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A Slanted And Semi-Enchanted Evening With Linda Cohn
This photo was taken by Gawker photog Roger West who was assigned to photograph my big date in New York City with ESPN's Linda Cohn, who's doing press for her book, "Cohn Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys' Club". She's a classy lady and one who appreciated my attempts at woo...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while keeping an eye out for the fugitive German kangaroo ... • MLB: Tampa Bay at Boston (7 p.m., ET). Last gasp for Sox? [ESPN] • Men's soccer: World Cup qualifier, USA vs. Trinidad and Tobago, at Bridgeview, Ill. (8 p.m., ET). Two against one evens the odds. [ESPN2] • Men's soccer: C...
Alex Smith And The Series Of Unfortunate Events
It appears that Alex Smith's time as a San Francisco 49er has come to an end. The star that shone so brightly for, say, about five-and-a-half quarters in 2006, was extinguished on Tuesday when it was learned that the quarterback has a broken bone in his shoulder and would be placed on injured reserv...
Hurricane Ike Takes Arkansas-Texas Game As College Football Victim?
Arkansas and Texas are set to play this weekend in Austin. This was to be Bobby Petrino's first step outside Razorback Stadium and also his first game against a team that had a pulse. But then came Hurricane Ike. The postponement of the game hasn't yet been officially announced but it's likely enoug...
Goodbye, Sweet Fruit; Old Mets Home Run Apple To Be Thrown Out, Not Forgotten
Of all of baseball's quirky stadium landmarks, the Mets' Home Run Apple has to be the wackiest of all. And after impassioned fans formed a Save the Apple committee and gathered more than 9,000 signatures to save their beloved figerglass fruit, it appeared that it would be preserved and moved from Sh...
Afternoon Blogdome: Billy Wagner Tears Elbow, Tugs Heartstrings
Wagner Crying by TheFightins...
Adam Jones Books His Reservation For Bulletin Boards In St. Louis And Philadelphia In One Shot
When the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, it's a game that is always entertaining because of how much Philadelphians despise the Cowboys. It's unhealthy, but it's one of those things that Philadelphians are saddled with the second they're spat out of their mother's wom...
Gator Playmate Speaks Candidly: Big Ten Girls Just Ain't That Purty
This month's Playboy cover model is a Florida gal who calls herself "Kelly Carrington" (a pseudonym she used for the magazine; her real names is Kelly Hemberger) and she's a proud SEC lassie through and through. From her poofy blond hair, to that dimwitted twinkle, to the gratuitous Big 10 bashing. ...
Greg Oden: Baller, Obama Supporter, Crooner
Oden On The Mic [Rise With Us] Greg Oden: quality baller, terrible singer [Hard For The Yard]...
Meet Dr. James Andrews: The Man Who Operates On Your Favorite Player
In the last two decades, Dr. James Andrews became the de facto orthopaedic surgeon to sports stars everywhere. His name is synonymous with sports surgery, as is his location in Birmingham, Alabama. Now Fast Company takes you inside the operating room with the man who fixed Michael Jordan, Jack Nick...
Athlete Impersonations Reach a New Low: New York Man Claims to be Kenny Anderson
Michael Anderson has an awful lot of confidence in the basketball knowledge of Long Beach, New York residents to claim that he's Kenny Anderson and expect it to get him somewhere. I can't wait until ten years from now when Floyd Mayweather, Jr. gets arrested for impersonating Floyd Mayweather, Jr. ...
Vince Young's Mom Says He Doesn't Want to Play Football Anymore
The Vince Young saga has taken another turn toward the bizarre — as if you expected anything else — with the quarterback reportedly telling people close to him that he's not prepared to continue his NFL career. Young, who went AWOL late Monday after meeting in turn with his mom, a psychologist and T...
Your American League Video Roundup; Now With More Squirrel
First of all, kudos to Cleveland broadcasters Matt Underwood and Rick Manning for not resorting to Willy Wonka references as this squirrel invades Jacobs Field in the ninth inning of the White Sox-Indians game last week. The Indians had the infield shift on and the squirrel obviously felt that third...
After 21 Months Living in the Trees, Cal-Berkeley Tree Protesters Removed
Yeah, 21 months. The protest began when Cal announced that they were planning a $124 million dollar expansion of athletic facilities just outside their football stadium. The tree-sitters decided the 42 campus trees had to be protected and have been living in their branches ever since. For almost two...
Lance Armstrong Is Ready To Return To Prominence, All Nude And Wet
Vanity Fair was forced to release their October Lance Armstrong story much earlier than they wanted to, thanks to the leaked stories about the 7-time Tour de France winner's pending return popping up online. The story is a long, personalized feature written by Douglas Brinkley, a native Texan, who ...
Why Your Team Won't Make The Playoffs: National League
East. • 1. New York Mets. Record: 81-63. Magic number: 16. Why they're doomed: Bullpen woes; chiefly Billy Wagner, who is currently planning a comeback in time to play in the 2012 Olympics. Upcoming: They don't play the Phillies again. So there's that. Ray of hope: Carlos Delgado has four multihomer...
Shawne Merriman Decides Playing With A Mangled Knee Might Not Be The Best Idea For A Long Career
“It felt good,” linebacker Shawne Merriman said of his left knee. “But with that adrenaline going, you never really know. Over the next couple of days, I'll assess how I feel. As of right now, I'm getting ready for Game 2.” That's what Shawne Merriman said Sunday, after the Chargers lost to the Caro...
The Glorious Reign Of Female Applesauce Wrestling Has Ended
High school kids plus alcohol plus guns plus female applesauce wrestling, all staged in someone's backyard? I see no way this fails to be awesome, and more to the point, can I get directions? Ah, but sadly, my window of opportunity has been slammed shut by the Phoenix police department, who raided t...
Morning Blogdome: Jessica Simpson Continues To Make Tony Romo's Life More Difficult
• Dun-dun-duh-dah: "Yes, despite "technical glitches" reminiscent of her little sister's appearance on Saturday Night Live a few years back, Tony Romo's special lady friend shouted "Go Cowboys!" Then, to top it off... regarding the upcoming Eagles-Cowboys game on MNF, she commented "That's next week...
A Vince Young Update, Rodgers Is (Pause) Phenomenal And The Rays Top The Sox
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....