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Wade Boggs Doomed To Fail On Baseball Tonight
Wade Boggs, venerable hit machine and moustachioed gadabout, has always seemed to be an odd, shady guy. There was that messy affair with Margo Adams. Then he started popping up in hair plug commercials. Then he inducted WWE's Curt Henning into the Wrestling Hall of Fame last year. His boozing on ro...

About Last Night
What you missed while deploying the awesome might of The Bathroom Ninja ... • NHL: Flightless Sea Fowl go up 1-0, as Roberts flipper slaps Senators once again. • MLB: Mmmmm, Pie. Cubs beat Pirates 6-4 in a mere 15 innings. • NFL: Favre laying groundwork for comeback with Packers? Of course he is....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you pry the remote from his cold, dead hands ... • MLB: Phillies vs. Mets (7 p.m., ET) Time for Pelfrey Magic! [ESPN2] • NBA: Celtics vs. Wizards (7 p.m., ET); Suns vs. Spurs (9:30 p.m., ET). It's Guys Night Out! [ESPN] • NHL: Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Game 1, Senators vs...

About Last Night
What you missed while getting in some early torch protesting ... • College women's basketball: Tennessee's Candace beats Stanford's Candice for NCAA title. • College men's basketball: Where's the Love, UCLA? Love, Collison, to enter pro draft. • NBA: I never promised you a Rose Quarter ... Blazers e...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch when your good friend Iona Knipl comes over ... • Women's college basketball: NCAA Division I tournament championship game, Tennessee vs. Stanford in Tampa (8:30 p.m., ET). I would not like to be in the middle if Tara and Pat get into a brawl. [ESPN] • MLB: Cardinals at Astros (8:05 p....

Under The Brazilian Rainbow
Via Sports By Brooks comes this seemingly tall tale about these terrifying little fellers , who are supposedly part of Brazil's all dwarf soccer team, the "Gigantes do Norte."Even though this squad is not even close to being gigante in physical size, they are so in spirit, apparently....

About Last Night
What you missed while inventing a bike while drunk ... • College basketball: The free throw, she no go in so good. Kansas 75, Memphis 68, OT. • MLB: Walk-off grand slam? Cooool. Angels 6, Indians 4. • NFL: David Garrard signs seven-year, $60 million deal with Jaguars; will still be 12th quarterback ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you recover from a very, very bad accident ... • College basketball: NCAA tournament championship, Kansas vs. Memhpis, at San Antonio (9 p.m., ET). No, it's too late for my brackets! I'm finished; go on and save yourself! [CBS] • MLB: Tampa Bay at New York Yankees (7 p.m., ET). Rays...

About Last Night
What you missed while the tigers were improving their record to 2-0 ... • College women's basketball: It'll be Stanford vs. Tennessee for all the Skittles, just as you predicted. • NHL: In retrospect, perhaps resting Crosby wasn't wise. • NBA: Look out, the Sonics are making their move. Seattle 151,...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while exercising ... • 7 p.m. — Womens Final Four: Connecticut vs. Stanford; LSU vs. Tennessee. It's going to be UConn-Tennessee again, so why bother? [ESPN] • 8 p.m. — MLB: Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers. Save some run support for the rest of the team, Brandon Inge. You wouldn't ...

About Last Night ...
What you missed, other than the diapered monkey in traffic ... • NBA: Nets playoff chances, fade to black. Detroit's bench handles New Jersey, 106-87. • MLB: Marcum zero, Smokey. Shaun Marcum retires 11 Sox in a row in Toronto's win over Boston. • Tennis: Andy Roddick loses to Nikolay Davydenko in s...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after discovering a new definition of nightmare fuel ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Jason (Hunchback) Estrada vs. Lance (The Boston Bleeder) Whitaker, in Lincoln, R.I. (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2] • NBA: San Antonio Spurs vs. Utah Jazz (8 p.m., ET), Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers (10:30 ...

The Usual Dash Of Dollar Dog Night Bacchanalia
Wednesday night at the Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park marked opening night and its first official "Dollar Dog NIght" promotion, which culminated in a Phillies 1-0 loss and, as usual, another mesmerizing display of shit-faced chaos courtesy of the revved-up monkeys. Ever since the Phillies...

About Last Night
What you missed while inventing the bacon bra ... • NFL: No matter how many times you kill him, Brett Favre simply will not go away. • College basketball: The Biggest Loser ... Ohio State wins NIT. • Tennis: It goes to 11 ... Roddick finally beats Federer....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after bidding on the Miracle Jesus Spoon ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Joshua Clottey vs. Jose Luis Cruz; super welterweights, Yuri Foreman vs. Saul Roman, in New York. (9 p.m., ET). Fisticuffs in Brooklyn? Certainly not. [Versus] • College basketball: National Invitation Tournament, ch...

About Last Night
What you missed while going to the beach and using your new Super Bowl ring to signal ships ... • NFL: Owners get together and cook up a bunch of goofy new rules. Fun! • NBA: Dirk is back, which evidently the Warriors weren't expecting. Dallas 111, Golden State 86. • NHL: Penguins clinch division ti...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch before you puke all over a Cowboys' fan • NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers: Watch Big Baby Davis bring the thunder. ESPN 7 p.m. • MLB: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees: Try to catch Hideki Matsui's mind wander toward his porno collection. ESPN2, 7 p.m. • MMA: UFC Fight Nigh...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while being mocked for wearing a Jeff Weaver jersey ... • Yankees win final home opener of old, decaying, imposing corporate edifice. • Tennessee, Connecticut advance to women's Final Four. Their coaches have now decided to be best friends. • Peja, baby! Hornets stay atop Western Con...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch while listening to The Sword bring much rock. All will fall! • Women's NCAA Elite Eight: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M, Connecticut vs. Rutgers. Winning teams get free trip to Bristol ... and sanctions! ESPN 7 p.m. • NIT Semifinals, Madison Square Garden: Florida vs. Massachusetts, Mississip...