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Kobe's Huge in China
His name may sound Japanese, but the Chinese sure do love them some Kobe. It's no secret that the NBA guys are superstars over there, but this is just silly. I mean imagine. There you are at a women's basketball game and Kobe is the main attraction? Have they not seen the WNBA? (video courtesy of ...

"Get To The Wicked, Buy You A Ticket, Goooo!"
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To Watch Tonight
What to watch while eating your Mafia Salad ... • Little League Baseball: Southwest regional final, Richmond, Texas vs. Lake Charles, La., at Waco, Texas (9 p.m., ET). These poor kids have been playing baseball since April. Enough! [ESPN2] • NFL preseason: New Orleans at Arizona (8 p.m., ET). Why no...

Your First Episode Of Hard Knocks In Just Four Minutes!
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The Questionable Madness Of Shawn Andrews
Shawn Andrews has always been a different type of guy. The line on him through most reporters is this: he's got his quirks, but he's a helluva football player and a really decent human being. Often times he's described as child-like (his nickname is the "Big Kid" after all, and he has a room in his ...

Who Are The Packaneers?, Beer Olympics And The Mustache Institute
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The Packers Cancel A Meeting, The Brewers Get Testy And Reilly STILL Isn't Funny
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Favre's Plane Ride, Fun With Poetry And Art Monk
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Gammons On Manny, Ron Artest Talks Yao And The X-Games Are Gnarly
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An Ode To EA, Grown Men Crying And Commenters Are The Root Of All Evil!!! (NSFW)
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Shawn Kemp Cashing in On Rising Euro; Has Offer From Team in Italy
There are a couple of surprises here, first, Shawn Kemp is only 40. Surprising only because Kemp has a daughter who's 32. Second, an Italian basketball team called Premiata Montegranaro has offered him a contract. Of course this report comes via Ball Don't Lie (via The Sport Count) who claims that ...

There's A Fax Machine In Mississippi, A Pair Of Trades And Speaking Of Rockets....Boom
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Wilbon Is Sick Of Favre, Emmitt's Back And Mariotti Sings Bon Jovi
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HR Is Back In The Game, Manny Being Manny And Philly Wins A Championship!
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Sox Look to Spank Yanks, Salvage Series
If the Yankees are going to complete the Fenway sweep of the Red Sox they'll need a solid outing from Sir Sidney Alton Ponson. Ponson's career has been marked by wild inconsistency, but he's been oddly dependable on the mound this season. Jon Lester will take the ball for the Sox and Manny will be r...

Whoever Wins, They'll Still Love Each Other
The Yankees and Red Sox are ready to go in Fenway and Joe Buck's pants are tightening in anticipation. New York is rolling through July, having won seven straight after last night's series opening win. Andy Petitte and Tim Wakefield will be on the mound and Manny Ramirez is back in Boston's lineup ...

Matt Geiger Having Trouble Selling His $20 Million Dollar Mansion
Matt F'in Geiger has a twenty million dollar house? The company that agreed to buy his mansion for $21 million is not following through and now Geiger is suing. If you ever had any doubt that the NBA salary structures are completely out of whack, Matt Geiger is exhibit A. In his ten year NBA career...

Fried Snail, Bitchy The Hawk And A Minor League Brouhaha
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Rick Mahorn Gets Suspended For "Peacemaking"
The fallout from the most exciting thing to happen in the WNBA's longer-than-expected history is complete. Players suspended for one game included Detroit's Kara Braxton, Tasha Humphrey, Elaine Powell and Sheri Samalong with Los Angeles' Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker and DeLisha Milton-Jones. Two game...

Eisen Is Old School, Slick Rick's Teeth And Mort Knows Nothing
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