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About Last Night...
• MLB: White Sox 8, Cubs 6. A.J. Pierzynski hit a 3-run home run to win it for the White Sox, but then the Cubs fans pelted the field with garbage, so that'll teach him to never do it again....
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• MLB: Red Sox 2, Marlins 5. What's it take to cool off the red hot Red Sox? The Marlins, that's what! Well, Dontrelle Willis, anyway....
Some Things You See That You Can't Unsee
We've already mentioned the peculiarity of Bob Uecker having an obsessed stalker, and yesterday the woman, Ann Ladd, was ordered to stay 1,000 feet away from the Brewers broadcaster at all times. (Which means she can actually sit in the front row. Ahem.) Ladd will also not be allowed to attend any B...
The Closer: You Will Believe A Man Can Fly
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while arbitrating wth Paulie and Silvio ... • It's The Halladay Season: Blue Jays peck Nationals into submission, 8-4, as Roy Halladay earns 10th win. • Venus Rising: After starting slowly against Lisa Raymond, Venus Williams rallies for 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2 second-round win at Wimbledo...
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What you missed while Joe Mauer was raking you for another couple of hits ... • Wimbledon: Roddick, Federer, Venus, Sharapova, McEnroe, Laver, King, Connors all win. • Lee Shall Overcome: Derrek Lee's first homer in three months leads Cubs over Brewers. Cubs win! Cubs Win! • Soccer ... Yes, Soccer! ...
A Sunshine Reunion With History Ignored
As all of Boston celebrates the return of Pedro Martinez tonight, Seth Mnookin, whose upcoming book about the Red Sox tells all these stories from the inside out, reminds everyone that just because everyone's all lovey-dovey now doesn't mean that the truth is the way everyone would like it to be....
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What you missed while trying to sneak your Viagra through customs ... • Net Gains: Federer, Agassi advance at Wimbly-don. • All They Found Was The Letter 'Z' Carved Into Raul Gonzalez's Shorts: Zinedine Zidane leads France over Spain in World Cup. • Crimson Slide: Griffey hits No. 550, but Reds blow...
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What you missed while Sponging your Bob ... • When Beavers Attack: Oregon State wins first-ever College World Series title. And the crowd goes wild (yay!). • Foul Mood: We'd like to get worked up over the penalty call, but it's soccer, and we have kind of have no idea. Sorry. Italy beats Australia 1...
Dan Fouts, Unplugged!
In honor of Bill Simmons' and ESPN's discovery of YouTube today — and our cameo appearance — we thought we'd dig up a fun old YouTube of Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts, on CBS, killing some time before the start of a Cowboys game. We love the facial expressions Fouts makes into the camera here. We th...
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What you missed while spray painting your cat to look like a skunk ... • NASCAR: This Jeff Gordon fellow; he drive very fast, no? • College World Series: We're not that familiar with the term "decisive Game 3," around here, but evidently Oregon State has forced that by beating North Carolina, 11-7. ...
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• College World Series: UNC 4, Oregon State 3. A passed ball and a steal of home of gives Game 1 to the 'Heels. Beavers are left completely unsatisfied. • MLS: Galaxy 0-0 Dynamo. Some World Cup players returned home for some MLS action, but Landon Donovan didn't play for the Galaxy. Which means he d...
About Last Night...
• MLB: Mets 6, Blue Jays 1. Tom Glavine wins #286, and is now tied for 25th all-time with Robin Roberts. SportsCenter, Good Morning America, 286 wins... is there nothing that woman can't do? Game recap here at MiracleMets.net. • Track and Field: Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin win 100m events. American ...
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What you missed while getting in some extra toadying at the office ... • World Cup: Brazil 4, Japan 1. OK, Ronaldo is fat. But to paraphrase Lincoln's quote on Grant, "Tell me what food that Ronaldo likes. I would like to send some to my other players." • Perfect 10: Braves still stick in the well, ...
An Ultimate Fighting Bedtime Story
We don't know much about Ultimate Fighting Pride, and we definitely don't know who these two people are. But, somewhere in this short, quick, violent clip, there's a moral. A lesson. One to grow on. Something like that....
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What you missed while you and the other Wiccans were celebrating the summer solstice ... • MLB: No streak for you! Marlins can't reel in 10th straight win, lose to Bedard, Orioles. • World Cup: Several Portugese players injure themselves trying to pronounce "Gelsenkirchen," but beat Mexico anyway, 2...
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What you missed while driving to the bad part of town to score some Kryptonite ... • Tall Men Hugging In A Non-Sexual Way: Wade's 32 leads Heat to first NBA title, 95-92 over Mavs. • X-Men: Xavier Nady's two homers lead Mets over Reds 9-2. • Word Association Football: England wins Group B after 2-2 ...