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From The Desk Of Norby (Norby!) Williamson
Because network press releases can sometimes be difficult to read, Burnt Orange Nation does us all a favor and makes "a few minor edits" to ESPN's recent announcement of its NFL draft coverage....
Take A Number To Grind With MJ
This photo, taken in Cabo San Lucas just a few weeks ago, proves once again that Michael Jordan, even years after retirement, continues to display the true heart of a champion. You have to admire a guy who isn't afraid to bump and grind while still smoking a cigar....
A History Of Baseball Eyeglasses
It seems so strange to think now, but back in the days before Lasik, baseball players actually used to wear glasses. (It also seems odd now that they ever wore the flip-top shades. We kind of miss them.) Because baseball players aren't always the most stylish humans, when you allow them to pick out ...
Blogdome: Nittany Lion-Hearted
• Penn State fans' classy tribute to Virginia Tech. [Just Call Me Juice] • Please do not throw bats at Darko. [Need4Sheed] • Here's how the Steelers are preparing for the draft. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • It's probably not worth having the first pick in the NFL Draft. [100 Percent Injury Rate] • Joe Mo...
Nothing Says Quaint And Quiet Like 200 Pounds Of Camera Equipment
Saturday is the NFL Draft — they sneak up on you, really — and one guy who won't be there is Wisconsin offensive tackle Joe Thomas, who says he has a previously scheduled fishing trip and can't miss it. No problem, says The NFL Network: We'll just bring a camera out to the lake....
Fun With Rampant Irresponsible Steroid Speculation!
Rangers "closer" Eric Gagne is hurt again — this time it's his hip — and his impending absence allows everyone, once again, to play the great early-season He's Hurt Because He's Off Steroids Now game. It's fun because we have no idea!...
Hirshey: The Queen Roots For WHOM?
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Steve Phillips: Even George Costanza was never fired by the Mets. • 3 p.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: You can have my wife, but ask me to trade Ryan Garko and you're dead. Got it? • 4 p.m. Mid-Majors with Kyle Whellist...
Alex Rodriguez Trying To Steal Jeter's Boyfriends
So everyone's all in love with A-Rod again, considering he's the only thing keeping the frayed Yankees even competitive right now — the Yankees are under .500! Head for the hills! — and he's smacking the ball around every stadium like he just knows it's April. But he's not just trying to help himsel...
NBA Blogdome: Ain't That A Kick In The Head?
What they're saying about Sunday's NBA playoff games ......
The Daily Closer: Red Sox Send A Message
Notes from a day in baseball:...
Someone Has The Mavs' Number
We find it fascinating when, for one reason or another, a less talented team/player finds a way to dominate a more talented opponent. Our favorite example is Barry Bonds and Mike Bielecki. No matter how outstanding Bonds has been — for whatever reason — he never could do anything against Mike Bielec...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching the sky ... • MLB: Chase Wright's Amazing 10-Pitch Adventure ... Red Sox 7, Yankees 6. • NBA: Baron Davis' beard dominates Dirk Nowitzki's beard, 97-85 in Game 1. • NHL: Beyond Saddledome ... Red Wings advance with 2-1 win over Flames....
This Is A Nice Little Sunday Night, Yes?
Phil Jackson was right. It was hard out there for a pimp, and it was also pretty hard out there for any Los Angeles Laker not named Kobe Bryant to touch the goddamn basketball down the stretch of that game. I think Sasha Vujacic's hands are going to be permanently frozen in the "ready to catch" posi...
To Watch Tonight...
• 7:00, TNT. NBA Playoffs. Denver Nuggets @ San Antonio Spurs. Over/under on the combined # of times that Ginobili and Iverson hit the floor: 109. • 8:00, ESPN. MLB. New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox. It's about time these scrappy clubs got themselves on TV. • 9:30, TNT. NBA Playoffs. Golden State W...
They Have A Love For Nick Saban That I Can't Comprehend
Fifty-one thousand is a lot of people to show up to a college football scrimmage, and before yesterday, that was the all-time Alabama record. But you add the magnetic appeal of Nick Saban to the mix ... and all the sudden, 51,000 seems paltry. Nasty Nick drew over 92,000 people to his first spring g...
LeftoverDome...
• A fellow named Diego scored a 62-meter goal in the German Bundesliga. [the beautiful game] • Penn State fans come to their spring game dressed in orange and maroon. [Scout.com] • UNC's Brandan Wright is expected to announce tomorrow that he's going pro. [Draft Express] • That's a handsome finger, ...
Buy Yourself A Piece Of Michael Strahan... Cheap
So rarely do the worlds millionaire athletes and yard sales collide. But, you know, it's not every day that athletes get cleaned out in a divorce quite like Michael Strahan did. And this weekend, at her (formerly his) mansion, Jean Strahan sold a bunch of his shit....
Roger Federer Has Some Work To Do Before The French Open
Good news for Thabo Sefolosha. The Chicago Bulls guard has probably sewn up the title of most successful Swiss athlete in the world this weekend, because Rafael Nadal continues to own Roger Federer on clay. A stright-sets whoopin' was handed to Federer in the finals of the Monte Carlo Masters Series...
Open Thread: Suns Vs. Lakers
Somehow, this manages to be an intriguing series, despite there being really only one possible outcome. It's overwhelmingly likely that the Suns will beat the Lakers, since all those animosity and bad feelings are probably going to go to waste....