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They Just Love The Browns To The Very End
One thing we will never doubt is the intense, eternal devotion of Cleveland Browns "fans." And "eternal" is the key word: Even those about to be executed are woofing it up....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:30 p.m. Ex-soccer player Mia Hamm: After the twins, is the family motto "no more, Nomar?" • 1 p.m. NHL playoffs with Scott Burnside: What exotic loco weed is Mike Celzic sprinkling into his breakfast cereal? • 3 p.m. Boxing historia...
Ripping It And Gripping It With John Daly
A boardroom somewhere in corporate America: "Gentlemen, who better to sell our golf balls than John Daly? And to add color, let's show him brandishing a beer and driving haphazardly in a golf cart!" (Murmurs of agreement). Corporate president: "We'd be idiots NOT to try it!"...
You Just Know Matt Millen's Gonna Pick This Guy
NFL teams preparing for Saturday's NFL Draft have a lot to figure out an individual player. They need to understand his attitude, they have to make sure he's not gonna get arrested a week after they draft him, they make certain he will fit into the team mindset they have patterned for their franchis...
The Heat Suddenly Look Rather Elderly
Never have we been more aware of how important, you know, not being old is in the sport of basketball than during this Heat-Bulls series. Or, as Blog A Bull puts it, "if the Bulls keep getting this open while an aged Heat defender flails away a few steps behind, the shots will likely keep falling." ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed due to another troubling incident involving your superhero pants burrito ... • NBA: If Phil Jackson has any of those motivational tricks up his sleeve, now would be the time to roll those out we think. Suns 126, Lakers 98. • MLB: Hey look, Randy Johnson is back. Padres 10, Diamondbac...
When Berman Got His "American Gladiators" On
So back in 1993, a would-be "reality" television show called "Conquer Fort Boyard" aired its pilot on ABC. It appears to be a half-"Survivor," half-"American Gladiators" type show, with a bunch of people jumping and climbing things....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while being happy to see Roger Ebert out and about ... • MLB: Atlanta at Florida. Parking is $20, the oppressive humidity is free. [TBS] • NBA: Playoffs, first round, Miami at Chicago, Game 2; Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix, Game 2. Or, the end of these two series, should the Suns and B...
The Atlanta Braves Will Happily Separate You From Your Money
So here's a novel concept: The Atlanta Braves, trying to figure out a way to sell more tickets, are allowing fans to buy tickets on a payment plan basis. If you don't have the cash to see a game, don't worry: The Braves will finance you....
Leftovers: Tom Brady, Stetson Man
• Tom Brady and Stetson: Sure, he's a cowboy. [AdFreak] • Is Nick Saban ever gonna sign that contract? [The Feed] • Ron Mexico tried to help but the guy just can't catch a break with airports. [Leave The Man Alone] • This is how you're supposed to spend Draft Day. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Here. Some ...
The Orioles Get Their Mike Cooper And Carl Monday On
So the Orioles — yes, the Orioles — are off to a blistering start in the American League East, and the explanation can not be found in Leo Mazzone or Erik Bedard. It's in the mustache!...
We Really Need To Get Out To A NASCAR Race Soon
We've never been to a NASCAR race ... but this is pretty much always what we've imagined it's like....
What's Going On Over There With Colorado State?
Lots of Colorado State in the news today: Rams forward Xavier Kilby — awesome name, by the way; sounds like a villain from The Avengers — settled a dispute with a teammate by firing himself a weapon next to his head....
Nobody's Better At Losing Than The Phillies
Here's a factoid we didn't know: With just 33 more losses — a figure, at this rate, they'll reach by June — the Philadelphia Phillies will become the first professional sports franchise to reach the sainted total of 10,000 losses. Somehow, it seems fitting that the milestone will be reached by a Phi...
Harvey Keitel And Derek Jeter, Together At Last
So here's that new Gatorade commercial starring Derek Jeter, John Lackey and the shriveling, dying vessel that once contained Harvey Keitel. We applaud the somewhat innovative ad, but, frankly, we would have enjoyed it much more if, upon spotting Jeter, Keitel had recreated his character from Bad Li...
Oh, That Ref Is Just Playing Hard To Get
On the list of things that you would never imagine being against the rules until someone actually does it, this would have to be pretty high up there....
Got Wood?
Nothing would delight us more than to see the return of the wooden bat in youth leagues and college. That's a lie actually; many things would delight us more. But about the bats ... the New York City school system has passed a measure to ban aluminum bats beginning this September (just in time for f...
Blogdome: NYCers Take Note, We Guess
• If you're in NYC, you can still come to that panel tonight. The people at MediaBistro made us post this, threatening us with considerable bodily harm. [MediaBistro] • The full report on the new D-Rays blogger's trip to Yankee Stadiumthe press box. [Rays Index] • You can tell Albert Pujols has been...
Roger Goodell Is Judge, Jury And Executioner
Sure, we all laughed when Pac Man Jones was suspended by the NFL for a year, because it's Pac Man Jones, and everything Pac Man Jones does is funny. But CBS Sportsline's Clay Travis points out that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was positively Orwellian in his sentence. After all, Pac Man is essenti...