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Jamboroo, Week 6: John Skipper's Latest Leaked ESPN NFL Coverage Memo
Big Daddy Drew's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo previews the upcoming weekend of the NFL every, well, every Thursday afternoon....
Everyone Is Vinny, And Vinny Is Everyone
• We all, at one point, have a Vinny Testaverde story. [Rumors And Rants] • Microfractures are the new ACL tears. [We Rite Goode] • Minnesota's odd Native American mascot policy. [The Meaningful Collateral] • Sing the national anthem at a Heat game. [Miami Sports Blog] • Those poor, poor Yankees. [F...
Rockies Still Aware They're The Chosen Ones
So you remember how the Rockies talked about how they're a Christian clubhouse, and how it raised a big stink and they backed off and lowered their profile? Well, they're at it again, and they're legitimately claiming that their amazing late-season run is the result of God's will....
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. MLS with FC Toronto Chivas USA midfielder Jesse Marsch: The Red Patch Boys have taken over my home and are eating my food. Could you ask them to leave? • 3 p.m. NHL with Barry Melrose: I injured myself trying to pronounce "Keith...
NASCAR Fans Are Apparently Contagious
We've never been to a NASCAR race, but we imagine their big drunken vats of fun. We think it would be a grand time. The House Homeland Security Committee apparently doesn't agree ... unless they've gotten their shots, anyway....
Who Is The Homeliest NFL Cheerleader Of Them All?
So a site called The Daily Redundancy claims to have crunched the data from several "top 10 hottest NFL cheerleader " polls and figured out — through the process of elimination — who the 10 homeliest cheerleaders are. They have listed them here, with photos. For the record, we find none of them home...
Finally, The Carlos Zambrano Story Can Be Told
We're still reeling a little bit from the news that Carlos Zambrano is the subject of an inspirational biography. It's not that we didn't think he could write (or dictate ... or "be vaguely aware of") one; it's just that we're a little surprised that he had a free hand....
About Last Night ...
Like time through the hourglass, so go the days of our lives ... • College football: Pitt pulls a Wannstedt, falls to Navy 48-45 in 2OT. • NHL: Price check! Register one! Canadiens 3, Penguins 2. • NBA: We welcome our new Celtics preseason overlords. Boston 92, Minnesota 81....
Ron Zook, Illinois And Our Spinning Brains
We have resisted as long as we can: We now, to finish our day, talk about the Illini. And what better way to do so than through the restless guns of Ron Zook....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while enjoying David Lee Roth's birthday ... • College football: Navy at Pittsburgh. Ooh, Wannstedt! [ESPN] • Boxing: Evander Holyfield vs. Lou Savarese. We hope this is a repeat, because Evander's gotta fight Saturday and might be too tired if he has to go again tonight. [ESPN Classic...
Jacqueline Gagne Is As Good At Commenting As She Is At Golf
This woman is Jacqueline Gagne, and, according to her, she hit nine hole-in-ones in 16 months. This is what the kids call "impossible," and the outstanding Dave Kindred, in an epic piece for Golf Digest, completely debunks all her Tall Tales. But the story does not end there....
Why Aren't Baseball Video Games Any Good?
We like to play the occasional video game, but we don't obsess over them, mostly because we're not very good at them. We have, however, obsessed over Strat-o-Matic before, because we're a nerd for baseball simulation. (A bit redundant phrasing, we agree.)...
They're Celebrating In The Streets Of Ft. Myers
This happened a while ago but we thought it should be mentioned: The Ft. Myers Miracle's "Billy Donovan Night" won Minor League Baseball's Promotion of the Year award. The gala promotion, in which any fan who attended the game at the Lee County Sports Complex could negotiate their way out of their t...
ESPN Will Dig Up Your Lifeless Body
A man named Michael Bynum is writing a book about George Gipp, and as part of his research ... he had Gipp's body dug up. (We did not put this level of devotion into our book. Sorry.) As part of their Best College Football Players Of All Time series, an ESPN crew was there for the exhuming. That did...
Some Harsh Words For TMQ
• ESPN's ombudsman smacks Gregg Easterbrook. [The Fan's Attic] • Charlie Manuel's gonna be around Philly for a while. [The 700 Level] • Fun with the playoff beard. [Out In Center Field] • Here's what the new field at RFK looks like. [Bobby Boswell] • All about Rejus Benn. [Frank The Tank] • An apolo...