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Dennis Miller Explains It All ... On Versus!
So Dennis Miller has a new show, which shouldn't surprise anyone; the scraggly bearded one tends to sample the dial these days like Lasorda at a wedding buffet. But you'll be happy to note that this time he's found a classy home: Versus! Nestled between Ultimate Cage Fighting and Pheasant Hunting, g...
No, SI ... No!
• A Rockies fan pleads for his team to be left off Sports Illustrated's cover. [And Here Come The Pretzels] • Spend the evening with Jeff Reed! [Mondesi's House] • The Mavericks' secret weapons. [The Blowtorch] • Hey, the Breeders Cup is coming soon. [Gowanus Baseball] • Tiger Woods doesn't care abo...
The Islanders Love Those Cute Little Bloggers
You might remember when we told you about the New York Islanders' "revolutionary" Blog Box, in which "bloggers" were "credentialed" to "cover" the "hockey." (We're quote crazy today!)...
This Week In The SSW
For years — OK, a couple of days — Slate writer Robert Weintraub has been tinkering with a concept called The SSW, short for "The Sean Salisbury Wisdom," which tracks the consensus of the football punditocracy to ensure those triumphant declarations from Friday aren't flushed down the memory hole on...
You Should See The Portion Of The Costume That Fell Off During Mile 3
If you like marathons, and AJ Daulerio, then feast on this! It's from the Chicago Marathon, via 100 Percent Injury Rate, who got it from some site called Avant/Chicago. The funny part is that when you go there, it's all normal, bland photos of people running, until you trip over this one....
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB Insider Rob Neyer: Let's see how you look in this Yankees' cap, Rob. Hmm. Can you come in for an interview on Friday? • 2 p.m. NASCAR with Terry Blount: Intake infraction? Yeah, I've been fined for that as well. • 3 p.m. Fant...
To The Buzzsaw Rescue ... Vinny!
The locker room of The Buzzsaw That Is The Arizona Cardinals is looking like it might be turning a little bit more funky: The jam master that is Vinny might be back in town....
A Perpetual Danger Of Sitting On Bleachers
We're not sure what the circumstances behind this photo are — Did she have to pee? Was it unusually hot in Colorado that night? Was she just waiting for the right moment, when everyone was distracted, to finally pull down those pants? — but we suppose there are worse ways to celebrate the Rockies' e...
The Bills Get The Monday Night Football Buzzsaw Treatment
Perhaps this is now going to become a yearly ritual on "Monday Night Football:" Franchise that rarely plays on Monday night shocks undefeated, heavily favorite road team and seemingly secures the win four or five times, thanks to the poor play of the young opposing quarterback. And then they lose in...
ALDS Game 4 Blogdome: Hello Indians, Goodbye Yankees
What they're saying out there in the ether about Cleveland's 6-4 win over New York that ousted the Yankees from the AL Playoffs ......
Nice Of The Indians To Show Up
It might have taken a while to discover it, but it turns out, the Yankees didn't just lose last night; the Indians — the other team, the ones in the darker jerseys — actually won. They weren't just there; they weren't just reacting to the Yankees. All told, they had a lot to do with the series win....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while heroically rebuilding Gatorland ... • MLB: Indigenous Americans send Yankees packing, advance to ALCS. • NFL: Queer As Folk ... how exactly did Dallas win that game again? Cowboys 25, Bills 24. • NBA: Pistons open exhibition season with win over the Heat's bench. Detroit 103, M...
The Indians Make Joe Torre Sad
Clearly, Joe Torre did a terrible job managing tonight, and deserves to be fired. (Totally!) But that's tomorrow's news: Tonight, a congratulations to the Indians, an awfully exciting team that's gonna be a joy to watch against the Red Sox, starting this weekend. We can't wait....
Monday Night Football Makes The Bills Want To Shout
As everybody keeps telling us on the TV set, it has been 13 years since the Bills were on "Monday Night Football," which is amazing, considering even the Buzzsaw has been on three times since then. (And lost all three, of course.) This is the opportunity for all of you with Trent Edwards fever to sc...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after trying, and failing, to beat our personal best of 4.00 ... • MLB: American League Division Series; Cleveland at New York Yankees, Game 4. Would someone tell the TBS site that they're showing the playoffs, and that the Braves aren't involved? [TBS] • NFL: Dallas at Buffalo. Ghost ...