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My Mother The Ump
Keith Hernandez has been curiously silent about Ria Cortesio, who on Thursday will become the first female umpire to work a Major League baseball game since 1989. Likewise, Cornbread Maxwell could not be reached for comment, as Cortesio, 30, will work the bases for an exhibition game between the Dia...
No Room At The Inn For "SportsCenter"
So here's something strange: For the first time since 2001, "SportsCenter" was was not nominated for a Sports Emmy for "Outstanding Daily Studio Show." This seems odd, because we don't really know of that many other daily sports shows; the other nominees are "Baseball Tonight," "Outside The Lines," ...
Tom Jackson Might Refer To Him As A "Retard"
We've never met Brian Giles; it's possible he spends his evenings studying Proust and calculating Pi. But we doubt it. The following tidbit is from The San Diego Union-Tribune (via The Smittblog), and we're just going to reproduce it in all its glory....
Your Final Four Pants Party Update
All right, with just three games left in the NCAA Tournament, we thought we'd check in with the ole D—-spin Pants Party NCAA Tournament pool....
Blogdome: The Safe Pick
• The interim LSU women's coach will never be confused with a lesbian. [Yellow Chair Sports] • Lance Briggs, Washington-bound? [Rumors And Rants] • Welcome to the NBA, James White. [Pounding The Rock] • Hey, you can gamble on hockey! Who knew? [Hurricanes Are For Drinking] • Yet another look at the ...
Baseball Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
You might remember, from back at the beginning of the NFL season, when we previewed each team by having a writer we liked write about their favorite team....
The 49ers Welcome You To Pleasantville
In a perfect world, the 49ers would have a sparkling new stadium near Candlestick Point. There would be parks and open markets and milling shoppers, and ample free parking for all. Also, Alex Smith would never, ever be sacked. These are things as San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom sees them, and he's ...
John Kerry To Your Rescue!
So, we're four days away from Opening Day, and it doesn't look likely that, if you don't have DirectTV, you're going to be able to watch any out-of-town games this year, unless you want the quivering mass that is MLB.tv. Today, the Senate Commerce Committee will discuss the matter, and if you're fee...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: How could the Royals be eliminated already? It's still March. • 1 p.m. NCAAW with Graham Hays: What? No Dick Vitale? We're there. • 4 p.m. NCAA MBB w/Doug Gottlieb: As long as Texas is still alive, my poo...
Erin Andrews, Unplugged
The folks at CSTV's Hoops Odyssey, the guys who brought us that much-debated Billy Packer video, have a gift for you Erin Andrews completists out there: An interview with the beloved ESPN courttsider, complete with a conversation about her days as a Gator Dazzler. She seems nice and smart enough, wh...
As Billy Donovan Turns ...
It has been a while since a sport's biggest stage has been overwhelmed with something as tedious as a potential coaching change. The most famous example, of course, was when Bill Parcells had his one foot out the door while supposedly preparing his New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. We never fe...
One More Look At That Sheed Shot
So we know we just wrote about this in the NBA roundup, and that you've probably seen it on "SportsCenter" or somewhere else already, but, frankly, we just want to have it on our site: Here's Rasheed Wallace's batshit crazy 60-footer last night....
NBA Roundup: Bombs Away!
Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while walking your toad ... • NBA: The need for long-range Sheed ... Rasheed Wallace's 60-footer helps Pistons beat Nuggets. • NHL: Winging it ... Hasek's 75th career shutout leads Detroit over Anaheim. • College women's basketball: Tiger Town ... LSU topples UConn to advance to Fina...
Peyton Manning Much Funnier Than Anyone Could Have Guessed
MJD mentioned the Peyton Manning-hosted "Saturday Night Live" yesterday, but we finally sat down to watch it today. We have to say: We were actually quite impressed. He's sure as hell a lot funnier than Michael Jordan was on there, and definitely superior to Dane freaking Cook....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after the tarpon wins it all ... • Arena football: Dallas at Orlando. Football and air conditioning; made for each other. [ESPN] • College women's basketball: NCAA tournament, Greensboro Regional final, Arizona State vs. Rutgers; Fresno Regional final, Connecticut vs. LSU. Ah, anything...
Going Bonkers In D.C.
Of the teams that reached the Final Four, none seemed to take more joy from it than Georgetown, who not only have gone the longest between visits, but won in such an inspiring fashion. How'd they celebrate in DC? By marching all over the place, as documented by unsilent majority over at No Mas. It's...
Leftovers: In Love With Ryan Howard
• All you need to know about Ryan Howard, and more. [Philadelphia Magazine] • Has this been the worst NCAA tournament ever so far? [Rakes Of Mallow] • In defense of Dick Vitale as a Hall of Famer. [The Smittblog] • The man who played North Carolina's mascot and was hit by the car last week has died....
Roll On, Eighteen Wheeler, Roll On
We're actually big fans of the huge semi trucks that college football teams use to transport all their equipment from game-to-game; when we went to the Rutgers-Illinois game this year, we actually waved to the guy driving the Illini truck. Illinois had lost 33-0, and he grouchily nodded back. At lea...
Spare Me, Oh Lord
To be absolutely truthful, this video really confuses us. Why is everyone laughing? Why would anyone think that Jesus would throw anything but a strike? Religion generally confuses us, but one thing we're pretty sure of: The Son of God has his own equipment ... Jesus does not rent bowling shoes. We'...