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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 ...
Look! A Funny Gary Williams Photo!
Apropos of absolutely nothing, here's a rather silly photo of Maryland head basketball coach Gary Williams. Careful with those wings, Coach....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:30 a.m.. The Buzzmaster!: The exclamation point does little to mask the pain of lonliness and regret. • 1 p.m.. LIVE from Wimbledon: It's always been my dream to communicate electronically with someone who is watching tennis. • 2 p....
The Glory That Is Jose
OK, we had to dig back into this Jose Canseco asking for a trade....
ESPN And Its Lack Of Properly Ordered Ducks
Since a lot of you probably weren't working on Monday — like we were — you might have missed this: ESPN announced that it wants to be the MySpace of sports by hosting fan sports blogs on its site come September. Ignoring the failed MLBlogs model on this — though it kinda seems like they're just st...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NFL's Ultimate Depth Chart with Mark Schlereth: My need to know the Buccaneers' third-string fullback currently outweighs all other things in life. • 1 p.m.. Wimbledon with Todd Martin: We know the streaker was you. For God's sak...
If You Can Trust Anyone, You Can Trust Jose Canseco
Yesterday, Major League Baseball released a Strongly Worded Statement, making it clear that former Madonna statue Jose Canseco's claims — that Bud Selig and Co. could cover up a positive steroid test if the player (namely, Roger Clemens) were popular enough — "complete nonsense." It is the next in...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m.. World Cup with John Brewin: We're sorry; we don't know who you are. That statement should sum up our first four questions. • 2 p.m.. Wimbledon with Todd Martin: So, how realistic was that Kirsten Dunst movie, anyway? It seemed ...
ESPN Wants Your Sports Blogs
So, friends, here's a rather terrifying story from AdAge:...
Joe Mauer: Man Muscles, And Stylish Classics, For Every Moment
We'll admit it; we love Bat-girl. She would be our one and only Internet squeeze, if it wasn't for our desperate, wholly inappropriate cyber crush on Ashley Harkleroad. One reason that Bat-girl is the best: She recently gave us this, the Joe Mauer Fashion Spread from Travel and Leisure Magazine. Y...
Canseco Signs With Surf Dawgs. Of Course.
It's a story that San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy would have been all over like a polyester suit: We were surprised to learn this morning that Jose Canseco has agreed to play minor league baseball with the San Diego Surf Dawgs. Surprised, only because, naturally, we assumed his next move would be...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m.. World Cup with Phil Holland: As Argentina meets Germany today, we have to ask which is creepier: This, or this? • 1 p.m.. Wimbledon with Todd Martin: Thanks to the British judicial system, I have learned that there is a fine li...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: Yes, I'm the one who took Joe Mauer with my team's 16th pick — 141st overall — in our office draft. Am I a genius or what? • Noon. NBA draft recap w/Chad Ford: My preferred team did not select the athlet...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. World Cup with Tommy Smyth: What's uglier, England's play so far or the current condition of Ben Roethlisberger's face? • 2 p.m. Baseball America's Jim Callis: Isn't Griffey overdue for his next injury? • 7 p.m. NBA Draft LIVE f...
Nothing But Good Thoughts For Gammons
We join the rest of the sports world in sending every possible good vibe in the direction of Peter Gammons, who is in intensive care after suffering a brain aneurysm. Gammons was found slumped over in his car on Cape Cod and, after having surgery last night, is expected to be in that intensive care ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m.. Baseball with Joe Morgan: Hi Joe, I would like to ask an important qu ... wait, just got a phone call. Gotta run. • Noon.. Lunch with Buzzmaster!: I can think of nothing less appetizing, unless the Appelbee's guys are playing....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. ESPYs with Buzzmaster: Any way we could get Ozzie Guillen to host this? • 1 p.m. Knicks protester Mr. Orange: There is no Mr. Orange. You're Mr. Brown, because I say you're Mr. Brown. End of story. Be happy you're not Mr. Yello...
At Last, Some Violence
Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time. More than 120 people were arrested after what are being described here as "brief but violent disturbances" in Stuttgart, Germany earlier today....