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To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the ghost of Ken Lay enters your bedchamber, rattling chains, crying "Scrooooge!" ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Joel "Freezer Repair" Casamayor vs. Lamont "Oatmeal Cookie Dough" Pearson, at Phoenix. We freely admit it; we made up the nicknames. [ESPN2] • MLB: Boston at Chicago White S...
Just One (Real) World Cup Match To Go
All right, well, this is it: Just one more World Cup game — one that counts, anyway — and this whole thing is over. On Sunday, it's France vs. Italy for the World Cup title and all the international respect for its citizens and its style of play that comes with it....
Leftovers: Henrik Lundqvist Can't See Nuthin'
• Blog breaks news as to what might be wrong with the New York Rangers' goalie. [Armchair GM] • Pat Fitzgerald hired as new Northwestern head coach. [Chicago Sun-Times] • Honestly, what is going on with mascots these days? [SI.com] • Bill Simmons' annual NBA top 40 trade value roundup is missing Dee...
Maurice Clarett's Imaginary League
So we've been mulling over this Maurice Clarett playing indoor football story, and we're really kind of amazed. First off, it's important to point out that this is not the Arena Football League; that league has been around for 20 years and even though it just lost its NBC contract, it seems likely...
Cultural Oddsmaker: Yeah, Call it a Comeback
A.J. Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Send him all kinds of fan mail....
You Got Your Head All The Way Up It!
Our life's a disaster zone. We got a stepdaughter so fucked up because her real father's this large-type asshole. We got a wife, we're passing each other on the down-slope of a marriage — our third — because we spend all our time chasing guys like you around the block. That's our life....
Lick Your Lips And Prepare To Enjoy Ozzie Guillen
Ozzie Guillen: Gay community icon? He's on his way, as an alternative lifestyle supper club in Chicago has named a drink after the Jay Mariotti-bashing manager of the White Sox. And by the way; white socks with black shoes? How tacky, Chicago. From the Chicago Sun-Times:...
Blogdome: Barry Knows Soccer
• Barry Bonds talks to you about soccer. [The Big Lead] • A look at the Cosmos movie. [No Mas] • It would make Carl Monday extremely unhappy to see this domain name registration. [Domain Name Registration Blog] • How would the World Cup relate to Life Aquatic characters? [We Are The Postmen] The Wor...
Hey, Look Who's Hiring
Anybody out there looking for a job? As long as you're not a voyeur or anything, you too can work for ESPN Page 2....
Well, He Has To Find SOME Reason To Sue
Wouldn't you think, if you were fortunate enough to have a striking physical resemblance to one of the most famous athletes/personalities on the planet, it might have some benefits? Might get you into a club easier? Maybe pick up a girl or two?...
It's 40 Percent Cheaper To Support US Soccer
The excellent blog Copyranter points out this special promotion for helping support U.S. Soccer. Of course, this raises the question: If you are wearing a wristband to support U.S. Soccer, is it possible to wear it in a non-ironic fashion? Isn't it kind of like wearing a Eddie Griffin jersey right...
Eddie Griffin's Odd Film Choices
In case you were in desperate need of some of the inside details of the Eddie Griffin masturbating in his car story — and, obviously, you were, because what person in his right mind isn't? — the official PDF version of the complaint in the lawsuit against him has been released. Our personal favori...
The Bobble Boy
Only a few hours left to grab your piece of history, as the Tom Cruise Bobble-Couches on e-Bay are going fast. We repeat, the Bobble-Couches are almost gone. Act soon! Imagine the pride you'll feel while displaying this fine item in your home. Or, present it as a gift to your girlfriend to express...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Columnist Gene Wojciechowski: Did you really write a fake Barbaro interview in which you had the horse say "Talk to the hoof?" They made you senior writer for that? • 2 p.m. World Cup with Michael Davies: What do you thank Ital...
Desperately Seeking Groundouts
As you've probably heard by now, above is the Match.com profile of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brian Shackleford, who was released from jail last night and, even worse, sent to the minors after he was arrested following Wednesday's night's loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. To remind, the facts of the case ...
The Closer: Mets Soldier On Without Pedro
Notes from a day in baseball ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while you begin to realize that maybe you should have bought a Mac ... • Golf: We won't say that Tiger is struggling in the Western Open, but he's still on the ninth hole of the first round ... • MLB: Big Unit, Yankees thump Indians again, 10-4. You know it's special when the name "R...
The Baseball Slasher Flick
We love movie taglines: Our personal favorite is for the Steven Seagal/DMX actioner Exit Wounds: "Hurts goin' in ... hurts goin' out." But it's also tough to beat the tagline for this 2000 horror flick The Catcher: "Three strikes ... you're dead."...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you go into the hatch to press the button ... • MLB: St. Louis at Houston. We can't take much more of this, guys. [ESPN] • LPGA, HSBC World Match Play Championship, first round, at Gladstone, N.J. We're pulling for Annika Sorenstam, only because Virada Nirapathpongporn is way too...
The Ballad Of The Bengals Fan
You know how we love a good and dopey fan-written team tribute song — Sweet Shaun Alexander still wins the prize for the worst, if you ask us — and this one's a particularly fun one, "The Ballad Of The Bengals," about how Cincinnati is finally going to take out Pittsburgh this year, or something, we...