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What to watch as Madden's HOF induction speech enters its fifth hour ... • Basketball: Men's national team, USA vs. China, at Guangzhou, China. For those attending, here's how to get there. Find Hong Kong, then go north until you hit "a prosperous metropolis full of vigor." Oh, and also, here's who ...
Oxnard Must Be An Entertaining Camp
Few athletes give us more joy, in a "Jeez, look how far this idiot has fallen" type of way, than former Eagles dope Freddie Mitchell. Last time we checked in with him, he was considering offers from Jon Bon Jovi's team in the Arena League....
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• MLB: Phillies @ Mets. I could gaze into Mr. Met's beautiful eyes for hours. 8:00, ESPN. • NFL: Raiders vs. Eagles. Whichever team has more fans arrested by halftime wins. 8:00, NBC. • Movie: Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo. Yeah, ball hair. What we need is a strike here. 8:00, FX....
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• NASCAR. Busch Series, Kroger 200. Talledega Nights taught me all about the slingshot maneuver. 9:00, TNT. • World Cup Soccer. Czech Republic vs. United States. If the MLS All-Star Game didn't convince you that we still suck at soccer... Oops. 10:00, ESPNU. • NFL. Green Bay Packers Intrasquad Scrim...
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What you missed while deciding, apropos of nothing, to work late on Friday ... • Boxing: Anthony Peterson vs. Jose Soto, at Memphis. What division is this? Flyweight? Paperweight? Pantyweight? [ESPN2] • Extreme sports: X Games, at Carson, Calif. Have you ever taken your bike off of some sweet jumps?...
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What to watch after coming upon a scene of cruel, wanton destruction ... • Basketball: Men's national teams, USA vs. Puerto Rico, at Las Vegas. Let the utter disappointment begin. [ESPN2] • Extreme sports: X Games, at Carson, Calif. Step off, George! [ESPN] • MLB: Cleveland at Boston. To save time, ...
Buyer Beware ... And Beware Again ... And Beware Again
In a classic Oh, Now You Tell Us moment, Philadelphia owner Jeffrey Lurie has suddenly realized that, aw, jeez, maybe it wasn't actually the best of ideas to bring in wide receiver Terrell Owens....
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What to watch as the last surviving munchkins steal your car ... • Boxing: Featherweights, Rogers Mtagwa vs. Alvin Brown, at Philadelphia. How come ESPN boxing isn't like the fight scenes in the Rocky movies? [ESPN2] • MLB: Philadelphia at St. Louis. Hit streak or not, I'm going for a beer. [ESPN] •...
Jay Mariotti Has Returned
Fret not, loyal Chicago-area readers: Your long national nightmare is now over. After a month-long "vacation" that followed Ozzie Guillen Fag-gate, Chicago Sun-Times "columnist" Jay Mariotti has signed a three-year deal with the paper, assuring his smiling face will grace the paper's pages four days...
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What to watch as you put the finishing touches on your new line of adult swaddling clothes ... • WNBA: Indiana at Detroit; Houston at Sacramento. Be the first in your family to watch an entire WNBA doubleheader. [ESPN2] • MLB: Blue Jays at Yankees. Come watch New York bask in its Abreu-ness. [YES Ne...
Jim Bowden Knows When To Hold 'Em
So the big story of yesterday's trade deadline, as tends to be the case, turned out to be what not happened: Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden hung on to impending free agent Alfonso Soriano rather than flipping for prospects, or cash, or beans, or whatever. Because the Natinoals are...
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What to watch as you bake the world's largest apple turnover ... • MLB: Cleveland at Boston. Big sale! All Indians players half off until 5 p.m. today. [ESPN] • MLB: Rangers at Twins. It's either this or the food court at the Mall of America. [KDFI] • Truck Competition: USHRA Monster Jam in Houston....
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• MLB. Angels @ Red Sox. David Ortiz will crush anything that gets in his way. Someone put Joe Morgan's head in his way. 8:00, ESPN. • Vollyeball. FIVB World League, Japan vs. United States. If you can't find a skin flick on Cinemax, this might be an acceptable substitute. 8:00, CSTV. • Boxing. Ali ...
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• MLS. New England Revolution @ Kansas City Wizards. Kansas City has lost their last seven, being shut out five times in that span, so yeah, this should be awesome. 8:30, Fox Soccer. • MLB. Trade Deadline Special. I don't suppose an emergency Peter Gammons comeback is possible... 10:00, ESPN. • Some...
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What to watch as the Internet closes for the day (will reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday) ... • Boxing: Heavyweights, Sultan Ibragimov vs. Ray Austin, at Hollywood, Fla. With a name like Sultan Ibragimov, it's a good thing he isn't an accountant. [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Mets at Atlanta. Little known fact: B...
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What to watch as you hope your midterm grades will really help your average ... • LPGA: Evian Masters, second round, at Evian-les-Bains, France. High in the Alps, no one can hear you scream. [The Golf Channel] • MLB: St. Louis at Chicago. "He can't hit he can't hit he can't hit suwinng, batter." [ES...
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What to watch as you steadfastly avoid the Outback Steakhouse... • Boxing: Cruiserweights, Eliseo Castillo vs. Jonathan Banks, at New York. At what point does your son say "Dad, when I grow up I want to be a cruiserweight?" [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Yankees at Texas. Just for a change of pace, Yankees...
Also, They Make Their Tamales Way Too Hot
It takes a special kind of person to come into a verbal confrontation with White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and come out looking like the more unreasonable one ... but if anyone can do it, it's Andy Van Slyke....
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What to watch as you accidentally press the button on the signal watch again, summoning a pissed-off Batman Superman ... • MLB: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets. Mr. Met needs fresh meat. (We'll be at this game, by the way.) [WGN] • WNBA: Washington at Connecticut; Seattle at Phoenix. Well of course yo...
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What to watch as TiVo blackmails you with all those Lifetime Network shows you're recorded ... • MLB: New York Yankees at Texas. A chance for away fans to boo A-Rod for a change. [ESPN] • MLB: Red Sox at Athletics. Being big fans of both the colors red and green, we're torn. [NESN] • Softball: Phila...