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There's Always Room For Tasing!
We've had some rather thorough discussions of tasering and its effectivness and proper dispersal. But we never thought we'd see it come up at a youth football game....
Cultural Oddsmaker: It's Christmas In Philly!
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Thank God For The Rain To Wash The Trash Off The Sidewalk
Now we see this clearly. Our whole life is pointed in one direction. There has never been a choice for us....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Dallas Mavericks
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 Southwest Division, so do us a favor and send us your tips at [email protected]....
Blogdome: Real Fans Accessorize
• You can't be a real Yankee Stadium bleacher creature without the right cufflinks. [copyranter] • Your first female minor leagues general manager. [Foul Balls] • JJ Redick loves him some Jenn Sterger. [The Sports Pulse] • Do you really want that much football — particularly the fictional kind — on ...
Your Friday Cross Dressing/She-Male Roundup
If you know us, you're familiar with our usual gripe: It's getting so that you can't stage a simple dragon-boat racing competition these days without someone breaking the rules by cross dressing. From Reuters:...
The Brave Soldiers Of The Smoking Gun
This here is Joe Morgan. No, obviously, not that Joe Morgan; this is Joe Morgan, an 18-year-old kid who was arrested with aggravated sexual abuse in Peoria, Illinois. He's part of The Smoking Gun's all-star lineup of mugshots of people with famous baseball players' names. Our favorite is Bobby Bon...
Those Who Can't Coach, Blog
It is one thing when Tommy Lasorda has some poor minion pretending to write in his voice for his MLB "blog." That's, you know, not real. But something kind of crazy has happened over at independent Raptors blog RaptorBlog: They've "hired" former Raptors coach Butch Carter as a regular blogger for th...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB with Keith Law: Pitching to Pujols — crazy, or insane? • 2 p.m. Predators' J.P. Dumont: Oh no, not another Mark Foley discussion. Oh, hockey. OK then. • 3 p.m. FFB injuries w/Will Carroll: How can every member of my team get ...
Our Overnight Email Of The Week
We don't want to sound like Gregg Doyel here, but we really couldn't resist bringing you this email that we received at 1:21 this morning....
How Easy It Is To Switch Lyrics On Command
Our friends (and sisters in corporate bloggerhood) at Idolator, yesterday, took a brief stab at stupid theme songs for sports teams; we've covered this ground around these parts too, with the never-bested "Sweet Shaun Alexander."...
Oh, It Never Rains In Southern California
"All right Chief, you're our last chance." That's Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, in which his character, Randall McMurphy, tries to urge a fellow insane asylum inmate to cast the deciding vote so that the ward can watch the Dodgers-Yankees World Series game on TV. That bid failed....
The Pacers Have Had A Busier Morning Than You
So, you know how the Indiana Pacers have been trying to change their image and become more fan-friendly and less, uh, crime-y?...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while grooming your marmot ... • ALDS: A-Rod hears unfamilar booing as Tigers even the score. • NLDS: This Pujols fellow ... apparently somewhat talented. • NLDS: It's clobberin' time! Mets, Glavine put LA in 0-2 hole. • NHL: Penguins are undefeated king of the world!...
Well, Look Who's Back!
That's right, folks: You thought the beat slowed down, but with Clinton Portis, the beat just don't slow down....
Tommy Lasorda Is Not "Smart"
Big ups to Sports By Brooks, which has unearthed a gem of an audio clip: Our pal Tommy Lasorda absolutely freaking out on a radio host for, uh, pointing out that he was sleeping during a baseball game earlier this year....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after an exhausting day hunting for The Farting Dissident ... • College football: Florida State at North Carolina State. So exciting, you might urinate in your knickers. [ESPN] • High school football: Longview (Texas) at Lufkin (Texas). Books? This school don't need no money for no dan...
Live Playoff Blog: Padres Vs. Cardinals, Game 2
All right, so after doing this live blog of a Cardinals game thing on Tuesday, it's pretty clear now that our hearts can't take it. It's difficult enough for us to survive watching these games; we can't actually be expected to type about them. Therefore, we're handing over the live-blogging chores t...
Leftovers: The Definitive NFL TV Sked Map
• In case you're not sure what your local NFL Sunday game is, this will tell you. [Gribble Nation] • Charges dropped against Brett Myers. [Philadelphia Will Do] • Pretty much everyone's involved with the Penguins right now. [Rizzo Sports] • An immensely entertaining story about Victor Conte hanging ...
Your NCAA Mister Congeniality
We know that CBS Sportsline's Gregg Doyel has this little thing he does occasionally that he calls "Hate Mail." Essentially, like in this most recent incarnation, Doyel responds to angry emails he has received in the most taunting, borderline cruel manner. For example:...