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Marathon Man
Tim Gorman, a correspondent for the Boston Globe (read: unemployed writer), decided to conduct a social experiment and run the Boston Marathon dressed as a Yankees fan. This could have ended very badly, but didn't, thank heavens. There was this, however:...
How Virginia Tech Touched Our Little World Here
As you've surely noticed, we haven't gone into the Virginia Tech horrors too much around these parts; we felt we had nothing we could possibly add to something so unfathomable. But there are still ways the tragedy has touched our little world over here....
LT Says "No Thank You" To Madden
So, you know how Vince Young is on the cover of Madden 08, and how Chargers fans breathed deep sighs of relief? Well, according to Darren Rovell at CNBC, LaDainian Tomlinson was supposed to be the cover boy but turned it down....
Blogdome: Meltdown In Philly
• The Phillies have fallen apart amazingly fast. [The 700 Level] • Louis Gossett Jr. needs to pay for his damned Lakers tickets. [West Side Slant] • Gary Sheffield, Serious Author. [Lion In Oil] • The end of the Hanukkah song as we know it. [Metroville] • Hey, Barry Zito finally won. [Rumors And Ran...
A Rooting Interest For Pirates Fans Tonight
Strange as it might seem, there's a clear reason for Pirates fans to cheer against the Golden State Warriors tonight as they reach for the final playoff spot and clinch a winning record. The Pirates, with a Warriors win, will be even more alone in their misery. From an astute reader:...
Obama/Arenas '08!
As we continue to attempt to come to terms with the loss of Gilbert Arenas from the upcoming playoff months, we turn, as always, to Wizznutzz to help us through the night....
Yeah, This'll Get You Punched, Every Time
Say what you will about Australian Rules Football — and we know you have much to say! — but you can't say they don't know how to appropriately trash talk....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with David Thorpe: Joey Crawford just pushed my grandma! Nana! • 3 p.m. Contender's Freddy Curiel: Does Sly share any of his "special medication?" • 4 p.m. AFL with Scouts' Gary Horton: I have much the talent with the nerf fo...
Gene Upshaw Would Rather You Not Read Anyway
As anyone with even a fundamental understanding of professional sports labor issues knows, the NFL has the weakest players union. NFL players have the shortest careers, make the least money, suffer the harshest long term health effects and rarely have guaranteed contracts. This has caused many — and...
Mario Williams: Fast, Not That Furious
Last night, The Fanhouse posted a video that appeared to show Texans defensive tackle Mario Williams racing his lamborghini down a highway extremely fast. It didn't take long for whoever posted the video to subsequently take it down, but 850 The Buzz grabbed some video stills and provided a rundown ...
NBA Roundup: Tonight's The Night
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
The Daily Closer: On The Streets Of Philadelphia
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while chasing Clocky with a hammer ... • MLB: Can a guy get a little offense? Matsuzaka falls to 1-2 as Red Sox lose to Blue Jays 2-1. • NHL: Rangers making this look very easy, which is quite unusual for them. • NBA: Warriors are one win from a playoff berth. If you're 12 or younger...
Just A Day Of Being Gored On The Beach
Via Sportivo, we present you a good old-fashioned bull goring video. It's tough to get enough of these....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you get a few new tats ... • NHL: Conference quarterfinals, Ottawa at Pittsburgh, Game 4; Detroit at Calgary, Game 3. Fighting the Cold War. [Versus] • MLB: Brewers at Reds. The Ryan Freel Fan Club is getting restless. [Fox Sports] • NBA: Clippers at Suns [Fox Sports]; Mavericks at ...
Last Day To Avoid Tennis Tax Jail
If you haven't been paying attention, thanks to Sunday being a Sunday and yesterday being some sort of weird DC holiday, today is officially tax day (there's enough, you know, actual news going on today that the yearly "Everyone's at the post office at the last minute!" stories have fallen through t...
Leftovers: Whither Albert?
• OK, we're officially concerned about Albert Pujols. [Viva El Birdos] • Pokey has some issues with how her exit from LSU went down. [ESPN] • So long, Grant Wistrom. [Sports. Music. Blog] • How come some guys can say the f-word on live TV, and some can't? [Randball] • Which athlete do you most drink...
The U.S. Olympic Committee Wonders If You Can Spare Anything
When we think of charitable organizations that desperately need our support, we will confess that the United States Olympic Committee doesn't immediately come to mind, considering we think we remember seeing an ad for the official overnight shipping company of the U.S. Olympic Team. So we can't imag...
ESPN Turns "Douche" Into "######"
We will confess, a little bit of Paul Shirley's I'm A WRITER Who Happens To Play Basketball! schtick goes a long way. He's mostly amusing, we guess, but he has a tendency to overwrite — like we can talk — and seems a little too proud of himself from time to time. That said, he's entertaining, and we...
What? The NBA Can Discipline Officials? Really?
Man, when you offend Tim Duncan, you offend the whole NBA....