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Reading Material To Take Your Mind Off The Dale Earnhardt Jr. Thing
I recently become aware of something called the "NASCAR Library Collection." which sounded intriguing. So, what is it, a collection of books on the history of NASCAR, the sport's impact on society, and in-depth biographies of the sport's most interesting figures?...

Paul Azinger Demands The Protection Of Shrubbery
Because it's been far too long since we checked in with the "official blog of GCSAA's Golf Course Management magazine," let's do so now. They decided to follow Fred Klauk, the head superintendent at Sawgrass, around for the day....

Like Mark Cuban Didn't Have Enough Problems
Donald Trump, in his quest to antagonize every celebrity on the planet, has chosen Mark Cuban as his next target. It is ON:...

Baron Davis Climbs Andrei Kirilenko
If you watch closely, you can see Andrei Kirilenko looking back at Baron Davis afterwards, as if to say, "You know, that really wasn't necessary." Even Adonal Foyle crinkled up his nose in a "Damn that was nasty," kind of a way. When Adonal Foyle acknowledges the nastiness, you know things just got ...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, NFL Network. NFL Europa Football. Frankfurt Galazy @ Rhein Fire. 2:00, NBC. PGA Golf. The Players Championship, Third Round. 2:00, ESPN2. LPGA Golf. Michelob Ultra Open, Third Round. 3:00, ABC. IndyCar Racing. Indianapolis 500 Qualifying, Pole Day. 3:30, Fox Soccer. MLS. Chicago Fire @ Toronto...

About Last Night...
• NBA. Golden State 125, Utah 105. In case you were wondering if the people in Golden State still believed, their t-shirts indicated that they do. They lose points for using Thunder Stix last night. Disgraceful. • NHL. Red Wings 2, Ducks 1. The Red Wings are far superior to the Ducks in the area of ...

Greetings From The South Side!
• We really are gonna try to talk these guys into a Mattoon franchise. • Hee, hee, the Brewers put fingers in butts. • See ya, Chelsea. • ESPN is full of it. Who knew? • The Brewers will make you pee. • Yeah, not a smart bet, not at all. • We love a good Star Wars nerd. • Oh, boy, Roger Clemens is b...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Queen Elizabeth takes up the entire couch and hogs the remote ... • MLB: Atlanta at Pittsburgh. John Kruk says the smart money's on the Pirates. [TBS] • NBA: Western Conference semifinals, Game 3, Utah at Golden State. Regarding your free throws, Warriors, we think that Alec Baldwin...

A Tribute To All The Sports Moms Out There
As we remind you to grab your cards and flowers for Mother's Day on Sunday — we are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to be in Mattoon this Mother's Day — we thought we might take a moment and remember some of the special mothers in the world of sport....

All-Star Funny Business
• Here's how LeBron was left off the first-team All-Stars. [Cavaliers Blog] • It's kind of crazy how good Tim Wakefield has been so far this year. [SethMnookin.com] • "Scouting Reports For Your Excessive Keeper League." [McSweeney's] • A clip-heavy look at what makes an MVP. [The Starting Five] • Ri...

Kicking It Old School
This occurred on Monday; but it's from Sweden, and it's soccer ... in other words, you're lucky you're seeing it this soon. They're calling it The Greatest Goal Ever Scored, and we can't argue. Of course if they called it The Most Routine Goal Ever Scored we couldn't argue with that either. Get the ...

What Will Be The Next Health-Oriented Ballpark Promotion?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

With Endless Love, We Left You Sleeping. Now We're Sleeping With You. Don't Wake Up.
He was full of plans. Have you got any plans, Jim? Do you want us to find a cure and save the world, or just fall in love and fuck? Plans are pointless. Staying alive's as good as it gets....

Blue Jays, You've Done It Again
What's coming up in the world of minor league baseball ... we proudly give you Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...

Those Cheating Spurs
• We're not sure Amare is helping himself out much here. [Signal To Noise] • Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s mom doesn't need her son to drive anymore, nope. [A Pudge Is A Sandwich] • The Royals fans are starting to crack. [Royals Review] • Some fun anti-Michael Kay rants. [Muting Michael Kay] • All you don't ...

Temple's Inspired Obfuscation Falls Just Short
Considering the breathtaking amount of success Temple University sports have had over the last few years, it's no surprise that they were put on probation by the NCAA yesterday. We're so glad Temple's dominance was finally explained....

NHL Stanley Cup Pants Party: Red Wings Vs. Ducks
We have always found it amusing that Anaheim decided to take the positive modifier "Mighty" out of its name; we know they wanted to avoid the Disney context, but usually when there's a "Fighting" or a "Runnin'" in there, it's supposed to be a good thing. Now they are Ducks, simply Ducks....

Hey, If You Talk A Lot, And Loud Enough, Even The Serious Stuffy People Will Start Listening
We knew that Charles Barkley's Big! Opinions! had crossed him over from the sports world, but we had no idea it had gone this far: He's now getting the Serious Guy Treatment from The New Republic, of all places....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy league injuries. Ow, my diverticulitis! • 1 p.m. Page 2's D.J. Gallo: Don't you wish that someone would occasionally order you to pick the Pirates? • 2 p.m. NASCAR with David Newton: Didn't I just see Dale Earnhardt Jr....

Gripping Footage From XTREME Baseball
You might remember our XTRME BASEBALL! post for a few days ago, but now it looks like there's some new footage out there of the league's opening night game....