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Leftovers: Big Ben And The Povertyneck Hillbillies
• Remember that Ben Roethlisberger country music video from a while back? Well, it's out, and it's terrifying. [Rust Records] • So what IS the deal with this Malkin fellow? [TSN] • Which NBA player are you? (We were Tony Parker, strangely.) [Rum And Monkey] • It would be a grand irony if the "Game O...
Tony Kornheiser Should Probably Take A Deep Breath
Something that has surprised us — but probably shouldn't have — about the aftermath of Tony Kornheiser's debut on "Monday Night Football" has been his reaction to (relatively small) criticism of his performance. For a guy who, being in the media, should be used to all this, he's lashing out a lot. H...
A Good Old-Fashioned Minor League Basebrawl
Just because it's difficult to find one's self a decent baseball brawl anymore, here's about 90 seconds of a great one between between the Kansas City T-Bones and the Schaumberg Flyers about a week and a half ago. This one loses steam about two-plus minutes in, but it's rare, as one reader put it, "...
The Truly Awesome Power Of Travis Hafner
It's probably time to start pointing out how freaking awesome Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner has been this year. Hey, there's no time like the middle of August!...
Give Us Your Money, Then You Can Protest Us
We always enjoy a good fan protest, and if there's a place one is more warranted than in Baltimore, we don't know of one....
NFL Season Preview: New Orleans Saints
Well, we are officially less than a month before the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. We have something we hope you'll enjoy....
Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Sun Belt Conference
College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode and present four things you didn't know about each major conference. This is our final college preview before we start running down all of the Little League World Series finalists. Or, the NFL. One of...
Blogdome: Jimmy Connor's Achy Hip
• When Jimmy Connors is THIS old, we all feel much, much older. [AdFreak] • The dismissed Kansas State basketball player story is much uglier than we all thought it was ... and we thought it was ugly. [PhogBlog] • Bruce Arena, UNLEASHED. [The Fan's Attic] • What does the Comeback Player of the Year ...
Minor Enterprise: May I See Your Invitation, Senor Beaver?
Welcome to Minor Enterprise, where each Wednesday we preview, and occasionally review, the great events and promotions of minor league baseball. If you have a tip about a minor league promotion, or perhaps you're just lonely, contact us at [email protected]. It's the story you've heard a thousand t...
"It Takes All Kinds" With Jonah Falcon
We'd like to introduce you to Jonah Falcon. He's new to us, but apparently, if you can trust his Wikipedia entry, he:...
Favre Might Retire Today, Maybe, Probably Not
About 45 minutes ago, Pro Football Talk posted a doozy of a story (or rumor collection, as it were): Packers quarterback Brett Favre has called a press conference for 12:30 this afternoon in order to announce his retirement. Ah-ha! Got your attention with that one, didn't we? No? Well, OK, fine, so ...
One Must Be Careful Of Those Midnight "Inconvenient Truth" Screenings
You know, if you had told us an NBA player was going to take a couple shots at the White House, we would have thought it would have been Etan Thomas. (We kid Etan Thomas; his political beliefs are sincere, just like his poetry about Abe Pollin's prostate.)...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 9 a.m. Shanoff's Morning Quickie: We'll remember the good times (sniff!). • Noon MLB Insider Keith Law: This sounds so much like a Tim Meadows Saturday Night Live sketch that it's scary. But not necessarily funny. • 2 p.m. College BB w...
Koren Robinson's Expensive Night Out
You might remember, during "Monday Night Football" a couple of nights ago, broadcasters Joe Theismann, Mike Tirico and Tony Kornheiser were praising oft-troubled Vikings wide receiver Koren Robinson for his triumphant return after years of alcohol abuse. Theismann, in particular, talked about Robins...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while being amused at the idea of Matt Leinart and Kurt Warner being roommates ... • MLB: Jose Reyes asks what the heck he has to do to win a game for the Mets. • World Basketball: U.S. pummels far east peninsula known for cooking cabbage underground. • Tennis: Federer begins defense...
Some Alternative Views On Tony K
After all the praise in the morning papers (and here) about Tony Kornheiser's debut on "Monday Night Football" last night, it was inevitable that dissenting views would come out too ... and that Kornheiser would react to criticism in his typically cranky manner....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the team on CSI: Miami scrutinize your pants ... • Little League Softball: World Series, semifinal, teams TBA, at Portland, Ore. Wait, Little League what? So it's come to this, ESPN? [ESPN2] • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Houston. Oh, you know you'll watch. [WGN] • MLB: Orioles at Yankees. ...
Whitey Herzog Is Mad, Consarn It
As you would probably expect, growing up a Cardinals fan made us revere old Redbirds manager Whitey Herzog. (We even interviewed him once in college, though, to be fair, we weren't using the revolutionary interviewing techniques of ESPN.) He was the grandfather who would kick your ass, take you fi...