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One Swing From History
Whoa, boy! I'm starting to get all antsy ... Barry Bonds hit his 754th career homerun — a first inning solo shot in a Giants 12-10 win over the Marlins last night— leaving him just one shy of tying Hank Aaron's record....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while buying a bag full of bongs for Mrs. Garrett ... • MLB: Bonds goes yard, finally adds 'Netherlands' to his collection. • Cycling: French cyclist shows support for Ookie, takes 18th stage. • Soccer: Portsmouth beats Liverpool, win meaningless Asian trophy....
It's Never Good When The MLS Has The Best Week
explains Beckham to us much better than we did to the world. • Careful of what cars you steal. • One more time: Gay Yankees. • We live blogged a guy talking into a microphone. • Stop the ESPN Motion. • Matt Leinart says he's a great dad, and even remembers his kid's name. • Our NFL Season Previews b...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you get home from the Simpsons Movie ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Andre Berto vs. Cosme Rivera, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Pan American Games, at Rio de Janeiro. Ow, not the eyes! Not the eyes! Ow, back to the eyes! Back to the eyes! [ESPN2] • Cycling: Tour de France, Stage 18, C...
Evildoers, Beware!
Guess who's back, folks ... GUESS WHO'S BACK?!...
No Wonder They Can't Fix The BCS
Every year, right around this time, we start getting excited about college football, and it seems like the most perfect game in the world, and we can't wait for Saturdays to start, rock, kickass ... and then we remember, oh yeah, they still don't have a freaking real championship....
Who's The Next Professional Athlete To Be Proven Pure Evil?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Us
In honor of "The Simpsons Movie" coming out today, we're not even gonna try to bother with a movie quote today. Instead, we just invite everybody to give their own....
Chatter Haunts Your Dreams, And Sees Straight Into Your Soul
Time once again to check in on the world of Minor League baseball. It's Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...
Get Excited, Cubs Fans!
• Kerry Wood is COMING BACK. [Ghosts Of Wayne Fontes] • Odd: An unusual move from Matt Millen. Really. [The Realests] • How to deal with being the oldest person int the clubhouse. [Babes Love Baseball] • Most of your baseball stadium measurements are wrong. [Not The Game] • The real villain in the Y...
NFL Season Preview: Baltimore Ravens
Believe it or not, folks, the NFL season is much closer than you can possibly imagine. So close, in fact, that, if we're going to fit in every NFL team preview by the start of the season, running one every weekday, we have to start this week. So there you have it....
Don't Burn Your Vick Jersey Just Yet
We hope you already own a Michael Vick jersey and haven't burned it, because it's about to become a rarity....
The Greatest Camp Of All Time, On Sale
It's not very often you can buy a legitimate piece of history via eBay. But the Muhammad Ali "auction" page that just went up there, whether you could be a serious buyer or not (and trust us, you can't), is worth reading just for the jaw-dropping import of it....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. The Morning Buzz: Five minutes in, and already we have 112 Simpsons references. • 1:30 p.m. NASCAR with David Newton: This sport will never be legit until someone shoots a dog while taking steroids to pay off a gambling debt. •...
Are The Grimsley Affidavit Names Ever Coming Out?
Remember the Grimsley affidavit? (Yes: That one.) Well, the Associated Press has been suing that the public has a right to know the names that are in the affidavit, and the government says it's an ongoing investigation. (A very ongoing one.)...
Jose Canseco Is Very Cautious With His Speech
Jose Canseco confounds us, because he's obviously a moron, yet he's pretty much the only guy who's been right about this steroid business from the beginning. It's like learning Charles Nelson Reilly came up with some cinematic innovation 20 years ago. Anyway, he's spouting off again, and this time h...