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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:15 a.m. Baseball with Joe Morgan: What's that coming out of your anxiety closet? A giant volume of Moneyball? And he looks hungry! Run! • 1 p.m. College BB recruiting: We'd think twice about committing to Florida, probably. • 3 p.m....
Not Much Hockey Left To Go
After last night's Stanley Cup Finals Game 4, an Anaheim victory over Ottawa to take a 3-1 series lead, it appears that the NHL will remain true to tradition: The Stanley Cup will be presented in Orange County. It seems as if there could have never been any other way....
Two Hours In, And We Already Hate Ourselves
We got a late start, so we're only two hours into the great "watch the ESPN family of networks" experiment of 2007. (Though you won't be able to read it until 2008.) So far, we've seen the same "SportsCenter" twice and have marveled at just how handsome Mike Greenberg really is. This is going to be ...
Throwing A Baseball Is Hard
In lieu of Danny DeVito's wretched throwing out of the first pitch at the Phillies game yesterday — we suspect he had some physical disadvantages here, like, say, being able to move his arms — and the disaster that was Cincinnati mayor Mark Mallory, we are thinking a bit today about ceremonial first...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you notice the cat is wearing your watch ... • College softball: World Series, championship series, Game 1, Arizona vs. Tennessee, at Oklahoma City. The only sport we can think of where you get to wear visors. [ESPN] • MLB: New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox. Wonder what the stri...
Nice Pitching, You Blockhead
Look, there's probably no tougher job in baseball than that of closer. But that being said, it's hard to imagine someone failing at it in more spectacular fashion than did the Giants' Armando Benitez last week. The Giants had a one-run lead in the ninth against the Mets on May 29 when Benitez was br...
A Q&A With Gov. Tommy Thompson
Unlike most of the rest of America, we're already entranced by the 2008 Presidential race, even though we're, uh, still 17 months away from the election. (We have a history of being way too into this business way too early.) At this point, most candidates are just trying to raise money and elbow for...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. NBA Insider John Hollinger: Looking forward to Game 6 of the Finals on the Fourth of July? • 2:30 p.m. AFL's Crush DB Rashad Floyd: What's more futile, AFL defensive back or air hockey goalie? • 4 p.m. NCAA BB with Andy Katz: I ...
Donovan, Beckham Each Politely Request A Mulligan
It's buyer's remorse day here at Who's Sorry Now, as Billy Donovan and David Beckham each ask the musical question: What exactly is the cooling off period for switching high-profile sports jobs? In Donovan's case, on Friday he decided to leave the Florida Gators to take the Orlando Magic job, then t...
To Watch Tonight...
• 8:00, ESPN. MLB. New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox. Andy Pettitte selfishly pitches while Roger Clemens' groin is desperate for attention. • 9:00, NBC. Friday Night Lights. Matt Saracen vs. Johnnie Morton in a bare knuckle brawl ... who do you like? • 9:00, NFL Network. Tampa Bay Bucs Cheerleaders...
The Chestnut Vs. Kobayashi Rivalry Heats Up
LeBron James wasn't the only world-class athlete who made a significant breakthrough yesterday. Joey Chestnut sucked down 59 and 1/2 hot dogs in 12 minutes, breaking Takeru Kobayashi's previous record of 54 and 1/4. The feat was accomplished, as so many notable athletic feats are, at the Arizona Mil...
To Watch Tonight...
• 8:00, NBC. Stanley Cup Finals. Anaheim Ducks @ Ottawa Senators. Or the All Children's Telethon, which should be good, too. • 8:00, ESPN2. Soccer. China vs. United States. If this game is so "friendly," why even keep score? • 8:30, TNT. NBA Playoffs. Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers. Craig Sag...
There Has To Be A Way To Combine A Hockey Game And A Telethon
Hockey continues to feel the sting of disrespect from their network television home. This time, the slap in the face isn't national, but limited to just the Tampa market. For now, anyway. We'll have to wait and see what happens if tonight's game goes into overtime....
NASCAR Is Tolerant Of All Kinds Of Things
A fellow named Chip Williams, who used to do public relations work for NASCAR, was sentenced yesterday to 26 years in prison. He pled guilty to charges of using a computer to entice a child into sexual activity and coercing a minor into sexual activity for the purpose of making pornography....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch to top off another glorious Free Donut Day ... • Boxing: Junior middleweights, James Kirkland vs. Ossie Duran; junior welterweights, Timothy Bradley vs. Donald Camarena, at Santa Ynez, Calif. Oh, you wanted "abuse." It's "being-hit-on-the-head" lessons in here. [Showtime] • College sof...
Evander Holyfield Has Much Advice For Sage Rosenfels
"OK, now everybody listen up. The key to being a successful Houston Texan is to ... wait ... is HGH legal in football? No? Oh, well, don't worry: Take it anyway, you'll sit out four games, no one will care, it's the NFL. Anyway, what was I saying? Dancing. Yes. Dancing is ... you gotta ..."...
Who's the Next Allison Stokke?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Injury report with Will Carroll: Any Anchorman references you'd like to drop? Oh wait, Carroll. • 2 p.m. Boxing with Dan Rafael: I could have been one of the greats, but refuse to do anything shirtless. • 2:15 p.m. NASCAR's Kyl...
Gators Deal With The Loss Of Billy Boy
Now that Billy Donovan has officially left the Florida Gators for the Orlando Magic — and EDSBS has been quiet so far — we thought we'd ask the biggest Gators fan we knew, Dan Shanoff, to describe how he's feeling. Here are his words....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while frogging ... • MLB: Well, of course Bonds didn't hit a homer in the Giants' loss to the Mets. The clubhouse was too hot! • Tennis: Venus Williams bids France adieu. • NBA: LeBron, the number 48, and the Cavaliers up 3-2 on the Pistons....