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The Surprising Sincerity of Stephon Marbury
We feel like you're expecting us to somehow poke fun at Knicks guard Stephon Marbury's emotional breakdown when discussing Hurricane Katrina, but we really can't. The guy was legitimately devastated, and he's also avoiding one of our pet peeves: Attaching charitable donations to some sort of athle...

About Last Night ...
Well, once again you've thrown a boot at the TV and pointed the remote at the cat ... • MLB: Pedro, Mets lose again, consider reality series. • MLB: Ortiz, you stud! Red Sox shock Angels. • Talk about steroids, ever take a close look at Kim Clijsters? Er, we mean, Venus ousted in U.S. Open semis....

About Last Night ...
What you missed while stuck firmly in the tire swing ... • MLB: Pedro tees 'em up, Phillies hit 'em out. Ah, that's the Mets we know. • A day after taking first batting practice, an exhausted Bonds takes a day off. • Marlins' Hermida peaks at 21; hits grand slam in first major league at-bat....

Blogdom's Best: Arena League Shenanigans
News and Views From 40-Year Old Virgins ... • Apparently, they pay you enough in the Arena Football League to afford cocaine. Who knew? [Can't Stop The Bleeding] • Mets fans are losing their collective shit. [Faith and Fear in Flushing] • It just looks kind of weird, the White Sox having a magic num...

Piazza Just Came Here To Rock
On the list of Things That Make Us Glad To Be Human, this photo of Mets catcher Mike Piazza, via Can't Stop The Bleeding, has to be in the top 100. Interesting enough, this was taken right after Piazza learned that Alan Cumming's new fragrance was out....

Eventually, You Know They're Just Going To Shoot Him
As if New Yorkers hadn't been terrorized by Knicks general manager Isiah Thomas enough, he is now cutting in front of them in DMV lines....

Apparently, Someone Is Watching ESPN Hollywood
Derek Jeter and the rest of the Yankees are less than pleased with the new Mark Shapiro brainchild "ESPN Hollywood." After the show ran an item on "the ladies of Derek Jeter," the team went on the offensive....

To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch While Remembering That Tonight's Yet Another Anniversary Of A Breakup ... · Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees. You know how they used to say every egg you ate took five minutes off your life. We think Yankees losses are like that with George Steinbrenner, except it's like an hour. ...

About Last Night ...
What You Missed While Having Nightmares About That "Ranch Tooth" In The Wendy's Commercial ... · Yankees Secure Three-Way Wildcard Tie With Cleveland And Oakland. Somewhere, Woody Allen, Drew Carey and Hammer are in a furious battle. · Cardinals Knock Magic Number Down To 26. Tony LaRussa celebrates...

Blogdom's Best: Jettising The Big Unit
News And Views From Microwaved Dinners And Used USB Ports ... · Yankees fans have had just about enough of Randy Johnson. [Pinstrip Alley] · Look out next year for those crazy Toronto Blue Jays. [Beyond The Boxscore] · Royals bloggers are documenting the beauty of winning two in a row and trying to ...

College: Let's Bring In The Steroids Guy!
Baseball Musings points out a story we hadn't noticed (though it's still early in the morning): Jason Giambi's trainer is the new strength coach for alls ports at the University of Cal-Santa Barbara. Baseball Musings finds this worriesome, to say the least:...

The Day Of Rumor Reckoning
Well, today's the day. The Interweb has been all abuzz with rumors for days now that Roger Clemens/Johnny Damon/Gary Sheffield were about to be squashed under the steroid hammer of MLB. The Web was so a-twitter about everything that even the dinosaur print reporters noticed what was going on. (Dan...

About Last Night ...
What You Missed While Telling Your Friends Not To Tell You What You Missed On "Six Feet Under" ... · 49ers Lineman Dies. Still confusion about cause. Sean Penn investigating. · Cards' Rolen To Miss Rest Of Season. Manager Tony LaRussa consoles himself by playing with puppies. · Eli Manning's Elbow "...

Blogdom's Best: The Last Great Hockey Blogger
· Complete rundown of NHL TV deal from the last man who cares. [Off Wing Opinion · Some offseason news on the New Jersey Nets. Wee! [Can't Stop The Bleeding] · Yankees bloggers now turning on Joe Torre. [Pinstripe Alley] · People would hate the Padres for winning the World Series. [Gaslamp Ball]...

Leftovers: Fighting Your Sister For Air Time
· Reggie Miller joins Cheryl on TNT. [Hollywood Reporter] · Apparently, they play tennis in Cincinnati. [Reuters] · LeBron James testifies in suit against documentarian. [CBS Sportsline] · Soon, the Yankees will just start setting themselves on fire and eliminating the middle man. [NY Post]...

The Curse Of Mets' No-Hitters
See that guy? That guy is Kit Pellow, a nondescript, mostly mediocre outfielder in the Seattle Mariners organization. Pellow is one of those thousands of baseball players whose name fans hear once and never hear of again....

About Last Night ...
What You Missed While Pretending Not To Watch "Cathouse" In Slow Motion ... · Giants' Randy Winn hits for cycle. Giants wake up in fourth inning, see that Bonds is still hurt, go back to sleep. · Michael Finley released by Dallas. "Mr. Finley, a 'Shack' is on the phone again. Yes, I'll take another ...

To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch after those four foolish words: "I'm going all in." ... · Where players are still using the juice — usually grape: Little League Southwest Regional final. · Lions at Jets: Mike Heimerdinger unveils new offense, Chad Pennington ruins it. · Light welterweight slap and tickle: Donald Cama...

Get Thee Away, A-Rod!
While totally not being the subject of tons of rumors right now — absolutely not, how could you say that? — Yankees bitch-slapper Alex Rodriguez was turned away from snotty NYC hotspot Club Macanudo because he was wearing a T-shirt and jeans. He should have been wearing a skirt. Actually, are we ...

Thirteen Minutes Of Mets Terror
The collision between Mets outfielders Carlos Beltran and Mike Cameron left Beltran bruised, Cameron in the hospital and fans pretty much just terrified....