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Respect the Reds' Authority!
When you're a Cincinnati Reds fan — particularly a Cincinnati Reds blogger — life has been pretty rough this year. Despite a nice little run of late and the inexplicable fortitude of Ken Griffey Jr.'s hamstrings, it's still a chore to write about the Cincinnati Reds every day, every year....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while calling for the assasination of Hugo Chavez ... • A's complete four-game sweep of Orioles. Strangely, Rafael Palmeiro seems weak and powerless lately for some reason. • Lions make it official, Have the word "hapless" painted on their helmets. • Agassi needs only 69 minutes to a...
Oliver Stone and Jose Canseco in the Same Room. Yep
We won't lie: We'd totally watch this movie. According to Newsday, Oliver Stone (of course) is doing a movie about "a steroid conspiracy, and he has met with whistleblabber Jose Canseco to be a part of the project. Stone, whose Troy flopped and is supposedly working on a 9/11 movie with Nicolas Ca...
To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch Instead Of Endless Hurricane News ... • Monday Night (Exhibition) Football: Rams at Lions. Remember when they wore the yellow sportscoats with the circle on the pockets? We're wearing one now. • MLB: Dodgers at Cubs. Look ... all the Chicago players are vomiting milk. • U.S. Open, Day ...
Leftovers: Much Ado About Cycling
• Call the CSI guys: Cycling Tour to probe Armstrong doping reports. [SF Gate] • Ronaldo denies link to drug ring, says all those baggies are for very tiny sandwiches. [Reuters] • T.O. misses charity event, but no one seems too worked up about it. [MSNBC]...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... • Giving NCAA football its props. • The A's, the O's, Erik Bedard and you. • Paul Maholm: Straight from Double-A Altoona to your heart....
We'll Avoid Any "Let's Blow The Roof Off This Place!" Comments
This is the home of the New Orleans Saints, first game September 18 against the New York Giants. In other words, we hope the fine folks at Tulane have some free space that Sunday....
Blogdom's Best: Biggio Plunked
News and Views From Charisma Quotients Obviously Too Low ... • Craig Biggio was actually called out for not getting out of the way of a pitch. Which makes many question God. [Plunk Biggio] • It's time to pardon Zack Greinke from this hellish prison. [Royals Review] • Cardinals fans absolutely cannot...
Another Reason Concerts Are Better Than Soccer
Apparently there's a music festival in Belgium called PukkelPop. Why do we tell you this? Because the goalie for a Belgian women's soccer team — something called SK Berlaar — skipped a game last weekend to go to the concert ... and her team lost 50-1. That's right: That's a soccer score....
NFL Network Rids Itself Of Stoners, Past, Present and Future
Former Minnesota Vikings running back Robert Smith was always one of our favorite players when he was in the league. He was unusually intelligent — particularly for someone who went to Ohio State — retired at the top of his game and was renowned for his charitable foundations, most notably The Rob...
Jack McKeon Hates Poultry
Everybody loves the San Diego Chicken, right? How do you not love a chicken? Everybody loves chickens!...
Apparently, Someone Is Watching ESPN Hollywood
Derek Jeter and the rest of the Yankees are less than pleased with the new Mark Shapiro brainchild "ESPN Hollywood." After the show ran an item on "the ladies of Derek Jeter," the team went on the offensive....
Cha-cha-chaing With Matt Leinart
Life is good if you're Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart. Not only are you a defending Heisman Trophy winner, and not only is the entire Los Angeles metro area at your beck and call, but you're also redefining the term "student-athlete:" Leinart is taking just one class this year. And i...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Buster Olney: Admit it, dude: You totally asked Jeter for an autograph one time. • 1 p.m. NFL with Len Pasquarelli: How about a report on the contract you signed to leave CBS Sportsline, huh big guy? • 2 p.m. Ohio State AD Gene...
Ah, The Exploitation Of A Child. Always Fun!
You can always count on the sports world to find a way to take advantage of kids. In the wake of last week's news that a Marlins batboy was suspended for speed-drinking a gallon of milk, various folks are stepping up to promote their own agendas, in the guise of "helping out the kid."...
Taking Refuge In Superdome ... For Now
As Hurricane Katrina blasts the 10,000-or-so people taking refuge in the New Orleans Superdome — which, as terrifying as this all is, you have to admit, is probably more people than have been in the Superdome at once since, well, since ever — we hope for the safety of those in the New Orleans, Mo...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while writing a musical based on the movie "Fargo" ... • Puberty — nature's steroids. Hawaii wins Little League World Series. • Speaking of steroids: Giambi's 7 RBI lift Yankees. • Danica Patrick proves that women drivers are just as capable as men when it comes to ... wait, she just...
The Metrodome Gestapo
People have always hated The Minneapolis Metrodome, and now they have a new reason: It's a Nazi building. So says somebody/something called "Tim's TV," which claims at his/its site, "The Swastika Dome," that the Metrodome has a swastika designed in its roof. Just because we've just discovered thi...
To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch While Remembering That Tonight's Yet Another Anniversary Of A Breakup ... · Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees. You know how they used to say every egg you ate took five minutes off your life. We think Yankees losses are like that with George Steinbrenner, except it's like an hour. ...
Today In Oddjack
What you're missing over at Oddjack, the site for both the discerning speculator and the degenerate gambler ... · So, when's Randy Moss gonna toke up again? · Now, honestly: Who bets on tennis? Seriously. · Zack Duke fever continues, even against the Cardinals....