i Page 8388 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
The Extremely Serious Flag Football Team
Everybody has a great "Rec league opponent who takes the game WAY too seriously" story unless, of course, you are that rec league opponent who takes the game way too seriously, in which case, we're sorry, we'll try harder, we need to focus, yeah, you were open on that play, we know....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. Figure skater Kimmie Meissner: Aren't you tired of getting hit on by all the male figure skaters? ... Hello? Anyone there? • 2 p.m. MLS with Josmer Altidore: How many times are you and your teammates planning to kick David Beckh...
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't
If your lifelong dream has been to hang out with Dennis Rodman in Las Vegas two nights before Halloween, you are probably reading this in a mental care facility you just missed your big chance. (As many have mentioned in the comments.) Apparently not one of the most popular items in the history of...
Matt Leinart Produces Spawn
We'd like to formally welcome Cole Leinart, son of Buzzsaw quarterback Matt Leinart and former USC basketball player Brynn Cameron, to this rotating orb we call earth. Cole Cameron Leinart was born Tuesday night in California, and Leinart was there, which was nice, because he's not gonna be around f...
World Series Blogdome: Talkin' About Rain ...
Scanning the blogs following Wednesday's postponement of Game 4 of the World Series ......
Let Them Buy Gear
If you ever need a vivid example of the disconnect between the people who run the games we watch and us, the people who spend the money that allows them to do it, just try paying nearly $200 bucks for a World Series game that's in a rain delay....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while your slippers were in the shop for repairs ... • NHL: Just a guy named Joe ... Sakic reaches 1,500-point mark as his Avalanche lose to Capitals 5-3. • Tennis: As you no doubt have heard by now, Robby Ginepri beat Gilles Simon of France, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), in the first round of t...
What A Beautiful Night At The Ole Ballpark
You know, we're starting to think maybe we're just not supposed to watch a World Series game. Not that sitting out in two hours in freezing rain waiting for FOX to decide whether or not they wanted to pre-empt "Prison Break" next week wasn't fun, but ......
Just In Case Game 4 Happens, We Should Probably Show Up
Yes. We are risking much wrath from Cardinals fans for actually attending this game; our record is far from impressive. But we are talking about the World Series here, and when you get a chance to go to the World Series, you go. We'll apologize in the morning....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Shaq breaks down your door in search of pirated DVDs ... • World Series: Game 4, Detroit at St. Louis. If we rush the field, please shoot us. [Fox] • NBA: Preseason, Houston at Miami. Heat warm up for the phoning in of the 2006-07 season. [ESPN] • NHL: Panthers at Rangers. Van Ryn's...
Somebody Get That Deer A Spot In Congress!
Kevin Cox is a middle-school cross country runner in Oregon, which makes sense; they all run in Oregon....
Leftovers: It's Almost Like The Shoes Are Cheap Or Something
• Stephon Marbury is injured ... with foot problems. [New York Post] • Athletic controversy at NYU! Cool! [NYU News] • Some more thoughts on Halloween costumes, if you're into that. [Fox Sports] • They have marathons in Antarctica. Yow. [Los Angeles Times] • Look, Drew Bledsoe has a blog! [TonyHomo....
Get Away From Me, Marathoners!
This gentleman is Paul Kapellas, and he lives in Chicago....
Lynn Swann Brings Many Skills To The Political Table
Not to bring up politics again, but as many as you know, former Steelers Hall of Famer Lynn Swann is running for governor of Pennsylvania. As anyone who has ever spent time in the general vicinity of the great city of Pittsburgh, part of your duties as political candidate is to play beer pong with y...
Like A Bat Out Of Hell, We'll Be GONE When The Morning Comes!
Because we are a badass road cannon of destruction, we are zooming through the Midwest this week in a silver Chevy Cobalt. (We went to a motocross event in Taylorville, Ill., over the weekend and showed up in this car; this in no way caused us to be mocked, nope.) It's looking incredibly unlikely ...
FreeDarko Previews The NBA Season
As established, we're dangerously close to the start of the NBA season, with all its drama storylines and sturm und drang and months of madness. To us, part of the beauty of the NBA is that its focus, while ultimately on the team, falls on the individual. The plight of one player becomes an epic tal...
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Boston Celtics
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we begin the Atlantic Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
Blogdome: Poor Timing For Merchandise
• The world's worst idea — or the worst time, anyway — for a Yankees Christmas ornament. [Bad Idea Blue Jeans] • They're taking road trips at Kissing Suzy Kolber, and it's awesome. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Two more NFL games going overseas next year. [WBRS Sports Blog] • The Red Sox remember their Oc...
ESPN Rewards Its Employees With A Small Beverage
Monday's "Monday Night Football" game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants, perhaps because of the possible midfield suicide of Terrell Owens, scored a 12.8 Neilsen rating, the highest cable television rating in history. This is a cause for celebration in Bristol, obviously, but we had...
We Say Replace Theismann With Borat Right Now
The Borat movie — Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — is almost here, which pleases us greatly. We're kind of confounded by the release schedule, though. There was a premiere in Los Angeles on Monday (Defamer, of course, was there), and there was o...