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Meanwhile, In Detroit ...
This video, shot by a fan from the Comerica Field left-field bleachers just beyond where Maggio Ordonez hit his World Series-trip-clinching home run Saturday afternoon, is yet another example of why baseball is the greatest thing on earth. (At least until the Cardinals blow the next two, which is no...
"You'll Be Saying, 'Not So Fast, My Friend'"
Sometimes genius is apparent, so definitive, so blinding, that all you can do is just present it to the world and get out of the way....
Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Charlotte Bobcats
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we continue with the Southeast Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....
Blogdome: A Busy Night In Buffalo
• Hockey games can end 9-1? Wow. [Bfloblog] • Beware the digital underground! [Double Nicks] • A roundup of the offensive (and, occasionally, morbidly amusing) Internet Lidle jokes. [Something Awful] • An awkward preseason NBA exchange. [Off Color Commentator] • Did you know there was a big Alaskan ...
Mike Tyson Would Like You To Pay Him So He Can Have Sex With You
Think you guys can handle one more Mike Tyson bit? Sure, why not, right?...
The MNF Crew, Sadly, Is Getting Worse
The Big Lead says this morning what we've all kind of been thinking: It's probably time to write off the "Monday Night Football" broadcast crew a disaster....
You Don't Like Your Team As Much As Browns Fans Do
This is old, but we hadn't seen it: Some magazine or something ranked all 32 NFL teams on their fan loyalty. We like little lists like this, but we're kind of Tourettic....
A Man Like This Has No Business On A "Practice Squad"
Guess who's back everybody!...
I Had A Girl, Donna Was Her Name
It seems as if University of Miami president Donna Shalala is forever defending the behavior of her students — she reminds us a lot of Mrs. Garrett from Facts of Life that way — and Tuesday was no exception. Appearing at a coaches' press conference, the feisty administrator said that it was time t...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: David Ortiz just hasn't been producing for me lately. Thoughts? • 1 p.m. Boxer Juan Manuel Marquez: With your constant smack talk, you've left me no choice ... I declare a thumb war. • 2 p.m. Bowler Pete...
Playoff Blogdome: NLCS, Game 5
Canvassing the blogs after St. Louis' 4-2 win over New York in Game 5 of the NLCS ......
Our Favorite Stoned Burnout
The first game we ever saw at the new Busch Stadium was also the first game Jeff Weaver pitched as a Cardinal ... and it was rather unpleasant for the both of us. (Our experience would, in fact, get worse.) We couldn't imagine Weaver lasting longer than a couple of weeks; the best compliments we cou...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while constructing your four-can beer hat ... • MLB: NLCS, Game 5. Cardinals 4, Mets 2 ... Albert Pujols has a very strange way of showing us that he's injured. • NBA: Well, apparently it's time to start talking about LeBron James again. • NHL: Sabrematic! There's trouncing an oppone...
NLCS Game 5: Is Watching This Supposed To Be A "Leisure" Activity?
According to our deep, inside, exclusive-to-us-only sources, the weather in St. Louis today is miserable ... but more in a "are we really supposed to sit out here through 30 La Russa/Randolph pitching changes?" way rather than a "it's getting rained out?" way. So the pivotal Game 5 is here, with Tom...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as a drunken, ranting Dennis Green drives his car onto your front lawn, is ejected and falls asleep under your hedge ... • MLB: National League Championship Series, New York Mets at St. Louis, Game 5. It's 2-2, it's raining ... let's call it a draw and resume in April. [Fox] • NHL: Phi...
Jay Mariotti Might Be Somewhat Sensitive To Criticism
We have a lot of respect for the folks at Wikipedia. It's an immeasurably valuable resource that we use every single day. And we can't imagine it's easy dealing with what's certainly their biggest headache: People logging onto their site just to post random crap and mess with the entries. You know, ...
Leftovers: Yeah, We'd Drink What He Recommended
• Ben Johnson endorsing an energy drink. Seriously. [BrandChannel] • So what's the problem with the NHL, anyway? [The Bleacher Report] • Goodbye, Jim Fassel. [ESPN] • This T-shirt is just being mean. [We Are True] • Now this is a car we'd feel comfortable driving around. [Jalopnik] • Five choke jobs...
Lamar Thomas Speaks (Kind Of)
We're having trouble locating it specifically on CanesTime, the message board for Miami football, but several other Scout.com boards have posted what is allegedly a message from recently fired Miami Hurricanes radio broadcaster Lamar Thomas, whose now infamous tirade about beating down FIU players h...
A-Rod Could Have His Own Build-A-Bear Workshop
The Cubs, a team we remind you finished behind the Pirates this year, hired Lou "Let's Not Bring Up The Two Languages Thing Again, Please" Piniella as manager yesterday, and, according to ESPN, he wants to bring A-Rod to town....
Notes From The "Underground"
We would like to take a moment to salute commenters Christ Sabo (who first posited the idea) and twoeightnine (for his brilliant, terrifying designs), along with the rest of you — we particularly liked this MDT post — for your mad, breathtaking work on the ESPN Radio "underground" email from yesterd...