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We Saw Chris Simms Make A Spinach Dip In A Loaf Of Sourdough Bread Once
Now. We don't want to cast aspersions. We know how life in an NFL locker room goes. You're with each other for half the year, sweating, bleeding, killing yourself out there for the sake of a common goal. You develop a kinship that cannot be quantified by any conventional standards....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as a grassroots effort begins to bring new support to the lagging Barbaro HOF campaign ... • College football: South Carolina at Mississippi State. Remember Bulldogs fans, Dean Wormer says there will be no fun of any kind! [ESPN] • MLB: San Francisco at Atlanta. Our homer friends in th...

Yeah, Your Mother. Seriously, Your Mother
We do love a good athlete-journalist feud — considering it's rare that either species acknowledges the other as an actual human being enough to hate them — but there's something special about the bizarre "fight" between Chicago Tribune writer Eric Zorn and Chicago-born speedskater Shani Davis....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon: NCAA FB with Todd McShay: We still say that this title sounds like a Nickelodeon sitcom. • 1 p.m. NFL with Keith Kidd: Can I take issue with ESPN's 'Top 10 Toughest Players in the NFL' list, even though I have no plans to read it...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after police return your enormous burrito ... • MLB: Detroit at New York Yankees. A preview of the ALCS (oops, did we say that out loud?) [ESPN] • Tennis: U.S. Open, men's first and women's second round, at New York. Oh Squeegee boy, you missed a spot ... [USA] • WNBA: Finals, Game 1, ...

Cameron Family Just Pleased As Punch With Matt Leinart Right Now
So, it's no longer just small local papers reporting that Matt Leinart's sperm have been even busier than usual lately. It has now been confirmed, by none other than People magazine, and if you can't trust them, you can't trust anyone....

Fired Up In Buckeye Land
We're still a week and a half away from the second consecutive Jeez, Is It This Important Already? Bowl between Ohio State and Texas, but, as you would probably expect, they're appropriately fired up in the Columbus area....

Sprewell Is Apparently Obsessed With This Choking Thing
Despite his brief resurgence with the Knicks a few years ago, it's obvious that Latrell Sprewell was never quite the same after his famous choking incident with coach P.J. Carlesimo in 1997. Before that, Sprewell was a hot-headed slasher on a team nobody paid attention to. After that, he was Everyth...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:15 a.m: Baseball with Joe Morgan: When your chat is 45 minutes, and you arrive 30 minutes late, it's like having an extra day off! • 1 p.m. Football with Mel Kiper: Fantasy Football Rule No. 28: No one is less fun to participate in ...

Matt Leinart Has Himself Some Swimmers
This is Matt Leinart. He is a rookie quarterback for The Buzzsaw That Is Arizona Cardinals, though he is perhaps better known for his career at the University of Southern California, where he won a Heisman trophy and 1.5 national championships....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Richardson prays to the antler gods for another season of Deadwood ... • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh. They have to play. It's the law. [WGN] • Tennis: U.S. Open, first round, at New York. Come watch the tournament that Al-Jazeera refuses to acknowledge. [USA] • Soccer: 2006 FIFA...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. The Buzzmaster! No ... seeing you just reminds me of Dan Shanoff leaving. Go away! (Sob). • Noon Baseball with Rob Neyer: How many times have AL left-handed batters struck out on a Tuesday this season, huh, smart guy? ... Oh. •...

Palmer Looks Strangely Fine And Normal
We're not sure what we were expecting out of Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer last night, but, all told, we would have been less surprised to see his leg fall off than what he actually did. Anytime we had seen Palmer talk, he appeared hesistant and nervous about stepping back on a field after his k...

To Watch Tonight
What not to watch after living in parts of three centuries ... • Little League World Series: Championship, at Williamsport, Pa., Kawaguchi City, Japan vs. Columbus, Ga. Our 'Welcome, Japanese Overlords' sign is ready. [ESPN2] • MLB: Boston at Oakland. Which team will make more contact tonight? The G...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NBA with John Hollinger: Where were you when I was betting my paycheck on the Phoenix Suns? • Noon NFL with Scouts, Inc.: Where were you when I became a 49er fan? • 4 p.m. Argent Mortgage Indy winner: We think it's Marco Andret...

To Watch Tonight...
• MLB. Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards look for the sweep. The Cubs are like those scrub college football teams that powerhouses schedule just because they want a cheap win. 8:00, ESPN. • MLS Soccer. Columbus Crew @ New England Revolution. There's no better way to spend your evening th...

Somehow, These Guys Weren't A Big Hit In Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates were having a fireworks night at PNC Park on Thursday. They beat the Astros and the whether was nice, and everyone was having a good time. Until Me First and the Gimme Gimmes took the stage....

Sometimes, Newer Really Is Better
I guess if we can ask that Wiffle Ball be put on television, that we have to go along with the Vintage Base Ball Federation. Jim Bouton, former major league pitcher and author of Ball Four, is starting up a league that simulates the way baseball was played in the 1800s, from the uniforms to the equi...

To Watch Tonight...
• Little League Baseball. Mexico vs. Japan. The battle for the right to be the team that everyone in America roots against tomorrow. 8:00, ESPN. • WNBA. Sacramento Monarchs @ Los Angeles Sparks. I wonder if the Maloof brothers feel obligated to attend these things. 9:00, ESPN2. • NFL Preseason Footb...

Texas Sold A Lot Of Stuff
The Texas longhorns have set a new NCAA record for merchandise sales. A football national title, a baseball national title, a very good basketball team, and Vince Young can do that for you, I guess. The school made $8.2 million in royalties last year....