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Uggla Implodes, Big Papi's Madonna Hi-Jinx, and Bud Selig Loves Him Some Sarah Jessica Parker
What they're saying out there about Tuesday's All-Star Game ......

MLB All-Star Game Live Blog
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses." I can think of a better way to summarize the Yankees' strategy for trading deadline maneuvers. Ben Sheets and Cliff Lee will go about two innings, whereas Joe Buck and Tim McCarver are scheduled to go the distance. Follow all the commissioner-man...

Afternoon Blogdome: Alyssa Milano Intends To Shed Her Baseball Player-Dating Past Forever
• For the love of the game, not the players: Apparently, Alyssa Milano has decided that dating baseball players is no longer beneficial to her personal well-being."They are grown men playing a little boy's sport. That makes them childish," she said. Based on the stunning post-Milano regressions of B...

Morning Blogdome: Whither Dicks?
•The return of Richard: Interesting phenomenon pointed out by the Bugs and Cranks crew: There hasn't been an active player named "Dick" in the major leagues since 1996. (Dick Schofield, raise your hand.) To commemorate the passing of Dicks, they've put together an All-Dick team. And when Dick Willia...

Hamiltonmania, Rick Reilly On Race, And Chase Utley Tells New York Fans Where To Shove It
What they're saying out in the ether about Monday's Home Run Derby ......

Home Run Derby Live Blog
Eight guys with bats. One Berman. And Three Doors Down, for some reason. It's a Home Run Derby live blog, Charlie Brown. Please adorn your Chan Ho Park faces (for safety reasons) before entering the dinger zone after the Gordon Jump....

Afternoon Blogdome: Colt Brennan Is Ready To Be Objectified
• Somewhere Jeremy Bloom is crying: Last year, Brady Quinn took the homosexual world by storm and this year, it appears the Washington Redskins have hit paydirt with their gay fanbase by signing Colt Brennan. Judging by some of the excitement about Brennan in the past — "Was anyone watching College ...

Charles Barkley Knows Not Of These 'Blogs' You Speak Of
So I was mocked repeatedly for my "interview" with Charles Barkley on Thursday, when I introduced myself and told him that I would be blogging his rounds all weekend. Yes, it somewhat resembled Chris Farley interviewing Paul McCartney. But I'll have you know that from that brief exchange came the ca...

Morning Blogdome: Tour De France Pulling Out Wind Machine To Boost Interest
• Tour De Upskirt: Apparently, the Tour de France coverage suffers a little bit when there's nary a Lance Armstrong or a doping scandal in sight. Instead, the direction is focused on the fake-smiling women who stand atop the grand stand after each leg of the event. Why are all these women dressed li...

The Panthers Need To Recruit More Up North
CFL cheerleaders show you what sexy is all aboot. [The Big Lead]...

Won't He Feel Silly In Four Years
The Beijing Olympics forehead tattoo is the new hotness. [The 700 Level]...

Afternoon Blogdome: David Wright Has The Good Wood
• David Wright might be plowing this lady: Here name is Dianna Russini, she's a TV reporter in New York and a former George Mason soccer player. According to the New York Daily News, she and Wright have been spotted around town together. Wright's response to the allegations: "Who?" Excellent respons...

Morning Blogdome: Clap Your Handjobs And Say Yeah
• What is this woman doing?: There's been feverish debate about what this female Tampa Bay Ray's fan is doing with her hand in her boyfriend's lap. Resting it? Reaching for a Mento? (Not a euphemism) Or, is she really giving him the preferred method of personal servicing preferred by middle school g...

Afternoon Blogdome: Let This Boy Dance In The Water! Dance Until He's Set The World Ablaze!
• Can't a man just really be into synchronized swimming?: Tired of all the stereotypes, 18-year-old Kenyon Smith just wants to be part of a female group of synchronized swimmers and not be forced out because he's the only man splashing around. He has a clever retort for those who doubt his manhood: ...

Afternoon Blogdome: Philadelphians Will Treat Alyssa Milano With Dignity And Respect
• Hey, sweetheart, you wanna play who's da boss in my pants?: This is the perfect addition to a businessperson's special for the Phillies: "Any fan who purchases a piece of TOUCH product from the collection will get the chance to meet Alyssa and receive a free autographed gift from her. The meet and...

Morning Blogdome: Don't Go For Second Best, Baby
• A-Rod, His Wife, and Lenny Kravitz walk into a Madonna concert...: So, you're Alex Rodriguez, attending a Madonna concert with your wife and you say to yourself, "God. Madonna. She's really brawny and inspiring. I wish I could talk with her and just figure out how she does it." And you're Cynthia,...

Afternoon Blogdome: Dan LeBatard Keeps His Interns Smiling And Happy
• Why do they call her the "Super" intern?: The naughty boys at Busted Coverage manage to take an innocent picture of Dan LeBatard posing with his "super" intern, Christina, and force you to think unclean thoughts. The picture of Miami Herald writer Greg Cote does not have the same effect. For now. ...

Morning Blogdome: Hiroki Kuroda Gets Rattled By The Rush
• Domo arigato Hiroki Kuroda: Almost perfect. But, alas, the Dodgers' rookie pitcher gave up one hit, 0 BBs, on the way to a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves last night. Says a starstruck Joe Torre: "That was about as machine and robotic as you've ever seen a pitcher throw one strike after anothe...

Technical Difficulties Make For A Fun First Day
Hello. If you're used to refreshing this site every hour to see what you've missed, obviously the last two hours haven't been too spectacular. It appears somebody urinated on the Gawker HQ's motherboard system and fried the system. (Was not me.)...

Spain vs. Germany: Second Half
Fernando Torres is owning shit so far and Spain could be running away with this thing if Torres' first big opportunity didn't go off the goalpost. Jens Lehmann looks overmatched, which is a shocker, and right now Germany's best chances are coming on ticky tack free kicks....