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It's Been One Year Since Big Ben's Curbing
You know, time really flies when you've banged your head against pavement at 50 miles per hour. It's like you can't get perspective on matters, or something. Yes, folks, it has been exactly one year today since Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycle accident. It's a day Steelers fans will always remember,...
This Is Why Ricky Bobby Always Keeps Both Hands On The Wheel
We suppose this is racing's version of the Leon Lett/Don Beebe play in Super Bowl XXVII ... dude is winning this racing extravaganza by a wide margin, until he begins waving to the crowd in triumph and loses control of the vehicle. And, into the wall! He then exits the car — just feet short of the f...
That Guy Has Little Length Or Upside
We hope you've been properly scoping out the scouting combines and you've jotted down all your 40 times, because today is The Championship Gaming Series is holding its draft today....
Jeff Reed Is The Most Fun Kicker Of All Time
You might remember our little Christmas Eve present for you last year: Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed taking a picture of him nearly nude in the mirror....
Corporate Advertising: The Glue That Holds Our Fragile Republic Together
OK, can we look past the fact, just for a moment, that the advertising firm of Wieden & Kennedy abused a beloved Beatles tune in one of their ads, and that their main client uses preteen Vietnamese sweatshop workers to make tennis shorts? It's their birthday; can't we just focus on the good times? T...
Mystery In Hoosierland
• Have you seen what's been happening with Indiana football? [Cobra Brigade] • Ever wanted to see a guy run around Michigan Stadium with a sock on his penis? Here's your chance! [Rivalfish] • J.J. Redick is a better basketball player than a NASCAR driver. [The Sports Oasis] • In case you missed it, ...
Is Gilbert Really Gonna Leave?
With everyone up in arms about the possibility of Gilbert Arenas leaving the Wizards, we thought we'd look at whether or not he would actually leave. After all, Gilbert is that rare superstar athlete who seems human and likable, and the average fan doesn't like to see a guy like that just — all toge...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. FMLB with Nate Ravitz: I'm pretty set in the outfield but I'm weak up the middle (please kill me). • 2 p.m. NASCAR with Terry Blount: Is it unusual for Danica Patrick to just walk up and start pummeling you for no reason? Becau...
John Daly's Wife: 'No Stabby My Hubby'
We knew that there had to be more to this story ... come on, it's John Daly. And he didn't let us down. apparently....
Everywhere You Look, There Is Steve Phillips
After watching this Steve Phillips gimmick segment on "Baseball Tonight" last night, we await, with much dread, the attack of the Steve Phillips clone army....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while folding prison laundry ... • MLB: Mariners Raul! ... Ibanez leads Seattle to fourth straight win. • College baseball: Fierce Beavers beat Wolverines, advance to CWS. • Soccer: As if you didn't know, Canada beats Haiti 2-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup Match....
The NCAA Hates The Series Of Tubes
So the more and more we think about this NCAA rule about no live-blogging in the press box, the more insane it seems. It might be one of the dumbest Internet decisions we've seen an athletic organization make, and considering Major League Baseball once did a promotion with Creed, that's no small ach...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you get home a little bit earlier than anticipated ... • Arena football: Los Angeles at Arizona. Can't wait for this; my hovercraft is full of eels. [ESPN2] • College baseball: NCAA Division I, super regionals, teams TBA, at Wichita. We love college baseball, in a non-professiona...
Your College Hoops Video Game Just Got More Annoying
You might have thought it strange or #### to see J.J. Redick fitted in those motion capture sensors for the NCAA video game last year, but that's nothing compared to the three Florida fellas on the cover of this year's game....
So A Blogger And A Pig Walk Into A Press Box ...
There are many ways to be thrown out of a college baseball press box (removing our pants and using them to try and snag foul balls has always been our favorite). But University of Louisville reporter Brian Bennett has discovered a new one. For the heinous crime of blogging from the press box during ...
Trouble In Denver
• It was a busy weekend to be a Denver Nugget. [Colorado Homers] • Who exactly was offered for the Trail Blazers' No. 1 pick? [You Been Blinded] • You had to pity a Pirates fan this weekend. [My Brain Says Rage] • Pay attention to the Gold Cup, people. [The Beautiful Game] • The new hand of God. [Th...
Gilbert Arenas Has A Lot Of Baby Stuff To Buy
The Washington Wizards say that they're not surprised that Agent Zero plans to opt out of the final year of his contract, turning down the team's offer of a three-year extension. Arenas signed a six-year, $65 million deal with the team in 2003, but says that he can make bigger money through free age...
Who's Now, America? WHO'S NOW?
Oh, how to fill those dog days of summer, when the sports marketplace bleeds into a repetitive cycle of baseball highlights and reports from NFL minicamp. (And occasional WNBA scores.) ESPN has come up with a clever way of spicing matters up. And by "clever," we mean, "soul-crushingly lame." And it'...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. NFL with Scouts' Ken Moll: So how about Duante Culpepper quarterbacking the Falcons this season? • 2 p.m. Hall of Famer Jim Palmer: Your infamous underwear ad has scarred two generations, and many generations to come. Regrets? •...
Miami Cops Just Want To Have Fun
Before we get into "The Sopranos" and Tim Duncan and an odd new reality "show" ESPN's starting, we thought we'd bring up this little nugget of potential amusement, from yesterday's Palm Beach Post, via our man Lt. Winslow. It appears that the cops who arrested Tony La Russa back in March were comple...