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How FJM Ended Up In SI
If you're one of those people left who regularly reads Sports Illustrated, you might have noticed an unusual byline in the "Scorecard" section this week: Ken Tremendous. That's a fake name, representing an anonymous blog. One of the best, actually: The great Fire Joe Morgan. How did this happen?...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while uncovering the terrible secret of Giant Lego Man ... • MLB: Richie Sexson? Boooo ... no wait , yaaay! Mariners 4, Twins 3. • NFL preseason: Jay Cutler plays for one magical series in Denver's 17-13 win over San Francisco. • Tennis: David Ferrer defeats the freakishly tall John ...

Actually, It Kind Of Reminds One Of The NFC West
Because college football season is almost here, and because I can already picture Joe Paterno leading a player around by the nose with a pair of pliers, I give you this ... one more reason to love Philadelphia. I mean, besides the Rocky statue, and the fact that Eagles fans travel all the way to Tex...

Sergio Garcia's Mind, It Likes To Wander
Have we picked on Sergio Garcia enough this weekend? Indeed we have, but just as you can never have enough bacon, you can never try hard enough to destroy the psyche of an athlete whose sport is 90 percent mental. But maybe we don't need to do any of the work. The Sports Elitists recounts a Sergio ...

Violation At The Bottom Of The Pile
In case you missed your weekly glance at the CFL transactions wire, Edmonton Eskimos linebacker A.J. Gass was suspended for one game after he threw an opponent's helmet across the field. (Mercifully, his head wasn't in it.)...

Our One Moment Of Grace, Coming From A Guy Who Pees On Teammates
As Barry Bonds goes to finally break the record this weekend, we hark back to the only real revelatory moment of this "chase:" Greg Maddux's performance against Bonds on Friday night....

Hey Kids! Jay Mohr Is Back!
Unsilent mentioned this briefly over the weekend, but in case you missed it; Jay Mohr is back with his weekly column, and just in time for football season! You may remember Mohr from his cable series with ESPN (canceled) and column with SI.com (dropped), and for such films as Community Service. Well...

Today's Story: Coco Crisp And The Very Careless Moose
It's always a sad thing when a moose goes bad. One minute he's delighting children with his playful antics, and the next ... vehicular assault. The victim: Boston's Coco Crisp, who was minding his own business, warming up for Sunday's game in Seattle against the Mariners. The assailant: Mariner Moos...


New MNF Booth Just Full Of Giggles!
Newsday's Neil Best documents a happening that seems specifically designed to make Joe Theismann pound his face repeatedly against a wall: a practice session with the new "Monday Night Football" crew. They're having so much fun!...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch instead of that new Neil Simon play, Chapter 11 ... • MLB: Astros at Braves [TBS]; Giants at Dodgers. This may take a long while. Bring a pillow. [ESPN2] • Soccer: MLS, Kansas City at New England. Kevin Garnett to be allowed to shoot a penalty kick? [ESPN2] • Golf: Reno-Tahoe Open. Hey...

The Day That Aaron Boone Went Yard
And methinks the one kid in the video is a little too much into the butt-slapping, probably. He's wearing No. 12, which that season was Kenny Lofton ... shouldn't he switch places with No. 2? Anyway, The Shot Heard Round The Leggo Box is also good (hmm, is that a row of Jar Jar Binkses in the stands...

Theismann Still Bitching About MNF Firing
We're sure there are people out there other than Joe Theismann and Washington Post columnist Leonard Shapiro who will miss Theismann on "Monday Night Football" broadcasts next year. We just can't find any of them....

Do Not Bother Pujols While He Is Pop-A-Shotting
From the random and bizarre corner of our sports planet, Gas Lamp Ball has photos of Albert Pujols randomly playing Pop-A-Shot at a Chuck-E-Cheese. (We love Chuck-E-Cheese, by the way.)...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while vacuuming your carpet with love ... • MLB: Dance, Leitch! Dance! Cards take two from Crew. • Tennis: Dancevic, Frank! Canadian upsets Roddick in Indianapolis. • NASCAR: He wants to go fast! Sorensen earns first poll at the Brickyard....


About Last Night ...
What you missed while buying a bag full of bongs for Mrs. Garrett ... • MLB: Bonds goes yard, finally adds 'Netherlands' to his collection. • Cycling: French cyclist shows support for Ookie, takes 18th stage. • Soccer: Portsmouth beats Liverpool, win meaningless Asian trophy....

NFL Season Preview: Baltimore Ravens
Believe it or not, folks, the NFL season is much closer than you can possibly imagine. So close, in fact, that, if we're going to fit in every NFL team preview by the start of the season, running one every weekday, we have to start this week. So there you have it....
