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About Last Night ...
What you missed while re-reading Cat's Cradle. Kurt Vonnegut was with us for awhile, and now he's gone. So it goes. • MLB: Felix Hernandez crashes the Matsuzaka-Suzuki pants party. • NHL: Canucks are having so much fun in the playoffs, they didn't want Game 1 to end. • NBA: Palace Ball: Pistons clin...
Ichiro Vs. Dice-K, Round One
Because we grew up in the middle of a cornfield surrounded by nothing but grain silos and chubby cows, the whole Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees madness sometimes escapes us. But even we can't ignore the inherent excitement of a Dice-K vs. Ichiro matchup tonight at Fenway Park....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as your iPod takes matters into its own hands and erases all Phish songs ... • MLB: Seattle at Boston. It's Matsuzaka vs. Ichiro! Everybody run before they destroy the city! [ESPN2] • NBA: Orlando at Detroit. Pistons conquer the East. [ESPN] • NHL: Playoffs, conference quarterfinals, P...
NHL Western Conference Playoff Pants Party
OK, here's the second half of copyranter's NHL Playoff preview. We still haven't figured out what channel most of these games are on, by the way....
Leftovers: Hopefully, Cable News Will Find Something To Fill The Air Space
• Thank God, that freaking Duke lacrosse case is finally over. [SI.com] • The NFL can retroactively apply punishment, but ESPN cannot. OK. [Melblog] • Dave Stewart breaks down the future members of the 500 home run club. [Throwin' Heat] • Lou Gehrig would probably have been for stem cell research, h...
Fun With Facial Hair!
One of our favorite subplots of every NHL playoffs slate is the growing of a playoff beard. Because we didn't start puberty until we were 26, we still cannot grow a beard — honestly, we're barely a mammal — so we look at the tradition with envy. A solid playoff beard can foster team unity or, in a p...
Naked Swimmers Dancing
When you're a swimmer at the University of South Carolina, we suspect life can become boring from time to time. Therefore, one must streak!...
Some Minor Changes Around These Here Parts
You might have noticed some changes around here — not least of which tech issues that didn't allow us to put up our first post until 10 a.m. — so we thought we'd try to walk you through the best we understand, which is to say, not much at all....
Ohio State Grapplers Like To Shake It
So last week, the Ohio State wrestling team entered into some talent show that was judged, along with others, by Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel (he's also judging the talent show at Maurice Clarett's prison). It wasn't necessarily a bad year for OSU wrestling, but if this video is any indicatio...
Get Out Your Planner: NFL Schedule Is Out
This is Pac Man Jones. He won't be taking part in any NFL games this year, which makes him similar to you, or us, or popular musician C.C. DeVille. He will be able to watch, though, and as of this afternoon, he knows when he'll be able to watch which games. That's right: As you might have noticed fr...
Blogdome: Enter The Ladies ...
• The ladies have invaded KSK today. It's somewhat of a change of pace. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Don Cherry is coming to America! [Lion In Oil] • Remembering past great NFL Draft dramas. [Rumors And Rants] • What are the Red Sox going to do about Jason Varitek? [UmpBump] • Cristiano Ronaldo, reinvent...
NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Pants Party
Now that you have your playoff beards and your Molson, you should be ready for some NHL Stanley Cup Playoff action. One of the reasons we love the NHL Playoffs is that it's possible for games to last eight hours. At the end, everyone dies. Fun to watch....
Hirshey: In The Wake Of A Thrashing
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Chris Henry's Scheduling Conflict
The Sports Oasis brings up an excellent point regarding the suspension of Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry: How much money he will lose will depend entirely on when the Bengals' bye week is....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Football draft expert Mel Kiper: Who needs draft predictions with Berman blurting out the results ages before they're announced? • 1:30 p.m. Boxer Shane Mosley: Wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone's nickname was Sug...
ESPN Pushes The Self-Destruct Fantasy Button
Not that we have much room to talk, considering how matters have been around these parts this morning (you do not want to know how many household items we have destroyed in the last two-and-a-half hours), but ESPN's fantasy games, with all the problems they've been having, finally hit the nuclear op...
Bill Romanowski Just Can't Quit You
With inflation being what it is, we feel that we have to be very prudent with our entertainment dollar. That's why we will only see new movies with the following fun synopsis:...
NBA Roundup: Chicago Bulls, Staying Hungry
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
The Daily Closer: All Things Considered, The Mariners Prefer Snow
Notes from a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while winning your fifth consecutive danceoff ... • MLB: Alex Rodriguez manages to stem the boos for one more game. • NASCAR: Well, it certainly is a nice day for ... oh Christ, it's Waltrip! Look out! • NBA: Miami Heat ask Dwyane Wade to return to the injured list. Charlotte 92, Mia...