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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you wait to be drafted ... but don't answer the phone! • Boxing: Light welterweights, Michael Warrick (18-3-0) vs. Demetrius Hopkins (23-0-1), at Atlantic City. ... and the draw was because he scared a guy to death. [ESPN2] • MLB: Boston at New York Yankees. It occurs to us that all...
World Cup Preview: Group B
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group B! If you have any thoughts on a particular group, send them to [email protected]. Our opera...
Blogdome: Look, Another Reading!
• If it's the first Wednesday of the month, it must be time for another installment of the Varsity Letters reading series. We'll be there, as always. [Varsity Letters] • Eric Gagne looked a little more hurt than he might have let on last night. [LA Observed] • It's getting ugly for all the former Tw...
The Canadian Hide-And-Seek Team
We're not sure where this is from — we haven't nailed it down yet — but here's a funny prank, explained by the reader who sent it to us:...
Gunston Sleeps With The Fishes
The folks over at The Realests are claiming victory today, saying that they have taken out the mascot of an NCAA Basketball Final Four school in a bloodless coup. We're referring of course to Gunston, the green, furry, Muppet-like creature who until recently was the costumed mascot of George Mason...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. World Cup with Dale Johnson: Wouldn't if be funny if Iran won the whole thing? Hello? • Noon. Boxer Bernard Hopkins: Do you think Jesus would have been a boxing fan? • 3 p.m.. Right to Play with Jim Caple: Hey, no fair crossing u...
Welcome Back, Shawn Kemp!
If it's the NBA offseason — almost — so you know what time it is: It's time for Another Shawn Kemp Comeback Attempt!...
Jason Grimsley ... SCARFACE!
(One of these guys was on human growth hormone ... can you guess which one?)...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while grooming your ocelot ... • MLB: Alex Cintron's three-run homer leads White Sox over Tig ... wait ... Chicago won a game? Seriously? • Tennis: Venus eclipsed by 17-year-old Nicole Vaidisova in hot, girl-on-girl action at the French Open. • Golf: Vaidisova? She's positively ancie...
Roger Clemens! Pitching! It's Like He Never Retired!
Well, it's a big night in Lexington; Roger Clemens is coming to town, to pitch with his son Koby at third base. It's the first of three minor league stints for Roger, all of which, of course, have a definitive financial incentive for Roger Clemens. (The other two games are for teams Clemens partia...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you try to make bail ... • College softball: NCAA Division I Women's College World Series, Game 2, Northwestern vs. Arizona, at Oklahoma City. Is there a rule that all pitchers must be blonde? Just asking. [ESPN] • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Houston. We have a feeling that most Astros fan...
When Football Coaches Dope Themselves
This Frank Solich GHB/DUI story? Honestly, it's a gift that keeps on giving....
World Cup Preview: Group F
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group F! If you have any thoughts on a particular group, send them to [email protected]. Our opera...
Blogdome: Oh, Those American Journalists
• Uh, Minnesota? That's not how your columnists are supposed to cover the World Cup. [Gelf] • Is Edmonton done already? [Out Of Left Field] • Those Steelers Super Bowl rings are all kinda fruity-like. [This Probably Isn't Worth Your Time] • Wait ...what's Pat Riley's deal with Yogi Bear again? [Inso...
One Dark, Dark Moment In The Sun
Last July, a young minor league Cubs outfielder named Adam Greenberg finally made it to the big leagues after years of toiling through Iowa and other farm system teams. He stepped to the plate in Miami to make his first major league at bat. And the first pitch hit him in the head....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: The baseball draft just won't seem real without Berman blurting out the picks before they are officially announced. • 1 p.m. PBA Tour's Kelly Kulick: Is it wrong to love a sport that involves talcum and r...
You Think You Know A Guy ...
For those of you who might not have known, the Tennessee Volunteers have a backup quarterback named Jim Bob Cooter. No, you heard us correctly; we said Tennessee, not Stanford....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while teaching your tortoise to use the computer ... • NHL Playoffs: Prehistoric Fossil Fuels lose game, Roloson, possibly series to 'Canes. • MLB: Bonds' 716th homer will have an asterisk; not because of steroids, but because it came against the Marlins. • No soup for you! Wie fails...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch before your pets oust you in a bloodless coup ... • MLB: Boston at New York Yankees. Sit back, relax and watch the game; just as Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, etc., will be doing. [ESPN] • College softball: NCAA Division I, World Series, game 1, Northwestern vs. Arizona, at Oklahoma Cit...