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To Watch Tonight ...
• MLB: NY Yankees at LA Angels. Shhh, don't let this get around, but the game's really in Anaheim. [Fox] • College FB: Troy Trojans at North Texas Mean Green. Nothing like a little Sun Belt Conference to take your mind off of your Padres' 0-1 start. [ESPN2] • "Bound For Glory." We know this Dick But...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. New Music Buzz: She's a little bit country, I'm a little bit rock 'n roll. And we're both a little bit concerned over the guy in the corner who's always asking about Hanson. • Noon. NFL with Sean Salisbury: What was your most e...
Chad Johnson's Evil Genius
Fans are still buzzing about Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson's inspired touchdown celebration against the Chicago Bears a couple of weeks ago, in which he aped Michael Flatley's Riverdance routine. Funny, definitely, and certainly original. But was it a quiet, brilliant rip on Bears linebacker ...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch while fashioning a plastic explosive in the shape of a harmless rabbit ... • MNF: Packers at Panthers. We were ready for some football ... but my God, not this. Not this!. [ABC] • English League Soccer: Bolton at Wigan Athletic. Are you ready for some real football, you great poofters?...
Phil Simms Keeps His Eye On The Balls
One of our favorite ongoing gags at Out Sports is the running tab of homoerotic comments made by CBS analyst Phil Simms during his telecasts. Favorites from the past include "[Miami running back] Lamar Smith doesn't look like much in his underwear" and his constant references to Dan Marino as "a h...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. The Buzzmaster: Judging from this picture, you are either really fed up with this job or really, really stoned. • Noon. MLB with Steve Phillips: Is it true that when the Mets fired you, they offered to retain your mustache? • 3...
NFL Roundup: Party Para Mexico
• We're a little slow this morning, because did a shot every time ESPN showed some Mexican "culture" during last night's 31-14 Buzzsaw victory over the 49ers. We know it's unusual to play a game in another country, but the slack-jawed awe of the broadcasters last night — "look, another local! Thes...
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as as a giant, mysterious black monolith appears in your front yard ... • MLB: Yankees at Red Sox. A good, old-fashioned rivalry, simple and pure, the way it was meant to ... hey! Who threw that frozen malt? [ESPN] • College FB: Pitt at Rutgers. Think of it as a visit to New Jersey wit...
Blogdom's Best: Oakland A's
More than any other sport, baseball lends itself to individual blog obsession. Every Major League Baseball team has several blogs obsessed with chronicling the ins-and-outs of everything. Deadspin salutes these modem-addled souls and proudly presents Blogdom's Best, given to the most outstanding b...
Bad Time To Think Of Peyton
Just an update on our Peyton Manning/Kenny Chesney/Brokeback Mountain item from yesterday: We were doing some searching, and we found this pretty damning story from Chesney, via Anecdotage:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Skip Bayless on NFL kickers: Who better to discuss kickers than a little man whom everyone seems to want to beat to a pulp? • Noon. Boxing with Dan Rafael: So, Michael Buffer. Don't you just want to pop him in the snout? • 4 p....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as your family reminisces about that time you actually had dinner with them ... • College FB: Air Force at Colorado State. How does one win at Washington, then lose at home against Wyoming? Oh, that's right — these players actually go to class. [ESPN] • MLB: Yankees at Orioles. Yanks' ...
Peyton Manning Going All Brokeback Mountain On Us?
OK, now this be should be filed under "Complete Random Rumor From Gossip Newsletter That Knows Nothing About American Sports," but the pure notion of it is so hysterical that we can't help but bring it to your attention....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB Senate Hearings with Darren Rovell: You blew the lid off of the Gatorade story, what better person to dig out the truth here? • 2 p.m. Boxer Andre Ward: Just so you're prepared, ESPN's Web site has your chat listed as "Boxer ...
Tom Brady The Next Namath In More Ways Than One
We were pleased to see that Patriots quarterhunk Tom Brady shook off his hangover enough to lead the Pats to a last-minute victory over the Steelers last week; we were beginning to become somewhat concerned about his tendency to get all bombed and start hitting on Olsen twins....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch while waiting for Acme to deliver the latest gadget to catch the roadrunner ... • College FB: Cincinnati at Miami of Ohio. Why does the University of Miami have a branch in Ohio? Not sure. We don't even know why they have one in Florida. [ESPN2 • MLB: Yankees at Orioles. We kind of mis...
Tillman's Family Still Searching For Answers
The family of slain soldier Pat Tillman — whose jersey we have owned for six years — are simultanously making more headway on getting answers about the death of their son and getting farther away. They reviewed the military papers and found "countless" names and information blacked out....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NBA: Stein, Hollinger, Ford: "Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard ..." Hey, let's shoehorn Tom Tolbert in here and make this chat even more unmanageable. • 2 p.m. Texas Tech quarterback Cody Hodges: No offense, but we've ne...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching Riverdance and trying to pick out Bengals' receiver Chad Johnson ... • MLB: Braves, Angels clinch their division titles, decide to celebrate together to save money. • MLB: Yankees lose, Red Sox split, and it's tied — so let's start planning for the big series, shall we...
Etan Thomas Gets His Dylan Thomas On
Left-wing sports blogger Dave Zirin praises Washington Wizards forward Etan Thomas for speaking out against President Bush's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Thomas has long been beloved in the black community for his activism, and in a speech, he said he agreed with Kanye West's asse...