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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Lunch with Buzzmaster: Not exactly like lunch with Ari at Spago, is it? • >B>1 p.m.. Boxer "Sugar" Shane Mosley: Is it true that the FDA has changed your nickname to "Whole Grain and Nuts" Shane Mosley? • 3 p.m. NHL with Scott Bu...
Ride, Jesse, Ride
We had a crazy, fantastical dream last night. In our fevered slumber, we dreamed that the Rev. Jesse Jackson had teamed with the former agent to Dennis Rodman to represent The Jockeys' Guild. Thats what we get for eating Laotain food just before bedtime. Thankfully, we got a good night's rest, and...
Put This Next To Your Dahmer Doll
One of the more terrifying moments in recent sports memory is the time Buffalo Sabres goalie Clint Malarchuk had his throat slit by an opposing player's skate, nearly dying right there on the ice. (The story, along with disgusting photo, can be found here.)...
Dr. Z Is Mad As Hell (Again)
We'll get into an update of all the fun Zinedine Zidane theories a little later today, but we wanted to pause to take a look at Paul Zimmerman's column for SI.com yesterday. We have no shame about this: We love Paul Zimmerman. We know he's old, we know he's cranky, we know he probably spends most ...
Baseball Players Wiping Each Other Down
After half-heartedly flipping back and forth between the Home Run Derby and doing some lingering DVR maintenance — new, kind of depressing "Chappelle's Show," the "Law & Order" where they see the guy executed and then everyone all loses their minds — we can say one thing about the big made for TV ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while attending a classical concert and head-butting The Three Tenors ... • Howard's End: Phils' Ryan Howard finishes strong to win Home Run Derby. Wee! • Marte Gras: Indians' prospect Andy Marte goes totally nuts in Minor League All-Star Home Run Derby. • World Cup: Italian team cro...
The Real Reason The ESPYs Exist
You might think the ESPYs are pointless. You might think they're a blight on humanity. You might think they're everything that's wrong with a network that we all remember being the centerpiece of our lives at some point. You might wonder why they continue with this charade every year....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Turtle becomes bigger than Vince ... • MLB: All-Star Game events, Century 21 Home Run Derby; Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. Because nothing brings to mind home runs and All-Star legends like real estate and fast food. [ESPN] • Movie: Dodgeball, A True Underdog...
LeBron James' Sneaky Math
So, LeBron James has reupped with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which means Cavs fans can rejoice while Bill Simmons can stew in it, right? Cavs forever!...
Leftovers: AWK-ward!
• Jason Taylor and Zack Thomas' sister might be getting a divorce. [The Jets Blog] • Everyone should have a ring commemorating their fantasy football championship. Really. [Jostens] • Oh no! Barbaro's in trouble again! [ESPN] • One should always mind one's surroundings while bowling. [ESPN] • The of...
Your Last Zidane Roundup
In case you haven't exhausted your Zinedine Zidane animated GIF quotient for the day, here's a compendium of some of our favorite ones; the Butterfinger one is still the best. And if you like your moving online stuff to be interactive, here's a game that allows you to collect Zidane red cards. Oh, a...
We Have To Ask ... Special Bud Selig Edition
Tomorrow afternoon, baseball commissioner Bud Selig will host a live chat with fans from the All-Star Game festivities in Pittsburgh. The chat isn't live, necessarily, considering you can submit your questions a day early. But Selig will be there, probably, and it's possible his typist might even ...
Chris Berman's Big Night
Well, the day you've been dreading has arrived: It's Chris Berman's yearly night to shine. Of all Berman's glucose-drenched warblings, he is never worse than he is tonight, during the Home Run Derby. It's the event that Berman was born to host: Nothing but spectacle, thunder and bluster. Home runs...
Introducing The Mark Trail Drinking Game
This is borderline off topic, but it involves drinking, and hunting, and a talking bear; kind of what we imagine a weekend with Ted Nugent would be like. Did we mention drinking? OK. We now present the Mark Trail Drinking Game. Take a look at this, and see if you're not laughing your hinder off by...
Blogdome: Welcome To FanFest
• A most amusing rundown of the FanFest in Pittsburgh. [Mondesi's House] • If all interviews with Brian Griese were like this, he'd be our favorite player. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • This weekend in Renaldo Balkman. [Bench Renaldo] • Wait .. .Scott Boras lies? [SethMnookin.com] • On Jay Mariotti, Jay C...
Spend Tonight With The Cansecos
Anyone who might be hanging around the Pittsburgh area over the next few days is encouraged to hit the party to end all parties: The All-Star Ball With The Cansecos!...
When You Gotta Go ...
What would a Monday morning/afternoon be without a little bit of pee humor?...
Some Things, Ron Artest Shouldn't Joke About
Temporarily sane Sacramento forward Ron Artest gave an interview to the Sacramento Bee over the weekend that covered his future with the team, his dogs and Donald Trump. But the most frightening section came from when Artest was asked about whether or not Bonzi Wells will return to the team next y...
The Inside Scoop On Tom Cruise Bobblecouch Night
Last week, we told you about the Lake Elinore Storm's giveaway of Tom Cruise Bobblecouches at a game on June 30. Well, a reader, Trevor from Corona, Calif., actually went to the game, and he says there was more to the evening than just a bobblehead. His full report:...
Hirshey: Madness, Glory And The Self-Correcting Aneurysm
Madness. Can there be any other word for both this World Cup and the way it ended? It would be like Tiger Woods, moments from donning another green jacket at the Masters, bringing his putter down on top of Vijay Singh's skull. Or Michael Jordan stepping up to the free throw line in the final ticks...