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MSG Pulling No Punches In Dance Skater Lawsuit
You might remember, from a while back, a lawsuit involving Madison Square Garden and former Rangers City Skater Courtney Prince, who claims she was fired for reporting a sexual harassment with a Garden employee. (The employee tried to talk Prince into having a threesome, which, somehow, didn't work....
Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Heat Vs. Bulls
With last night's wrapup of the regular season, the playoff matchups are set. There are eight conference quarterfinal contests, and the whole shebang kicks off this Saturday....
Blogdome: Nature Vs. Nurture
• How does one become a fan of a team, anyway? [Strike Zones And End Zones] • Cubs fans aren't hanging in so well early. [Sweet Home Sports] • Pee 'em, Horns! [The Wizard Of Odds] • Did the stat guys ever figure out if Derek Jeter could play defense or not? Let us know when ya'll come to a conclusio...
Brian Urlacher Deplenished Of $100 Grand Worth Of Fluid
OK, so we'll say it: We don't find Gatorade the slightest bit replenishing. We think it mostly tastes like urine distilled through a coffee machine, but that's less to the point; when we work out, the last thing we want is a sugary thick beverage. We're working out to lose calories; why would we wan...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Football draft expert Mel Kiper: Can anyone be called an expert when the Jets and Raiders are involved? Discuss. • 2 p.m. MLS w/Crew's Andy Herron: Soccer or crew? Make up your mind. • 3 p.m. NHL w/analyst Barry Melrose: Defrost...
Finally, The Playoffs Are Set
You know, for a regular season that, all told, was rather lackluster, the NBA first-round playoff matchups look rather compelling. The Raptors-Vince Carter reunion is self-explanatory, but we also have Kobe against the Suns again, the Spurs against Carmelo and Iverson, a truly solid and evenly match...
NBA Roundup: Goodbye Regular Season. Goodbye
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
There's Nothing Quite Like A No Hitter
We love no-hitters; we're kind of obsessed with them, actually. It's one of the reasons we love baseball more than any other sport; any time you show up at a game, there's a chance you'll see one, which is their appeal. They're rare enough to be spectacular, but they're common enough that they seem ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while alphabetizing your Lionel Richie CDs ... • NBA: Lord Nelson ... Warriors in playoffs! • MLB: No. 9 ... No. 9 ... No. 9 ... A-Rod leads Yankees over Indians. • NHL: Rangers! Every ten years, whether the world is ready or not....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Hasselhoff barges in, drunk as usual, demanding snacks ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Chris Byrd vs. Paul Marinaccio, at Nassau, Bahamas. Pirates are sailing in from all over for this. [ESPN2] • MLB: Cleveland at New York Yankees. Rick Vaughn to face Roy Hobbs. [ESPN2] • NBA: Chicago a...
Ron Zook Can No Longer Track Your Movements
Bad news for the Ron Zooks and (especially) the Houston Nutts of the world: The NCAA is cutting down on text messaging potential recruits....
From Bengals Linebacker To 15-Year-Old Boy
With all the rigmarole surrounding today's Cincinnati Bengals, it's vital to remember that Bengals of the past weren't necessarily princes either. Or, more to the point, their wives are still out there, causing some trouble, sleeping with 15-year-olds. (Via Pro Football Talk.)...
Marathon Man
Tim Gorman, a correspondent for the Boston Globe (read: unemployed writer), decided to conduct a social experiment and run the Boston Marathon dressed as a Yankees fan. This could have ended very badly, but didn't, thank heavens. There was this, however:...
How Virginia Tech Touched Our Little World Here
As you've surely noticed, we haven't gone into the Virginia Tech horrors too much around these parts; we felt we had nothing we could possibly add to something so unfathomable. But there are still ways the tragedy has touched our little world over here....
LT Says "No Thank You" To Madden
So, you know how Vince Young is on the cover of Madden 08, and how Chargers fans breathed deep sighs of relief? Well, according to Darren Rovell at CNBC, LaDainian Tomlinson was supposed to be the cover boy but turned it down....
Blogdome: Meltdown In Philly
• The Phillies have fallen apart amazingly fast. [The 700 Level] • Louis Gossett Jr. needs to pay for his damned Lakers tickets. [West Side Slant] • Gary Sheffield, Serious Author. [Lion In Oil] • The end of the Hanukkah song as we know it. [Metroville] • Hey, Barry Zito finally won. [Rumors And Ran...
A Rooting Interest For Pirates Fans Tonight
Strange as it might seem, there's a clear reason for Pirates fans to cheer against the Golden State Warriors tonight as they reach for the final playoff spot and clinch a winning record. The Pirates, with a Warriors win, will be even more alone in their misery. From an astute reader:...
Obama/Arenas '08!
As we continue to attempt to come to terms with the loss of Gilbert Arenas from the upcoming playoff months, we turn, as always, to Wizznutzz to help us through the night....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: Joey Crawford just pushed my grandma! Nana! • 3 p.m. Contender's Freddy Curiel: Does Sly share any of his "special medication?" • 4 p.m. AFL with Scouts' Gary Horton: I have much the talent with the nerf fo...
Gene Upshaw Would Rather You Not Read Anyway
As anyone with even a fundamental understanding of professional sports labor issues knows, the NFL has the weakest players union. NFL players have the shortest careers, make the least money, suffer the harshest long term health effects and rarely have guaranteed contracts. This has caused many — and...