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The Vikings Take Adrian Peterson, And On Time, Too!
With the 7th pick of the NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings select Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....
The Redskins Like Safeties
With the 6th pick of the NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins select LaRon Landry, S, LSU. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....
Gruden's Consolation Prize Is Gaines Adams
With the 4th overall pick, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson. Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders tells you all about it....
You Believe? Well, Yeah, Why Wouldn't You?
It's a credit to the Golden State Warriors that those "We Believe" t-shirts have become a little bit redundant. It's not like it takes some incredible leap of faith to believe when your team is right in front of you, thoroughly embarrassing the Dallas Mavericks. Mark Cuban should call Golden State's...
About Last Night...
• Golden State 109, Dallas 91. The more Stephen Jackson appears on all of our televisions, the better off we'll all be. • Chicago 104, Miami 96. Can anyone guess where Shaquille O'Neal says his back is? That's right, it's against the wall. • MLB: Dodgers 6, Padres 5. On "Trevor Hoffman" night, there...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after ridding Santa Carla of vampires ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Mike (Assault Charges Dropped) Anchondo vs. Darling (Would A Nickname Help At This Point?) Jimenez, at Miami. [ESPN2] • MLB: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis [WGN]; Atlanta at Colorado. Look, video of Michael Keaton singing at ...
Minor Enterprise: Hey, Kids! It's Blowie!
What's coming up in the world of minor league baseball ... we proudly give you Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...
Blogdome: If Kiper Ruled All
• If everyone listened to Mel Kiper, here's what every team would look like. [Smittblog] • Mike Sweeney does the whole "hit a homer for a sick kid" thing. [In Dayton We Trust] • Seventeen regular season NFL games? We'd be OK with that. [Signal To Noise] • Who should be the REAL home run hero? [140.8...
Misguided Sports Sartorial Decisions
Just Call Me Juice is doing a clever series in which they ask readers to tell the stories of their most embarrassing, rueful jersey purchases. Unsilent Majority keeps the series going with his gruesome tale of buying a Steve Spurrier Redskins jersey (with the number he wore as a player), though we d...
Michael Jordan Ready To Bag Champaign Coeds
Beware, Alpha Phis gallivanting around at Kam's or C.O.'s: Michael Jordan's gonna hit your campus soon, and he doesn't care for your "no cigar smoking inside" rules....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy league injuries: Do Griffey's recent problems count? Ow, my anus! • 11 a.m. Olympian J. Joyner-Kersee: Which make better weapons while riding the St. Louis Metrolink; gold or silver medals? • 2 p.m. NASCAR with David Ne...
Lakers Make It Just Interesting Enough To Ultimately Disappoint
In a way, we kind of agree with what Free Darko wrote in their playoff preview for us: This could end up being the one playoff series in which, if the Lakers lose, Kobe Bryant might get a pass. But he's not gonna be able to pull it off if the Lakers, you know, actually make it close. A four-game swe...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while fishing with Tony Soprano ... • NBA: Well, he was 30 short of 75 points, but Kobe, Lakers make it a series vs. Suns • MLB: Phil of the Future rocked in Yankees' debut, Blue Jays prevail 6-0. • NHL: The Great White Hope ... Sharks clamp down on Red Wings, 2-0....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after Mr. T lays down the law ... • NBA: Playoffs, first round, Detroit at Orlando, Game 3; Phoenix at Los Angeles Lakers, Game 3. Kobe could possibly go for 75 tonight. Well, shots, anyway. [TNT] • NHL: Playoffs, conference semifinals, San Jose at Detroit, Game 1. Thank you for watchi...
Alex Rodriguez, Baseball's Savior
White is black, black is white, people ... dogs and cats are living together, mass hysteria. In a scenario that seems so insane that it just might work, can you imagine a planet in which Alex Rodriguez becomes the most beloved player in the game, the savior of the sport we all revere? Rumors And Ran...
As The Old Joke Goes, She's Out With A Womb
Considering we don't, you know, pay all the collegiate athletes who bring in so much money for their universities, an athletic scholarship is the holy grail, the precious, the one benefit to spending so much time training and sweating. So one can't lose it, lest the whole matter go to waste....
He Doesn't Give A Damn, Sing Whatever You Want
This somewhat old — from October — video, via Every Day Should Be Saturday, features two, um, casual Oklahoma State fans just kind of chilling, not giving a damn....
Blogdome: Larry Brown To The Grizz?
• Larry Brown is smarter than all of us. [Just Call Me Juice] • Investigating the endangered species of white running backs. [Deuce Of Davenport] • Phil Hughes, this is your day. [Lt. Winslow] • Time to let it go, Mr. Prior. [Wrigleyville23] • Is the NBA trying to sedate its players? [100 Percent In...
Bonds Is Gonna Break The Record, And It's Driving Some People Mad
Kids, we hate to be there bearer of bad tidings here, but it's pretty clear right now that Barry Bonds is going to break Hank Aaron's home run record, and quite soon. After another homer last night, Bonds is now only 14 behind Aaron. It's happening, everyone. We're just going to have to be ready for...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NFL draft with Todd McShay: Will Al Davis choose a wide receiver with his top pick? Does the Pope wear white after Labor Day? • 1 p.m. Page 2's Jemele Hill: How does Hruby land that choice cricket beat? • 3 p.m. Golf with Jason S...