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It's Like Tonya Harding, But Less Manly
It must be frustrating to be a backup punter. Most football players don't even consider the starting punter a real part of the team; the backup punter might as well be the waterboy. It must cause all kinds of anger and frustration, but you're a punter, so you can't express it. Lots of repressed rage...
Being Brad Lidge
We are accustomed, in sports, to one moment changing everything; it's probably the main reason we watch. But it's forever fascinating to see how one moment can affect a human being, morphing them from a dominant force of nature to a scared boy in big pants, alone out there. These moments can't make ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while inquiring about the Holy Grail ... • MLB: Six errors? No problem! We're the Cubs! • Soccer: FC Barcelona clobbers Levski Sofia of Bulgaria 5-0, as ... um, we lost you at "soccer," didn't we? • Women's World Basketball Championship: Feel our wrath, China! Now manufacture us some...
Chad Johnson Is A Chicken Dance Maestro
As many have pointed out before, the vast majority of hardcore NFL fans have never attended an actual game in person. Factors include the rarity of games, the high ticket expense and the fear that someone in a dog mask will steal your wheelchair....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as it is revealed that Lance Armstrong actually cheated by using Flubber ... • Basketball: World Championship for Women, preliminary round, USA vs. China, at Sao Paolo, Brazil. Same-day tape ... Internet users, please do not reveal the shocking conclusion of the USA vs. China game. [F...
Dr. Z Hangs Out With Swimsuit Models
We know, we know: The unconditional love for SI scribe Rick Reilly's "Riffs Of Reilly" segment — sample comedic genius moment: "USC's quarterback is John David Booty and Texas' is Colt McCoy. Hey, weren't both those guys on 'Gunsmoke?'" Oh, Rick, you slay us! — makes you think that SI.com must be so...
And Somewhere, Fred Smoot Sheds A Tear
The country is England, the sport is "Conger Cuddling," and the athlete pictured here is pointing his ... wait a minute ... no! His eel! He's preparing to toss an eel! You people are disgusting sometimes....
Blogdome: Erasing The Shapiro Era?
• Could there be all kinds of changes afoot at ESPN? [The Big Lead] • Not the easiest time to be a Packers fan. [green-n-gold] • Tom Coughlin didn't do his team any favors the other night. [The Waco Chronicles] • Redskins fans are, uh, a little concerned. [No One Appreciates Me] • Hey, Peyton Mannin...
Failure To Launch
In these troubled times in which we live, we believe that it's good to feed the soul occasionally with some inspiring words from a true American. Such a man is Texas Longhorns fan and sometimes actor Matthew McConaughey. Let us never forget his fiery speech from last week, leading up to the Texas-Oh...
The Glamorous World Of Sports Journalism
The guy on the right here is Tony Jackson, the Dodgers beat writer for the Los Angeles Daily News, napping in the Shea Stadium dugout before a weekend game. And this is what happens when a beat reporter has to face the deadly triumvirate of:...
Now That's A Serious Looking Contract
We don't mean to imply that there's a possibly new New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow — shown here on a "scouting trip" — might not necessarily be ready for life in a board room, considering just last year he was the team's backup goalie....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: Alll I can say is, George Reeves must have had a similar fantasy team to mine. • Noon MLB with Rob Neyer: I have just beaten a home intruder senseless with Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders. • 3 ...
Hey, Let's Play Two Every Monday!
While we acknowledge that the "Monday Night Football" crew might still have some bugs to iron out, as evidenced by this inventive description of new Vikings offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson, on the whole, it was a pretty smooth night of football, considering it went for almost seven hours....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering why you haven't seen Naked Cowboy lately ... • NFL: You know, it's very possible that Oakland might win one game this year. • MLB: If I were a Carpenter ... Cardinals win! We are light as a feather, we are as happy as an angel, we are as merry as a schoolboy. We are a...
Kornheiser, You're Being Glib
We mean no offense to Redskins fans, but when your owner is hosting Tom Cruise in his luxury box — when he's staying at your owner's house — we kind of think that maybe you deserve to lose....
Monday Night And Tuesday Morning Football
You know, we watched football all day yesterday, and it absolutely wore us out. As great as it is, that's a lot of football. But imagine that actually starting at night....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you wonder what the heck ever happpened to that third Manning brother ... • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta. Why not beat the rush and give Dusty his going-away present now? [WGN] • NFL: Minnesota at Washington. Look out for Fred Smoot under those pileups. [ESPN] • NFL: San Diego at Oa...
When Male Cheerleaders Attack
We'd like to congratulate THE Ohio State University for their convincing victory over Texas on Saturday night. We are also pleased that the Buckeyes waited until 2006 to beat the Longhorns, rather than 2005; last year's game was in Columbus, this one was in Austin and that meant all fires and riot...
The Fast And The Furryous
If you sat through more than one college football game on Saturday, then obviously you forgot that this past weekend was also the opening of hamster ball racing season. PETCO sponsored races at nearly all of its 800 stores in the U.S. on Saturday, which they called the Hamster Ball Derby. Accordin...
Blogdome: Five Years Later
• Here's our only 9/11 anniversary mention of the day: We'd prefer to be sad in private, if that's OK. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Chadron State, folks: Chadron State. [Heavy Soul] • Making a strong case for Jack Morris. [Off The Baggie] • The Rocky statue has returned to Philadelphia. [The 700 Level] •...