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Slap Some Logos On Those Journalists; They Like It
The NFL tends to be the sports world's leader in maximizing revenue opportunities, but they might have outdone themselves: They're slapping advertising logos on the media members....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you celebrate Rick Ankiel's 28th birthday ... • Cycling: Tour de France, stage 11, Marseille to Montpellier, France. Only the Triplets of Bellville can save us now. [Versus] • Major League Quidditch Lacrosse: Rochester at Boston. [ESPN2] • Soccer: MLS All-Stars vs. Chelsea, at Denve...
Your Feet Love Animals A Little More Today
This is the Zoom Vick V. You can probably count on it being the sneaker equivalent of Enron Field, because Nike — SHOCKINGLY! — just postponed its launch....
ESPN Employees Need Their Cash NOW
We know the big ESPN interoffice complaint memorandum we posted yesterday was enormous and unwieldy, but seriously, folks: It's an absolute treasure trove of gorgeous goodness. So, for the rest of the week, we'll be highlighting two particularly hilarious and illustrative segments from the memo each...
Tiger Woods' Shirts Are Not Flattering On Regular Humans
The handsome young man in this photo is CNBC's Darren Rovell. Check out the nips!...
Get Thee To Denver, Fast
Guess what, kids? Tonight's the MLS All-Star Game? We're pretty sure the MLS All-Star Game exists just to give the MLS Web site something other than David Beckham to talk about. (Snappy URL on the MLS site, though.)...
Your Tickets Have Been Steam Dried
We will confess to being regular users of StubHub. (They are not a sponsor, honest.) It's a little expensive, but it's almost always worth it; it certainly impressed our parents when they came to visit. During past trips to Shea Stadium, our seats were somewhere in Staten Island....
In Defense Of The Rays' Two-Bagger
• OK, so maybe a few people know who the second baseman for the Devil Rays is. [The D-Ray Blog] • Could Mark Teixeira be heading to the Bronx? [Rumors And Rants] • On the Tour de France, and the Puppy Bowl. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • Cal Thomas is really writing about the Yankees. [IT IS HIGH,...
Thanks For The Interview, Now Sign This
These days, being a beat reporter has all kinds of rules. But one of the bigger ones? Please don't ask the players for their autograph. It would destroy the delicate illusion that reporters are actual impartial observers who just happen to cover some of the most famous people on the planet. A Japane...
Simmons Meets Isiah And ... That's It?
Taking a break from his Big Mysterious NBA Book Project, The Sports Feller files his magazine column today and includes a bit of a bombshell: He had a half-hour conversation with Isiah Thomas while in Vegas....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. ESPN host Stuart Scott: The bike rack has been reinstalled, so quit complaining, OK? • 1:30 p.m. Bears RB Garrett Wolfe: The fact that I don't know who you are bodes not well for Chicago, or Cal (pick one). • 2:30 p.m. 49ers OT...
A Tree Grows In Bristol
We know the big ESPN interoffice complaint memorandum we posted on Tuesday was enormous and unwieldy, but seriously, folks: It's an absolute treasure trove of gorgeous goodness. So, for the rest of the week, we'll be highlighting two particularly hilarious and illustrative segments from the memo eac...
Why's Vick In So Much Trouble? Because He's An Idiot!
As we note the wide variety of products sold in the Falcons team store, we continue our daily dance with your friend and ours, Michael Vick....
German TV Is Shocked To Find Doping In This Establishment
We know we're gonna blow your minds here, but it turns out that there has been a bit of a blood doping scandal at the Tour de France! We know! In cycling! Of all places! You know, you think you can trust a sport. Anyway, a German television station has decided it's had just about enough, thank you v...