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About Last Night ...
What you missed while painting a tunnel entrance onto a boulder to fool the Roadrunner ... • MLB: That happened fast ... we mean, that really escalated: Glavine, Beltran, Mets get off on good foot vs. Cardinals in NLCS Game 1. • College football: Boston College 22, Va. Tech 3. Steve Aponavicius: Kno...

All Right, Weaver, Put Down The Smokes And Let's Go
The weather reports appear to be clear as one could reasonably hope for this evening, so it looks like the Cardinals and Mets are finally going to kick off their NLCS, with Jeff Weaver taking on a now very rested Tom Glavine. Because of the rainout, the series is going with five games in five days, ...

To Watch Tonight
What to finish watching before attending to your severed hand ... • MLB: National League Championship Series, St. Louis at New York Mets, Game 1. A sad time, but New Yorkers soldier on, as they always do. Except when it's raining. We hate that. [Fox] • Auto racing: NASCAR Nextel Cup, pole qualifying...

Thank Heavens He Doesn't Play For Colombia
So yesterday was a key Euro 2008 soccer qualifier between Croatia and England, everyone all fired up, everything second counting ... and then goalie Paul Robinson made the mistake of his life....

Leftovers: The Real Stephen Jackson
• The inside scoop, as they say, on the Stephen Jackson police report. [SLAM Online] • In case you were still wondering what they did with the losing team's championship hats. [Off Season] • CBS Sportsline thinks Daisuke Matsuzaka is going to play for the Twins. [CBS Sportsline] • Why isn't THIS GUY...

The Buccaneers Want To Kill Carson Palmer (With Howie Mandel!)
Proving once again that no one is funnier than those who work for the official Web sites of professional football teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in preparation for their game Sunday against quarterback Carson Palmer and the Cincinnati Bengals, have put together a little flash intro to their home...

Soon, Congress Will Make The Wizards Illegal
If you haven't heard, the Washington Wizards' new slogan for the 2006-07 season is "Go All In," which is possibly a reference to Gilbert Arenas' love of playing online poker at halftime and is definitely not something that makes much sense. To quote DC Sports Bog:...

Being A Fan Can Be Slightly Lucrative, But Not Really
So here's a novel concept, sent to us from the fine folks at WBRS Sports Blog: A new site has launched offering fans $5 to cheer for a certain NFL or NHL team. The site is called HireAFan.com and inspired by a guy who sold his loyalty to Sebria & Montenegro on eBay during the World Cup....

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Sacramento Kings
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we continue with the Pacific Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....

Blogdome: More "Idiots" On Lost
• The Red Sox, showing up on "Lost." [Keep Your Sox On] • More Sheed vs. Bonzi madness. [Zubaz Pants] • Looking back on the career of Lawrence Phillips. [Dirty Laundry] • That's a scary hockey giveaway. [God Send Jen] • What does the Bulls' preseason opener tell us about them, if anything? [Indignan...

So, This One Time, On The Band Bus ...
Nothing can beat the international mystery and intrigue of collegiate marching bands, and the Wisconsin band apparently did something so "boorish and patently offensive" that it can never be spoken of....

Stalking Lloyd Carr
We are no experts in the field of stalking — really! — but as far as potential stalking targets go, we're not sure we'd include Michigan coach Lloyd Carr as a particularly targetable vessel for rage and frustration. Well, at least not this year....

What They Did On Their Day Off
Though the woman in this photo apparently didn't get the memo, anyone in the New York City area yesterday, when not preoccupied with planes coming out of the sky and Alec Baldwin all full of bustle, knew there wasn't going to be a NLCS game last night. It was pouring rain and was just getting wors...

I Was In 'The Cat In The Hat,' Dammit!
In a tragic time such this, it's easy to forget who the real victims are. Specifically, actor Alec Baldwin, shown here on Wednesday near the Manhattan accident scene where Cory Lidle's small plane crashed into a high-rise building. Baldwin is giving a New York City police officer the Glengarry Gle...

Cory Lidle, The Day After
As we take a step back from the Cory Lidle story a day later, we look at, perhaps predictably, the strange situation that arises when a journeyman (but capable) pitcher like Lidle suddenly becomes a household name in the worst way possible....

We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Boxing historian Bert Sugar: Max Baer, the Terrell Owens of his era? • Noon. NCAA FB with Todd McShay: What exactly is a Nittany? • 2:30 p.m. Inside College Hockey: OK, I've been in here long enough. I'm cold, and lonely. Can y...

Playoff Blogdome: Tigers at Athletics, Game 2
Canvassing the blogs after Detroit's 8-5 win over Oakland in the ALCS:...

The Post That Will Probably End Up Jinxing Them Again
Well, we know we're going to get yelled at for saying this, but we can't deny the facts, jack: The Tigers look like they're not gonna be beaten by anyone, in either league. Before the NLCS has even had a chance to start yet — more on this later — the Tigers have sucked the life out of the A's and th...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while feeding the one-eyed fish (not a euphemism!)... • MLB: Tigers take 2-0 ALCS lead over Athletics behind Alexis Gomez ... wait, who? • NBA: Sans Jackson and O'Neal, Pacers still beat Nets 103-89. • NHL: Detroit, sports capital of the world. Red Wings 9, Phoenix 2....

Plane That Crashed Into NYC Building Flown By Yanks' Cory Lidle
So the plane that crashed into the Belaire buildling on the Upper East Side of Manhattan about two hours ago, freaking everybody around here the hell out?...