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More Fun With The G-Man
We have no inherent dislike of Bryant Gumbel, but sometimes we think there's some sort of slow gas leak in his home. Greg Gumbel's wacky brother has really done it this time, angering his NFL overlords (he was hired to do play-by-play on eight NFL Network games this season) when he made a rude com...
Football, Women, Old Guys ... Instant Reality Show!
You know, if you get enough middle-aged white men in a room in Los Angeles, there's really no telling what they'll eventually come up with....
Younger Barfield Tells His Story (On MySpace, Of Course)
Yesterday, we told you about an incident in which the son of former Blue Jays slugger Jesse Barfield pushed his dad down the stairs. We haven't had any official followup to that story, except in the one place athletes actually speak anymore: Their MySpace page!...
The Closer: "It Was Mayhem Down In The Tunnel"
Notes on a day in baseball:...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while drubbing Qatar in basketball ... • MLB: Nasty collision between Aaron Rowand and Chase Utley mars Phillies' 6-5 win over Cubs. • NFL: Cowboys, sans T.O., throttle Saints 30-7 in first NFL game in Shreveport since 1970, y'all. • Tennis: Your Rogers Cup winner is ... not Roger. N...
New Buzzsaw Stadium Could Be Named After Female Genitalia
You might know that the Buzzsaw's new STATE OF THE ART football stadium currently is called "Cardinals Stadium," which, considering its lack of proper monetary compensation, is not a name that's likely to stick any longer than Bill Bidwell can cash a check....
It's Madden Day Eve ... Get To Bed Early, Kids
The guys at the Tecmo Blog are having all kinds of fun, simulating a day in the life of a Madden player and a glance back at Madden 99, along with more stuffs....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you start to wonder if anyone's uglier than Sidney Ponson ... • Little League World Series: Pool play, at Williamsport, Pa., Surrey, B.C. vs. Barquisimeto, Venezuela; Beaverton, Ore. vs. Columbia, Mo. Having fun, kids? Only two more weeks 'till school. (That'll quiet 'em). [ESPN2] •...
NFL Season Preview: Seattle Seahawks
We are officially less than a month before the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people paintin...
Leftovers: Glavine In Trouble
• Very scary times for Tom Glavine. [New York Daily News] • Wilt Chamberlain would have been 70 years old today. [NBA.com] • Neither Bill Simmons nor Anna Benson are in this poker tournament. [Reuters] • This LA-area columnist appears to be doing OK for himself. [The Big Lead] • Inside the 1986 Mets...
And The Lord Said: 'Matches Shall Be Two Out Of Three Falls. And No Gouging.'
We're not sure at which sports the Son of God excelled (the Bible is curiously silent on the issue), but we just bet He would have been a ferocious wrestler. Heights Baptist Church in Beech Island, S.C., apparently agrees, which is why they started a "Wrestling For Jesus" ministry three years ago. A...
Not To Pile On The Red Sox Here, But ...
We know that often American celebrities will do advertisements in other countries — or their home countries — that they might not necessarily want to be seen doing here. But that doesn't change the bewilderment of seeing David Ortiz ... doing a boner commercial? Really? Can anybody translate?...
A Steelers Fan's Ethical Quandary
It's rare that these parts turn into The Ethicist, but a reader sent an email over the weekend that has us all curious about, you know, the right thing to do and stuff....
Some More On That Incredibly Large Saudi Arabian Child
As mentioned by MJD over the weekend, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia's Little League all-star team has a 6-foot-8, 256-pound player. That means that if things work out, Aaron Durley could become the tallest major leaguer ever; he should pass Randy Johnson (6-10) sometime around Labor Day, and probably alre...
Blogdome: The Tiger Thesaurus
• Look at all the words people use to praise Tiger Woods. [Dejuiced] • What those football broadcasting terms really mean. [Sun Sports] • Relax, Detroit ... relax. [The Futon Report] • So, is Theo Epstein just looking toward the future, or what? [SethMnookin.com] • NBC's all Notre Dame lineup. [Also...
NFL Season Preview: Cleveland Browns
We are officially less than a month before the start of the NFL season, so it's probably time to start previewing the monster. The key to the NFL's success — other than fantasy football and gambling, of course — is the rabid nature of its fans. That is to say: You don't see a lot of people painting ...
A Tortured Tour Through Red Sox Land
After the brutality of the last few days, it seems almost cruel to make the Red Sox and their fans go through one more game this afternoon. At this point, what's one more loss and humilation? Even the famous Boston Massacre was only four games....
Hirshey: Arsenal Off To Sister-Kissing Start
Is it too early to award Chelsea the Prem title? I mean, why not get it over with and wrap (or even better, garotte) a Portuguese scarf around the Special One's neck, bronze John Terry's captain's armband, apologize for all the mean things we said during the World Cup about Frank "Totally Frank" L...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon: College FB w/ Mark Schlabach: Apparently Notre Dame isn't expecting a very good season. They've changed the "Touchdown Jesus" statue. • 1 p.m. Boxer Sergio Mora: Wouldn't people be more enthusiastic about your sport if occasional...
Jesse Barfield's Sons Are Getting A Bit Big For Their Britches
San Diego Padres second baseman Josh Barfield is the son of Jesse Barfield, whom many of you will remember as a pseudo-slugger with the Toronto Blue Jays back in the day. (By the way, we greatly prefer the old Blue Jays uniforms to the new ones.) Well, Jesse has another son, Jeremy, who was drafted ...