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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you check to see when real football starts. • NFL: Pro Football Hall of Fame Scrimmage Game. And the first major injury goes to.... [NFL Network] • MLB: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs. Must the Cubs torture their fans by acting as if they're actually going to win something?[ESPN] • F...
Greg Oden is Exceedingly Likeable
Today's issue of the Oregonian includes a revealing feature on Blazers rookie Greg Oden. Joe Freeman does an excellent job conveying his subject's personality to the reader and even the Buckeye hater in me can't help but lighten up. It's not the first article to praise the young star but it does cov...
Vazquez Punishes Marquez While Diaz Retires Morales
Nobody thought that Israel Vazquez could be ready for his rematch against Rafael Marquez just five months after he took that battering. Freddie Roach, Vazquez's highly regarded trainer in that fight, declined to train him for the rematch if he was going to fight just four months after major surgery...
Ya Gotta Support the Team
• They'll be having none of your face paint at Yankee Stadium [FanHouse] • If you're wondering what the hell is going on in the alleged Kobe/Vanessa divorce Brooks is the man to see [SportsByBrooks] • Aaron Miles is the best pitcher in the Cardinals organization [Lion In Oil] • You wouldn't like Lar...
Gilbert Arenas Gets More Entertaining Every Day
Gilbert Arenas created a bit of a stir around the blogosphere when he "borrowed" material from a professional comedian last week. Well now he's firing back at his critics and his material is funnier than that of any comedian I've seen since Demetri Martin's last stand-up special. I'd love to block q...
Television! Teacher, Mother, Secret Lover
• 1:00 — Golf: Ricoh Women's British Open, Final Round from St. Andrews [ABC] • 1:00 — Golf: WGC Bridgestone Invitational, Final Round from Firestone [CBS] • 2:00 — NASCAR: Nextel Cup: Pennsylvania 500 from Pocono Raceway [ESPN] • 2:00 — Movie: Fletch [AMC] • 3:00 — Tennis: Andy Roddick vs. John Isn...
About Last Night...
What you missed while wondering if you could pitch for the Royals • Boxing: Israel Vasquez was positively fierce in his rematch win over Rafael Marquez. There will be a third fight, and it will be epic. • MLB: The android formerly known as Barry Bonds hit 755; nobody rushed the field to celebrate bu...
Wake up! They're Underway at Wembley
The sun is already rising on a new season in the Barclay's Premier League. The annual Community Shield match is underway at Wembley stadium pitting Machester United against Chelsea, the champions of last year's league title and FA Cup respectively. While the result of today's match won't be reflecte...
Bonds Makes Everyone Smile
Forgive us for butting in on the weekend, but Barry Bonds just homered to tie Hank Aaron. So: Isn't that great? What a moment to bond us all. Update: You can see the video over at Awful Announcing....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while trying to tune out that Redskins fan bitching about Art Monk... • NFL: Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductions. That means it's just one more day until the first pre-season game. Try to remain calm.[NFL Network] • Boxing: Erik Morales vs. David Diaz for Diaz's lightweight title. El ...
• As usual the Wizznutzz have spent the bulk of the summer in the Mothering Hut and their output has been truly inspired. It's the kind of inspiration you can only get from eating week-old Sabrett's hot dogs with Chico DeBarge and Rod Strickland's pet lemur. Plus the lemur bit Jaarko (who responded ...
Best.Draft.Ever.
I know that nobody likes hearing about other people's fantasy football lives— but this could be an exception. The intrepid Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy! gathered up a group of 12 sports bloggers to form the Tank Johnson Desert Classic. The league is a highly volatile experiment that Behrens will c...
They Tried to Take His Greenies But He Said 'No, No, No'
• One blogger's open letter to Michael Strahan [Strike Zones and End Zones] • Neifi Perez needs rehab worse than Amy Winehouse [FanHouse] • A touching tribute to Skip Prosser with the subtle climax we've come to expect [Nation Of Islam Sports] • Jay Mohr needs to step up his game if he's going to st...
Does This Mean No More Live Look-Ins?
The nation's long wait has finally come to an end, A-Rod hit 500! Alright, it's not exactly 756 but at least it's one less thing we'll have to hear about every single day. He got things out of the way in a hurry this afternoon with a first inning blast off of Kyle Davies. Call me crazy, but I think ...
The Sun Goes Down On Elton
Being stuck in Clipper purgatory is painful, but that's got nothin' on a ruptured Achilles' tendon. Elton Brand suffered the devastating injury during his off-season workout at the Sports Club South Bay. Once the league's most underrated star undergoes surgery he'll face several months of recovery a...
Bear Down, Lorena! Bear Down, Rory!
• 12:00 — NASCAR: Busch Series Qualifying! [ESPN2] • 1:00 — PGA: WGC Bridgestone Invitational [CBS] • 1:00 — LPGA: Ricoh Women's British Open Third Round from St. Andrews [ABC] • 2:00 — Movie: The Ladies Man [Comedy Central] • 3:00 — Football: NFL Quarterback Challenge [ESPN] • 3:00 — Movie: Remembe...