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A Sunday Full Of Walkoffs, Favre Runs A Lap And USA! USA! USA!
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
Contreras Injury a Blow To Chicago
It was the Sox Bowl Part II as the Red ones took on the White ones. And you know what happens when you put Red Sox in the mix with White Sox (besides all your shit turning pink). You get some pretty good baseball. Big Papi busted his slump with a three-rub double off the wall in Boston's 6-2 win ove...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after taking your grandchild out for a little fresh air ... • Boxing: Light heavyweights, Tavoris Cloud vs. Julio Cesar Gonzalez, at Chicago (9 p.m., ET). Tavoris Cloud warnings are nothing to take lightly in the Midwest. [ESPN2] • Little League Baseball: Southeast regional final, at S...
"Get To The Wicked, Buy You A Ticket, Goooo!"
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
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What to watch while eating your Mafia Salad ... • Little League Baseball: Southwest regional final, Richmond, Texas vs. Lake Charles, La., at Waco, Texas (9 p.m., ET). These poor kids have been playing baseball since April. Enough! [ESPN2] • NFL preseason: New Orleans at Arizona (8 p.m., ET). Why no...
Dirk Nowitzki Has Olympic Fever
Getting things shaved into the side or back of your head has become popular again. 1985 rules! First black basketball players brought it back and now it's crossed over to white basketball players. Albeit German ones. Nowitzki's new 'do is appropriate considering he'll be the flag-bearer for Germany...
This Is Why It's Dangerous To Shoot Live Commercial Spots
Anybody who watches ESPN for an inordinate amount of time everyday has probably seen those promotional spots for the new live SportsCenter set to launch on August 11 featuring Steve, the 25-year-old ESPN employee, being filmed in real-time in preparation for the big day. Steve beat out 100 of his fe...
Your First Episode Of Hard Knocks In Just Four Minutes!
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
HBO Pestering The Dallas Cowboys Begins Tonight
Tonight at 9 p.m. HBO unveils the premiere episode of Hard Knocks:Training Camp With The Dallas Cowboys as the NFL Films crew gets up close and personal (but not too close to Jerry Jones; the camera lights will melt his eyelids) to America's Team for the second time around. This has to be bitterswee...
The Feds Are After Bernie Kosar But, More Importantly, So Is His Chef
For $228,806 in unpaid taxes. For his part Kosar claims the bills got lost in the mail after his divorce from wife, Babette, led to a new address. Has any marriage to a woman named Babette not ended in divorce? We linked this in blogdome but that was before Kosar added a chef to his enemy list. Yep...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while safe and secure in the No Ho Zone ... • Boxing: Junior welterweights, Chris Fernandez vs. Ali Oubaali, at New York (9 p.m., ET). Oubaali: Born in France, lives in Brooklyn. Is there a bigger contradiction? [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Yankees at Texas (8 p.m., ET). 92 degrees; 42 per...
Who Are The Packaneers?, Beer Olympics And The Mustache Institute
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after handling your sauce emergency ... • Men's Basketball: USA vs. Australia, at Shanghai (8 p.m., ET, taped). Please do not reveal the dramatic result. [ESPN2] • MLB: Padres at Mets (7:10 p.m., ET). Mr. Met is tingly with pennant fever. [SNY] [Ch. 4 Padres] • World Extreme Cagefighti...
The Packers Cancel A Meeting, The Brewers Get Testy And Reilly STILL Isn't Funny
Each weekday morning Awful Announcing, video slash and grab extraordinaire of the sports blogosphere, gives us a visual rundown of everything you missed from the night before. If there's something sports-related you'd like to see with your coffee, shoot him an e-mail and let him know....
Jessica Simpson Is Webcam Stripping For Tony Romo During Training Camp
Because otherwise he gets lonely. At least according to the always reliable Sun newspaper. Do you think Nick Lachey is more jealous of Tony Romo than he is of his ex-wife? I sort of do. I'm picturing Lachey reading this and thinking, "Damn, that could have been me on the webcam with Tony." Anyway, ...
Jay Mariotti Is Erin Andrews' Knight In Shining Shlubby
On Thursday's "Around The Horn, " there was a brief mention of Erin Andrews at the end of the show, just as the credits rolled, and Mariotti could be heard yelling something to the effect of "Why would bring her up today of all days?" This, to me, indicated that the controversies surrounding the sid...
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What to watch after turning your cat gay ... • MLB: Houston at Chicago Cubs (7 p.m., ET) Return of Kerry Wood looms. [ESPN] • Cheap Seats: Wide World of Sports. (11 p.m., ET). The segment that won six Cheapy Awards. [ESPN Classic] • American Gladiators: (8 p.m., 7 p.m. CT). Yeah, I drive to work in ...
Ozzie Guillen Forgets Sometimes That He's Talking Out Loud
Hold onto something because this is going to shock you: Ozzie Guillen admitted on Sunday that he sometimes instructs his pitchers to hit people. In related news, the Pope admits a fondness for large hats. But while this may be the world's worst-kept secret, it's a surprising bit of candor, even for ...
Favre's Plane Ride, Fun With Poetry And Art Monk
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What to watch after reigning triumphant in the cell phone throwing contest ... • Boxing: Super middleweights, Jean Pascal vs. Fulgencio Zuniga, at Montreal (9 p.m., ET) [ESPN2]; Junior middleweights, Pawel Wolak vs. Ishe Smith; lightweights, Jorge Teron vs. Michael Lozada, at New York (11 p.m., same...