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To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you search for the world's most awesome sci-fi novel ... 8 p.m. — Nextel Cup: Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tennessee. Remember, men, it's not the size of the track, but how you use it. [ESPN] 9:30 p.m. — Women's Soccer: Finland at U.S. Look, there in the stands! A couple of Finnish lads...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you give up on installing Windows Vista ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Delvin "Special Needs" Rodriguez vs. Chris "Incubator" Smith. [ESPN2] • MLB: Boston at Chicago White Sox. Rock out with your Sox out. [WGN] • NFL: Preseason, New England at Carolina. Baby Brady to enjoy his firs...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as dogs plot their revenge ... • NFL: Jacksonville at Green Bay. Shirtsleeves at Lambeau? Another reason the exhibition season should be abolished. [Fox] • Little League World Series: Chandler, Ariz., vs. Warner Robins, Ga. With just a bit more rain, youth baseball in Sept. is a real p...

FIU Must Protect This House!
You might remember, during Miami announcer Lamar Thomas' insane rant during the Miami-Florida International fight last year, when he said something to the effect of, "you don't come into our house pulling that," or some similar nonsense. Well guess what, Lamar? Ned and his band of FIU faithful are a...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as authorities decide, as part of his sentence, to place a live skunk in Vick's cell each morning ... • Basketball: FIBA, Americas Championship, preliminary round, USA vs. Venezuela, at Las Vegas. The lack of defense that occurs in Vegas, stays in Vegas. [ESPN Classic] • Little League ...


About Last Night ...
What you missed while waxing on and waxing off ... • MLB: Pujols does that thing he does as Cards beat Marlins 5-2 ... St. Louis still three behind Brewers and Cubs in Central. • Little League World Series: It was raining in Williamsport, so naturally the team from Oregon won. • Tennis: It's raining...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you decide not to vote for Chad Henne ... • Little League Baseball: World Series, pool play, at Williamsport, Pa.; Walpole, Mass. vs. Warner Robins, Ga.; Taiwan vs. Mexico, Why is Sean Hannity checking IDs? [ESPN2] • MLB: Padres at Mets. The series that could make or break Mr. Met. ...

This Also Happens Often To Swimmers
SCANDAL at the University of Hawaii! Apparently, some fella named Ian Sample, who used to play football for the Rainbows, claims coach June Jones used to manipulate drug tests. We're not sure we understand what the big deal is — if you can't get stoned playing for Hawaii, dammit, where can you get s...

Osama Bin Drinkin' Is More Like It
"Hi, it's me again sports fans. Just to prove how many different kinds of crazy we are here here in the cave, we have now called for the deaths of decadent sexpots David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Thierry Henry. Also, Justin Timberlake and P. Diddy have been added to the list. Act now, for these eter...


Deadspin HOF Nominee: Brady Quinn
The art of photography is a delicate, complicated one. You must possess an eye for composition and complexity, yes, but you also must hope your subject — whatever he, she or it is — can be capturing in a moment that reveals something, not just about his / she / its nature, but also humanity as a who...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as paramedics struggle to remove the Super Glue from your, well, you know ... • Little League Baseball: World Series, pool play, at Williamsport, Pa.; Walpole, Mass. vs. Warner Robins, Ga.; Taiwan vs. Mexico. Walpole has nothing much left for an encore. [ESPN2] • MLB: New York Yankees ...


Can the BCS Get Uglier? Why, Yes It Can!
We are proud to introduce "Dan Shanoff Is The Tebow," a new weekly column on college football, by the esteemed Dan Shanoff. Here is his preview of the upcoming season, which begins September 1....

My Long Nightmare Might be Over
Oh frabjous day! A report in today's Philadelphia Inquirer says what Phillies Phans have longed to hear since that horrible afternoon of July 26: If he gets the OK from hand surgeon Randall Culp, Chase Utley could be back in the lineup in time for the Mets series at Citizens Bank Park next week. Fro...

Blogdome
• The guy suing Vick for $63 billion? He's also suing Bonds, Selig, and Hank Aaron's bat. [Epic Carnival] • Ryan Seacrest had a show on ESPN. Yes, you read that right. [The Sports Oasis] • What it will take to break some of baseball's records. [Life In The Cell] • The NFL's version of the Lil' Brown...

What To Watch
• 12:00 pm — This Week in Baseball [FOX] • 1:00 pm — NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad [ABC] • 1:00 pm — Wyndham Championship (Golf) [CBS] • 2:00 pm — AST Dew Tour: Vans Invitational [NBC] • 3:00 pm — Little League World Series: Mid-Atlantic vs. West [ABC] • 3:00 pm — Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull-Riding Ch...

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you are stalked by your Slinky ... • NFL: Preseason, Minnesota at New York Jets. New York is gripped with Jet Fever (don't worry, it'll pass).[Fox] • Little League Baseball: World Series, pool play round, at Williamsport, Pa. Hormones are nature's steroids. [ESPN] • Tennis: ATP, Wes...

There Are Safeties Weaker Than Ryan Seacrest
You know, we didn't mean to come across as openly derisive toward Ryan Seacrest yesterday when we pointed out that he will be a co-host of the Super Bowl this year. In fact, we clearly underestimated the guy....