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The NFL Network Tells Deion To Shush
Remember Deion Sanders' compeletely batshit bonkers "defense" of Michael Vick for dogfighting? Well, amazingly, the NFL didn't take too kindly to it....
Lance Armstrong, The Only Pure Cyclist
Mercifully, the Tour de France is over, and some guy we've never heard of but is probably doping like everybody else won. Yahoo. The race's public implosion got us to thinking about Lance Armstrong....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Baseball with Buster Olney: Whatsa matter, Buster? Afraid you're mentioned in the Canseco book? • 3 p.m. Fantasy baseball with Pete Becker: At this point, owning Chase Utley and Randy Johnson is no fantasy. • 4 p.m. Bracketology...
Another Demographic Infuriated By ESPN
We are definitively not NASCAR experts, which takes away one of ours — and many sports fans' — favorite pastimes: Making fun of ESPN coverage of sporting events. Fortunately, the NASCAR diehards are taking care of that for us ... and they're stomping mad this morning....
What Not To Do With A Golf Cart
An absolutely bizarre story from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and proof that you should always be careful with your golf carts....
If Vick Can't Trust His Dogfighting Buddies, Who Can He Trust?
The ball is officially rolling in the Michael Vick case: Tony Taylor, or "T" in the now-famous indictment, has plead guilty in exchange for testifying against Mr. Mexico....
Pac Man Jones Finds A League That Wants Him
It is a relief to know that, while he's serving his full-season suspension from the NFL this season — for, we repeat, charges he's yet to actually be arrested for — Pac Man Jones will be keeping himself busy....
Dysfunctional Relationship Between Bonds, Road Fans, Resumes
Well, if Barry can't break Hank's home run record at home, it might as well be his home-away-from-home, amongst his good friends at Dodger Stadium. Hey! Who threw that Dodger Dog? Actually, I'm interested to see what the reaction will be at Chavez Ravine this week, as the Giants begin a series there...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while mourning the loss of Ingmar Bergman ... • Cycling: Alberto Contador wins Tour de France (pending urinalysis). • Motor sports: So Tony Stewart pretty much owns the Brickyard, eh? • MLB: That sound you hear is THE CUBS a half-game out of first!...
Primetime Sunday Fun
Well, well, well ... what a weekend. Vick joins Al Qaeda, the Royals pop off, strikeout homeruns, Cal and Tony, CFL, AFL, racing mini-vans ... no wonder I couldn't find time to sneak in a post about Pau Gasol and his Spanish Rolling Stones cover. Oh well....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch before you take your siblings on a train ride across India ... • MLB: Tigers at Angels. Jeremey Bonderman is Mr. Sunday Night. [ESPN] • Cycling: Tour de France's final stage. Hey, I thought this was over? [VS.] • TV: Flight of the Conchords. Bret? Present. Jemaine? Present. Skeets? Pre...
All Hail The '89 Turbo Mini-Van!
Paul Smith, 43, of Seneca, Illinois owns a 1989 Dodge Caravan with faux wood grain sides and 185,000 miles on the odometer. "So what," you say? Your ex-girlfriend's old man drove the same piece of junk. Fair. But did it house a turbocharged engine that got her up to 105 m.p.h. in 12.65? I didn't thi...
"If [Saunder] says, 'Clinton I need you to run through that brick wall,' and that brick wall, it's hard to run through a brick wall, I've got to find a way to get as close as I can and dive over the top of this brick wall and tell him, '[Bleep], I made it over.' You know? 'I did it. I didn't do it t...
ArenaBowl XXI: San Jose Vs. Columbus
If you're already bored of baseball legends talking about "AA ball" and "Ted Williams using their bats as toothpicks," may I remind you that later this afternoon (3 p.m.) ABC is airing ArenaBowl XXI — The Small-to-Medium Game! ™...
Quick! Cue Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'!
• The perfect ending for the Tour de France. [Foul Balls] • Googling sport trends should be its own sport. [laissez-faire ball] • Will A-Rod be the next Home Run King? [100% Injury Rate] • Youngblood is not feeling the Cardinals, yo. [Doberman on the Diamond] • Coach Crennel is channeling Gunnery Sg...
Congratulations, Cal And Tony!
If you'll kindly excuse me, I'm going to step away from the computer for a little while to stretch my fingers, eat a Tim Horton's BLT sandwich, and watch Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I hope you understand. I'm really, really hungry....
A Little Sunday Uphill Skiing, Anyone?
• 1:00 — Cycling: Tour de France crap [CBS] • 1:00 — Movie: Purple Rain [BET] • 1:00 — Movie: Underworld [TNT] • 1:05 — Baseball: Cubs at Reds [WGN] • 1:30 — Baseball: Hall of Fame Induction [ESPN Classic] • 3:00 — Arena Football: San Jose vs. Columbus title game [ABC] • 3:00 — Golf: Canadian Open, ...