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World Cup, Lego Style
We're just a couple of months away from the World Cup — anybody planning on going, by the way? Let us know — and they're now very close to finishing the Allianz Arena, the huge arena built specifically for the World Cup. It's "state-of-the-art," which probably means it'll be obsolete within a year a...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. ESPN Radio's Mike Greenberg: Oh, we see! You are the prissy one, and Mike Golic is the slob! And from this comes the humorous situations! • 4 p.m. Phoenix Suns' Eddie House: Duke and UConn in the finals, Eddie? How'd that pool w...
It's Never The Crime, It's Always The Coverup ...
We know football season is five months off, but it may take that long to unravel this mystery. At the risk of going all CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on you, we present the photo above, sent in from a reader with the following note attached:...
Needling Barry, Day One
When we first heard that the Giants would open their season in San Diego, we were a little disappointed. Who's going to rag on Barry Bonds in San Diego? It's the most laid-back of all cities; it makes Indianapolis look like Baghdad outside of the Green Zone. But we were wrong. San Diego, you didn'...
The Closer: Rollins Keeps It Going
We're starting a daily feature for the baseball season called "The Closer," which is a rundown of the five most interesting tidbits from the previous day of baseball, in case you didn't have enough excitement in your morning. If you don't like it, let us know. We think it might be fun though....
That Really Should Have Been More Fun
As they say, the NCAA Tournament went out with a whimper rather than a bang, a flurp rather than a woosh, a squat thrust rather than a jumping jack. Florida hammered UCLA to win the national championship last night, and some of you might have been lucky to have made it until the end. The Gators do...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while toasting your buns ... • NCAA Tournament: Noah's Arc — Gators capture first national title, stopping Bruins 73-57. • MLB: Well, it didn't take long for A-Rod, Big Unit to establish Yankees as the alpha male of the AL. • NHL: Controversy abounds as Sabres clinch playoffs with wi...
Who Would Win A Fight Between A Bruin And A Gator?
Perhaps there is something to the claims of those who say that all the early upsets in the NCAA Tournament has diminished interest in the late rounds; we're feeling a palpable lack of interest in tonight's national championship game between UCLA and Florida. Of course, that might be different if G...
To Watch Tonight
What to listen for as BEEP! Billy Packer BEEP! works his commentating magic BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! during the NCAA title game BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEEEEEEEEPPPP! • NCAA Tournament: Championship game, Florida vs. UCLA, at Indianapolis. Your NCAA pool bracket will serve just fine as a placemat. [CBS] •...
You're Doing A Heckuva Job, Dusty
It's Opening Day, and that means it's time to play "What's Your Caption?"...
Leftovers: Roger Clemens Hysteria Already
• Roger Clemens goes to a baseball game, and now everyone's convinced he's playing for them. [Boston Globe] • President Bush throws out the first pitch in Cincinnati, and the Reds respond with their best Michael Brown impression, giving up five runs in the first. [Cincinnati.com] • Charles Barkley, ...
Barry Bonds Ready For His Closeup
If you've been watching ESPN at all over the last couple of days, you've seen the ads: The reality show "Bonds On Bonds" debuts tomorrow....
Amazon.com Has Your Potentially Flawed Merchandise
As many of you have pointed out to us today, Amazon.com made a bit of a mistake this morning, sending out an email to pretty much anyone who has ever bought anything sports-related on the site imploring them to be "the first to see our selection of NCAA championship products."...
Opening Day Television Snafus
So, opening day! You took the day off of work so you could stay home and take in all the first-day action. First up, Mets-Nationals ... "Baseball Tonight" is ending, so here we go! ... ESPN News? What?...
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Orioles
Baseball is here! Inspired by an old feature on The Black Table, we're previewing the season by going team-by-team and distributing Four Things You Don't Know about them. If you have suggested oddities on your team, send them to us at [email protected]. Today: The Baltimore Orioles....
Blogdome: Yeah, But What's His Wonderlic Score?
• Not a bad day for Reggie Bush yesterday, not bad at all. [The Sports Frog] • Johnnie Walker, the official drink of the New York Yankees. [Copyranter] • ESPN is all over the dominoes beat. [Ninja James] • If Dr. Zaius predicted the American League East. [Surviving Grady] • All you could possibly wa...
It's Opening Day. Commence Wistful Laments For Days Of Yore
It's one of everyone's favorite days of the year: The day when George Will pulls a hamstring trying to come up with synonyms for "grass," "sunshine" and "purity." It's opening day! The first game of the day is at that baseball mecca Shea Stadium, with the Mets hosting the Washington Nationals. First...
Up-To-Date On Duke Lacrosse Developments (Or Lack Thereof)
We promised an update on the Duke lacrosse rape allegations today, so here goes. A roundup of latest events:...
We'd Suggest Always Betting The Under
We have a question. Why is Pete Rose scraping for a living here in the U.S. when he could just skip across the Atlantic and be a god? Soccer is where the real action is, friends. First, we have a report that most Premiership players are betting on games; or, as former Republic of Ireland striker T...