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How To Get The Awful Talking People Off ESPN.com
Like the rest of you, we find it endlessly infuriating that, when we head to ESPN.com, someone starts talking to us. It's loud, it's obnoxious, it's intrusive and it makes us want to keep our distance from their site. Until now, we didn't know you could do anything about it. But you can....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Author Jonathan Mahler: Bo-ok? How ... how do you turn it on? • 2 p.m.. ESPN Special with Tom Brokaw: What did he say? It sounds like he has pebbles in his mouth. Hank Owen did what? • 3 p.m. Fantasy sports with Matthew Berry: De...
You Had A Bucket? Luxury!
Who among us hasn't locked their young child in his room with a loaf of bread and a bucket and then gone off to watch the Packers at an Indian casino? (Long pause). Um, anyone? Cripes, this is embarrassing....
David Stern Press Conference, Going On Now
Right now, NBA commissioner David Stern is addressing, for the first time, the whole Tim Donaghy situation. We are curious to see if he can avoid picking up the lectern and throwing it across the room....
The NBA, Point Fixing, And You
In lieu of David Stern's big live press conference in about 20 minutes, bloggers weigh in on the Tim Donaghy officiating investigation ... including Mark Cuban!:...
Will We Ever See Vick Play Again?
Allow us to make a small prediction: After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to ban Michael Vick from training camp yesterday, effectively putting him in an odd purgatory of not being suspended but not being allowed to play either, we will never see Michael Vick play a game for the Atlanta F...
Some Inspiring News For A Change, OK?
Forgive me for skipping the lovefest that is Bonds vs. Aaron today (no homers, Giants lose to Braves if you must know). All things being equal, I would have much rather attended Boston's 6-2 win over the Indians at Jacobs Field, because Jon Lester started for the Sox, went six innings and earned the...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while playing Motorama ... • MLB: Lester! Well, it's about time we got some uplifting news in sports. • Cycling: Vinokourov wins stage 15 of the Tour de France, but is not the overall leader, and there's another big stink about drug testing. Got it? • Tennis: My favorite male Serbian...
Selig Won't Watch, But We'll Have To
Well, if that whole Barry Bonds Won't Play On ESPN thing turns out to be based in reality, we're all in luck; Bonds is never going to break Hank Aaron's record. Because everyone of his at-bats is gonna be on The Worldwide Leader until, well, until he breaks it, or dies. So, you know, enjoy....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your house elf cooks a steak and kidney pie ... • MLB: Boston at Cleveland. Cleveland Rocks, so I'm told. [ESPN2] • Atlanta at San Francisco. Yeah, Bobby Cox will be thrilled to give up No. 756. [ESPN2] • Cycling: Tour de France, Stage 15, Foix to Loudenville-Le Louron, France. So w...
Andrew Bogut, Looking Even Dumber
What you see right here is something that you cannot unsee: It's how Bucks center Andrew Bogut has decided to wear his hair now....
Help This Guy Write His Gay Yankees Book
About a decade ago, a Yankees clubhouse attendant filed a lawsuit against the team claiming he was fired because he was gay, and that he was taunted by players calling him "faggot." (The team says he was fired for theft.") Well, he's now writing a book....
Shelley Duncan Needs A Nickname
It happens all too often in sports; a youngster bursts onto the scene with a noteworthy accomplishment so quickly that even our best broadcasters and journalists have not had time to supply him with a ridiculous, hackneyed nickname, or overreaching home run call. From the New York Daily News:...