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• Devil Rays infielder Ty Wigginton delivered his wife's baby in their bedroom closet. Hey, why was she in the closet? [The Feed] • Major League Baseball tried to sneak a few rule changes by you. [Stan Musial's Stance] • Joey Porter demands that Billy Bob Thornton tell him about Halle Berry's tits. ...
At Least He Doesn't Have AIDS
Lennox Lewis wants to make a comeback to the boxing ring. Who's he going to fight? Someone else who's coming out of retirement, of course, because that's all that's really left in boxing. An old-timers day in boxing would be rather redundant....
Vladimir Radmanovic: Good At Telling The Truth, Lousy At Snowboarding
This is so cute. Lakers forward Vladimir Radmanovic going to miss about eight weeks of action because of a separated shoulder, an injury he attributed to slipping on some ice. That wasn't the truth, though. And the nagging pangs of guilt brought on by his dishonesty finally got to be too much for hi...
It's Too Bad Ricky Williams Wasn't Around For This
It seems like the sort of thing Ricky would have loved. These are Texas football fans and they are, according to the tipster, celebrating a win over Oklahoma....
About Last Night...
• College Basketball: St. Peter's 54, Iona 52. ESPNU doesn't have nearly enough games between teams that have records of 5-23 and 2-26. • NBA: Nets 109, Kings 96. 22 points, 13 board, and 10 assists isn't bad for a guy with a cracked rib. Of course, Jason Kidd's been in worse pain this year. • WGC A...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your dog is in the next room downloading Lassie porn ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Kelvin Davis vs. Darnell Wilson, at Scranton, Pa. Hey, why does the Rocky statue have a needle in it's ass? [ESPN2] • Cycling: Amgen Tour of California, stage 5, at Solvang. What the hell, let's all pul...
Farney Apparently Has An Email Account
Because there's nothing more ethically sound than quoting a freaking Craig's List ad and extrapolating it out to connote normal human activity — and little more fun! — The Big Lead thinks Ryan Freel might be having a little Craig's List morning fun....
Cultural Oddsmaker: Who'll Be Next On Dancing With The Stars?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Why Do They Mic Up Golfers, Anyway?
For all the talk of Tim Hardaway over the last week, we mustn't forget this grand moment from last year's Masters, when Vijay Singh, upset with a slicing drive, croaked "Fucking Faggot Motherfucker!" in his special Vijah Singh accent....
Blogdome: Stupid Lotteries!
• Why ticket lotteries never work. [Get Untracked] • So what nickname should the Illini use now? [Atomic Sports Media] • Women at Wimbledon are now making as much as the men. How sweet. [Signal To Noise] • Looking at history's great Wunderlic scores. [Rumors And Rants] • Hey, cut Pat Burrell some sl...
Jim Lampley Is Only Guilty Of Following His Heart (Oh, And His Ex. Her Too.)
In a San Diego court yesterday, waxen HBO broadcaster Jim Lampley pled no contest to violating a restraining order against him filed by an ex-girlfriend. She claims that Lampley threw her against walls a door in their hotel room on New Years Eve, and for a former Miss California, being thrown agains...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NFL w/Marty Schottenheimer: Which puts more pressure on your skull ... being replaced by Norv Turner, or the other way around? • 1 p.m. PBA bowler Chris Barnes: Hey, aren't you the kid from Bad News Bears? • 1 p.m. NASCAR with Da...
Tommy Morrison Most Healthy Undercard Winner Last Night
Well, they actually let Tommy Morrison — who pretty much everybody knows has HIV, save for himself, a couple of his doctor friends and some West Virginia boxing board members — fight last night, and, lo and behold, he won, knocking out John Castle in his first fight in 11 years. Castle had admitted ...
... Or, As The NHL Calls It, 'Thursday'
For those who like their NHL violence varied and wanton, we present Thursday's Ottawa at Buffalo matchup, which makes the Spanish Inquisition look like a tickle fight. The Sabres' 6-5 OT win featured 100 total penalty minutes, with eight penalties for fighting, four for hooking, two for instigating ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while giving the cat a perm ... • NBA: Mavericks ascending ... Heat, sans Wade, fall to Dallas 112-100. • Golf: Tiger's got them right where he wants them (insert evil laugh). • College basketball: We have a Conference USA champion, folks. Memphis 99, Rice 63....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after flying monkeys remove your stuffing and kidnap Dorothy ... • Cycling: Tour of California, stage 4, Seaside to San Luis Obispo, Calif. It's a pleasant afternoon here on the coast, as the riders are ... ah! Seagulls! Pecking my eyes! [Versus] • College basketball: Rice at Memphis; ...
These Guys Obviously Would Make Great Friends
With apologies to J.E. Skeets ......
Fuzzy Zoeller Is Not Happy With A Bored Law Firm Worker
You thought Jay Mariotti was the only person overly sensitive to Wikipedia criticism, but apparently golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is even worse about it: He's a law firm with an employee he believes posted defamatory statements about him on the site....
Blogdome: Brown University
• There's gonna be an NFL player from Berman's college. Great. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • An emotional night at Assembly Hall. [Foul Balls] • Hey, someone discovered the term Negro Bowl. [The Assimilated Negro] • Aliens ... aliens ... ALIENS! [The Pens Blog] • Welcome to Houston, Mr. Plummer. [Rumors A...
Those Aren't Bags: They're Instruments Of Death
The East Carolina Pirates are having a tough year. They're 5-21, 0-13 in Conference USA, they've lost 13 in a row and 19 of their last 20, and they just lost a heartbreaker to Marshall at home. It's not a good time in Greenville....