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What you missed while wishing Roger Ebert good health... • U.S. Women's Open: It's in the hol ... oops, no it isn't. Sorenstam, Hurst meet in playoff today for title. • Tour de France: American George Hincapie has the maillot jaune (that either means "yellow jersey" or "scarlet fever," our French is...

To Watch Tonight...
• MLB. All-Star Selection Show. See which Devil Ray gets to help decide home field advantage in the World Series. 7:00, ESPN. • MLB. New York Mets @ New York Yankees. Rubber match. Subway series. Subways and rubbers. Ick. 8:00, ESPN. • Movie. Remember the Titans. If Julius was so damn good at defens...

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• MLB: White Sox 8, Cubs 6. A.J. Pierzynski hit a 3-run home run to win it for the White Sox, but then the Cubs fans pelted the field with garbage, so that'll teach him to never do it again....

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• MLB. Baltimore Orioles @ Atlanta Braves. Leo Mazzone must be all torn up inside. 7:00, TBS. • NASCAR. Nextel Cup, Pepsi 400. Restrictor plates, baby. They should have Frank the Tank come take those off. 7:30, Fox. • Basketball (well, kinda). City Slam, New York Regional. You know, just in case you...

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• MLB: Red Sox 2, Marlins 5. What's it take to cool off the red hot Red Sox? The Marlins, that's what! Well, Dontrelle Willis, anyway....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you discover that the latest Bin Laden tape has no DVD Easter Eggs ... • Boxing: Light welterweights, Juan Urango vs. Naoufel Ben Rabah, at Hollywood, Fla. Or, why not rent the movie Hard Times instead?[ESPN2] • MLB: Baltimore at Atlanta. The Braves' comeback starts ... now! OK ....

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What you missed while arbitrating wth Paulie and Silvio ... • It's The Halladay Season: Blue Jays peck Nationals into submission, 8-4, as Roy Halladay earns 10th win. • Venus Rising: After starting slowly against Lisa Raymond, Venus Williams rallies for 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2 second-round win at Wimbledo...

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What to watch after you've done your part for charity ... • NASCAR Busch Series: practice for Winn-Dixie 250, at Daytona Beach, Fla. Yeah, we tried to use that line to get out of a speeding ticket once. [Speed Channel] • Golf: PGA Tour, Buick Championship, first round, at Cromwell, Conn. This had be...

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What you missed while Joe Mauer was raking you for another couple of hits ... • Wimbledon: Roddick, Federer, Venus, Sharapova, McEnroe, Laver, King, Connors all win. • Lee Shall Overcome: Derrek Lee's first homer in three months leads Cubs over Brewers. Cubs win! Cubs Win! • Soccer ... Yes, Soccer! ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Germany runs out of beer (sad, really) ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Dominick Guinn vs. Tony Thompson, at San Jose, Calif. There's nothing like 300-pound men clinching in high-definition to get us through the middle of the week. [ESPN2] • MLB: N.Y. Mets at Boston. Perhaps a new rivalr...

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What you missed while trying to sneak your Viagra through customs ... • Net Gains: Federer, Agassi advance at Wimbly-don. • All They Found Was The Letter 'Z' Carved Into Raul Gonzalez's Shorts: Zinedine Zidane leads France over Spain in World Cup. • Crimson Slide: Griffey hits No. 550, but Reds blow...

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What to watch as you question a world in which God allows this to happen... • Golf: ING Par 3 Shootout, final day, at Gaylord, Mich. We've been golfing for 15 years. What is this "par" you speak of? [ESPN2] • WNBA: Sacramento at Seattle. Let's see, OK ... the nicknames are, Monarchs, and ... damn it...

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What you missed while Sponging your Bob ... • When Beavers Attack: Oregon State wins first-ever College World Series title. And the crowd goes wild (yay!). • Foul Mood: We'd like to get worked up over the penalty call, but it's soccer, and we have kind of have no idea. Sorry. Italy beats Australia 1...

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What to watch as the roller coaster ride hits the apex, and things begin going downhill ... • College World Series: Game 3, North Carolina vs. Oregon State, at Omaha. This is for everything ... all the marbles. The dreams of many young men ride ... you've swtiched the station already, haven't you? [...

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What you missed while spray painting your cat to look like a skunk ... • NASCAR: This Jeff Gordon fellow; he drive very fast, no? • College World Series: We're not that familiar with the term "decisive Game 3," around here, but evidently Oregon State has forced that by beating North Carolina, 11-7. ...

To Watch Tonight...
• NCAA World Series, Game 2: . Oregon State @ North Carolina. Let's all get behind the Beavers tonight. 7:00, ESPN2. • MLB: Houston Astros @ Chicago White Sox. Eventually, the Astros are just going to stop showing for games against the White Sox. 8:00, ESPN. • Movie: Braveheart. It would seem a litt...

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• College World Series: UNC 4, Oregon State 3. A passed ball and a steal of home of gives Game 1 to the 'Heels. Beavers are left completely unsatisfied. • MLS: Galaxy 0-0 Dynamo. Some World Cup players returned home for some MLS action, but Landon Donovan didn't play for the Galaxy. Which means he d...

To Watch Tonight...
• NCAA World Series, Game 1: Oregon State @ North Carolina. I sorta feel robbed when college baseball is on TV and the Wichita State Shockers aren't taking part. 7:00, ESPN. • IndyCar Racing: SunTrust Indy Challenge. Helio Castroneves won last year. If you miss this one, don't worry, there are only ...

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• MLB: Mets 6, Blue Jays 1. Tom Glavine wins #286, and is now tied for 25th all-time with Robin Roberts. SportsCenter, Good Morning America, 286 wins... is there nothing that woman can't do? Game recap here at MiracleMets.net. • Track and Field: Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin win 100m events. American ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as as you wonder why you can never get a date ... • Boxing: Featherweights, Gamaliel Diaz vs. Roberto Guerrero; super middleweights, Andre Dirrell vs. James Morrow; Anthony Dirrell vs. Marcus Don Hall, at Oakland. We're betting a couple of these middleweights aren't so super. [Showtime...