leftovers Page 3 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Quack, Baby ... Quack
• It's a happy time in Duck land. [Ducks Blog] • Remembering the great Kevin Mitchell. [Say Hey] • Yeah, it really wouldn't have been fair if the Bulls would have gotten Durant or Oden. [Ron Karkovice Fan Club] • Looking back at the life of the great, late Doug Pappas. [Baseball Prospectus] • Look w...
Those Two Probably Deserve Each Other
• Roger Clemens is gonna ride around on the Madden Cruiser. [FanNation] • Rockies fans clearly slipped a gear over the weekend. [Bad Altitude] • The Eagles remember how good Donovan McNabb is, right? [Five Tool Tool] • More lady love for Papelbon. [Babes Love Baseball]...
Oden, Durant Just About To Be Decided
• Looking toward tomorrow's NBA draft lottery. [CNBC] • The Champions League final is Wednesday. [Shades Of Red] • Danny Almonte, chillin' in pro ball. [Joe Sports Fan] • Peter Angelos is even more evil than you thought. [The Fingerman] • Carlos Zambrano, still hiding that injury. [Goat Riders Of Th...
The Gong Show Was Underrated
• Roger Federer serves up a clay-court ass-whooping to Rafael Nadal. [Awful Announcing] • Swimmer Michael Phelps lost a final, too. [SI] • Let this be a lesson to any Major Leaguers considering admitting their steroid use. The Yankees threaten to void Jason Giambi's contract. [ESPN] • The Postmen ha...
I Hope They Sold A Lot Of Those 'We Believe' T-Shirts
• The Warriors owner has some tax problems. [The Sports Oasis] • Video exists of that flight Fred Taylor was on where the door blew open. It doesn't look quite as harrowing as I'd have expected. [Larry Brown Sports] • Matt Schaub is showing some leadership skills with the Texans. I have to assume th...
Worry About Your Endorsement Deals First, Son
• Sorry, rook, no minicamp for you. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel] • Hey, the Texans aren't so bad! [Go Texans] • Judging Roger Clemens. [Extrapolater] • Reasons to be excited about a Spurs-Pistons final. [Five Tool Tool] • This Craig's List ad probably didn't work out too well. [Craig's List Chicago]...
Two Great Tastes ...
• We are enjoying the Neal Pollack-Paul Shirley danceoff. [Slate] • Get Alex Brown out of Chicago. [Foul Balls] • Even Aaron Boone is pissed at David Stern. [Sportech] • Scoop Jackson, finger on the pulse. [The Feed] • Ned Yost knows how to argue with an umpire. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • The ...
Welcome Back, You Ole' Bald Tubby
• We're pretty happy to have Rick Majerus back. [SI.com] • Santa Clara broadcasters should watch what they say. [San Jose Mercury News] • Coming soon: The definitive Mike Tyson documentary. [This Suit Is Not Black] • Don't mess with soccer coaches and their dogs. [BBC News] • Slate discovers saberme...
Some Curious Scheduling
• In the women's World Cup, the United States is going to play North Korea on September 11. [Digital Headbutt] • Croon, Sylvester ... croon. [Every Day Should Be Saturday] • Looking closer at that study about race and referees in the NBA. [WSJ Blogs] • The return of Operation Shutdown! [The Fanhouse...
One Attractive Sports Wife
• In search of Jamie Kotsay. [UmpBump] • Take that, Tiger. [The Sports Oasis] • You knew this already, but the Cardinals really are toast. [Viva El Birdos] • Recruit decides not to go to Virginia Tech because of killings. [ESPN]...
Brett Favre Threatens To Leave His Kingdom
• Brett Favre asked the Packers to trade him after the draft, then changed his mind. [FOX Sports] • Reggie Bush, putting it down on Kim Kardashian. [The Big Lead] • The Jazz refuse t-shirts to the brokest of their fans. [Shakedown Sports] • Checking in with the security guard at the club where Pac-M...
Cooter Continues To Be Plentiful In Tennessee
• Stoned police officer asks 911 operator to confirm that the Red Wings are actually winning, and he is not suffering a hallucination. [freep.com] • Jim Bob Cooter, staying a Vol! [EDSBS] • Rick Reilly, wishing he had a lighter work schedule. [A Pudge is a Sandwich] • Ken Griffey Jr. moves into 6th ...
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...
Did The Wrong Team Leave?
• Would Boston be better off if the Braves had stayed, rather than the Red Sox? [The Phoenix] • Ranking the ice girls. [Japers' Rink] • Breaking down what Kevin Kolb means for Donovan McNabb. [SI.com] • The media superstar that cannot be stopped. [Joe Sports Fan] • This was pretty much inevitable. [...
Rick Dempsey Made You, Tina
• Jeez, if you can't joke about domestic violence, what can you joke about? Well ... [Inside Charm City] • THAT's who Kirk Hinrich looks like! [Need4Sheed] • Newsday's Neil Best now has his own blog. Figures. [WatchDog] • Peyton Manning, mocking his brother in commercials. [The Sports Oasis]...
R.I.P., Chico
• Saying goodbye to Diego Corrales. [No Mas] • They're not gonna let Don Nelson drink beer during the postgame press conferences anymore. [Randball] • Is Dana Jacobson going to take over for Don Imus? [WBRS Sports Blog] • The sports song that will destroy your brain. [Mashuptown] • Sadly, friends, t...
Those Big-Market Sabres
• Congrats to the Buffalo Sabres, now the best selling merchandise team in the NHL. [Sports Business Journal] • Don't expect to see John Facenda doing many NFL voiceovers any more. [Sports Review Magazine] • Ronnie Brown appears to have put on a little weight. [Lt. Winslow] • Wait ... Oscar de la Ho...
LeBron Overcomes The Sniffles
• The Cavs took Game One from the Nets. Vince Carter and Jason Kidd combined to go 9 of 34, and the Nets still lost by just 4. [ESPN] • A nice little tale one person who cared enough to save a horse, and an entire industry that won't. [Foul Balls] • Kim Clijsters is retiring. I don't have anything t...
The Warriors Are Going To Win Everything
• You know who predicted that Warriors victory? NBA 2K8. [IGN] • You know who else did? This guy. And he's predicting an NBA Finals victory, too. [100% Injury Rate] • Something went Harold Reynolds' way in court yesterday. I'm not sure what, though. [Awful Announcing] • UNC's Marcus Ginyard delivers...
Well, You Don't Say
• Like many of you, we found the Bill Simmons lead in his new column somewhat curious. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Tim Tebow, lovin' the dudes. [Every Day Should Be Saturday] • WoJo loves the pretty animals. [Tar Heel Mania] • Taco Bell would like you to get married at a baseball game. [Awful Announcing...