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Baseball Fans Search For Loopholes On Billy Donovan Night
We are not here to mock you, Billy Donovan. Yes, you backed out of your $27.5 million deal to coach the Orlando Magic; but we feel your pain. Steve Spurrier feels your pain. Homer and Ned feel your pain. And the Fort Myers Miracle minor league baseball team, they ... well, OK, they're here to mock y...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Chad Ford: Quick! Throw everything out of Quicken Loans Arena that isn't nailed down! We've got to lighten the load if we're going to clear those power lines in Game 4! • 2 p.m. MLS: Not enough interest for an actual pla...
Behind The Scenes Of The Eastern Motors Magic
You might remember those famous Eastern Motors advertisements in Washington D.C., in which various area athletes remind residents that "their job is their credit," through the majesty of song. Well, DC Sports Bog, which is the future, was on set for the taping of the newest commercial, and it's proo...
Whew! Now The Cavaliers Have A Chance!
We would like to formally congratulate LeBron James who, just in time for Game 4, became a father for the second time at 12:15 this morning. The kid's name is "Bryce Maximus James," which is exactly what our parents once considered naming us....
Another Way To Waste Your Workday
As mentioned in the comments below, if you're stuck at work today and love the U.S. Open, you can pretty much watch the whole thing live in HD on your computer at USOpen.com. We have a Mac, which isn't always the best at playing video, but the reception on this is clear and free of burps....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while herding sheep with a pig ... • MLB: "Oh look, dear. Venus is in the the western sky, and the Mets are struggling a little earlier than usual this year." • Soccer: Mexico beats Panama, avoiding a showdown with the U.S. Is that good? • Tennis: Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic on ...
The Islanders Want Their Blogs In A Box
Yesterday, the New York Islanders — perhaps noticing that the number of reporters in their "legitimate" press box was dwindling — announced "The NYI Blog Box." It is, as far as we can tell, the first attempt by a league, team or organization to address the growing influence of the sports blog world ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while enjoying kiwi sausage goodness and the refreshing taste of fresh cucumber soda ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Edner "Not Exactly" Cherry vs. Wes "31 Flavors" Ferguson, at Tampa. [ESPN2] • MLB: Arizona at N.Y. Yankees. Watch the fun as Randy Johnson switches teams again. [ESPN] • MLB...
Trying To Salvage What's Left Of The NBA Season
As we sift through the carnage of a mostly D.O.A. NBA Finals, we wonder: Can anything save it at this point? The popular theory is that Cavs coach Mike Brown is destroying any slim hope his team has — maybe he should play Eric Snow more — and, in addition, he's making the games excruciating to watch...
Watch The Felt
• Snooker players, fighting. Fun! [Deuce Of Davenport] • Just to remind you, Ankiel's still hitting the crap out of the ball. [Memphis Commercial Appeal] • Placido Polanco, with whom we share a birthday, is atop the AL second basemen in All-Star voting. [MLB.com] • Darren Rovell explains what it mea...
Your U.S. Open Preview, If You're Into That Sort Of Thing
The U.S. Open, held this year in Oakmont, Pennsylvania (just outside Pittsburgh), begins tomorrow. Last year's winner was Geoff Oglivy, and though everyone always assumes Tiger Woods wins everything he hasn't actually brought home a U.S. Open trophy since 2002. (If you're still counting, he's still ...
The WNBA Wants To Stir Your Soul
Different leagues have different ways of self-promotion. Major League Baseball signs deals with Scott Stapp. The NFL has beer companies make ads in which sisters flirt with each other. The NHL ... well, the NHL plays games. (Occasionally.) But no one has quite mastered the concept of athlete poetry ...
An End Of An Era In Coney Island?
Longtime readers know of our fascination with competitive eating and, specifically, Takeru Kobayashi, who is the closest thing to a Babe Ruth that we've had in any competition in 80 years. (You know, since Babe Ruth.) Not only did he destroy all hot dog eating records, he legitimized — well, "legiti...
We're Tellin' Ya, Life Ain't Easy For A Boy Named Grewcock
If there's anything we've learned from the Johnny Cash song A Boy Named Sue, it's that an embarrassing name makes you a lot tougher. A case in point seems to be England rugby player Danny Grewcock, who has roamed from town to town to hide his shame....
Jimmy Clausen Clandestine Hospital Stay
• The phantom elbow surgery. [The Wizard Of Odds] • Hey, Bulls fans? You wouldn't have won eight in a row even if Jordan hadn't retired. [Yellow Chair Sports] • Stephon Marbury knows how to raise a child. [You Been Blinded] • The business with Houston Nutt and the crazed Arkansas online fans is not ...
There's A New Online Sheriff In Bristol
We'd like to congratulate Rob King, who was just named the new editor-in-chief of ESPN.com. If you haven't heard of King, don't worry; he's not particularly easy to find on the Internets either....
A Requiem For Bad Moon's Money
For months now, we've been trying to figure out why, during our exhibition football game against Andre Rison and Kordell Stewart, Rison felt obliged to hug us. We felt we had competed hard, but not quite worthy of a hug. We thought maybe Andre was just lonely. Maybe he missed Left Eye?...
John Daly Wants To Make It Clear His Wife Beats Him
Someone asked us the other day: "Why do people care so much about John Daly? He never even wins tournaments. He's not that good." The answer to our question was simple: John Daly is the world's only interesting golfer....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. U.S, Open with Jason Sobel: Ow, my nibblick! • 2 p.m. TENNIS Mag's Peter Bodo: If you lowered the net a couple of inches, wouldn't that raise TV ratings? • 3 p.m. NCAA football with Beano Cook: How many times have you told someo...