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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. MLB with Buster Olney: Wait, you mean that yourself and Chipper Jones aren't cartoon squirrels? • 2 p.m. AFL's Crush QB John Dutton: Football and air conditioning ... as God intended? • 3 p.m. NASCAR driver Kurt Busch: Could the...
Surely, President Bush's Favorite Day Of The Year
Occasionally, when President Bush meets a sports team that has won a title, it means something. When the Red Sox visited after winning the World Series in 2004, not only was it a historic victory, but it also allowed Curt Schilling — who had campaigned heavily for Bush after the Red Sox won — to rec...
You Know, You Think You Know A Guy
One would think that, after all that's gone down with him over the past year or so, Pac Man Jones would steer clear of the following things:...
It's Good To Have A Golf Champion Actually Look Like A Golfer
Like most casual golf fans in America, we spent most of the day yesterday away from the television but curious if Tiger Woods was going to win the U.S. Open. A victory by anyone else would elicit a shrug; a victory by Tiger would somehow matter more, as if we're enough of an expert in golf to unders...
Angels Just Can't Drive 55
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while entertaining your octopus ... • MLB: They've got the blues ... Padres 11, Cubs 3. • Golf: Today Tiger Woods, tomorrow the Falklands! Angel Cabrera wins U.S. Open. • Tennis: Shazam, Andy! Roddick wins fourth Queen's Club title....
Ah, Screw Birdies
If you got points for impressive pars, it would've been Tiger Woods' day ... but the man couldn't squeeze a birdie out of his Sunday round to save his life. Angel Cabrera, who shot a very impressive 69, is your winner. Oh well. I'm sure he has a dad, too....
To Watch Tonight...
7:00, ESPN2. College Baseball. NCAA World Series. Teams TBA. Actually, the teams have probably already BA. And if you care, you probably already know. Sorry. 8:00, ESPN. MLB. Mets @ Yankees. It's Hernandez vs. Wang in the rubber match. 9:00, NFL Network. NFL Football Follies. You can always, always ...
The Alternative To The 11-Foot Rim
Seems like everyone wants to play on an unsually-elevated rim today. This is nice, but ... I prefer the 11-foot alternative to this one. I wouldn't want to live in a world where these guys are NBA Superstars....
Tiger's Nipples Look Fantastic
Playing alongside Tiger in the day's final pairing, Aaron Baddeley set the tone for the day with a triple bogey. He hasn't been able to stop the bleeding since ... He started at +2, and is now at +8....
Brett Hull, We Hardly Knew Ye
• NBC has apparently let Brett Hull go ... yeah, he was the reason for the low ratings. Of course, it also seems entirely possible that they just couldn't afford to pay him. [Barry Melrose Rocks] • Former Houston Oiler Sean Jones is a real dick. [Money Players] • Mark Cuban ... doing just fine these...
Dunk Now, While You Can, White Man
Tom Newell, son of legendary basketball big man coach Pete Newell, has a vision, and his vision would piss off the people who put together the SportsCenter highlight packages. He sees an NBA and an NCAA with 11-foot rims....
Some Honest To Goodness Father's Day Sentimentality
As is becoming custom on holidays designed to honor parents, the Ladies... have some outstanding posts up for your reading pleasure today. Texas Gal shares a lovely story about her love of the Texas Longhorns, her father, and how she got to take him to Vince Young's national championship triumph....
Bribes Are The Way To Honest Competition
Kicking off right about now are a couple of games on the final weekend of the Spanish Primera soccer season ... one between Real Madrid and Mallorca (who kind of suck), and another between Barcelona and Gimnastic de Tarragona (who really, really, suck)....
I Smell Tiger Tears
Today just feels like a day where Tiger Woods ends up crying. It's the US Open, it's Fathers Day, he's in the final pairing at Oakmont, and he's due to become a father soon. It feels so storybook. Thank goodness Jim Nantz isn't involved ... I don't know if I could take the sappiness....
At Least Seven Dead in Tennessee Drag Racing Accident
A 15-year-old, a 17-year-old, and others in their early 20s were killed last night during something called an "exhibition burnout" in Selmer, Tennessee. One of the cars spun out of control and into the crowd, killing seven and injuring at least 15 more. From the AP:...
John Stockton Thinks This Is Excessive
Brandon Lloyd (I think that's who it is) appears to be impressed with the look. I can't tell if that look on his face says, "Man, you are crazy," or "I sho' wouldn't mind hittin' that from the back."...
For The Papas That Aren't Rolling Stones...
If I could, I'd like to take a second and wish my old man a Happy Father's Day. Although, a couple of weeks ago, I wished him a happy birthday in The Debriefing, and the son of a bitch couldn't be bothered to read it. So you know what? I take it back. FUCK YOU, DAD....
About Last Night...
• MLB. White Sox 6, Pirates 1. Mark Buehrle pitched well, and for a change, other White Sox did various other things well, too. • Arena Football. Dallas Desperados 67, NY Dragons 13. Thirteen points in an Arena game? I've got to believe that Tom Walsh was involved. • WNBA. Minnesota Lynx 83, Los Ang...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, NBC. Golf. U.S. Open Championship, Final Round. 1:00, FOX. Formula One Racing. United States Grand Prix. 1:00, TBS. MLB. Atlanta Braves @ Cleveland Indians. 2:00, TNT. NASCAR. Nextel Cup. Citizens Bank 400. 2:00, ESPN. College Baseball. NCAA World Series, Game 5 ... I don't care. 2:30, NFL Net...