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Trying To Make Sense Of That Adam Jones "Outside The Lines" Report
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the "Outside The Lines" report about Adam Jones, but you know who could help us make sense of all this? Stephen A. Smith!...

ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Week
Each day ESPN scours its message boards to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comments. Here is one of those comments ......

Brett Favre Reveals His Preliminary Exit Strategy, Part 94
Even though ESPN is all wrapped up in Pacman troubles right now, they still have to be a little disappointed that Brett Favre won't be participating in their annual retirement-bating this year....

ESPN Snitches On Pacman, Costs Him His Job
It turns out that the release of Adam Jones last night was not just another ho-hum personnel move involving a nuisance player. There's a brand new legal situation that Dallas wants no part of....

ESPN Trots Out "Quite Frankly" For Old White People
Awful Announcing reveals that Rick Reilly will finally get the consistent face-time to justify his $17 million ESPN contract. America, lock up your Ed Hardy T-shirts and your dental metaphors because "Homecoming" is here....

Prepare To Welcome Our New Versus/Comcast Overlords
ESPN dynasty melting like the polar ice cap, according to latest ratings. Nobody panic! All is well! [Sports by Brooks]...

Skip Bayless Would Let Lil' Wayne Suck Out His Flu
The most articulate and entertaining ESPN staffer goes at it with Skip Bayless....

The ESPN.Com Redesign Experience Is Now Open For Business
Also, please face forward and remain seated and wait until the ride comes to a complete stop....

Chris Mortensen And Oakland Raiders Are Having The Biggest Fight Ever
The most important facet of any relationship is communication, and ESPN's crack football writer and the NFL's angriest franchise are apparently lacking in that department....

Mike Patrick Has A Plaxidental Brain Fart On Air
ESPN play-by-play man Mike Patrick made a groan-inducing little comment during last night's Georgia/Michigan State Capital One Bowl, but does not appear to be in jeopardy of publicly apologizing for it....

A Vulgar Display of Power
Pretty fascinating look at the year in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings. The Atlanta Falcons were actually ranked dead last at the beginning of the year. [Simon On Sports]...

Sal Paolantonio has some inside information
Or he's a witch. Listen to his eerily accurate predictions for yesterday's games. [950 ESPN]...

Kim Jones and Her Lovely 'Hooker Boots' Grace the ESPN Set
Of late, it sure has been interesting to observe how the "Worldwide Leader" dresses its on-air female talent....

ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Week
ESPN scours its message boards regularly to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comments, and presents them on their front page. Here is one of those comments ......

Of What Movie Will Hannah Storm's Next SportsCenter Outfit Remind Us?
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

The Sports Fella Unleashes Another Not-So-Subtle Dig At Rick Reilly
Yesterday revealed the enormous amounts of Bill Simmons-related email sent to Deadspin and, true to form, more Bill Simmons conspiracy theories started rolling in immediately after it was published....

A New Meaning For The Term 'NFL Draft'
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

The ESPN Home Page Redesign Is Here
Soon after Christmas, heading over to the ESPN home page will be a slightly different experience. Hey, who moved the furniture? And where's my ESPN Featured Comment of the Day?...

ESPN Calls in Stephen A. To Oddly Under-The-Bus Werder
Not surprisingly, Stephen A. Smith was summoned for the special ESPN therapy session with Terrell Owens. T.O. continues to insist that Ed Werder made up his story, but amazingly, SAS chose not to defend his colleague. (Smith even used "allegedly" to talk about the incident.)...

Robert Flores: The Tony Danza Of SportsCenter
ESPN afternoon SportsCenter anchor Robert Flores took some time to answer my moronic email questions. He's good like that....