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Some Good Ole' Texas Schadenfreude
As you would probably suspect, many Oklahoma rivals are having some fun with this Rhett Bomar no-show job business, and nobody's going crazier with it than the Hook 'Ems of Texas. They've had a little photoshop contest on a Longhorns message board, and they're having all kinds of fun....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Atlantic Coast 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 and...
Blogdome: An Open Letter To George Solomon
• We thought the most recent column from ESPN ombudsman George Solomon was among the more critical and reasonable ones he's written. Here's a dissenting (and somewhat convincing) view. [Fan's Attic] • How this year's baseball season is like the 2001-02 NBA season, and how the Mets are like the Nets....
God, Training Camp Is So Disgusting
Far be it from us to tell any football team how to run their business, particularly during the big petri dish of sweat and blood and all kinds of other disgusting things in the midst of training camp, but we suspect a new policy the 'Skins have put into place might have been worthwhile to institut...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:15 p.m.. Boxer Vernon Forrest: So, have you ever beaten anyone besides Shane Mosley? • 2 p.m.. Driver Brad Coleman: If there were more fistfights in NASCAR, like in hockey, I might even watch. No, sorry. That's a lie. • 2 p.m.. 'Sum...
Yao Ming's Big, Big Stand
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming doesn't just spend his offseasons taking a stroll or two around the track. He also spends it saving elephants by swatting away bullets heading toward them directly out of the air. See, he's not just tall; he's made of some sort of indestructible material....
Buyer Beware ... And Beware Again ... And Beware Again
In a classic Oh, Now You Tell Us moment, Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie has suddenly realized that, aw, jeez, maybe it wasn't actually the best of ideas to bring in wide receiver Terrell Owens....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while dodging flying burritos ... • Golf: Not only do we not see Michelle Wei on this leaderboard, but we're still working on figuring out what Weetabix is. • World Series of Poker: Several top players eliminated despite their comical glasses. • MLB: Um, in case you haven't noticed, ...
Next Up: Gran Turismo!
We are not, as of this writing, professional marketers. We are confused by what people use to sell their products. We skipped class a lot: Sorry....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the last surviving munchkins steal your car ... • Boxing: Featherweights, Rogers Mtagwa vs. Alvin Brown, at Philadelphia. How come ESPN boxing isn't like the fight scenes in the Rocky movies? [ESPN2] • MLB: Philadelphia at St. Louis. Hit streak or not, I'm going for a beer. [ESPN] •...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Western Athletic 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 and p...
Blogdome: Your NBA Schedule Guide
• Here are the REAL NBA games to watch this season. [The Basketball Jones] • On the list of things that are funny, teammates cheering while they stand over a concussed Jeremy Shockey is pretty high up there. [WBRS Sports Blog] • How Brett Favre is like a snow globe. [10,000 Takes] • What's your top ...
Your Complete College Football TV Guide
We're starting to be able to sniff out college football, it's so close now. Exactly four weeks from tomorrow, as a matter of fact....
Jay Mariotti Has Returned
Fret not, loyal Chicago-area readers: Your long national nightmare is now over. After a month-long "vacation" that followed Ozzie Guillen Fag-gate, Chicago Sun-Times "columnist" Jay Mariotti has signed a three-year deal with the paper, assuring his smiling face will grace the paper's pages four days...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. Baseball America's Jim Callis: When will the grand jury hear testimony on the Rockies' soggy balls? • 3 p.m.. NCAA FB with Beano Cook: Who would have thought that Castro would retire before you? • 4 p.m.. LIVE from World Series ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while apologizing to just about everyone in the phone book ... • MLB: Good day for, Josh Willingham and the Marlins. Bad day for, Billy Wagner and the Mets. • Wolrd Series of Poker: Someone kept raising even though he didn't have anything, sending the tournament into a tizzy. But, is...
Boeheim Must Have Had Some Hand In This
We don't mean to imply that the Syracuse football team might not be so good this year, but they have a wide receiver who is five-foot-four. We think our family dog is taller than that....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you put the finishing touches on your new line of adult swaddling clothes ... • WNBA: Indiana at Detroit; Houston at Sacramento. Be the first in your family to watch an entire WNBA doubleheader. [ESPN2] • MLB: Blue Jays at Yankees. Come watch New York bask in its Abreu-ness. [YES Ne...
The Tigers' Doomsday Scenario
Few things tickle our fancy more than good old-fashioned fan panic. We have it every year with our Cardinals; no matter what might be going right, we're always convinced the sky is falling. We do not root for our teams to win; we root from them not to lose. Looking at us while we're watching an im...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Big Ten
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 and...