLB: Carlos Guillen scoffs at your feeble pitches. Tigers 8, Yankees 5. • Tennis: Federer eliminates Roddick ... no, Ferrer beats Roddick, and ... Ferrero loses to ... who did Federer beat? Oh, just...

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What you missed while discovering that one of your raccoons has hepatitis ... • Soccer: David Beckham, bitches! • MLB: It ... Is ... ALIVE! Cardinals 3 1/2 out of first. • Tennis: Federer breezes, Nadal says No Mas....