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Page 2 Hands Out The Lucre
Well, it appears Page 2 is filling in some voids left by the Whitlock/Shanoff/Bayless exodus: According to The Big Lead, they have hired the Orlando Sentinel's Jemele Hill to a two-year deal....

We Have Ways Of Making Your Mascot Talk
Oh, those crazy Ivy Leaguers. What won't they do in the name of ribald gridiron revelry?...

Re-Examining The Shotgun Formation
Castro Valley, Calif.'s reign as Deranged Youth Sports Capital of the U.S. lasted exactly 24 hours. Today Philadelphia wrestles away the title with determination and panache, as one of its wonderfully colorful youth football parents sets the bar impossibly high. Let's look in, shall we?...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Baseball with Joe Morgan: Is it true that if you watch a play for too long, Jon Miller reaches over and steals your sandwich? • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: Now, pine tar in your shorts, that's a whole different violation, ri...

Stepping Away From Rogers, And Toward Leyland
All right, we're gonna make a vow: We're pretty tired of this whole Kenny Rogers business, and we're not gonna talk about it anymore. We know controversy is fun, and we know Rogers probably had pine tar on his hand, and we know Tony LaRussa probably should have had him thrown out of the game. But ...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while planning your Halloween costume ... • NFL: ... Tony Romo, not a restaurant chain, charges off bench, leads Cowboys to 36-22 loss to Giants. • NHL: Fools! You can't stop the Buffalo Sabres! • Look, Russian tennis! Jarkko Nieminen downs Janko Tipsarevic in the first round of St. ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while waiting for your Mark Foley action figure to arrive in the mail ... • NFL: New York Giants at Dallas. Seismologists predict Terrell Owens could blow at any minute. [ESPN] • NHL: Buffalo at Montreal. Any way you look at it, it's gonna be cold. [Versus] • Boxing: The Contender. We'...

On The Scene For Game 2
Jalopnik editor Ray Wert has been in Detroit all week and was at Game 2 last night. Here's his report....

50 Cent And Jay Wright, Best Pals
We knew 50 Cent had no problem with taking cash for somewhat embarassing gigs, but we still found it amusing that he, apparently justifying Villanova's tuition, showed up at coach Jay Wright's midnight madness bash last week. We just hope the Illini's Bruce Weber signed up REO Speedwagon....

No Steroids In The NFL, Nope: That's Baseball's Problem
If you will, a case study:...

Swiftboat Veterans For Truth In Girls High School Basketball
Welcome to Castro Valley, Calif., home of former MLB All-Star Ed Sprague, Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio and Lord of the Rings special effects supervisor Randy Cook. If planning to visit, please be advised that many of the adults there are several different kinds of crazy....

Blogdome: LaRussa-Leyland Love
• Some more detail on the man love between Tony LaRussa and Jim Leyland. [Baseball Bookshelf] • THE MAN is ruining sports, man. [The Serious Tip] • Hank Goldberg and Chris McKendry: A story of unrequited love. [Manning Family Reunion] • It's another one of those underground Web sites. [Sports Revolu...

Donovan McNabb Has A Weak Constitution
Amazingly, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb did this before Buccaneers kicker Matt Bryant kicked a 62-yard field goal — with room to spare! — to beat his team yesterday....

Everybody's Getting Naked On The Internet These Days
Taking a cue from the success of Redskins.com last season, the Philadelphia Eagles have been streaming postgame interviews with their players on their official Web site. Considering yesterday's difficult loss, you can find plenty of people with plenty to talk about....

Does This Mean The Curse Is Back On?
It's our sad duty to report that Nelson de la Rosa, who was known as the world's smallest actor and who was a friend of pitcher Pedro Martinez, has died at the age of 38, of unknown causes. De la rosa had just arrived in the U.S. from Chile to visit relatives. The 2-foot-4 de la Rosa had become kn...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 3 p.m. World Series with Steve Phillips: IIIts haaaard to tppe withhh pynnne tarrr omn yur fiiiingesrs. • 3:30 p.m. AFC West w/Jeremy Green: Shouldn't you be going through the want ads with your dad? • 4 p.m. ESPN's Howie Schwab: Sorry...

World Series Blogdome: Game Two
Checking in with the blogs following Detroit's 3-1 win over St. Louis in Game Two of the World Series ......

On Kenny Rogers' Hands, Fist Pumps And Endless Zeroes
It has been a while since we've had any real controversy in the World Series — frankly, it has been a while since we had a competitive World Series, though it looks like we've headed for one right now — so we are suspicious of the rampant hooting and/or hollering this morning about what pretty pla...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while licking the highway ... • World Series: It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ... Mr. Rogers destroys everything in his path, including Pujols and Mr. McFeely. • NFL: The Power of (Fourth and) One ... Bengals somehow beat Panthers 17-14. • NHL: Ducks 3, Kings 2 in shootout. ...

To Watch Tonight...
• College Football. South Florida Bulls @ Cincinnati Bearcats. No, wait. It's gotta be your bull. 8:00, ESPN. • Movie. Through the Fire. In a few months, they'll release the Platinum edition on DVD, which will include coverage of the Fabolous hit. 8:00, ESPN Classic. • Reality. Dalls Cowboys Cheerle...