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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....

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."...

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...

To Watch Tonight...
• 8:00, TNT. Movie. Remember the Titans. If you want to play football on this team, you will answer me when I ask you who's your daddy. Who's your daddy, Gary? Who's your daddy? • 7:00, ESPN. College Baseball. NCAA World Series, Game 4: Cal State Fullerton vs. Oregon State. The Beavers are going to ...

We've Just Begun To Tap The Potential Of The Wii
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Roman Colon Sounds So Unpleasant
• Solid headline for a blog entry: "We had righteous grass until the Police showed up." [Athletics Nation] • Damon Jones has a huge impact on the NBA ... gamblers. [Just Call Me Juice] • Antonio Alfonseca appears to be kind of awesome. [Bugs and Cranks] • Yeah, I wouldn't mind seeing Larry Brown tak...

A Cub Not Named Michael Barrett Fights Someone
As noted in an earlier threadjack, Cubs' slugger Derrek Lee got into it with 6'10" Padres pitcher Chris Young. Lee, as angry baseball players are apt to do, swung wildly, and Young did not back down. Had this one not been broken up, I'd like Young's chances....

Kobe's Still Feeling Grumpy
If the Los Angeles Lakers do indeed plan on making some moves to surround Kobe Bryant with some more talent, they might want to speed the process along. Kobe's hanging out in Barcelona, and he's not getting any happier....

What, Like House Of Pain Was Gonna Do Anything?
Seems like there are a lot of scuffles outside of nightclubs these days. And more and more, it seems like these scuffles are accompanied by someone pulling out a gun and shooting it into the air ... because nothing defuses a situation better than spontaneous gunfire....

About Last Night
• MLB. Rangers 7, Reds 6. Sammy Sosa's 599th home run dramatically lifts the Rangers to just 17 games under .500. • WNBA. Chicago Sky 73, New York Liberty 66. Having already equaled their win total from last year, the Chicago Sky are neither blue nor falling. • MLB. Mets 2, Yankees 0. Sooner or late...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch from the comfort of your giant toilet ... • Boxing: Super middleweights, Lucian "I Love Big" Bute vs. Sakio "Super Happy Fun Time" Bika, at Montreal. [ESPN2] • College World Series: North Carolina vs. Mississippi State. F### everything, we're live-blogging this one. [ESPN2] • Golf: U.S...

Some Father's Days Are Happier Than Others
Well, it's Father's Day on Sunday, and nowhere in the world of entertainment are there more fathers — known and otherwise — than in the world of sports. The Shawn Kemp picture is an obvious joke, an obvious joke we were completely helpless to resist....

We're Apparently Going To The Wrong Bars
You might have heard about Jeff Adams, the world-class wheelchair athlete who claimed a woman placed cocaine in his mouth, and that's why he later failed a drug test. (This inspired WBRS Sports Blog to note "it really makes you wonder what kind of person would forcibly put cocaine into the mouth of ...

What Will Be The Major Sports Story This Time Next Year?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

"The Size Of Earthworms"
• The most disgusting Chris Berman story you've ever heard. (This week.) [Sports By Brooks] • The U.S. soccer team is rocketing up the FIFA charts. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • Is it possible to save the Texas Rangers? [On The Show] • Who's going to give up more homers in the next few months? [R...

If Kobe Can't Trust His Bodyguard, Whom Can He Trust?
We don't know why more athlete/celebrity bodyguards don't write tell-alls. (It's entirely possible they don't know how to write.) It seems like they'd have all the best stories, going to the places no one else is allowed to touch....

We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:05 p.m. Cardinals QB Matt Leinart: If you start off this chat by demanding a trade from the Buzzsaw, we will drive over there and write you a rather strongly worded letter. • 1 p.m. College WS with Will Kimmey: Wait a minute, are yo...