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Playoffs Pants Party: Twins Vs. A's
The first playoff game — we'll be live-blogging all day games this week, by the way — begins in less than 24 hours, and if you actually live in the Bay Area, your team's first playoff game is starting at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday. Which seems odd....
In Hell, Mascots Look Like This
Hey, Euro 2008 officials have ripped off Woody Woodpecker! And made him gay! As The Mighty MJD mentioned over the weekend, Austria and Switzerland, co-hosts of Euro 2008, rolled out their new mascots on Sunday. The two countries had their finest cartoonists labor for more than two years to come up...
Where My Team Stands: Minnesota Twins
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Indiana Pacers
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. Let us celebrate with five tiny tidbits on each team. Today we continue with the Central Division, so do us a favor and send us your tips at [email protected]....
Blogdome: Rethinking Simmons
• A somewhat softened — somewhat — tone on Bill Simmons and what the Web is now. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Why is Adewale Ogunleye ashamed of his college? [We Are The Postmen] • Joe Dumars can spot talent. [Need4Sheed] • Lots and lots and lots of baseball playoff numbers. [Yellow Chair Sports] • A ROC...
Where My Team Stands: St. Louis Cardinals
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
Kids And Darts! What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
And so finally, we have the concept for the next Johnny Knoxville movie. The British Darts Organisation is campaigning for their sport to be included in the 2012 London Olympics; and to that end, they've opened the Darts School of Excellence in London. It's for for kids ages 7 to 18, as England atte...
Ron Zook, Water Skiing
After our Illini's shocking upset victory over Michigan State on Saturday, we felt like we had no choice but to post this picture of coach Ron Zook water skiing. Weeeeee!!!!!...
Where My Team Stands: Detroit Tigers
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
How Close You Were, Dusty
Ah, such a rite of fall: The ritualistic execution of baseball managers. It always is a fun day, the day right after the baseball season ends, because managers just get picked off left and right. It's only a matter of time until Florida, bewilderingly, cans Joe Girardi, but we're gonna look at Cubs ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. MLB with Buster Olney: Ah yes, sending e-mails to someone named Buster. Isn't that what got Mark Foley into trouble? • 3 p.m. NFC West with Rodd Newhouse: Setting John York adrift in the middle of the Pacific is permissible as l...
Where My Team Stands: New York Mets
If we've learned anything about Octobers the last few years, it's that the month tests, stretches and hones every aspect of loyalty fandom. Typically, we pretty much just tell our friends that we'll see them sometime in November. It's a stressful time....
NFL Roundup: Orton Should Be Getting To Bed Right About ... Now
• So we actually stayed up and watched the full scale of the Bears' dismantling of the defending NFC champions last night, and we're pretty sure nobody's going to beat Chicago for quite a while. It actually hurt us to watch them hurt the Seahawks; everyone looked bigger, stronger, faster, meaner. ...
A Deeply Regrettable Wrong
Before we get started in on an extremely busy sports day, we have some business to attend to....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while ... hey! Where the hell are my Lorna Doons? ... • MLB: Cubs end season with 8-5 win over Rockies. Let the housecleaning begin. • NFL: Chicago Bears remain as only unbeaten team after ... oh no! Todd is having another heart attack! • NASCAR: Tony Stewart crosses finish line mome...
NFL Week Four, Update #4
• New England just ass-romped the Bengals. This was not something I had anticipated. The Patriots offense was struggling, their secondary was hurting, and I thought Carson Palmer and the Bengals wide receivers would take advantage. 'Twas not the case. Laurence Maroney gashed them all day, Corey Di...
To Watch Tonight...
• NFL Football. Seattle Seahawks @ Chicago Bears. The NBC schedule has been really good so far. But see me in Week 6. 8:15, NBC. • Boxing: 1986, Tyson vs. Berbick. I'm not sure how they plan to turn this into a 30-minute program. 10:00, ESPN Classic. • Movie. Gladiator. I actually didn't really like...
John L. Smith Knows What You're Thinking
And he's acting accordingly:...
NFL Week Four, Update #3
• The Raiders are confusing me. Maybe it's just because they're playing the Browns, but they're rolling. They got a touchdown from some damn linebacker who ran for a touchdown after Rueben Droughns politely handed him the football. And Lamont Jordan, who I actually thought passed away in the offse...