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"Cut Me, Doc, Cut Me. Oh, Check, By The Way"
While everyone is focusing on the World Cup, another big event being hosted by Germany is tragically being ignored: The European Chessboxing Championships. The only board game which requires talcum and a cut man begins on April 21 in Cologne with two fights; the first between German middleweights ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed as your approval rating at home dipped below 35 percent ... • NBA: Nets, who may never lose again, win 14trh straight behind Kidd, Jefferson. • MLB: Now this is what we're talkin' about — threats, beanballs, Pedro Martinez wins first start ... it's what Mets vs. Nationals should be. ...
Anybody Actually Watching This Show (Other Than Us)?
Here's the thing about the ESPN "reality" series Bonds on Bonds; everyone seems to have an opinion on it, but practically no one has actually seen it. Even Barry himself missed the debut episode on Tuesday. We don't know what the ratings were, but they can't be good; ESPN went into damage control ...
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What you missed while tearfully writing your very last love letter to Katie Couric ... • MLB: Rollins hit streak to 38, but Phils lose to Cards 4-3. Come on, people! Where's the love for Rollins? • NBA: Knicks top Cavs to end nine-game losing streak, but Larry Brown still isn't buying any new proper...
Random YouTube Finding Of The Week
As always, it's amazing what you can find on YouTube....
Needling Barry, Day Two
Sorry, we can't show you any fresh anti-Bonds signs today. The Giants' game with the Padres at Petco Park was postponed; the first Padres rainout since 1998, and only the 16th in their 38-year history. Just as well, because the ESPN reality series Bonds on Bonds debuted that evening, and who wants...
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What you missed while trading in your wife for a donkey ... • Women's College Basketball: Shell Game — Maryland Terrapins take first national title, beating Duke in OT. • NBA: So the Nets are good now? Who new? New Jersey's 13th straight win clinches Atlantic Division title. • MLB: Dodgers' first ...
Books, Books, Books, Everywhere Books
Not to get all Simmons-y on you here, but we love sports books. Our shelf is full of them, and since we took this job, we've been poring through a ton of them. Here's a roundup of all book-related business around these parts. This sounds like a promotional post, but we swear it isn't (mostly):...
Needling Barry, Day One
When we first heard that the Giants would open their season in San Diego, we were a little disappointed. Who's going to rag on Barry Bonds in San Diego? It's the most laid-back of all cities; it makes Indianapolis look like Baghdad outside of the Green Zone. But we were wrong. San Diego, you didn'...
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What you missed while toasting your buns ... • NCAA Tournament: Noah's Arc — Gators capture first national title, stopping Bruins 73-57. • MLB: Well, it didn't take long for A-Rod, Big Unit to establish Yankees as the alpha male of the AL. • NHL: Controversy abounds as Sabres clinch playoffs with wi...
Barry Bonds Ready For His Closeup
If you've been watching ESPN at all over the last couple of days, you've seen the ads: The reality show "Bonds On Bonds" debuts tomorrow....
Yeah, Steroids Will Totally Ruin Your Life
It was pointed out when Yankees Meat Loaf impersonator Jason Giambi admitted to taking steroids in front of the BALCO grand jury that steroids worked out just fine for him. A year after it was confirmed by Giambi was taking steroids, he signed a nine-digit contract with the Yankees. Ask him, in da...
Adventures In Advertising
He may be an unspeakable cad in most parts of our great land, but San Francisco is still doggedly clutching Barry Bonds to its bosom. Call it denial, pride, myopia, whatever; from San Francisco's point of view, Bonds may be a cheater, but damn it, he's our cheater. For proof, let's head over to th...
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What you missed while having all kinds of troubles trying to sell your late father's sanitation business ... • Women's College Basketball: Turtle Mania! Maryland upends No. 1 UNC to reach NCAA title game. Will take on Duke. • NBA: And they call it the streak ... Carter's 43 lead Nets to 12th straigh...
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• NBA: Wizards 99, Spurs 106. Hey, a competitive basketball game. What a novel idea....
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• Grapefruit League: Cardinals 9, Mets 6. Albert Pujols goes deep three times, forcing the entire roster of my fantasy team to weep in jealousy....
Enhance Your Pud
So, should Barry Bonds be in the Hall of Fame if it's proven (again) that he used steroids? If he makes it, he won't be the first guy to use performance enhancers in Cooperstown. NPR's blog tells the story today of Pud Galvin, a 19th century pitcher for Pittsburgh....
Your AL East "Preview"
Obviously, the landscape of the American League East obviously changed dramatically yesterday, but we're gonna go ahead and try to forecast matters anyway. It's hard, but we must tredge forward, regardless. We must stay strong. Some bad predictions:...
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What you missed while standing in line to buy the latest Paris Hilton rap CD... • College Basketball: South Carolina wins second straight NIT Tournament title, first time that's happend since 1943-44, for whatever that's worth. • Exhibition Baseball: Bonds receives standing ovation in first plate ap...