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Luke Donald's Going To Need A Huge Pair Of Balls
I'm going to try to not make this post entirely about Tiger Woods, as tomorrow's golf post will probably be entirely about Tiger Woods. But yeah, Tiger Woods is tied with Luke Donald for the lead of the PGA Championship after 54 holes. Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods....
To Watch Tonight...
• Little League Baseball: Columbia, Mo. vs. Portsmouth, NH. Portsmouth is 93.55% white. 8:00, ESPN. • MLS Soccer: New York Red Bulls @ Columbus Crew. Because you know you miss Bruce Arena. 7:30, Fox Soccer. • NFL Preseason Football: New York Jets @ Washington Redskins. Clinton Portis hopes someone e...
You Better Get ESPN Mobile Before A Tornado Hits
Got a tip from Jeff in Columbia about an oddly-timed plug for ESPN Mobile during last night's Little League World Series broadcast. Erin Andrews was in the stands during the game between Columbia and Lake Charles, standing among a bunch of Columbia fans, who all seemed to be on their cell phones. ...
This Is Rapidly Becoming Anti-Climactic
The Yankees are in the process of ghetto-stomping the Red Sox again today, probably ensuring victory in the five-game series, and sort of letting the air out of the build-up for the series. The game was tied heading into the top of the 6th, until the Red Sox walked in two runs, and then gave up a ...
LeftoverDome...
• If Jim Durham and Fran Fraschilla seemed distant and deatched in their commentary last night, they were. [Boston Sports Media] • Isiah Rider... come on, man. [SFGate.com] • There is now a Family Circus about the Zidane headbutt. I will now hate Zidane forever. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • Pred...
Today In The Premiership...
Reading 3-2 Middlesbrough. Give it up for Reading, the only team in the Premiership named after a railroad on the Monopoly board. They came back from a 2-0 deficit to win their first Premiership game, 3-2 over Middlesbrough. Boro scored twice in the opening 21 minutes, and it was all Reading from ...
Urine Taints Marion Jones' EPO Sample
The Washington Post is reporting that Marion Jones failed a drug test at the U.S. nationals earlier this year. The test turned up a little erythropoietin, or EPO, as the cool kids call it. If her 'B' sample turns up the same thing, she's looking at a two-year ban. I'll give you a few minutes to reco...
Evander Holyfield Beats Up Insurance Salesman, Will Insist On Fighting Again
Bad news for Evander Holyfield. He won last night, which means his comeback is going to continue. After beating the hell out of Jeremy Bates last night, Holyfield says he wants a Top 10 fighter next....
As Far As Wins Go, That Was Pretty Uncomfortable
It's just the first game, and a win's a win, but I'm not going to do any victory dances when we give up 100 points to Puerto Rico, either. Team USA did win by a score of 111-100, but they never really pulled away, they never dominated for a stretch longer than a couple of minutes, and they never rea...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, Fox. MLB. Yankees @ Red Sox, or Cardinals @ Cubs. I heard the Yankees and Red Sox were playing this weekend. Anyone know anything about that? 1:00, ESPN. Little League Baseball. Columbus, Ga. vs. Staten Island, NY. "That's because it's going to Columbus, Georgia. Not Columbus, Ohio. You see ...
About Last Night...
• MLB: Yankees 14, Red Sox 11. Not a lot of love for Johnny Damon in Boston right now, I'm guessing. • Track and Field: Asafa Powell ties 100m world record. It feels weird to mention something like that and not use the word "steroids." • WNBA: Sparks 72, Storm 84. Lauren Jackson has 22 and 9 for Sea...
Week In Deadspin: Kornheisers On A Plane!
• We started our NFL team previews. • Kind of a downhill Canadian cycling version of "Bachelor No. 1." • Big week for Tony Kornheiser. • Torii Hunter is so not into leather. • Kevin Brown, still a dick. • With Whoever as our witness, we're gonna make sure as many people see this Denis Leary Red So...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as firefighters arrive to put out your Dell computer ... • Basketball: Men's World Championship, preliminary round, USA vs. Puerto Rico, at Sapporo, Japan. "Showdown at the House of Blue Leaves" [ESPN2] • Boxing: Middleweights, Sam "Slap Fight" Soliman vs. "Passin' Gas" Enrique Ornelas...
NFL Season Preview: Tennessee Titans
We are officially less than a month before the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people painting ...
Leftovers: Hey, Busch Ushers, Lighten Up
• The Busch Stadium ushers are kind of being dicks. [SportingNews.com] • Renaldo Balkman really does look pretty stoned all the time. [Need4Sheed] • Speaking of the Cardinals ... Preston Wilson. Kick ass. No, not really. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] • If this guy is young enough to be in Little League,...
Actually, HERE'S Your Next Inspiring Real Life Story
We don't mean to take the piss out of AJ Daulerio's work earlier today, but it turns out that we already know what the next real-life baseball story will be dramatized on the big screen: It's Jose Canseco's!...
When Babelfish Goes Bad
The country is Wales. The subject is bicycle safety; something we can all agree, probably, is very important. The sign is meant to warn riders that there is construction ahead, and they should walk their bikes. Problem is, the sign is also translated into Welsh. And the Welsh words, translated to En...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Based On An Inspiring True Story ...
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Let him know what you think of him....
It Just Looks Like A Big Tylenol
Listen, kid: We've been hearing that crap ever since we were at UCLA. We're out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes....
Clarett Story Continues To Take Scary Turns
Say what you will about the kids at Bristol, but they continue to move the needle on all matters Maurice Clarett, at least. The network learned yesterday that Clarett, who has had a rough couple of weeks, was in deep to the Israeli mob, and that might have been the reason he was, you know, carrying ...