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Stableford: Whom Would Philippoussis Rather?
FishbowlNY editor Dylan Stableford occasionally writes for Deadspin about tennis. Here's his take on the new reality show about Mark Philippoussis deciding between young women and old women. (Or something like that.)...
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What to watch as about 300 dogs bark and claw at your back door, for some reason. Could it be your shorts? • MLB: Atlanta at Minnesota. And then he calls me a jerk and says the last guy who thought he was a jerk was dead now. So I don't say nothin' and he says, 'What do ya think about that?' So I sa...
Sportsline Columnist On Suicide Mission To Fly
So you know those wacky videos they show every year of some Red Bull event where silly folks try to fly their homemade "airplanes" off a 30-foot cliff? (The 10 best crashes are here.) That's called The Flugtag, and this year, Clay Travis, of CBS Sportsline Claynation fame — and our own Tennessee Tit...
Let's Laugh At The Dancing Red Sox Fans
Just to pile on ... some douchey Red Sox fans....
How Mark McGwire Will Get You On Jury Duty
Part of our job is to bring you the best links we can from around the Web, highlighting all the talented people doing amazing things simply because they love it. But the site we think might be the best, and the one we read more religiously than any other, is Viva El Birdos. We don't link it that oft...
Baseball Fans Search For Loopholes On Billy Donovan Night
We are not here to mock you, Billy Donovan. Yes, you backed out of your $27.5 million deal to coach the Orlando Magic; but we feel your pain. Steve Spurrier feels your pain. Homer and Ned feel your pain. And the Fort Myers Miracle minor league baseball team, they ... well, OK, they're here to mock y...
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What to watch while enjoying kiwi sausage goodness and the refreshing taste of fresh cucumber soda ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Edner "Not Exactly" Cherry vs. Wes "31 Flavors" Ferguson, at Tampa. [ESPN2] • MLB: Arizona at N.Y. Yankees. Watch the fun as Randy Johnson switches teams again. [ESPN] • MLB...
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What to watch as your wife knits you a personality ... • NBA: Finals, San Antonio at Cleveland, Game 3. Will this be Cavalicious, or Spurtacular? [ABC] • WNBA: Washington at New York. Forget the game ... we must dance! [ESPN2] • MLB: Rockies at Red Sox. If God had meant these teams to meet he wouldn...
Another Example Of How UFC Has Overtaken Boxing
We can't possibly thank With Leather enough for digging up this clip of UFC star Chuck Liddell — just hours after his title-belt loss to that Rampaging Jackson fellow — enjoying himself considerably. What's not to love about Chuck Liddell? Nothin'!...
John Daly's Wife: 'No Stabby My Hubby'
We knew that there had to be more to this story ... come on, it's John Daly. And he didn't let us down. apparently....
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What to watch after you get home a little bit earlier than anticipated ... • Arena football: Los Angeles at Arizona. Can't wait for this; my hovercraft is full of eels. [ESPN2] • College baseball: NCAA Division I, super regionals, teams TBA, at Wichita. We love college baseball, in a non-professiona...
Worst "Date With Alyssa Milano" Ever
Brad Penny. Carl Pavano. Barry Zito. Would you like to join this illustrious list of baseball players who have reportedly dated Alyssa Milano? Consider that for a second:...
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What you wish you could watch as your imaginary friend grabs the remote and won't give it back ... • Boxing: Super lightweights, Herman "The Glass Menagerie" Ngoudjo vs. Randall "George" Bailey, Montreal. [ESPN]. • MLB: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta. If only you knew more people named Chipper. [TBS] • Col...
Saying Goodbye To Our Favorite Hour Of Every Week
We've written in the past about sports being one of the few uniting conversation topics left on the planet, but for the past few months, for us, it has been the last days of "The Sopranos." It's pretty much the first question we ask of everyone we talk to: You been watching Sopranos? It has been our...
Finally, We Can Love Women's Tennis Once Again (Gurgle) ...
So what, we have freaking robot children now, but we can't invent a female tennis player who is both super smoking hot and amazingly talented? Well that's just a load of ... wait. Ana Ivanovic? Could it be true?...
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What to watch as Chris Angel makes your interest in his act disappear ... • MLB: New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox. And you thought there couldn't be anything more boring than the draft. [WGN] • NBA: Finals, Cleveland at San Antonio, Game 1. Where's Mamula? Wait ... look, Boobie! [ABC] • Soccer:...
Creeping Fascism Update: Terror At The Ballpark
Be warned, rowdy baseball fans: If you act up at Seattle's Safeco Field, you're just liable to get a red card. Yep. Seattle Weekly is all over the story of the latest trend among Major League Baseball teams; cracking down on rude, loutish behavior in the stands (nothing yet on stifling Gary Sheffiel...
Do Not Taunt Julian Tavarez
Of all the athletes you'd want to make fun of while he's holding a baseball, Julian Tavarez seems like a particularly dangerous choice....
Watch, Hoof, Watch!
You've sat through "The Sopranos," waiting for them to just settle the whole matter already so you can stop seeing ads for it. You ordered HBO for one reason only. And the night you've been waiting for is among us: It's the HBO Barbaro Documentary....
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What you'll watch once you get to The Winchester ... • College softball: World Series, championship series, Game 3, Tennessee vs. Arizona, at Oklahoma City. One run to rule them all. [ESPN2] • MLB: Philadelphia at New York Mets. Danny DeVito, NOOO! [ESPN] • NHL: Stanley Cup Finals, Ottawa at Anaheim...