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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. USA-Czech World Cup chat: Does pulling out my hair and screaming incoherently count as 'chatting?' • 3 p.m. MLB with Steve Phillips: If you had gone with this steroid thing, you'd still have a job with the Mets. • 4 p.m. Paul Shi...
Boy, The Heat Sure Look Done Already
As Free Darko pointed out, last night's Mavericks-Heat game was hardly one they'll be showing off on NBA TV in a week. The Mavericks dominated the whole way, and as little fun as it is to pronounce a series over before they even switch venues, it kind of looks like the Heat might be done....
Rileyball To Rear Its Ugly Head
Well, here we go. Pat Riley, shown above after being asked about the size of Shaquille O'Neal's penis, has made clear his intention to ugly up the NBA Finals. They're going to roll with a little more "Rileyball," which is, of course, another term for ugly basketball. For examples, see any of the ...
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA Finals: Miami Heat @ Dallas Mavericks. At this point, I can't even enjoy a sporting event if Tom Petty isn't involved. 9:00, ABC. • MLB: Cleveland Indians @ Chicago White Sox. Seems like the Indians always play on Sunday night. Let someone else have a chance. 8:00, MLB. • Movie: Eight Men Out....
To Watch Tonight...
• NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Carolina Hurricanes @ Edmonton Oilers. "I don't get OLN" is no longer an acceptable excuse not to watch. So you'll need to come up with another one. 8:00, NBC. • NASCAR: Busch Series, Federated Auto Parts 300. And "I wanted to watch the NASCAR race" is not going to do, eith...
Arrrrgh. Angry Pirates. Fans.
Some pissed-off Pirate Fans are mad as hell, and... well, they probably don't have any choice but to continue taking it. They can start a website and a club, though, to band together and express their anger with Pirates management. It's at IrateFans.com, which is PirateFans.com, without the P. Get i...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Russell Crowe heaves a phone in your general direction ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Brian Minto vs. Danny Batchelder, at Atlantic City. [ESPN2] • College baseball: NCAA Division I, super regionals: Game 1, North Carolina vs. Alabama [ESPN]; Game 1, Missouri vs. Cal State Fullerton [...
Terrell Owens, Symbol For The Youth
You know, this is the NBA Finals, the World Cup, the start of some obviously exciting baseball pennant races and, of course, ant soccer. One would think it would be our one Terrell Owens-free time of the year....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. CWS with Kyle Peterson: Yes, you played in the majors, but you won only five more games than I did. This makes you an expert commentator? • 1 p.m. College FB with Bruce Feldman: North Carolina really has a player named Richie R...
Mark Cuban's Courtside Blogging Madness
Last night's NBA Finals Game 1 Mavericks victory over the Heat was an impressive one, and a fun one to watch; we feel optimistic about the series as a whole. (Though a scary part inside us keeps whispering nasty matters about a sweep.)...
NBA Finals Pants Party: Mavericks Vs. Heat
We all used to complain that the NBA playoffs took too long to finish, that there were too many games, that it was just all too much. Now, the complaints are about having to wait too long for the Finals to start. Yeah, we'd call that progress....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the Yankees prepare to call you up if there's one more injury ... • MLB: Boston at New York Yankees [ESPN], Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati [WGN], Atlanta at Houston [TBS]. Warm up that remote thumb, Kookie. You got some serious surfing to do. • NBA Finals: Game 1, Miami at Dallas. As th...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Jayson Stark: Now it can be told: I, too, took steroids. In the break room at T.G.I. Friday's, where I work. I calmly await the authorities. • 2 p.m. Chivas USA coach Bob Bradley: You play in the Home Depot Center i...
It's A Hat! It's A Hearing Aid! It's A Utensil!
A site we'd never heard of but are now addicted to called Patently Silly takes a look at all the ridiculous "inventions" that receive patents from the goverment. Recently, they featured. something called "Multi-Purpose Headgear", from a company called Sportniks. What are the multi purposes of this...
All Right, Maybe It's Time To Panic
OK, we have clearly attempted to keep our wits about us during this whole Albert Pujols injury situation ... but we're officially out on the ledge now....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you wait to be drafted ... but don't answer the phone! • Boxing: Light welterweights, Michael Warrick (18-3-0) vs. Demetrius Hopkins (23-0-1), at Atlantic City. ... and the draw was because he scared a guy to death. [ESPN2] • MLB: Boston at New York Yankees. It occurs to us that all...
Not To Say He's Fragile Or Anything ...
Baseball Prospectus famously likes to proclaim that There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect; anything can happen to a young pitcher, from overuse to freak injury to lack of confidence to simple poor scouting. But it's one thing to not know if something bad is going to happen to a young pithc...
Gunston Sleeps With The Fishes
The folks over at The Realests are claiming victory today, saying that they have taken out the mascot of an NCAA Basketball Final Four school in a bloodless coup. We're referring of course to Gunston, the green, furry, Muppet-like creature who until recently was the costumed mascot of George Mason...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. World Cup with Dale Johnson: Wouldn't if be funny if Iran won the whole thing? Hello? • Noon. Boxer Bernard Hopkins: Do you think Jesus would have been a boxing fan? • 3 p.m.. Right to Play with Jim Caple: Hey, no fair crossing u...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you try to make bail ... • College softball: NCAA Division I Women's College World Series, Game 2, Northwestern vs. Arizona, at Oklahoma City. Is there a rule that all pitchers must be blonde? Just asking. [ESPN] • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Houston. We have a feeling that most Astros fan...