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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...

It Seems Difficult To Lose 57-1
We're kind of suckers for these types of stories: One team so much more talented than another team that it absolutely eviscerates them at a too-violent-for-small-children level. This is one of the better ones in a while; Bridgewater State (Mass.) beat Newbury 57-1....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while wishing your sister a happy 27th birthday ... • MLB: Washington at Atlanta [TBS]; , Chicago White Sox at Oakland. Finally, two games which won't be snowed out. [WGN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, quarterfinals, second leg, Chelsea at Valencia, Spain. Strictly speaking, does th...

Time To Remind Everyone Of The Clemens Steroid Business Again
As we prepare for the annual Somebody Ask Roger Clemens To The Prom sweepstakes, Seth Mnookin reminds everyone that Clemens is pretty much as tied to steroid rumors as Barry Bonds is....

Leftovers: Still Suffering Yady Flashbacks?
• Is Aaron Heilman going to be OK? [Metsquire] • Help this kid out with his college football coaches survey. [WSU.edu] • So, is there any real legal action possible in the Big Lead-Schrutebag standoff? [Sports Law Blog] • Make Devin Hester stop singing, please. [WBRS Sports Blog] • What's the deal w...

Blue Jays Not Afraid To Have Fun With Banned Cartoonish Violence
Well, maybe Canadians are too iffy about the violent striking of children to let the now infamous Frank Thomas pillow commercial hit the air, but that doesn't mean the Blue Jays can't still have some fun with it....

More Fun On The Imus Apology Tour
Of all the reaction to Don Imus' unfortunate verbal stylings recently, our favorite so far has to be from Cal professor Harry Edwards, who said "He touched every hot rail." Indeed, Imus scored that rare insult trifecta that you rarely hear on talk radio, as he degraded women, blacks and people with ...

Hank Aaron Is Doing Barry Bonds No Favors
After a few months of grumbling from Barry Bonds about the fact that he hadn't been contacted by the current home run champ, Hank Aaron finally spoke up yesterday and made it clear that he has no intention of helping Bonds out or showing up when/if he breaks the record....

Pac Man Jones Will Take A Year Off
This might ultimately be for the betterment of the league, but man, it's gonna make 2007 considerably less fun around here....

Blogdome: Searching For Bonzi
• Seriously, where the heck is Bonzi Wells? [Chicks Dig The Long Ball] • Miguel Cabrera, Pedro Serrano. [Bugs And Cranks] • Say goodbye to 300-game winners. [Larry Brown Sports] • How are the new Japanese AL East imports doing? [The Sports Hookup] • Here come the Blue Jays! [A Golb] • A very early K...

Michael Irvin, Assaulting Contractors
We haven't had a good Michael Irvin story in a while, and, frankly, we've missed him. (He's John Rocker's buddy, after all.) Anyway, this is a relatively minor key for him, but we've been so forlorn without him that we're including it, regardless: Irvin has been accused of assaulting a contractor....

J.D. Durbin Is Quite Clear About What He Likes
Yesterday, in one of those small roster moves that no one every pays any attention to, the Red Sox signed reliever J.D. Durbin to help out with a somewhat banged-up bullpen. We won't say it's a desperation move, but in his last appearance, Durbin "pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up seven ear...

Seriously, Lidge Is About To Turn The Corner
We didn't get to pay much tribute yesterday to Brad Lidge losing his closer's job already, but hey, it's never too late to show that video from the 2005 NLCS. It's OK to toss this in, it's not rubbing it in, because the Astros won that series. Right?...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy baseball focus: Once Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach breaks into the starting lineup. you shall feel my wrath! • 2 p.m. NASCAR with Terry Blount: Should a pit crew have a team dance? • 4 p.m. Tennis with Sam Querrey: Why...