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Jean Strahan Is Gettin Paid
If Michael Strahan wants to lose the gap-toothed look he should probably go to the dentist now while he's still insured. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports(!) has shed some light on the financial terms of the Strahan's highly publicized divorce....
Does This Mean No More Live Look-Ins?
The nation's long wait has finally come to an end, A-Rod hit 500! Alright, it's not exactly 756 but at least it's one less thing we'll have to hear about every single day. He got things out of the way in a hurry this afternoon with a first inning blast off of Kyle Davies. Call me crazy, but I think ...
The Sun Goes Down On Elton
Being stuck in Clipper purgatory is painful, but that's got nothin' on a ruptured Achilles' tendon. Elton Brand suffered the devastating injury during his off-season workout at the Sports Club South Bay. Once the league's most underrated star undergoes surgery he'll face several months of recovery a...
Bear Down, Lorena! Bear Down, Rory!
• 12:00 — NASCAR: Busch Series Qualifying! [ESPN2] • 1:00 — PGA: WGC Bridgestone Invitational [CBS] • 1:00 — LPGA: Ricoh Women's British Open Third Round from St. Andrews [ABC] • 2:00 — Movie: The Ladies Man [Comedy Central] • 3:00 — Football: NFL Quarterback Challenge [ESPN] • 3:00 — Movie: Remembe...
This Place Is Restricted, Wang
Who needs an A-Rod long-ball when you've got a Wang that just won't quit? Sir Alex failed to hit his 500th homer (again) but Robinson Cano picked up his slack (again!) as the Yankees dominated the Royals 7-1. Chien-Ming Wang allowed just 8 men to reach base in seven innings of work while Odalis Per...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while cleaning up your dishes • Boxing: Jean Pascal's ridiculous hair-art proves too much for Kingsley Ikeke in a unanimous decision. • Extreme Sports: Something totally fucking crazy probably happened at the X Games last night, I just don't care. • MLB: The Cubs can't deal with all ...
This Headline Will Not Include Barry Bonds
• Way to go, Iraq! Oh, sorry. • Pujols, Pop-A-Shot. • Gilbert is funny when he takes other people's jokes. • Quiet, Deion. • The live report from the Arena Bowl. • Pete Rose is charming. • Ow ow ow. • Pac Man Jones, rasslin'. • We're map happy! • Goodnight, ESPN. • Matt Leinart is optimistic about t...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you cook a gigantic pot of beans, per Rachael Ray's perky instructions ... • MLB: Colorado at Atlanta. The catcher's mask protects my face, but does nothing to hide the longing and regret. [TBS] • Extreme sports: X Games, at Los Angeles. You weren't quite extreme enough on that last...
New MNF Booth Just Full Of Giggles!
Newsday's Neil Best documents a happening that seems specifically designed to make Joe Theismann pound his face repeatedly against a wall: a practice session with the new "Monday Night Football" crew. They're having so much fun!...
Witness The Raw Might Of Tony Gwynn
We make no claims to physical supremacy, or aptitude, or even the ability to walk 40 feet without heaving. But surely, new Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn isn't this weak....
Who'll Be The First Baseball General Manager To Get Publicly Smeared?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
We Like You As Much As We Can Like Anyone Who Thinks We're An Asshole
If anything happens to us, you tell every woman we've ever gone out with we were talking about her at the end. That way they'll have to reevaluate us....
Minor League Mascots, Assemble! (Um, Except For The Duck)
Time once again to check in on the world of minor league baseball, with Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...
Don't Call It The EPL Anymore
• It's Barclays. [PopJocks] • The Cubs are the evil empire of the NL Central. [I'm Writing Sports] • The Cavs will destroy Ticketmaster and spin the black circle. [Kid Cleveland] • The stoners are kicking ass in the Congressional softball league. [100 Percent Injury Rate] • The Illini can get in a b...
NFL Season Preview: St. Louis Rams
Believe it or not, folks, the NFL season is much closer than you can possibly imagine. So close, in fact, that, if we're going to fit in every NFL team preview by the start of the season, we have to go this early. So there you have it....
Trying To Track The Exact Moment When ESPN Imploded
You shouldn't feel bad if you remember when it was kind of cool to watch ESPN; we recall it vividly ourselves. (We will confess to once quoting Kenny Mayne in our daily life. Hey, we were young.) Another guy who used to love the Leader is Grant Farred, who wrote a famous academic paper in 2000 prais...
In A Split Second, A Career Ends
Remember Tyron Prothro? The Alabama wide receiver was one of the most exciting players in college football until he, in the most gruesome fashion, broke his leg in a game against Florida two years ago. (You can see it in this photo, if you dare.)...