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Corporate Advertising: The Glue That Holds Our Fragile Republic Together
OK, can we look past the fact, just for a moment, that the advertising firm of Wieden & Kennedy abused a beloved Beatles tune in one of their ads, and that their main client uses preteen Vietnamese sweatshop workers to make tennis shorts? It's their birthday; can't we just focus on the good times? T...
Mystery In Hoosierland
• Have you seen what's been happening with Indiana football? [Cobra Brigade] • Ever wanted to see a guy run around Michigan Stadium with a sock on his penis? Here's your chance! [Rivalfish] • J.J. Redick is a better basketball player than a NASCAR driver. [The Sports Oasis] • In case you missed it, ...
Female Jordan Retires Out Of Boredom With The WNBA
Imagine, for a moment, if LeBron James were clinically depressed. If all his natural skill was wasted on a mind that couldn't get its act together; a million dollar body in a 10-cent head, if you will. He would be a tragic figure, Steve Blass writ large, an epic athletics cautionary tale....
Is Gilbert Really Gonna Leave?
With everyone up in arms about the possibility of Gilbert Arenas leaving the Wizards, we thought we'd look at whether or not he would actually leave. After all, Gilbert is that rare superstar athlete who seems human and likable, and the average fan doesn't like to see a guy like that just — all toge...
Another Example Of How UFC Has Overtaken Boxing
We can't possibly thank With Leather enough for digging up this clip of UFC star Chuck Liddell — just hours after his title-belt loss to that Rampaging Jackson fellow — enjoying himself considerably. What's not to love about Chuck Liddell? Nothin'!...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. FMLB with Nate Ravitz: I'm pretty set in the outfield but I'm weak up the middle (please kill me). • 2 p.m. NASCAR with Terry Blount: Is it unusual for Danica Patrick to just walk up and start pummeling you for no reason? Becau...
One Way For Retired Players To Bring In Some Income
Remember when Scottie Pippen was considering making a comeback toward the end of the NBA regular season? One of the hot rumors was that he was coming back not because he wanted to win a title, but because a serious of bad investments had placed him in dire need of some cash....
John Daly's Wife: 'No Stabby My Hubby'
We knew that there had to be more to this story ... come on, it's John Daly. And he didn't let us down. apparently....
Everywhere You Look, There Is Steve Phillips
After watching this Steve Phillips gimmick segment on "Baseball Tonight" last night, we await, with much dread, the attack of the Steve Phillips clone army....
Don't Look Now, But Here Come The Mariners
Notes from a day in baseball ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while folding prison laundry ... • MLB: Mariners Raul! ... Ibanez leads Seattle to fourth straight win. • College baseball: Fierce Beavers beat Wolverines, advance to CWS. • Soccer: As if you didn't know, Canada beats Haiti 2-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup Match....
Harold Reynolds Is BACK, Baby!
Well, it only took almost a freaking year, but you're never gonna believe who finally has a new job, folks....
The NCAA Hates The Series Of Tubes
So the more and more we think about this NCAA rule about no live-blogging in the press box, the more insane it seems. It might be one of the dumbest Internet decisions we've seen an athletic organization make, and considering Major League Baseball once did a promotion with Creed, that's no small ach...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you get home a little bit earlier than anticipated ... • Arena football: Los Angeles at Arizona. Can't wait for this; my hovercraft is full of eels. [ESPN2] • College baseball: NCAA Division I, super regionals, teams TBA, at Wichita. We love college baseball, in a non-professiona...
Boston Media Will Now Officially Cover Anything (And So Will We)
Because no Boston Red Sox stone shall be left unturned over NESN, Scott's Shots points out an odd video that features Manny getting intimate in his hotel room — watch yo mouth! — with his hairdresser, named LMonstro. (You have to sit through an annoying ad to watch the video.)...
There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Sports Cream
• Apparently you have to be careful with your Ben Gay. [ESPN] • ESPN really loves themselves some Patriots. [The Big Lead] • More fun with Julian Tavarez. [The Smittblog] • The umpires in baseball might be out of control again. [Out Of Right Field] • Well, somebody's into the MLS, anyway. [Informati...
Ichiro Does Not Think Cleveland Rocks
If it's Monday, it must be time for Ichiro Suzuki Quote Theater. This week's entry concerns the Mariners' makeup game in Cleveland, and Ichiro's clear desire not to be there....
Your College Hoops Video Game Just Got More Annoying
You might have thought it strange or #### to see J.J. Redick fitted in those motion capture sensors for the NCAA video game last year, but that's nothing compared to the three Florida fellas on the cover of this year's game....
That Girl In The T-Shirt Ads Is Just Not That Into You
To keep the comments as fresh and outstanding as they've been up to this point, we've commissioned Commenting Guru Rob Iracane to write a bi-weekly Comment Ombudsman column. It runs every other week. This is that week....
So A Blogger And A Pig Walk Into A Press Box ...
There are many ways to be thrown out of a college baseball press box (removing our pants and using them to try and snag foul balls has always been our favorite). But University of Louisville reporter Brian Bennett has discovered a new one. For the heinous crime of blogging from the press box during ...