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Blogdome: Law, Texas Style
• The rich lawyer who supports Texas football and his wacky, wacky deposition. [The M Zone] • If you're a Jets fan, this could end up being the deal of a lifetime. [Off Wing Opinion] • Calling bullshit on Rock, Paper, Scissors. [The Sports Pulse] • A request that Theo Epstein not shake up the Red So...
Could This Be The NFL's First Lady?
Yesterday, the NFL announced its final five candidates to succeed Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner. The list includes the favorite, Roger Goodell, who started as an intern in 1982, as well as lawyers and executives. Tagliabue is retiring in August....
Jeremy Shockey Would Like To Set The Record Straight
Jeremy Shockey just wants you to know that he won't be letting up this season ... he plans to party as hard as he did in 2005. Man, where would we be without Shockey? With Terrell Owens minding his manners in Dallas and Marcus Vick having not brandished a weapon in months, we are truly blessed that ...
Ixnay On The Ambling-Gay!
This week's winner of the Asshole Who Ruins Everything For Everyone award goes to Charles Humphrey....
Hey, Guys ... You're Still On Camera
You know, we continue to find it amazing, in this day of MLB Extra Innings and MLB.tv, that any television announcer would speak freely during the commercial break. Dude: There's a microphone on you. Someone's going to hear....
Nice Work, If You Can Get It
So here is, without question, our favorite story of the day....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NCAA hoops w/Andy Katz: Are we the only two people in this chat? Is that an echo? • 4 p.m. Firestone Indy 400 winner: Who are you, Mystery Winner? How many guesses do I get? • 4 p.m. LIVE- World Series of Poker: Because if ther...
The Closer: Mr. Met Administers Coup De Grace
Notes from a day in baseball:...
It's Trade Deadline Day ... But Haven't The Trades Already Happened?
So, what, pretty much all that's left is Alfonso Soriano, right? After the Carlos Lee to Texas trade on Friday, and the Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle to the Yankees trade yesterday, the trade deadline at 4 p.m. ET today seems to be approaching without most of its larger bullets already fired....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while musing on politics in Malibu ... sugar tits ... • So You Had A Bad Day: Greg Raymer's rough start in World Series of Poker, and ... Jennifer Tilly is eliminated! NO! • PGA: Old guy wins U.S. Bank Championship. • MLB: Stop us if you've heard this one before. Clemens pitches grea...
Couldn't They Have Hired A Chorizo Who Could Run?
Here's some video of the race, along with reaction from some local fans. One day into his sausage-racing career, the Chorizo has already been accused by a fan of being drunk on margaritas, and by a newscaster of being drunk on Tequila. Thankfully, they stopped short of accusing the Chorizo of eating...
To Watch Tonight...
• MLB. Angels @ Red Sox. David Ortiz will crush anything that gets in his way. Someone put Joe Morgan's head in his way. 8:00, ESPN. • Vollyeball. FIVB World League, Japan vs. United States. If you can't find a skin flick on Cinemax, this might be an acceptable substitute. 8:00, CSTV. • Boxing. Ali ...
The WSOP Rolls On...
It's Day 1C at the World Series of poker, and I still can't find any evidence of Bill Simmons have played a hand yet. He must be in the field tomorrow, though I'd like to think that he was somehow responsible for Louie Anderson's profane outbursts. Some notes, arranged in handy bulleted lists:...
LeftoverDome...
• A blogger scores an interview with Carl Monday (yes, THE Carl Monday). [WBRS Sports Blog] • Rasheed Wallace doesn't seem all that convinced about what you should do when you open your browser window. [Need4Sheed] • There are Sharks all over SI.com. [SI.com] • Things didn't work out exactly as Arse...
Shortening Your Saturdays
The Wizard of Odds has been all over this wacky new rule in college football, rule 3-2-5-e. It's not getting a lot of attention from the major outlets, but it could have a major effect on college football games, and it has a lot of college coaches pissed off something fierce....
That Famous North Korean Hospitality
A reader sent in this video of a soccer match involving the North Korean women's national team. The lovely North Korean ladies appear to be every bit as pleasant as you'd guess they would be. If Orlando Brown had that kind of temper, NFL ref Jeff Triplette would be in a wheelchair to this day....
Americans Continue To Lead The World In Mysteriously Tainted Urine
The world's fastest man, Justin Gatlin, has failed a pee-pee test, and, stop me if you've heard this before, claims he didn't do anything wrong. Both his 'A' and 'B' samples came up positive for unusually high amounts of synthetic testosterone....
Bobby Abreu Heading North
As you may have expected, it's the Yankees who have stepped up and acquired Bobby Abreu. ESPN.com is reporting that the Yankees and Phillies have agreed to a deal that puts Bobby Abreu in pinstripes. The Yanks also pick up pitcher Cory Lidle as part of the deal, and going the other way are shortstop...
Reggie Bush Finally Gives In To Fans With Lame Signs
It seems like Reggie Bush's holdout garnered a lot of attention for a something that ended up lasting a grand total of two days. Many of you had more contentious negotations while trying to get laid this weekend. And as soon as he scores his first touchdown, no one's even going to remember that ther...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, TBS. New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves. And this is about as good as its going to get today. 1:00, ESPN. National Pro Fastpitch Softball: Akron Racers @ Philadelphia Force. Sometimes, I think there are too many sports. 1:00, ESPN2. Women's Soccer. Canada vs. United States. Aly Wagner will be ge...