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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m.: NCAA FB With Joe Schad. Do you think Woody Hayes ever had a GHB dosage problem too, like Frank Solich? How about Schembechler? • 1 p.m.: Lightweight champ Juan Diaz. Do you think we could beat up a flyweight guy? Those guys ru...
Zinedine Zidane, Slightly Perturbed
So, it has been about 16 hours, and we still haven't quite gotten over the amazement of Zinedine Zidane's brutal headbutt to end his soccer career. It was truly one of the most astounding sports moments we can remember; like many Americans, we struggled to come up with an American sports equivalen...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering who decided to invent granola ... • Brad Lidge wants to get the number of the Aaron Miles that keeps hitting him. • Ladies and gentlemen, the Mets' magic number is 63. • Someone should keep an eye on this Federer fellow....
The Head Heard Round the World
Congratulations to Italy, World Cup Champions. However, I have to admit, that's probably one of the greatest retirements I've ever seen. Better than John Kruk leaving the game after he got his average back up to .300 for his career....
Leftovers: Beware The Crimson Pimp Hand
• More smart kids terrorizing women. Surprisingly, assailant not from Duke University. [BreitBart][via Airing of Grievances] • A nice little rundown of the top 7 worst athlete talk shows. Magic Johnson will just never be forgiven. [Joe Sports Fan] • A little sampling from Seth Mnookin's upcoming ...
Your World Cup Halftime Entertainment
Courtesy of Caddychicks.com. What better way to spice up your boring, uneventful round of golf than by hiring young co-eds to ride along with you, get your ball, grab your tee, or,um, just stand around and look hot. If only they had this service for all intramural sports: intramuralsoftballchicks...
World Cup Final Live Blog: Italy Vs. France
Well, it took long enough, but it's finally time for the World Cup Final. It's your favorite divers from Italy against the surrender monkeys from France. It's non-stop fun; it's the World Cup....
Barry Bonds: World Cup Soothsayer
The ribald pirates at The Hater Nation shot over this link from Barry Bonds' latest journal entry to the fans, giving his predictions for the World Cup Final:...
Hit One in the Handicap Section
So, the odds on the Home Run Derby have been released by venerable betting gurus Covers. Favorites for the derby include Fightin's swatting sensation Ryan Howard (+540), Big Papi (+530), Lance Berkman(+530). Underdog collars go to Jermaine Dye(+1130) and Troy Glaus (+1116)....
When Fantasy Football Becomes Delusional Excess
So, most people are already getting invites to enter their respective fantasy football leagues and it's now perfect time for enterprising companies to bilk well-meaning roto-dorks out of their hard-earned cash by marketing as many accessories to make the fantasy as real as possible....
Federer Dominates Again
Just as expected, Roger Federer won his fourth straight Wimbledon championship defeating Rafael Nadal 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. Nadal showed some sparks throughout the match, but it was pretty much Federer all the way who never let Nadal take over at any point. Federer's work on grass is pretty sensati...
University of South Florida To Become New Pamplona
So, with all of the trouble mascots have had in the last week, it's no surprise that the University of South Florida is opting for a real animal — however they're keeping their googly-eyed, fur-lined one named "Rocky" as well. The new " Rocky" the bull is a baby Brahman and he's currently being te...
Nadal Gonna Try Best For Try The Victory, Gonna Try That
Now, this morning's Wimbledon final is gearing up to be something really special. Federer and Nadal are fun to watch anytime they play and on such a grand stage it's a great way to get a Sunday morning started. So, this pull quote isn't meant to slam Nadal, per se, but more the reporter on this st...
About Last Night
What you missed while you were setting the cat on fire and scraping your feet......
Leftovers: Blasphemic Bobbleheads on Parade
• Oklahoma loosens its bible belt and offers up bobblehead dolls to fans who love Jesus, profiteering from eBay, and baseball. [AP] • Jackie Robinson on "What's My LIne?" proved only to reveal that, regardless of his personal triumphs, white people still had no idea who he was. [Baseball Toaster] • ...
Cavaliers Ensure LeBron's Kingdom Remains in Cleveland
LeBron James will be staying Cleveland, finally easing the worried minds of Cleveland-ites far and wide who feared that he would bolt from the land of Drew Carey for more pristine digs. But the Cavaliers management stepped up, fitting James with a 5-year $80 million extension that will keep him lo...
More Inappropriate Ball Talk
This time, courtesy of everyone's favorite wise little cartoon canary, ESPN football analyst John Clayton. JC couldn't contain his excitement about Peyton Manning's potential post-season dominance this year thanks to, um, some new rules. But it's quite apparent that Clayton might need to start rea...
Wimbledon: Crap, There Was Tennis On
So, apparently the first portion of the Wimbledon finals were held this morning as the ladies finals are all over. Yep, completely missed that....
World Cup: No, There Will Be No Live Blogging Today
The coveted third place game between Germany and Portugal kicks off in a little while and there will be no one to live blog the event. I certainly won't be able to do it. Not when Bravo's showing "The Restaurant" marathon all afternoon. But, of course, there are plenty of people blogging about the...