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Year In Review: July
The year is almost over. All the magazines are doing year-in-review type stuff, so we figured, why should we be any different? Therefore, for the next 12 days, we will be looking back on each month on the calendar, pointing out the weird/important/amusing stuffs that happened that month. Deadspin ...
Leftovers: We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
• "Faster gentlemen, he's gaining on us": Rowing team attacked by shark. [NZ Stuff] • Gifford, Meredith to appear on MNF for one last hurrah. [Reuters] • Puerta banned eight years for doping. He was caught following a match he lost. [Pro Tennis Fan] • Boxers scuffle down in the 'hood. Er, actually i...
Fun With Yahoo Photos
We've all been there. You're at a party, and the big foreign dude who's always banging his head into things has taken a little too many 'shrooms. He's freaking out. He's screaming. "The dragons, man, the dragons, they're EVERYWHERE! I'm sorry, Papa, I'm sorry! Moccasins! Moccasins!"...
Soon, They'll Start Stealing His Chicks
So here's a completely strange story: Apparently USC quarterback Matt Leinart — perhaps you've heard of him — was apparently suspended for the Rose Bowl for, like, an hour....
Still Selling T-Shirts. We'll Make This Quick.
We're just about done with these, promise....
An Interview With The Facebook Princess
A couple of weeks ago, we abandoned all pretense of the high, proper standards of sports blogging and just directed you to Facebook photos of Florida State "superfan" Jenn Sterger. Now she's going to be in Maxim in a couple of months, in Playboy after that and, in the biggest coup, is giving inter...
Blogdome: Hey, Who Likes Voting?
• We're wary of any blog awards that involve voting, but we find these considerably more trustworthy than those "Weblog Awards" from a few weeks ago: The Red Reporter's 2005 Sports Blog Awards. Vote like the wind, if you're into that type of thing. [The Red Reporter] • It might be time to accept tha...
Blogdom's Best: Hating The Cowboys
Previously we have examined the great fan blogs of the NFL and Major League Baseball, and what an interesting journey it was. But every great story needs a strong antagonist, and to that end we now present the anti-blogs — those Web chronicles devoted to abhorrence and loathing — what the French cal...
A Beer Gut For A Beer City
We know it hasn't been the most productive offseason for our beloved St. Louis Cardinals, and we feared they would, in the face of growing public criticism in the face of a new stadium, make a rash deal just to say they're doing something. But jeez: We didn't think they'd start paying guys by the ...
We're Going To Resist A "Giving Him Blue Balls" Joke
See that? That's a Christmas ornament as designed by Colts quarterback Peyton Manning for the Alive Hospice. It's kind of cute, a hand-drawn little angel. Other ornaments featured on the site include designs by Amy Grant, LeAnn Rimes, Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen and, yes, country music croone...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 3 p.m. NBA with Bill Walton: I understand that after the Patriot Act expires on Dec. 31, the U.S. will no longer be allowed to let detainees listen to your broadcast commentary. • 4 p.m. Two-Way with Stu Scott: Sweet Lord, is this what...
Know Your Marginal Sports Hosts ...
Yes, we saw Stephen A. Smith on "The Late Show With David Letterman" last night, and we have only one question: If hosting a low-rated talk show is enough to get you onto Letterman, then how come we haven't seen Tony Danza there more often? How about Geraldo?...
It's The End Of The Boom Run, And We Don't Feel Fine
As we've written before, though not here, we love the Great Outdoor Games on ESPN: It's pretty much the highlight of baseball's All-Star Weekend for us, definitely more fun than the game. We can never decide which we enjoy more: The fierce rivalry between the Hoeschler sisters in women's log rolli...
Johnny Damon, It's Shearing Time
See that? That's how Johnny Damon's gonna look from now on: Shaved, shorn and in pinstripes. We, for one, are relieved; this greatly decreases the possibility of Fever Pitch 2....
Sweet Lord, Let Him Not Be Kidding
Last week, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson disappointed us — and pretty much every sports fan we know — by scoring a touchdown and simply handing the ball back to the ref....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while filling your Foosball table with water to play Foos-water polo ... • NBA: Mark Cuban shoots TV, Elvis-style, as Kobe lights up Mavericks for 62 points in only three quarters. • NHL: They're not booing; they're saying "Loooouuuuu!": Lamoriello is 1-0 as a head coach as Devils be...
Year In Review: June
The year is almost over. All the magazines are doing year-in-review type stuff, so we figured, why should we be any different? Therefore, for the next 12 days, we will be looking back on each month on the calendar, pointing out the weird/important/amusing stuffs that happened that month. Deadspin ...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as birds make a mockery of Christmas by pecking apart the Holiday wreath ... • College Football: New Orleans Bowl, Southern Mississippi vs. Arkansas State, at Lafayette, La. The Bowl season officially begins with a generous, steaming helping of Golden Eagles and Indians. [ESPN] • NHL: ...
Eventual, Delayed Justice, Miami Style
We're not sure if you can call it a "happy" ending, or even anything resembling justice, but, after a semester of institutional idiocy, at least things will be slightly back to normal....
Leftovers: Sportsman (hic!) Of The Year
• Sporting News picks Leinart as Sportsman of the Year. We agree. [The Sporting News] • Chelios, 44, will take a break from watching taped Matlock episodes to play on the U.S. Olympic hockey team. [Sports Matters] • Shaq calls Lakers owner a liar? That's what we hear. [LakersTalk] • Soccer player su...