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What you missed while painting the lawn green ... • Howard's End: Ryan Howard hits 39th homer, gets 100th RBI to lead Phillies over Braves. • Tennis: David Nalbandian loses at Rogers Cup before we even learn how to pronounce his name. • World Series of Poker: Vegas baby, Vegas! Gold avoids being kic...

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What you missed while trying to make yourself cry at will ... • NFL: Raiders beat Eagles 16-10 in Hall of Fame Game. • PGA: OK, now Tiger Woods is just showing off. • Horse racing: Dear Bluegrass Cat — You are a horse. You cannot read. This cannot be read to you. But nice going, and thanks for not b...

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• NASCAR: Jeff Burton earns pole at Allstate 400. That means he gets a little bit of a head start on the other guys. • MLB: Indians 3, Tigers 4. I'm starting to think that Fausto Carmona was a bad idea for my fantasy team. • Eating: Kobayashi eats 58 bratwursts. It's a new world record. I would damn...

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• MLB: Rockies 5, Giants 2. The fans litter the field with debris after Barry Bonds gets tossed. This may be the only time San Francisco will ever remind you of Philadelphia....

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What you missed while listening to poker on the radio ... • Golf: Woods, Woody chasing Weir at Buick Open. Meanwhile, Wie woeful. • MLB: Utley hit streak keeps going, and it's becoming impossible to watch the Cardinals. • Basketball: Take that, small island territory! United States beats Puerto Rico...

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What you missed while dodging flying burritos ... • Golf: Not only do we not see Michelle Wei on this leaderboard, but we're still working on figuring out what Weetabix is. • World Series of Poker: Several top players eliminated despite their comical glasses. • MLB: Um, in case you haven't noticed, ...

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What you missed while apologizing to just about everyone in the phone book ... • MLB: Good day for, Josh Willingham and the Marlins. Bad day for, Billy Wagner and the Mets. • Wolrd Series of Poker: Someone kept raising even though he didn't have anything, sending the tournament into a tizzy. But, is...

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What you missed while coming to a tragic realization about Joe Franklin ... • MLB: Orlando Hudson homers from both sides of the plate to lead Arizona to 15-4 beat-down of Cubs, Prior. • Tennis: Paola Suarez, ranked 55th in the world, upsets 15th-ranked Dinara Safina at Acura Classic. • Cycling: The ...

Four Tiny Tidbits On: The Big East
We must confess that we can't wait each year for the crunch of shoulder pads; for cleats churning up chunks of turf and red-faced coaches screaming from the sidelines. But enough about lacrosse. College football season is upon us, and to celebrate, we're going to get back into tiny tidbit mode and...

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What you missed while musing on politics in Malibu ... sugar tits ... • So You Had A Bad Day: Greg Raymer's rough start in World Series of Poker, and ... Jennifer Tilly is eliminated! NO! • PGA: Old guy wins U.S. Bank Championship. • MLB: Stop us if you've heard this one before. Clemens pitches grea...

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• MLB: Cardinals 2, Cubs 4. This might have been Greg Maddux's last game as a Cub. • Auto Racing: Michael Schumacher wins German Grand Prix. Verflucht nochmal! • Boxing: Roy Jones Jr. wins unanimous decision of Prince Badi Ajamu. Roy finally gets his hands on the coveted NABO belt....

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MLB: Marlins 4, Phillies 1. The Marlins only gave up 3 hits, but fear not, Chase Utley has one of them. His streak is at 28 now. WNBA: Shock 77, Storm 67. I wonder if Bill Laimbeer has ever tried to sneak himself into a game. MLB: Diamondbacks 8, Astros 7. It's a cycle, and it has nothing to do with...

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What you missed while watching "Under the Rainbow" on laserdisc ... • Golf: Corey Pavin, whom we're pretty sure is in his 80s, shoots a record front-nine 26 and takes a three-stroke lead at the U.S. Bank Championship. • Tennis: Patty Schnyder, Nicole Vaidisova, Anna-Lena Groenefeld — you know, all o...

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What you missed while watching The Nanny marathon ... • The Big Hurt: Frank Thomas leads Athletics over Red Sox 5-1 with impressive display of athletic prowess. • Tennis: Hey look, an A-Rod you don't have to boo! Top-seeded Andy Roddick dismantles Rik De Voest in first round of Countrywide Classic •...

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What you missed while taking helicopter lessons instead of drinking at Moe's ... • MLB: Cameron, Padres hand Dodgers seventh straight loss, 7-3 ... and, is Mark Hendrickson talking on a cell phone during the game? • Tennis: Paul Goldstein ousts former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt at Countrywide Classic. No,...

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What you missed while mowing your eyebrows ... • MLB: Maddux gets first win since June 9 as Cubs prevail 8-7 over Mets. • Tennis: Agassi Hardcourt Farewell Tour rolls over Xavier Malisse in Countrywide Classic. • WNBA: Because you've been dying to know, Connecticut 89, New York 71....

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What you missed while making out with Calamity Jane ... • Motor Sports: Denny Hamlin overcomes a black flag (is that like a red card?) to win Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway; and look ... a fight! • MLB: Vernon Wells helps Blue Jays administer a good ol' country beating on Yankees, 13-5. • Tennis...

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• MLB: Padres 3, Giants 4. The Giants have now assumed the presitgious position of NL West leader....

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• MLB: Padres 2, Giants 8. Big night for the Giants. They're just a 1/2-game back in the NL West now, and they acquired Shea Hillenbrand, who could totally kick Felipe Alou's ass....

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What you missed while apologizing for still not being able to send out email ... • Golf: Well, well, look who has taken over at the British Open. • MLB: What, Me Worry? Bonds homers to lead Giants. • Tennis: Serena Williams makes quarterfinals of Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Op ... ah,...