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It's Judgment Day For Mike Cooper
Today, friends, could be the final chapter in The Most Amazing Story Of Our Time: Mike Cooper himself is due to be sentenced today, at 1:30 p.m. ET, in Berea Municipal Court....
Run, You Stupid Linebacker, RUN!
Just to be clear on this, if some guy stabbed us, in a bowling alley or elsewhere, we would never stop crying. We're a bleeder. We would wail and scream and whine and plead and any other verb that connotes sniveling wimpdom....
Go Crazy, Folks
The reverberations from minor league manager Joe Mikulik's impassioned freak out last month are still being felt — and will continue to be until the beginning of September. The crafty promotions team of the Augusta (Ga.)Green Jackets is preparing for when Mikulik's Asheville (N.C.) Tourists come t...
ESPN And Its Lack Of Properly Ordered Ducks
Since a lot of you probably weren't working on Monday — like we were — you might have missed this: ESPN announced that it wants to be the MySpace of sports by hosting fan sports blogs on its site come September. Ignoring the failed MLBlogs model on this — though it kinda seems like they're just st...
Carl Monday Is Not Scared Of Your Internet
Carl Monday has been CLEVELAND'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER for decades, but only recently has he earned himself officially Interwebs Superstar status. (Which is probably why he was beaten on the Eddie Griffin story.) It seems that Monday is less than comfortable with his new notoriety....
ESPN Wants Your Sports Blogs
So, friends, here's a rather terrifying story from AdAge:...
The Real Story Of The World Cup
After all the talk of diving in soccer yesterday, we couldn't possibly have been happier to receive this comprehensive study from "Information Builders." The point of the study is to look at the World Cup so far — up to but not including this morning's Germany-Argentina game — and tally which teams ...
Is This The Real Reason Pronger Wants Out?
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Chris Pronger has said he wants to be traded out of Edmonton, and his agent has been quoted as saying, "There is a very pressing issue that would make it nearly impossible for the Prongers to remain in Edmonton." Many have speculated that Pronger's wife can't stand to live...
You Should Probably Just Be Visiting TrueHoop Today
We'll have more NBA Draft preview stuff later today, but until then, we happily show off this photo from The Realests, which we can guarantee you showed up on the dorm wall of some happy Washington Jesuit....
Nothing But Good Thoughts For Gammons
We join the rest of the sports world in sending every possible good vibe in the direction of Peter Gammons, who is in intensive care after suffering a brain aneurysm. Gammons was found slumped over in his car on Cape Cod and, after having surgery last night, is expected to be in that intensive care ...
Some Big Hockey Happenings This Weekend...
• The NHL entry draft went down yesterday, and it included a record 10 American players taken in the first round. This, of course, builds tremendous hope that one day the United States will have an international hockey team that will generate tremendous interest and hype, only to fall flat on their ...
"...And A Banana Cognac, Bitch."
Randy Moss is a man who loves his juice. He frequents an Inta Juice franchise in Minnesota, and he loves the stuff so much that he invested in the company, secured a spot on the board of directors, and then went and opened an Inta Juice franchise in Charleston, West Virginia....
They Got To Gammons Too
It was one thing when Mel Kiper had to deal with the indignity of having his daggum top 10 messed up. It was another when Stephen A. Smith smugly pointed out to Tim Legler that all those papers were holding him back. It was another when Trey Wingo invaded our home through direct mail....
Live Blog: Serbia & Montenegro Vs. Cote d'Ivoire
OK, so fine: This is another one of those games that doesn't mean anything. The Poland-Costa Rica game yesterday was supposedly "meaningless" too, and that didn't stop it from being perhaps the most entertaining game of the day....
Delmon Young ... Still A Dick
For those who might have missed it, Delmon Young, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays phenom who winged his bat at an umpire in April, has finished up his 50- (actually 49-)game suspension. Has he come back all contrite and humbled? Not exactly, says Rays Index in a recap of an interview Young gave MinorLeague...
Fewer Than 10,000 Sainted Souls
We're just piling on now, we know. From today's Wall Street Journal:...
This *&%$*% Rocks!
We didn't believe it when we first heard it, so we checked in with Off Wing Opinion and, sure enough, they heard it too. The Hurricanes' Ray Whitney, as he raised the Stanley Cup Monday night: "This f*&%$*% rocks!" Yes, it does. Fine sentiments indeed on what at first looked like a Carolina sweep,...
Rather Worthwhile Hockey Game Tonight, We Think
We know we haven't been the most attentive observers of the NHL, like, at all this year, but we think even those involved in the running of the league would have to agree that it appears a wave has crested, and we're all going to need a while until the NHL excites us again. It happens. No one should...
Phil Mickelson Resumes Being Phil Mickelson
After a couple of major wins, Phil Mickelson let go of a stranglehold he had on the U.S. Open and collapsed on the 18th hole today at Winged Foot. Lefty's train wreck handed the victory to Australian Geoff Ogilvy, a guy who's not real well-known outside of the small group of habitual Golf Channel vi...
And There Shall Be A Game Seven
The Edmonton Oilers housed the Carolina Hurricane Whalers last night, cruising to an easy 4-0 victory. And thus, there will be a Game 7, and it will be good....