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This Man Knows What Athletics Really Mean
The Fanhouse discussed this yesterday, but we wouldn't help but play with it some more: There's a Massachusetts politician named Kevin Thompson who is kind of losing his mind about Tom Brady. Actually, he has a problem with athletes in general....
Nothing Says Joyous Celebration Of Dance Like Mike Tyson
We're a bit late on this, but it's too gorgeous not to comment upon: Mike Tyson is going to star in a Bollywood movie....
The Enigma That Is Billy Donovan
Well, now that lawyers are involved, we can reclassify the Billy Donovan saga from curiously entertaining to officially ugly. We'd love to know the real reason that Donovan balked on his Orlando Magic contract a mere two days after signing it; did he discover the team's troubling history of unprovok...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:15 a.m. Baseball with Joe Morgan: What's that coming out of your anxiety closet? A giant volume of Moneyball? And he looks hungry! Run! • 1 p.m. College BB recruiting: We'd think twice about committing to Florida, probably. • 3 p.m....
Not Much Hockey Left To Go
After last night's Stanley Cup Finals Game 4, an Anaheim victory over Ottawa to take a 3-1 series lead, it appears that the NHL will remain true to tradition: The Stanley Cup will be presented in Orange County. It seems as if there could have never been any other way....
Tank Johnson Would Like To Be The Face Of The NFL
In case you were wondering, being involved in a shooting incident in Vegas — though you didn't fire the weapon and all you really did was hang out with shady people and try to get your money back after a rather ill-advised "making it rain" incident — will earn you a one-year suspension from the NFL....
Two Hours In, And We Already Hate Ourselves
We got a late start, so we're only two hours into the great "watch the ESPN family of networks" experiment of 2007. (Though you won't be able to read it until 2008.) So far, we've seen the same "SportsCenter" twice and have marveled at just how handsome Mike Greenberg really is. This is going to be ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while looking for a phone booth ... • NHL: Duck Tales ... the Stanley Cup is one win from coming to California. Woooo! • MLB: It goes to 11 ... Mark Ellis hits for cycle as A's beat Red Sox in extra innings. • Motor Sports: Bang the Brake Drum Slowly ... Bill France Jr., RIP....
Throwing A Baseball Is Hard
In lieu of Danny DeVito's wretched throwing out of the first pitch at the Phillies game yesterday — we suspect he had some physical disadvantages here, like, say, being able to move his arms — and the disaster that was Cincinnati mayor Mark Mallory, we are thinking a bit today about ceremonial first...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you notice the cat is wearing your watch ... • College softball: World Series, championship series, Game 1, Arizona vs. Tennessee, at Oklahoma City. The only sport we can think of where you get to wear visors. [ESPN] • MLB: New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox. Wonder what the stri...
Nice Pitching, You Blockhead
Look, there's probably no tougher job in baseball than that of closer. But that being said, it's hard to imagine someone failing at it in more spectacular fashion than did the Giants' Armando Benitez last week. The Giants had a one-run lead in the ninth against the Mets on May 29 when Benitez was br...
Gotta Support The Team
• Oregon State coaches are just handing out kidneys. [Every Day Should Be Saturday] • More people trying to figure out Drew Gooden's hair. [Styledash] • Which sportswriters are overrated, and which are underrated? [Doberman Demeanor] • Who will hold out after the MLB draft? [I Want To Be A Sports Ag...
If ESPN Had Been Around Forever ...
JoeSportsFan asks a question we've been curious about ourselves: What would happen if ESPN, the way it exists today, covered historic events? Could we handle Skip Bayless opining on Ty Cobb? How about the Babe's "called shot?"...
A Q&A With Gov. Tommy Thompson
Unlike most of the rest of America, we're already entranced by the 2008 Presidential race, even though we're, uh, still 17 months away from the election. (We have a history of being way too into this business way too early.) At this point, most candidates are just trying to raise money and elbow for...
You Won't See Any Sammy Pahlsson Coverage On Al-Jazeera
we're not gonna make a "nobody watches the nhl" joke ... we're not gonna make a "nobody watches the nhl" joke ......
Bring On The Pirates
• One more minor league start for Roger Clemens. [Mondesi's House] • The Oregon State softball coach comes out of the closet. [OutSports] • How the Phillies are like a strip club. [The 700 Level] • Should Red Sox fans be nervous now? [Bad Choice Milk] • They found the guy who killed the X-Man's son....
Our Version Of The Joslyn Morse Photos
Friday, good ole With Leather posted the naked photos of A-Rod's lady friend, and our friends at Fleshbot have them today....
Gary Sheffield Is Full Of Opinions
As we sift through the carnage of yet another Gary Sheffield interview — and the accompanying brilliant Dugout reaction — we take a look back at the quotable career of Gary Sheffield. 100 Percent Injury Rate has compiled some of Gary's greatest hits throughout the years. Here are a few of our favori...
Lemme At 'Em! Lemme At 'Em!
Twice a year, members of the New York media play members of the Boston media in baseball. This is surely amusing to watch — fat guys fielding grounders is always a reliable source of comedy — but yesterday, at Fenway Park, there was a truly beautiful happening: They almost had a bench-clearing brawl...