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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · 11 a.m. NFL with Chris Mortensen: I see in the Madden '06 video game that you wander onto the field at one point and are decapitated during a Cleveland blitz. Do you get royalties for that? · Noon. NFL with Gary Horton: What could we p...
All Told, Mark Shapiro Would Just Rather You Die
Speaking of ESPN head overlord Mark Shapiro, he had a pretty money quote to SI.com this week. Talking to "media critic" Richard Deitsch, Shapiro explained why the network might have been interested in a Mike Tyson reality show a couple of years ago, but isn't anymore....
Another Reason To Hate Teenagers
We've been watching video of that dumbass teenager who jumped onto the screen behind home plate at Yankee Stadium last night. We love contrasting the terrified look on his face after he pulled that stunt with the this-is-why-we're-never-having-children smirk when he was taken into police custody ...
Fun With ESPN's Ombudsman
We repeat: We find it hysterical that ESPN has hired an ombudsman — former Washington Post editor George Solomon — to tell it when it's operating outside the boundaries of journalistic ethics. We mean, it's ESPN: Duh. Anyway, Solomon does his monthly tilting at windmills this morning, and as alway...
The Saga Of Larry Krueger
For those who don't know him, Larry Krueger — who was finally fired last night — is a motormouthed, somewhat annoying late-night talk host on the San Francisco Giants flagship radio station, KNBR-680. On the air August 3 following another inspiring loss by the home lads (3-2 to the Rockies), Krue...
About Last Night ...
What you missed due to your late-night experiments to re-animate the dead ... · Left Coast Chronicles: Guerrero's slam vaults Angels past A's. · "I regret nothinnnnnngggggggggggg!" ... Fan jumps from upper deck, into netting at Yankee Stadium. · After a year off, now they're signing every peice of p...
The Mario Lopez Experience
We are just six days away from the next undignified gallop toward hipdom attempt by ESPN2, ESPN Hollywood, a show about how athletes and celebrity mix. (Yep.) We'll focus more on the show later, but right now we're gonna talk about co-host Mario Lopez....
God Finally Tells Athletes To Shut Up Already
From a special column by God in the UK Guardian directed toward athletes who constantly thank him for their success:...
Jiminy Cricket And The NCAA
We're big fans of BlackAthlete.net, mainly for its unique ability to be 65 percent challenging and compelling, and 35 percent bat-shit insane. Today is one of those insane days....
Baseball Tonight Hijinks
We've become pretty addicted to Fire Joe Morgan, a hideously designed but riotously funny daily rip on ESPN's baseball coverage. Today's rant is on something we noticed as well: The awful, brain-dead banter about the AL Cy Young between analysts John Kruk and Harold Reynolds and anchor Karl Ravec...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... 2 p.m. Pro Football Weekly: How many of your writers have actually ever put on shoulder pads? (Lacrosse doesn't count). 3 p.m. Page 2's Soul of Sports: How can I continue to believe in Intelligent Design when I look at the Kansas City Ro...
Today In MLB Blogs
Most of the blogs here are harmless drivel, but occasionally we trip over one that scares us, quite frankly. In reading Down the Left Field Line; Life, Baseball and Eric Byrnes, we felt kind of the same way we did when seeing Fatal Attractionfor the first time. A little sorry for the rabbit and u...
We're As Shocked As You!
It hasn't taken new South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier very long to start making people hate him. Two South Carolina players were arrested for stealing electronic equipment and were later kicked off the team. They are now claiming that Spurrier promised them that no charges would be filed because...
About Last Night ...
What you missed when the Space Shuttle landed in your pool ... · Yankees' Rivera, who absolutely is not taking steroids and you can bet on that, gets 30th straight save. · Apparently Dolphins' Ricky Williams (5 carries, 8 yards) wasn't ready for some football. · A.J. Foyt OK after attack by swarm of...
Tyson Throws In His Loin Towel
That woman right there, that's Jenna Jameson. She's a porn star. By "porn star," we mean "someone who is paid to have sex with other people while cameras are running." We don't know much about porn — really — but we have always found it, we dunno, a little degrading. Sorry. We're prudes....
To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as your Hummer actually burns gas just sitting in the driveway ... · Monday Night Football: Dolphins vs. Bears. It's an exhibition game, which means we're going to see a lot more of QB Ryan Dinwiddie than we'd prefer. · White Sox at Yankees. Costanzna, get me a couple of those calzones...
It's That Time
We try to remain impartial here, some might even say caustic. But we cannot pretend: Madden 2006 comes out tonight. And we will play it. All evening. We shan't apologize for it, either. Nor should you....
Leftovers: We've Got Spirit, Yes We Do
· Gretzky fulfills lifelong dream to coach hockey in the desert. [Alex's Sports Blog] · Westbrook rejoins soap opera that is the Philadelphia Eagles. [Philly Sports Blog] · What's that spell? Jail Time: Cheerleaders foil hit-n-run. [The Bald Heretic] · Jets fought the Law and the Law won. [The Jets ...
Ryno's Campaign Against Mustache Rides
We had completely forgotten about this, so we give big mad propers — that's Phil Mushnick-approved "street lingo" — to Can't Stop The Bleeding for reminding us: recent Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, according to observers and tons of rumors, once had steroid stud Rafael Palmeiro traded for sleeping...
Blogdom's Best: Look, Bloggers Are Scooping Now!
News And Views From People Wearing Pajamas · Cardinals blog first to break news that top prospect about to join big club. [The Birdwatch] · Watch, as the Cubs fans all commit hari kari instead of Harry Carey. [Bleed Cubbie Blue] · Don't look now, but the Orioles might drop Sidney Ponson, Steve Kline...