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For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, Fox Soccer. Premiership. Manchester United vs. Portsmouth. 1:00, ESPN2. WTA Tennis. Bausch @ Lomb Championships, Semifinal. 1:00, ESPNU. College Lacrosse. Duke @ Johns Hopkins. 2:00, TNT. Movie. The Legend of Bagger Vance. 2:00, ESPN. College Football Practice. Oklahoma. 2:30, NBC. Cycling. U...

About Last Night...
• NBA. Lakers 112, Sonics 109. Kobe comes up just short in his effort to make his point total to double Smush Parker's minute total. • MLB. Devil Rays 6, Blue Jays 5. Akinori Iwamura: 4-4, HR, and a bunt single in the 9th that put him on board to score the winning run. • MLB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. ...

Week In Deadspin: We Can Watch Baseball Again
• Baseball's back! • Bill Simmons, staying above ground. • Nothing is funnier than when Frank Thomas pegs a child. • Even though the team's not looking so hot right now, Cardinals fans remain the best. • Beer bong! • Don't fag out on us now, Packer. • We never made it to Atlanta, but Florida didn't ...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as Pluto petitions Bud Selig for reinstatement to the Solar System ... • Boxing: Cruiserweights, Matt Godfrey vs. Felix Cora Jr., at Uncasville, Conn. [ESPN2]; Heavyweights, Travis Walker vs. George Garcia; heavyweights, Raphael Butler vs. Art Binkowski, at Minneapolis. Uncasville is a...

Much Anger In Aggieland
It would be safe to say that Texas A&M fans aren't handling the loss of Billy Gillespie to Kentucky very well....

Leftovers: Swimmers' Cribs
• Uh, guys? Guys? Someone should have stopped you from doing this. [SI.com] • College night in Philly went badly? SHOCKING. [The 700 Level] • Don't call these ladies cheerleaders! [UmpBump] • Was Klosterman stealing ESPN's money in Atlanta? [Boston Sports Media] • That guy next to you sucks. [The Fe...

The MLS Begins This Weekend!
Guess what folks? The MLS starts this weekend. Every year, we look at all the shiny logos and think this is the year we're gonna watch some MLS. It never happens, and we doubt that will change once that Beckham feller shows up, but for 20 minutes this afternoon, we're gonna try to muster some enthus...

Cultural Oddsmaker: Who's the Next Minor League Mascot to Get All Dirty?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

We Now Return You To "The Man From Rio" Already In Progress
Now Ted, a person's life is filled with a zillion little experiences. Some which are insignificant, have no meaning, and, you know, you forget them. Others, you remember for the rest of your natural life. Now, since what we're proposing here is so unusual, so outside the norm, this is a good bet tha...

Minor Enterprise: Fisher Cats Fans, Assemble!
What's coming up in the world of minor league baseball ... it's the triumphant return of Rick Chandler's Minor Enterprise!...

Blogdome: The Devil You Don't Know
• Careful of who you're hiring there, WVU. [Deuce Of Davenport] • Weird, anonymous goings on at Penn State. [The Wizard Of Odds] • A breakdown of the whole Ice Girls incident. [Rangerland] • Fantasy baseball's historic context. [Blogmogger] • Jim Rice, charming. [Random Thoughts] • Las Vegas, oddly,...

Devin Hester Is Virtually Fast
If you're like us — and Lord help you if you are — much of the summer is spent counting down the days until the new version of Madden is released. (This year, the Buzzsaw is gonna be good! Leinart to Boldin ... Buzzsaw!) Even though the NFL Draft still hasn't happened, they've already released some ...

It's Possible Garret Anderson Might Be Missing The Point A Bit
Several prominent black baseball players — not that many to choose from anymore — have taken the opportunity to honor Jackie Robinson by wearing No. 42 on April 15, the 60th anniversary of Jackie's first day in the bigs. (It was initially Ken Griffey Jr.'s idea, though, sadly, coming up with it caus...

From One Billy To Another
According to the estimable Pat Forde at The Leader, Billy Gillespie is leaving Texas A&M to become the new coach at Kentucky. Wildcats fans seem mostly pleased by the move, though they're still clearly recovering from their Billy Donovan envy....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy League injuries: Ow, my hair! • 2:30 p.m. Inside College hockey: Let's go right to the action, shall we? • 3 p.m. Force's WR Chris Jackson: Think Tampa Bay could use you now? We do....

Jay Buhner, Happy To Be Back Among The Boys
From With Leather yesterday: For the Seattle Mariners' home opener, they brought out some great names for Mariners lore. Making an appearance: Jay Buhner, who has been out of the game for a while and is perhaps confused how the whole "ass pat" thing works....

NBA Roundup: Feel The Heat
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

The Big Lead: Still Down. Thanks, Schrutebag.
If you have attempted to access The Big Lead over the last 24 hours, the attractive image above — good Lord, those rectangles are ENORMOUS ... and they're headed straight for us! — is all you've been able to see. It's pretty, but it ain't that pretty....

The Daily Closer: Just Call Him A Good Pitcher And Leave It At That, OK?
Notes from a day in baseball:...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while in custody for attacking people with fresh fruit ... • MLB: No soup for you! Daisuke Matsuzaka fans 10 in seven innings in Yankees Red Sox debut. • NHL: Brodeur, Devils are Kings of the Atlantic. • NBA: Heat are in the playoffs, and those Cavs jerseys are making us thisty for o...