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In The Aftermath Of The Still-Uncompleted Garnett Trade
Though it's still not "official," it's pretty much a given now that Kevin Garnett is going to be a Celtic. This is an odd matter for us to wrap our minds around; we had sort of assumed Garnett would die a Timberwolf, no matter what he wanted....
Cubs Are Iguchied, Drop One Game Back Of Brewers
No first place for you, Chicago Cubs. Oh, why, why? (Bangs head against refrigerator). The Philadelphia Phillies, bolstered just before game time with the addition of pitcher Kyle Lohse from the Reds (6-12, 4.58 ERA, tiny, ill-advised goatee), beat the Cubs 4-1 on Monday. The loss dropped Chicago to...
About Last Night
What you missed while listening to your favorite radio station ... • MLB: Well I jinxed the Cubs, but no way will that happen to the soon-to-be-in-first-place Mariners. Seattle 2, LA Angels 0. • Tennis: Venus Williams starts slow, then accelerates at Acura. • NFL: It's another great day of training ...
The Man Needs No Superpowers
We can't thank Benjamin Hill of Minor League Ball enough for this little tidbit: We're about to get our comic book geek on with our hero among heroes....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while shooing away the cat ... • MLB: Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs. We welcome our new Cub overlords. [ESPN] • MLB: Baseball Hall of Fame Induction from Cooperstown. Relive the glory of Tony Gwynn saying "passion for the game" 114 times. [ESPN2] • World Combat League: Oklahoma at Dalla...
Don't Everybody Rush To Subscribe To The Big Ten Network (Like You Can Anyway)
The M Zone brings up something that has us thoroughly depressed: The upcoming launch of the Big Ten Network....
Kige Ramsey Is Losing Touch With His Blogging Roots
All this week, Ramsey is forgoing the practice of filming himself while at Wal-Mart and instead reporting live from Tennessee Titans training camp. He has some real insights; we are certainly John Clayton is terrified. Meanwhile, he hasn't forgotten what's really important; say, Lindsay Lohan. Plus,...
Athletes, As Drawn By The People At The County Fair
The gentle souls over at The Sports Hernia have started a series that's near and dear to our heart: A look at some of the most ridiculous sports T-shirt caricatures throughout history....
R.I.P. Bill Walsh
As you've surely heard by now, legendary 49ers head coach Bill Walsh has died. He was 75 years old, which is older than we realized; something about the guy always seemed young to us....
Sports' Other Famous Dogfighter
In case you're one of the people who would love to see Michael Vick tossed into jail for a decade while he deals with his own rape stand, it might be instructive to look at the case of former Portland Trail Blazer Qyntel Woods....
America's Youth; Craftier Than One Might Think
Not long after the game, this kid signed a letter of intent to play for Boise State, by the way....
The Green Bay Packers Understand The Internet
We're pretty used to professional sports teams and leagues making ridiculous policies for their Web sites. But the Green Bay Packers might have just taken the taco....
Smiley Faces, Back And Forth
• Jim Mora Jr. and Michael Vick, texting buddies. [Enjoy The Enjoyment] • Surely, somebody missed Tim Couch. [A Pudge Is A Sandwich] • The Broncos' offensive line can no longer shut up in public. [Signal To Noise] • Yep, once again, Ohio finished in second place. [Log's Blog] • Cuba keeps losing all...
NFL Season Preview: Indianapolis Colts
Believe it or not, folks, the NFL season is much closer than you can possibly imagine. So close, in fact, that, if we're going to fit in every NFL team preview by the start of the season, we have to go this early. So there you have it....
The NFL Network Tells Deion To Shush
Remember Deion Sanders' compeletely batshit bonkers "defense" of Michael Vick for dogfighting? Well, amazingly, the NFL didn't take too kindly to it....