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Your Complete Guide To All NFL Player Arrests
Tomorrow, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will hear the appeal of Pacman Jones, who wants to have his yearlong suspension reduced. As part of his appeal, the law firm of Greenberg Taurig has compiled a 28-page document stating his case — as originally published on The Tennessean's Web site — and it i...
Oh, For The Calming, Sophisticated Atmosphere Of The Fenway Bleachers
Look, we don't need to tell you how rowdy it can get in the stands at the Boston Pops. It's always the same old story: The lout in the seat in front of you is going on and on about how Yo Yo Ma is the greatest living cello player, while the guy in back of you, a fan of Finnish virtuoso Anssi Karttun...
Fetch The Splinter Some Condoms
• A charming Ted Williams story. [Baseball Bookshelf] • The Mayweather-De la Hoya fight turned out to be the biggest PPV fight of all time. [Sports By Brooks] • The Miami-FIU game might have lost a little mustard yesterday. [Lt. Winslow] • More on the Maddux-Smoltz matchup. [Sports Gone South] • Is ...
Now That's Some Competitive Gumption
As The Fanhouse pointed out yesterday, the Paralympic World Cup is taking place this week in England. Anyone who has seen Murderball knows the intensity and preparation that goes into any Paralympic event, and we have the utmost respect for all the athletes. We typically find Paralympic events oddly...
Sometimes, You Forget Your Own Age. It Happens.
As we've mentioned before, soon to be No. 1 or No. 2 overall pick Greg Oden was the first human to spring fully formed from the womb, with a beard. And if his interview with "ESPN First Take" — it's like "Cold Pizza," only with a less dumb but more pointless name! And it's not in New York anymore! —...
Who's Sorry Now? Curt Schilling Edition
The Curt Schilling/Barry Bonds Tempest in a Specimen Cup took another odd turn on Wednesday, as friends and loved ones of the Red Sox pitcher hastily organized an intervention on his behalf. On Tuesday Schilling lit into Bonds, with the famous "He admitted to cheating on his wife, cheating on his ta...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. MLB Insider Keith Law: How come no firestorm when David Wells opens his big yap? • 2 p.m. MLS w/Salt Lake's Chris Klein: DeSmet Jesuit High School in St. Louis, Mo.? I loaned you five bucks at the food machines? Pay up, Klein! •...
Why Won't Anyone Believe Michael Vick?
It's one thing when police, cynical bloggers and suspicious journalists don't believe you when you say you had nothing to do with the dogfighting ring that's housed in your name. It's another entirely when your own (anonymous) friends don't believe you....
Steve McNair, The Non-Driving Drunk Driver
So Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was arrested in Nashville this morning for a DUI, which is impressive considering he wasn't driving the car....
Wild Nights In Salt Lake City
Just Call Me Juice points out what we're all thinking but are afraid to admit: These NBA playoffs have been so much more entertaining than the NCAA Tournament. (Assuming, of course, you ignore the Eastern Conference.) Last night's wild overtime thriller, a mad hatter 127-117 Jazz win over the Warrio...
Smoltz Vs. Maddux: More Fun Than A Barrel of Cy Youngs
Notes on a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed during another senseless school squirrel attack ... • NBA: That clanking sound you hear is the Warriors going down 2-0 to the Jazz. • MLB: Dice, Dice Baby ... Manny, Matsuzaka lead Red Sox over Blue Jays, 9-3. • Tennis: The Chronicles of Roddick ... big fun at the Rome Masters....
Brewers Fans Are As Excited As A Tiny Puppy
For the first time in many a moon, it is kind of cool to be a Milwaukee Brewers fan. They have the best record in baseball, they're 6 1/2 games up in the National League Central (and they won again today) and they're even tossing in an occasional beanbrawl, just for good measure. And because they're...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you find out that there's already a Starbucks on the newly-discovered, earth-like planet ... • MLB: Texas at New York Yankees. Perhaps someone will finally talk about that rumored Roger Clemens signing. [ESPN] • NBA: Conference semifinals, Golden State at Utah, Game 2. Baron Davis m...
Nothing's Scarier Than Texas High School Football
It's about that time of day when we remind you just how terrifying Texas high school football is. This is from Southlake Carroll High School near Dallas/Ft. Worth, where certain fans camped out all night just to pay $90 seat licenses (that doesn't even count the tickets) for four high school footbal...
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]...
John Kruk, Straying Off Message
Anyone who has watched "Baseball Tonight" in the last few years, when it has transformed from an entertainingly wonky baseball fan's fever dream into yet another chapter in ESPN's ongoing "People Screaming At Each Other" novel, suspects that the "panelists" often make ridiculous claims on air just t...
Welcome To The World League
In one of those glorious creations that could have only come about thanks to the Internet, we proudly introduce you — if you didn't already know — to The World League....
Rickey Will Make It Back To the Majors, And Also Catch Your Dinner
One good thing has come from all of this Roger Clemens hoo-haw; noting that he is only four years older than The Rocket — and a year younger than Julio Franco — Rickey Henderson says that he is considering coming out of retirement. Henderson, now a special instructor for the Mets, last played baseba...
This Is The Right Blogdome Post This Time
• The first guy to get nailed twice for steroids under the new system. [Lion In Oil] • People like Shakira more than soccer. [The Beautiful Game] • David Wright, losing his hair quickly. [Babes Love Baseball] • Stephen Jackson needs to get himself ejected. [100 Percent Injury Rate] • Bill Simmons' c...