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Cuckolded Red Sox Scuffle
Controversy in Boston is nothing new, even when the Red Sox are coming off a World Series win. Outfielder Johnny Damon and soon-to-be-closer Curt Schilling have been having a minor scuffle, with Damon saying Schilling shouldn't be a closer and Schilling responding with, "Contrary to popular belief...
Yankees Promote The Bong
The Yankees have promoted former Mets pitcher Grant Roberts to their double A Trenton squad, which gives us the opportunity to gleefully run the above picture of Roberts, which ran in Newsday three years ago next month. Thank you, Yankees....
About Last Night ...
What you missed in your obsessive frenzy to make the world's largest ice cream sandwhich ... · U.S. pummels tiny, defenseless Carribean neighbor in Gold Cup soccer. · Baseball, softball axed from Olympics, joining former events tug-of-war (1900-1920) and club swinging (1932). · Yankees' Giambi nudge...
To Watch Tonight ...
Your TV pulls you from the real world with its flickering, hypnotic caress. Don't be afraid. · Indians at Yankees. This series is your last chance to see Derek Jeter until after the All-Star break. Poor dope. · ESPN Bowling Night. Yes, you're watching bowling on television. How sad is that? · PGA Jo...
Leftovers: Pedro's Midget To Miss Beautiful Detroit
· Pedro Martinez thinks this All-Star thing is just a passing fad. [MLB.com] · NBA update: Redd turns down the glamour of Cleveland for the glitz of Milwaukee. [ESPN] · Like, I'm so sure: Wie draws biggest crowds at PGA John Deere Classic. [Golf Digest] · Larry Brown says he just wants to coach Pist...
Gambling: It's A Vicious (And Beautiful) Cycle
What you're missing at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler. · You laughed when we put all that money on Ivan Basso to win the Tour de France. Well, who's laughing now? · Curt Schilling moves to the bullpen: Stat nerds, start your calculators. · We guess we...
Blogdom's Best: Nothing To See Here. No, Really
· Minor league team draws raves for not doing any promotion at all. Like, none. [Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer] · Batgirl gets all gooey and happy over a vehicle that seems invented exclusively for her. [Batgirl] · Hey, maybe it's possible that Billy Beane AND John Schuerholz are right! Maybe? [Sports...
Bill Simmons Translator: Bill Swoons, Fawns
Whoa! A bonus Bill Simmons column, from the magazine this time. It's all Bill, all the time over here today; we're like The Sports Gal today, except we don't have to go to sleep wondering if we're gonna have to wake up in the middle of the night to take care of one of Bill's nosebleeds. It's Bill ...
Hockey: It's BAAAAAACK!
NHL.com might not be acknowledging it — in fact, its "CBA News" page hasn't updated in two weeks, because the staff is so busy — and league reps are denying it, but the weird anonymous guy at Eklund's Hockey Rumors and a story in the Los Angeles Times confirm: The NHL and the players unions have ...
Today In MLB Blogs
Is there controversy in MLB Blogs Land? Disharmony among the celebrity bloggers? Brian Kamenetzky writes for ESPN the Magazine. He lives in Los Angeles and writes screenplays (or so it says in his bio). And he has a blog on MLB Blogs, where he writes about such topics as venison, monkeys and All-...
More Cartoon Hilarity From Bill Simmons
Sometimes we wonder if our boy Bill writes the scripts for these things on a cocktail napkin while watching mid-'70s Celtics highlights on a treadmill. Here's this week's cartoon fun:...
Life As A Mets Fan
You kind of have to hate yourself to be a New York Mets fan. You're second-tier in your own city, your team is always just good enough not to be awful but bad enough not to be good and your stadium is right next to the freaking airport. This torture is brilliantly realized in this post from Mets b...
MLB.com Eats Itself
The inherent conflict of interest at MLB.com is consistently amusing. Those who work for MLB.com are:...
It's Slap Joe Morgan Day!
ESPN analyst Joe Morgan has long been an object of derision among computer nerd baseball analysts, particularly in the online community, where his chat sessions have become legendary (he remains confused about who actually wrote "Moneyball"). In a pretty damning profile in San Francisco Weekly, Mo...
We Can't Imagine What She Might Have Been Upset About
It appears O.J. Simpson spent his Independence Day getting beaten up by his ex-girlfriend. (You read that right: O.J. Simpson has had many girlfriends since 1994. That's a pretty lousy background check, if you ask us.) The woman, Christine Prody (who once told the National Enquirer that OJ confess...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters · 11 a.m. ESPN Golf School: Want to hear my haiku? "Behold the water/Set in blue stillness, sleeping/My clubs rest there peacefully." · 1 p.m. Special Guest Jennie Finch: Can the Chicago Bandits stay solvent on your poster sales alone? · 2 p...
IOC Reassures Grieving London
In the wake of this morning's tragic terrorist attacks in London, the International Olympic Committee, just 27 hours after awarding the 2012 Olympic Games to London, reaffirmed that the attacks haven't changed that....
NBA Stars Stand Trail For Beating Up Male Stripper. Yep.
Somewhat underreported around these parts, the trial of NBA players Gary Payton, Sam Cassell and Jason Caffey began yesterday in Toronto....
Come Party With Ron Artest
No one's sure if Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest will be back in the NBA next year, but his inherent craziness is in full effect in his new role as party planner. According to an invite from eVIPlist.com's mailing list, Artest is hosting an "NV Fridays At The Gardens" party, with special guest ...
Children Lose A Little Minor League Power
Sad news from the minor leagues: The Kansas City T-Bones, the Northern League team which announced it would allow schoolchildren to play the first two innings of a game in August on a video game, have been thwarted in their plan. Northern League Commissioner/Killjoy Mike Stone said the game had t...