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Guilty? Me? Nawwwwww ....
• Sometimes, you just plead innocent, no matter what. [The Futon Report] • UTEP footballers, scufflin'. [Sports By Brooks] • More NESN programming. [Surviving Grady] • Yes! Jock Jams! [Hawg Sports] • The Sabres might be able to play outdoors. [Buffalo Rising] • Everyone in the NHL should text messag...
Platt Vs. Turturro, For All The Ham
If you haven't gotten brought up to speed on The Bronx Is Burning just yet, fret not: It's pretty easy to catch up. Oliver Platt yells, John Turturro yells, Sam shoots people, Reggie hits homers. (The Dugout recap sums it up rather well.)...
Meet Ron Artest's Fat Brother
As some of you might have heard, Ron Artest's little brother is trying to make it in the NBA. He's got a few strikes against him. First, he's Ron Artest's brother. Second, he weighs about 300 pounds. Third, he weighs about 300 pounds and thinks his jump shot's gonna get him to the League....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:30 p.m. Page 2's Bill Simmons: That cartoon Simmons head looks like it has jaundice. May I offer you a cool washcloth and some antibiotics, Bill? • 2 p.m. Baseball Am.'s John Manuel: Dmitri Young is certainly not dead. (He's not, is...
The Royals Rule The All Star Game
This is Gil Meche, the Kansas City Royals' "All-Star" for last night's game. Like Albert Pujols, he didn't get in the game. For Royals fans, this is the furthest thing from unusual. Their All-Star history is so checkered that the last Royals to get a hit in an All-Star game was ... Bo Jackson....
The ESPYs Keep The Talent Happy
The ESPYs are airing Sunday, but they've already been filmed, and, just like last year, they handed out a ridiculous gift bag....
Chandler In Tahoe: Kevin Costner Always Takes Time For Cheerleaders
The Celeb/Am portion of the Lake Tahoe Celebrity Golf Tournament got underway on Tuesday at Edgewood Golf Course and look, kids! Kevin Costner! After watching Costner for nine holes, I'll go ahead and estimate that the special effects budget for Tin Cup was in the $400 million range....
Brady Quinn's Unskinny Bop
Thanks, Mondesi's House, for reminding us once again that there is absolutely nothing like a Brady Quinn photo. That's Bret Michaels. Of course it is....
In Case You Forgot Who Was Managing The NL ...
We only caught the last couple of innings of the All-Star game on DVR last night/this morning, so we can only conjecture forthwith that, if the last inning was any indicator, this was actually one of the fun ones. Ichiro hit an inside-the-parker, A-Rod was thrown out at home, the immortal Victor Mar...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while denying thy father and refusing thy name ... • MLB: It goes to 11 ... yeah, If I were Pujols, I'd most likely be peeved as well. AL 5, NL 4. • Cycling: I'm tired, I'm thirsty, and these shorts leave nothing to the imagination. Cancellara wins third stage of Tour de France. • So...
It's Your All-Star Game Live Blog, Ya'll
We run this picture, not because there's any particular reason to run it, but because it's the All-Star Game tonight, and we will never, ever tire of looking at this picture. It has been five years since the ultimate Bud Selig befuddled moment — honestly, just look at that picture again; doesn't it ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch on orders from your parrot • MLB: All-Star Game. My write-in campaign for Ryan Garko has failed. I may watch anyway. [Fox] • Poker: World Series of Poker. Hey, these cards are marked! They're a mess. A chocolate mess! [ESPN] • Cycling: Tour de France. Blood tests after every mile is a ...
Worth Her Weight In Beer
Dennis Rodman wasn't in attendance this year, but that doesn't mean that the Annual Wife Carrying Championships didn't go on without him....
The Definitive Way To Fix The Home Run Derby
In lieu of the whole discussion on how to improve the Home Run Derby, our friends at The Nosebleeds have a proposal that we can absolutely get behind....