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Two Down, One To Go
Just about a year ago, then-ESPN head dog Mark Shapiro announced the creation of three shows that best exemplified the future of the network: ESPN2's "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith," "ESPN Hollywood" and ESPN Classic's "Classic Now." Media reporters might remember the big teleconference, whi...
At The Crossroads Of NCAA History
It is rare when one is fortunate enough to have, almost literally, a front-row seat to history, so we are envious of AOL blogger Chris Mottram, who not only runs an enjoyable blog called Saved By The Blog, but also happens to currently be a student at George Mason University. (He even has a class ...
Oh, You Didn't Forget About Kyle, Did You?
He might not drink like a champion, but his efforts have nevertheless clearly reached the level of "epic" and "historic" in recent years. His name is Kyle Orton. He is but one man, but his achievements will outlast us all....
Your AL West "Preview"
You know, you wouldn't think it would be that hard to predict the winner of the AL West. Jeez, there are only four teams, after all. Yet we always get this division wrong: We always predict the A's at the wrong time. Which is probably not much solace to A's fans right now....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Nationals
We're three days away from Opening Day, so it's time to start previewing the season. Inspired by an old feature on The Black Table, we're going team-by-team and distributing Four Things You Don't Know about them. If you have suggested oddities on your team, send them to us at [email protected]. To...
Blogdome: Taking Up The Billy Packer Cause
• Everyone give to the Billy Packer Retirement Fund. It's a cause anyone can get behind. [Big Ten Wonk] • An extremely funny baseball preview, looking at each team like they were people you went to high school with. [Macken's Lounge] • The best 25 Rickey Henderson anecodtes of all time. [Sheriff Sul...
In Praise Of The Big Baby
In a way, the undeniably blissful story of George Mason in this year's tournament has taken some focus off what would otherwise being a star-making week for LSU's Glen "Big Baby" Davis. The sophomore center is the type of unique creature almost exclusively associated with college basketball....
What Do You Do When 5,000 People Want To Use Your Loo?
Where would you least like to live? Next to a toxic waste dump? Across the street from Dennis Rodman's house? Downtown Kabul? We've got one for you; the tiny German village of Iffezheim is faced with the prospect of having 5,000 English soccer fans encamped nearby during the World Cup. From an art...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Paul Shirley's So-Called Career: The first sentence of this column makes me think we have another Harold Pinter on our hands. • 1:30 p.m. Washington's Brandon Roy: Well, after giving up 98 points to UConn, shall we chat about de...
Taste The Excitement, People
The fine folks at Ad Freak point us to our favorite sports organization corporate spinoff we've seen in a while: It's Nascar Meats!...
Join Terrell Owens' Special Club
We suppose, in a roundabout way, that it makes sense for fans of Terrell Owens to be fans of Terrell Owens, and Terrell Owens only; rooting for the team that your favorite player T.O. suits up for seems kind of beside the point....
The Ultimate Time Capsule Photo
Someone just sent us this picture, and we don't know where it's from, who took it or what the circumstances were around it. But, somehow, it made us extremely sad. Man. That could have been Whitey Ford, Ted Williams and Joe Louis hanging out right there. Oh well....
Sheriff Bud Selig, All Over The Case
Look out, Barry; you're really in trouble now. Bud Selig reportedly is ready to announce that Major League Baseball is launching an investigation into steroid use (insert dramatic music here). So as you can see, the jig is up. There's absolutely nowhere players like Bonds can hide. Having Bud Seli...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while making phone calls in the nude ... • NBA: LeBron's 46 lead Cavs past Mavs. Cleveland's in the playoffs! The next round's on Drew Carey, everyone! • NHL: Jagr takes care of business — he helps Rangers beat Islanders, breaks scoring record, sets retirement plans (hear that, Favre...
Your NL Central "Preview"
Our personal favorite division has had a monotonous feel to it the last few years, with the Cardinals and the Astros advancing and meeting in the NLCS two consecutive times. (This, of course, is fine with us.) We also have a feeling that the NL Central is the only division in baseball with three ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize you have a hundred ring tones, but no one ever calls ... • NBA: Detroit at Philadelphia; Utah at Denver. Actualy that Pistons-Sixers game sounds good. Got a spare ticket, anyone? [ESPN2] • High School Boys Basketball: McDonald's All-American Game, at San Diego. Watching ...
Typical Philadelphia Marketing
An outstanding find from Mr. Irrelevant: A television station in Philadelphia is reporting that the Phillies made a bit of a mistake with a promotional DVD they sent out....
Leftovers: Afternoons With Rickey
• You can't write too many words about Rickey Henderson. You just can't. [Yahoo Sports] • What kind of world do we live in, where a perfectly innocent Playmate can be hit in the face with a puck at a hockey game? [The Wade Blogs] • Celtics "guard" likes to drive his car very, very fast. [Daily News ...
LeBron James' Mom, On A Rampage
One of our favorite underreported stories of the last few months was the arrest of LeBron James' mother for drunken driving. In case you don't remember the details, Momma LeBron — who, by the way, is the exact same age as Bill Simmons — was placed in the back of a cop car, kicked out the back wind...
The Gruesome Duke Lacrosse Details
Some new developments in the Duke lacrosse team case, which appears to have "tipped" in the last 24 hours; we just saw it featured on our local afternoon news, and we're nowhere near Durham....