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Blogdome: Erasing The Shapiro Era?
• Could there be all kinds of changes afoot at ESPN? [The Big Lead] • Not the easiest time to be a Packers fan. [green-n-gold] • Tom Coughlin didn't do his team any favors the other night. [The Waco Chronicles] • Redskins fans are, uh, a little concerned. [No One Appreciates Me] • Hey, Peyton Mannin...
Failure To Launch
In these troubled times in which we live, we believe that it's good to feed the soul occasionally with some inspiring words from a true American. Such a man is Texas Longhorns fan and sometimes actor Matthew McConaughey. Let us never forget his fiery speech from last week, leading up to the Texas-Oh...
The Glamorous World Of Sports Journalism
The guy on the right here is Tony Jackson, the Dodgers beat writer for the Los Angeles Daily News, napping in the Shea Stadium dugout before a weekend game. And this is what happens when a beat reporter has to face the deadly triumvirate of:...
Now That's A Serious Looking Contract
We don't mean to imply that there's a possibly new New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow — shown here on a "scouting trip" — might not necessarily be ready for life in a board room, considering just last year he was the team's backup goalie....
Hirshey Quickie: And Just For Kicks, Bring Your Sister
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Now, Now, We're Sure Irvin Has Close To The Right Number Of Chromosomes
So that whole Tom Jackson calling Michael Irvin a "retard" thing from yesterday? Absolutely true, absolutely happened, and here's video, via Dejuiced....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: Alll I can say is, George Reeves must have had a similar fantasy team to mine. • Noon MLB with Rob Neyer: I have just beaten a home intruder senseless with Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders. • 3 ...
Hey, Let's Play Two Every Monday!
While we acknowledge that the "Monday Night Football" crew might still have some bugs to iron out, as evidenced by this inventive description of new Vikings offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson, on the whole, it was a pretty smooth night of football, considering it went for almost seven hours....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while wondering why you haven't seen Naked Cowboy lately ... • NFL: You know, it's very possible that Oakland might win one game this year. • MLB: If I were a Carpenter ... Cardinals win! We are light as a feather, we are as happy as an angel, we are as merry as a schoolboy. We are a...
Kornheiser, You're Being Glib
We mean no offense to Redskins fans, but when your owner is hosting Tom Cruise in his luxury box — when he's staying at your owner's house — we kind of think that maybe you deserve to lose....
Monday Night And Tuesday Morning Football
You know, we watched football all day yesterday, and it absolutely wore us out. As great as it is, that's a lot of football. But imagine that actually starting at night....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you wonder what the heck ever happpened to that third Manning brother ... • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta. Why not beat the rush and give Dusty his going-away present now? [WGN] • NFL: Minnesota at Washington. Look out for Fred Smoot under those pileups. [ESPN] • NFL: San Diego at Oa...
When Male Cheerleaders Attack
We'd like to congratulate THE Ohio State University for their convincing victory over Texas on Saturday night. We are also pleased that the Buckeyes waited until 2006 to beat the Longhorns, rather than 2005; last year's game was in Columbus, this one was in Austin and that meant all fires and riot...
Leftovers: That Fat Donovan McNabb
• Look which NFL players the government considers "obese." [Consumer Freedom • An oustanding approximation of a Mitch Albom column. [Breaking The Formula] • It's a minor league bar fight! [Minneapolis Star-Tribune] • The NBA and its referees are, once again, not happy with each other. [USA Today] • ...
Kareem Takes A Large Dump On Someone Else's Lawn
If you needed another reason that the late Wilt Chamberlain was countless times more interesting than all-time scoring champ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, we bring you this gossip item from today's New York Daily News....
Eventually, It Will Just Be A Graphic Below Irvin's Name
So we haven't actually seen this, so we need someone to confirm it for us, preferably with video. Let that be our disclaimer prologue....
A Slight Change In The Commenting Rules (Don't Worry, It'll Be Fine)
As anyone who has ever spent longer than five minutes around these parts knows, we have the best commenters on the planet. We have yet to make a joke that's funnier than about 10-15 comments that show up in the first five minutes after making a post. We've made our peace with this; we never thought ...
The Fast And The Furryous
If you sat through more than one college football game on Saturday, then obviously you forgot that this past weekend was also the opening of hamster ball racing season. PETCO sponsored races at nearly all of its 800 stores in the U.S. on Saturday, which they called the Hamster Ball Derby. Accordin...
Blogdome: Five Years Later
• Here's our only 9/11 anniversary mention of the day: We'd prefer to be sad in private, if that's OK. [Kissing Suzy Kolber] • Chadron State, folks: Chadron State. [Heavy Soul] • Making a strong case for Jack Morris. [Off The Baggie] • The Rocky statue has returned to Philadelphia. [The 700 Level] •...