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Derek Jeter Would Like You To Smell Him
Sometimes, this job is a little bit too easy....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Baseball with Joe Morgan: Please do not bail on us early, Joe. Joe? Hello? ... • 2 p.m. Page 2's Gregg Easterbrook: Scrooge, do not fear your senses! It is I, the ghost of Page 3! • 4 p.m. World Series of Poker: My once majesti...
Jim Bowden Knows When To Hold 'Em
So the big story of yesterday's trade deadline, as tends to be the case, turned out to be what not happened: Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden hung on to impending free agent Alfonso Soriano rather than flipping for prospects, or cash, or beans, or whatever. Because the Natinoals are...
The Closer: Twins, Twins Everywhere
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while coming to a tragic realization about Joe Franklin ... • MLB: Orlando Hudson homers from both sides of the plate to lead Arizona to 15-4 beat-down of Cubs, Prior. • Tennis: Paola Suarez, ranked 55th in the world, upsets 15th-ranked Dinara Safina at Acura Classic. • Cycling: The ...
Your Trade Deadline Roundup ...
All right, the little timer on ESPNews has expired, and apparently the trade deadline is now over. Beware: Sometimes trades sneak through past the deadline; the Randy Johnson-to-Houston trade from about 10 years ago — Gawd, we're old — wasn't announced until a few hours past the then-midnight deadli...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you bake the world's largest apple turnover ... • MLB: Cleveland at Boston. Big sale! All Indians players half off until 5 p.m. today. [ESPN] • MLB: Rangers at Twins. It's either this or the food court at the Mall of America. [KDFI] • Truck Competition: USHRA Monster Jam in Houston....
Former Athlete Only Known For Her Looks Makes News For Her Looks
No. 1 most common email we've received today: "Have you seen what's happened to Anna Kournikova?"...
Leftovers: Larry Johnson Likes To Boogie
• Larry Johnson, hitting the Kansas City nightlife. [The Pitch] • Hey, ANYBODY could have A-Rod! [Sportszilla] • All Dan Morgan is missing is Bubbles the chimp and the Elephant Man's bones. [Charlotte Observer] • It's the massage therapist. It's always the damned massage therapist. [CBS Sportsline] ...
In Praise Of A Happy Hit Streak
Little known rule around Deadspin world headquarters: When a hitting streak — one of our favorite baseball occurrences — reaches 30 games, we are obliged to honor the achievement with its own post. Therefore, congratulations to Phillies second baseman Chase Utley — his name sounds like one of the ...
Jimmy Kimmel Would You Like To Watch Those Hands, Buddy
A reader sends in this picture from Sports Illustrated's All-Star Game photo gallery. In case you can't tell by the personalized jersey, that's Harold Reynolds giving a big ole hug to Sarah Silverman, extremely funny comic and reason every Jewish single male in the country has a dart board with Jimm...
Does Ronaldinho's Girlfriend Actually Exist?
Josh Robertson is an editor at Playboy, so, as you'd probably expect, he spends a lot of time looking at pictures of naked women. This discerning eye, and a journalist's skepticism, has brought him to a conclusion: soccer star Ronaldinho's "girlfriend" appears to be a complete fake....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Big East
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: Law, Texas Style
• The rich lawyer who supports Texas football and his wacky, wacky deposition. [The M Zone] • If you're a Jets fan, this could end up being the deal of a lifetime. [Off Wing Opinion] • Calling bullshit on Rock, Paper, Scissors. [The Sports Pulse] • A request that Theo Epstein not shake up the Red So...
Could This Be The NFL's First Lady?
Yesterday, the NFL announced its final five candidates to succeed Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner. The list includes the favorite, Roger Goodell, who started as an intern in 1982, as well as lawyers and executives. Tagliabue is retiring in August....
Jeremy Shockey Would Like To Set The Record Straight
Jeremy Shockey just wants you to know that he won't be letting up this season ... he plans to party as hard as he did in 2005. Man, where would we be without Shockey? With Terrell Owens minding his manners in Dallas and Marcus Vick having not brandished a weapon in months, we are truly blessed that ...
Ixnay On The Ambling-Gay!
This week's winner of the Asshole Who Ruins Everything For Everyone award goes to Charles Humphrey....
Hey, Guys ... You're Still On Camera
You know, we continue to find it amazing, in this day of MLB Extra Innings and MLB.tv, that any television announcer would speak freely during the commercial break. Dude: There's a microphone on you. Someone's going to hear....
Nice Work, If You Can Get It
So here is, without question, our favorite story of the day....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NCAA hoops w/Andy Katz: Are we the only two people in this chat? Is that an echo? • 4 p.m. Firestone Indy 400 winner: Who are you, Mystery Winner? How many guesses do I get? • 4 p.m. LIVE- World Series of Poker: Because if ther...