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Last Call For The Pistons?
As we bring you our favorite moment from Game 4 the other night, we eagerly look forward to Game 5 of the Heat-Pistons series tonight. Part of us understands this notion that the Pistons, considered dead by most everybody now, could have one last run in them. The other part wonders if Dwyane Wade's ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Roddick comes over with a six pack ... • Boxing: Junior lightweights, Manuel Medina vs. Cassius Baloyi, at Airway Heights, Wash. Let the pummeling begin. [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Yankees at Detroit. And, the pummeling continues. Sorry Tigers, we're not going to take you seriously unt...
Be A Part Of Our World Cup Coverage
We know there has been some discussion around these parts about coverage of the World Cup. We find this bewildering. We are hardly huge year-round soccer fans — we're not sure we could name more than three players in the MLS — and have much to learn about the sport, its supporters, its stars and, so...
Leftovers: A Soccer Goalie Goal?
• The most impressive soccer goal you'll see for a while. [YouTube] • Jim Thome would like to take a road trip to ... Hawaii? [Philadelphia Will Do] • That Pat Croce ... what a character! [CNN] • Rudy Seanez is an ultimate fighter, apparently. [Nicholas Gannon] • This is FIFA's new twist on "media r...
The Virtual Ghost Of Scott Kazmir
One of our favorite aspects of this here Internets is something that should be self-evident: Its inherent appeal to obsessives. No matter what you care about, there's someone out there who cares just as much, probably more. Get it out there, someone will find you. We wonder, sometimes, if the Web ...
Spell F-A-I-L-U-R-E, Kid
We'll confess: We love the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. We watch every minute we can, and apparently we're not alone, considering ABC is broadcasting the finals live tomorrow night in primetime. (To the network's eternal credit, Robin Roberts will be hosting, not Stuart Scott. Whew.)...
Random YouTube Finding Of The Week
It's the end of the game, and you never know what's gonna happen if you just release a buzzer-beater heave from all the way across the court. What could possibly go wrong?...
World Cup Preview: Group A
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group A! If you have any thoughts on a particular group, send them to [email protected]. Operators...
Blogdome: Starbury's Ashes
• So, wait: Does this mean fans can just kill Stephon Marbury, or not? [The Sports Pulse] • Hasselbeck kicks Hasselhoff's ass any day of the week and twice on Saturday. [12 Seahawks Street] • They test for drugs in snooker? What is snooker again? [Armchair GM] • Seriously, what's Joe Theismann's pro...
Steve Nash's Monstrous Chest Hair. See It. Love It.
A site we'd never heard of — but was probably inevitable — called Drunk Athletes has typically just posted the warmed-over Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Leinart, Dirk Nowitzki drunk pictures we've all seen countless times. Must give them credit today, though, because they dredged one up that was new to u...
Scott Sauerbeck Apologizes To His "Fans"
So, for those who might have missed it yesterday, Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Scott Sauerbeck was arrested with a female companion after weaving drunkenly through traffic and then hiding in some bushes behind a house. (That's his mugshot, there.) No explanation had been given for the sudden d...
Another Nasty, Evil Fan Speaks
Remember that story from the other day, when Cubs outfielder Jacque Jones was heckled by some Wrigley Field fans and were promptly berated by Jones' mother?...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. MLB with Rob Neyer: Statistics, you can prove who has the best on base percentage among left-handed hitters in the National League since 1912, but can you fix a broken heart? • Noon. NFL with Gary Horton: Does Merlin Olsen know...
The King Is Dead, Long Live The King
Zack Hample has insulted us once too often. You remember Hample, the Dead End Kid who claims to have collected more than 2,000 baseballs at major league parks. In a recent post over at his blog, The Baseball Collector, Hample mocks Deadspin in a most egregious and insulting manner concerning Barry...
NASCAR Shocks!
A reader sends us this picture, which he took of NASCAR veteran Rusty Wallace at The Sanctuary, a golf resort in Charleston, S.C. He didn't think much about it until he got home and noticed Wallace's shirt....
Suns Even It Up, Back To Dallas
It is good to see that the Phoenix Suns, in a moment of success and elation, are able to wordless express their emotion through its physical manifestation without fear of potential retribution or societal shame. It's a good thing....
The Closer: The Curse Of Junipero Serra
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching Jesus rise again ... • NBA Playoffs: May we all just pause a moment to quietly admire the concept of 10-for-13 shooting? Ah, thanks, Leandro Barbosa. Suns even series with Mavs 2-2. • MLB: Giambi's homer in the 11th leads Yankees to 11-6 win over Tigers, as we get thro...
Clemens Decides To Stay In Houston, Yep
Credit Newsday's Ken Davidoff with the big scoop: Roger Clemens is signing with the Houston Astros....
In Support Of More Lego Violence
Inspired by this well-done ranking of the best five baseball fights — we agree that Nolan Ryan pounding Robin Ventura is No. 1, but Izzy Alcantara catcher-face-kick/take-on-all-comers minor league battle is one of the more underrated sports events of our lifetime — we are proud to showcase The Bat...