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To Watch Tonight
What to watch after some guy with a pocket knife completely ruins the Niceville Mullet Festival for everyone (so typical) ... • MLB: World Series, Game 1, Colorado at Boston. Contrary to popular belief, God couldn't care less. [Fox] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, Olympiakos at Real Madrid. We will...
World Series Pants Party: Red Sox Vs. Rockies
You know all the major players and you're aware that it's a fight between good and evil, so it's time to figure out who's gonna win this darned thing....
Maybe Next Time He'll Use Mapquest
Welcome to Long Island; a primitive, lawless land where roving gangs of youth sports parents will take you down like a wounded wildebeast. Snake Pliskin won't even go in there anymore. Last week we told you of the inspiring story of two mob-connected brothers who beat up a Little League coach for be...
Visual Evidence Of Those Bygone Championship Shirts
It is one thing to read about sports leagues giving away incorrectly labeled merchandise like "2006 World Champion Detroit Tigers" or "2004 American League Champion New York Yankees" to the needy in third world countries. It's another all together to actually see a child in Zambia wearing a 2007 Sup...
What This Means For Us: Boston Red Sox
It's a long road to the World Series, and perhaps only the diehards truly understand how far their team had to come. We've asked two writers who lust for their favorite teams to describe what it means to be here, in the World Series. Now: The Boston Red Sox. Your author is Lockhart Steele....
After 33 Games, The Weis Era Is As Ugly As Ever
If it's the Friday after another Notre Dame blowout, you know what time it is: Time to play the Charlie Weis vs. Tyrone Willingham game!...
A Look At Dirk Nowitzki
We're dangerously close to the start of the NBA season, with all its drama and months of madness. To us, part of the beauty of the NBA is that its focus, while ultimately on the team, falls on the individual. The plight of one player becomes an epic tale in the shadow of Jordan; who is the real alph...
Et Tu, Rudy?
• Say what you will about Giuliani, but we never, ever thought we'd see him pulling for the Red Sox. [Fratdog Sports Blog] • BC better be ready for Virginia Tech. [College GameBalls] • Boy, what a quarterback controversy they've got there in Buffalo. [The Goose's Roost] • Video games continue to pre...
Tony Romo Knows That To Impress Girls, You've Got To Have Skills
Why, why, Tony Romo? You and Carrie Underwood were so perfect for each other! And now this conniving temptress Sophia Bush comes between you? Is there nothing to believe in anymore?...
What This Means For Us: Colorado Rockies
It's a long road to the World Series, and perhaps only the diehards truly understand how far their team had to come. We've asked two writers who lust for their favorite teams to describe what it means to be here, in the World Series. First up: The Colorado Rockies. Your author is Mark T.R. Donohue....
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Pro bowler Tommy Jones: Are we talking bowling or postseason football? Please advise. • 1 p.m. MLB with Scouts' Keith Law: By day, ESPN employee and mild-mannered graduate of the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon. By n...
Whose Side Is George Mitchell On?
As Ken Rosenthal related in his column yesterday, one of the first things Paul Byrd asked after being interviewed about that whole HGH business was, "Isn't George Mitchell with the Red Sox?"...
Frank TV Has Decided To Promote Itself
We know: You thought the end of the postseason on TBS meant that the promotional blitz for "Frank TV" had ended. You figured, jeez, we can just hope we remember whenever that show was supposed to start. (Sometime in November. We think.) But nope! They're just getting warmed up!...
The Rockies Could Make Some Folks Some Cash
We kick off our World Series coverage in the first place many of you will be looking: The arena of gambling. We tend to think this series as rather tight, hardly some obvious mismatch ... but it appears Vegas disagrees....