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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Brunch with Buzzmaster: It's not quite breakfast, it's not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. You don't get completely what you get at breakfast, but you get a good meal. • 2 p.m. Dynamo MF Dwayne ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while keeping an eye out for an immature, blue-footed booby ... • MLB: Dodgers win 13th stra ... no wait, they blew it. • Tennis: Roger Federer advances at Rogers Cup with 50th straight North American hard court win, but Andy Roddick is still the winner in our book. • Soccer: What wa...
The Last Clarett Update
Probably time for one final update on our man Maurice Clarett, who has gotten himself in so much trouble that we're actually worried about him. And not just because we're afraid he'd shoot us....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after taking Stampy out for a walk ... • Boxing: Trans America middleweight championship, Verno Phillips vs. Teddy Reid, at Ledyard, Conn. It's every young boy's dream to win a Trans America championship, especially if he's named Teddy or Verno. [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Yankees at Chica...
That Confused Guy You See, That's Matt Doherty
Anybody wondering what former North Carolina men's basketball coach Matt Doherty has been up to? Anyone? Well, you might know he's coaching at SMU (and apparently already dealing with some NCAA violations). But did you know he was also embracing "new" "technology?"...
Minor Enterprise: A Mighty Wind
Welcome to Minor Enterprise, where each Wednesday we preview, and occasionally review, the great events and promotions of minor league baseball. If you have a tip about a minor league promotion, or perhaps you're dressed as a large mascot beaver and are hopelessly stuck in the suit, contact us at ti...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Mid-American Conference
We must confess that we can't wait each year for the crunch of shoulder pads; for cleats churning up chunks of turf, and red-faced coaches screaming from the sidelines. But enough about lacrosse. College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode an...
Blogdome: Weis Goes Into Lockdown
• Charlie Weis is getting a little draconian with the media down there in South Bend. [The Big Lead] • An amazingly well-written blog about ... Baylor sports? [Bear Meat] • Observations from Mike Piazza's first game back at Shea. [Copyranter] • Terry Francona "cooks by hunch." [Yanks Fan/Sox Fan] • ...
Reggie Bush Might Beat Your Ass In A Mall
The fine folks at TMZ, after months of accosting celebrities as they drunkenly walked out of clubs, finally had their breakthrough last week with the Mel Gibson "sugar tits" story, which not only horrified Jews and Gentiles alike, but also ruined a classic pickup line forever. They're all over the p...
Gammons Back Where He Belongs: At A Ballpark
Outstanding news from the Cape Cod Times (with their first, and likely last, big scoop):...
It's A General Manager Blood Feud!
We don't mean to imply that when you're screwed over by Washington Nationals GM Jim Bowden, it might be time to re-evaluate one's career choices, but ......
New NFL Commissioner Somehow Looks Like Less Of A Dork
In case you missed the live-blogging of the whole gripping experience yesterday, the NFL owners elected Roger Goodell their new commissioner yesterday, making him the third commissioner of the league in the last 46 years. (We can't believe that's true, by the way; there have been more popes, for cry...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NFL with Gary Horton: With recent Bengals' developments, I bet the guards are thinking twice about that game with the cons, aren't they? • Noon. Baseball with Jerry Crasnick: How come every time I read License to Deal, I think ...
This Could End Up Affecting The Eastern Indoor Football League Opener
It's almost no fun to point out Maurice Clarett's foibles anymore. But when cops pull him over with a bunch of loaded guns and a hatchet in the car, it's probably worth mentioning....
The Closer: In Which We Inadvertantly Prop Up The White Sox
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while out fighting crime ... • World Series of Poker: Truthfully, we saw better acting in Gigli. • MLB: Isn't Taylor Tankersley a newspaper comic strip? Anyway, Marlins beat Nationals 4-2. • Celebrity Dating: Roddick, Sharapova have been an item for more than a year, according to the...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the Soloflex in your den files for divorce ... • MLB: New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox. While you're waiting for the game to begin, why not head over to Hawk Harrelson's blog and watch as he takes shots at Mickey Rooney for no apparent reason. [WGN] • Tennis: ATP Masters Series...
Lord Help Us: They're Doing The Wave At Wrigley
Our personal favorite moment of our night at RFK Stadium was when the tiny smattering of Nationals fans spread throughout the place tried to cobble together a version of The Wave. The response of our Deadspin corner was instantaneous: We scoffed, scowled, booed, grumbled. We were very proud....
"Interests: Redskins, Clubs And GETTIN' DRUNK"
It just wouldn't be the NFL without some truly obsessed, frightening fans, and we've got some pretty worthy ones in the Dead Tree Crew, backers of the Washington Redskins and almost certainly the type of guys who beat up Daniel Snyder in high school....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Ivy League
We must confess that we can't wait each year for the crunch of shoulder pads; for cleats churning up chunks of turf, and red-faced coaches screaming from the sidelines. But enough about lacrosse. College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode an...