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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you get a few new tats ... • NHL: Conference quarterfinals, Ottawa at Pittsburgh, Game 4; Detroit at Calgary, Game 3. Fighting the Cold War. [Versus] • MLB: Brewers at Reds. The Ryan Freel Fan Club is getting restless. [Fox Sports] • NBA: Clippers at Suns [Fox Sports]; Mavericks at ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:15 a.m. MLB with Joe Morgan: Hey, who threw that pizza at Joe? • 1 p.m. College hoops recruiting: Buckeyes need a big man. Anybody? • 1:45 p.m. NBA Commssioner David Stern: Mr. Stern will tolerate no fighting during this chat. Got i...
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What to watch while eating dinner with the Doody family ... • Arena Football League: Philadelphia at Dallas. You kids take that ball and go outside and play before you break something! [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia. Pinstripe riot (throw back a bottle of beer). [ESPN] • NHL: Conferenc...
Apparently, The Weather Was Warm In LA This Weekend
Over the weekend, the University of Southern California athletics department hosted a fundraiser for physically challenged athletes. Ostensibly, the highlight was supposed to be a swim race between USC coach Pete Carroll and, uh, physically challenged athlete Will Carroll Ferrell, but it turns out t...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. MLB with Buster Olney: Wore your size 42 underwear yesterday, eh Buster? • 3 p.m. Fantasy baseball focus: Can you name the beat writer for a major daily — not naming names — whose wife divorced him because he was too focused on ...
To Watch Tonight...
• 8:00, ESPN. MLB. San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers. If they have a rain delay, they should let Tommy Lasora choose the alternate programming. • 9:30, VS. NHL. Vancouver Canucks @ Dallas Stars. Or, you could just check out Diddy's endorsement of Proactiv. • 8:00, ESPN Classic. Movie. The Jacki...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while typing really, really fast ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Zab (The Jab) Judah vs. Ruben (Long Haul Trucker If This Doesn't Work Out) Galvan, at Tunica, Miss. [ESPN2] • MLB: Florida at Atlanta. Feel the drama (OK, it's probably just the humidity). [TBS] • NBA: Indiana at Miami; Los ...
Cultural Oddsmaker: What will the Beijing Olympic Committee Suggest Banning Next?
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 ... • Noon. Tigers' CF Curtis Granderson: Hiding Leyland's Marlboros ... fun, or just plain dangerous? • 1 p.m. Page 2's Scoop Jackson: Do I have to be an Insider to use the ESPN restroom? • 2 p.m. NASCAR with David Newton: Can you run down ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after being pummeled by lesbians ... • MLB: Washington at Atlanta. Braves are the new black. [TBS] • NBA: New Jersey at Cleveland; Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers. Oh TNT Thursday night doubleheader, how we will miss your sweet smile. [TNT] • NHL: Playoffs, conference quarte...
Look Where The Twins Are Gonna Be Playing
Randball and the folks at The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has posted sketches of the new Minnesota Twins stadium that supposed to open in 2010. As you may have read, a retractable roof would add an extra $100 million to the $522 million stadium cost, so they're not doing one. Which, if you look at this...
Mnookin: Another Crazed Night At Fenway
Last night, Fenway Park came alive once again, in that weird, psychotic way that only Fenway Park can come alive. Even though it turned out to be the King Felix show, it still had the feel of a historic night ... well, for April, anyway....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Insider Chad Ford: If you answer 100 questions, do all readers get a free Big Mac? • 1 p.m. Page 2's Bomani Jones: I vow that this will be your only question that does not mention the name Imus ... doh! • 2 p.m. MLS with...
So It Goes, Drew Bledsoe
So not to be a big freaking cliche or anything — "My Gosh, the inexorable forward march of time sure does strike me, as someone in my mid-twenties/early-thirties, as something that is unique and particular only to me!" — but seriously, though: The fact that Drew Bledsoe retired yesterday legitimatel...
Ichiro Vs. Dice-K, Round One
Because we grew up in the middle of a cornfield surrounded by nothing but grain silos and chubby cows, the whole Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees madness sometimes escapes us. But even we can't ignore the inherent excitement of a Dice-K vs. Ichiro matchup tonight at Fenway Park....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your iPod takes matters into its own hands and erases all Phish songs ... • MLB: Seattle at Boston. It's Matsuzaka vs. Ichiro! Everybody run before they destroy the city! [ESPN2] • NBA: Orlando at Detroit. Pistons conquer the East. [ESPN] • NHL: Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, P...
Ohio State Grapplers Like To Shake It
So last week, the Ohio State wrestling team entered into some talent show that was judged, along with others, by Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel (he's also judging the talent show at Maurice Clarett's prison). It wasn't necessarily a bad year for OSU wrestling, but if this video is any indicatio...
Chris Henry's Scheduling Conflict
The Sports Oasis brings up an excellent point regarding the suspension of Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry: How much money he will lose will depend entirely on when the Bengals' bye week is....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Football draft expert Mel Kiper: Who needs draft predictions with Berman blurting out the results ages before they're announced? • 1:30 p.m. Boxer Shane Mosley: Wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone's nickname was Sug...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while wishing your sister a happy 27th birthday ... • MLB: Washington at Atlanta [TBS]; , Chicago White Sox at Oakland. Finally, two games which won't be snowed out. [WGN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, quarterfinals, second leg, Chelsea at Valencia, Spain. Strictly speaking, does th...