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To Watch Tonight...
• MLB: A's @ Mariners: Let's try this again, shall we, Barry Zito?...
At Least You Aren't Shawn Bradley
...and no one's making "NBA Bitches, Volume One" videos, starring you. So no matter what else happens today, at least you have that going for you. You probably aren't going to get dunked on today, and even if you do, it's not likely that anyone's going to make a YouTube video out of it....
Leftovers...
• Thin, blonde, figure-skater... you know you'd hit it. [news-press.com]...
We Will Have Golf Today
This was supposed to be a post about golf. I suppose it still is, but I wanted to tell you that Tiger Woods was making a charge, Chad Campbell was holding steady, Rocco Mediate had started yelling "ALRIGHT, ROCCO!" everytime he made a birdie putt, and Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh really did wres...
Today In The Premiership...
• Wigan 1-1 Birmingham. Birmingham plays a quality second half, earning a point against Wigan and keeping themselves out of the league's bottom three. The more I follow soccer, the more I like this relegation idea. Some American sports should really look into it....
Offense Leads Defense At The Half
For those of you who really hate baseball, golf, bowling, or anything else on TV today, ESPN is bringing you Oklahoma's spring football game today, live in its entirety. Spring football. Live on ESPN. I don't know why....
You Will See More Of Joakim Noah
Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, and Al Horford have made known their intentions to return to Florida next season. There was some speculation that one or all of them would make themselves available for the NBA draft, but the precocious and talented youngsters want to have another go at the national titl...
Julius Hodge Shot
Nuggets guard Julius Hodge was driving on I-76 in north Denver when a vehicle pulled up alongside his and started unloading. Hodge was hit several times in his lower body, but the team said he's in fair condition and expected to make a full recovery....
A Weather Forecast Unlike Any Other
They are getting in some golf today at The Masters, despite some nasty storms passing through the area. A lot of players are on the course right now, and some are making the most of the soft greens. Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jose Maria Olazabal, Tim Herron, and Jim Furyk are all 2-under-par on the day....
About Last Night...
• MLB: Red Sox 14, Orioles 8. Daniel Cabrera's line for the Orioles: 1.1 IP, 3 hits, 7 runs, 7 walks, 1 strikeout, and an ERA higher than Kobe Bryant's points per game....
Week In Deadspin: Hello, Horsehide
• Florida won the national championship in a tremendously boring Final Four. • Anna Benson renewed our faith in romance. • We introduced the Daily Closer as baseball spread its yearly seed all over our loins yet again. It turned out not to be the best day for Derek Lowe. • Beware of Jenn Sterger's...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while booing Juan Encarnacion... • Boxing: Lightweights, Nate Campbell vs. Isaac Hlatshwayo, at Tampa. Yes, we must wear the mouthpiece while we watch, if it's any of your business. [ESPN2] • MLB: Atlanta at San Francisco. Come see Joe Simpson, Don Sutton and Skip Carey, the only broad...
Leftovers: A Joyride From The Past
• The alleged victim in the Duke lacrosse case has a brush with the law in her past, when she took a cab driver's car for a "joyride" while under the influence of alcohol. Some say it brings up questions about her credibility, but we think it has as much to do with whether or not she was raped as th...
Well, Somebody Better Start Making Golic's Tux And Greenberg's Dress
Well, it looks like they're actually going through with this:...
Brett Favre Will Do Something, Someday, Maybe
We swear to God, we just got this news alert from ESPN.com about Brett Favre's "retirement" "plans."...
Opening Day At Wrigley
We received a call from a friend of ours about an hour ago, asking us to break into their email and look up some Evite information. Why? Because they were heading to a Wrigley Field Opening Day part just down the street from the old yard, and they'd lost the directions. Our friend is a Cub fan. We...
You'll Find A Pair Of Safety Glasses And Some Earplugs Under Your Seat. Please Feel Free To Use Them.
You sponsors have it real easy. We never had it like this where we grew up. But we send our kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich, and you're going to stay rich. But here's our advice to the rest of ...
One Tiny Tidbit On: The Reds, The Twins, The Blue Jays and The Rangers
Baseball is here! Inspired by an old feature on The Black Table, we're previewing the season by going team-by-team and distributing Four Things You Don't Know about them. Today we close out this feature with four leftover tidbits from four different teams. On Monday we'll begin previewing the Worl...
Blogdome: Free Chicken And Biscuits, Baby
• If we were Grizzlies fans, we might get more excited about the chicken and biscuits too. [Talking To Nobody] • An imaginary conversation in which Shea Stadium doesn't handle the news that it's being torn down very well at all. [Faith And Fear In Flushing] • On redemption, steroids and forgiveness....
Brian Fuentes' Curious Entrance Music
If you've been bewildered by the "controversy" involving the use of "Enter Sandman" as the closer's music for both Mariano Rivera and Billy Wagner, we're happy to direct you to a closer's music story that actually has some teeth....