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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as all the verbs in your latest book project go on strike ... • Basketball: FIBA Americas Championship, second round, at Las Vegas, Canada vs. Argentina, at Las Vegas [FSN]; Puerto Rico vs. USA. Winner of Warm Weather bracket will meet winner of Cold Weather bracket for title. [ESPN2] ...
Just How Into God Is Michael Vick?
Plenty of discussion yesterday on Michael Vick's apology following his guilty plea for that whole dogfighting business. Frankly, we were a little taken aback by Vick's press conference; as SI.com put it, it was "among the most apologetic remarks ever heard by a professional athlete." We had been exp...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy BB with Nate Ravitz: Is it weird to have invented a Colorform dress-up game in the likeness of Lenny DiNardo? • Noon. MLB Insider Rob Neyer: What's it like on the inside? is it anything like the outside, only with more ...
The Falcons Still Get To Play Without Vick?
We forget, sometimes, that what seems like the biggest deal to us on the outside of sports often has no effect on the athletes themselves at all. Either we're making too much out of a story like Michael Vick, athletes are so caught up in their own single-minded bubblebrains, or both....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Gods make moon go away ... • Basketball: FIBA Americas Championship, second round, at Las Vegas. U.S. vs. Mexico. You're going down, Bumble Bee Man. [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Yankees at Detroit. It's a party, and for once you're invited. [ESPN2] • NFL: Preseason, Cincinnati at Atlanta...
Driving Your Way To The Bigs. Literally.
This is Tom Shearn. You've surely never heard of him, because, jeez, why would you have? He's 30 years old and just made his major league debut yesterday for the oddly surging Cincinnati Reds. (They're only 6 1/2 out of first in the NL Central, by the way.) And he's got quite the tale to tell....
Johnny Damon, The Ultimate Go Away Player
Everyone makes a whole fuss about the comeback player of the year award in baseball — which this year seems destined for Carlos Pena, though there's no shortage of candidates — but The Angry T suggests a far more enjoyable honor: The Go Away Award, given to the player who clearly showed this year th...
NFL Season Preview: New England Patriots
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, we have to go this early. So there you have it....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB with Steve Phillips: You're an expert ... at what point will the Mets collapse? • 2 p.m. Page 2's Patrick Hruby: Oh Page 2, you are so wacky and irreverent. • 4 p.m. LIVE from the U.S. Open: Is anyone here a marine biologist?...
South Carolina School System, We Salute You
This clip may be somewhat off topic, but you know what? I don't care. Because it's been gnawing at my brain now for nearly 48 hours, like a game of tetris where all you get are the long, L-shaped pieces and nothing fits, and why should I be the only one to suffer? It's from the Teen Miss USA Page...
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...
About Last Night ...
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 ......
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after your a capella group practice ... 8 p.m. — NFL Preseason: Eagles at Steelers. To prepare for the telecast, Tiki Barber was handed index cards by his producers, filled with mean things to say about Donovan McNabb. [NBC] 8 p.m. — MLB: Dodgers at Mets. Come see David Wells pitch for...
Nation Of Islam Sportsblog Is No Longer Highly Respected
I've kept mum on all of the Deadspin Hall of Fame races thus far (remember, voting ends tomorrow afternoon), and this late into the game there are still some races up for grabs. A.J. Daulerio's Super Bowl weekend is still well below the pace for enshrinement, but if he thought events from this past ...
Jeff Burton, Brought To You By The Color Orange
In a world where race cars are stamped with as many corporate sponsors that will fit on the sheet metal, it's really weird to see a car with no logo on the hood or sides. Seriously, it looks like Jeff Burton (#31) is driving an oversized Hot Wheels car in this Getty photo. There's a (logical?) reas...
The Immaculate Concepcion
It doesn't appear that Dave Concepcion will make the Hall of Fame. Since his name appeared on the ballot in 1994, his support has ballooned from 6.8% to 13.6%. And he only has a couple of years left. When one looks at his numbers, they don't exactly resemble a Hall of Famer: career .267 batting aver...
Laundry Never Gets Done When The TV Is On
12 p.m. — Little League World Series: consolation game. Lubbock, Texas vs. Willemstad, Curacao [ESPN] 12:30 p.m. — World Track and Field Championships, Osaka, Japan [NBC] 1:00 p.m. — WNBA Playoffs: New York Liberty at Detroit Shock [ABC] 1:00 p.m. — Major League Lacrosse Championship: Los Angeles Ri...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you search for the world's most awesome sci-fi novel ... 8 p.m. — Nextel Cup: Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tennessee. Remember, men, it's not the size of the track, but how you use it. [ESPN] 9:30 p.m. — Women's Soccer: Finland at U.S. Look, there in the stands! A couple of Finnish lads...
Blonde Women Must Really Love Soccer Jerseys
Simple. What this commercial tells me is that were I to draw the attraction of a drop dead gorgeous supermodel while wearing Axe, she'll either:...