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• MLB: Yankees @ Mets. The Yankees injury report contains about as many names as the Vietnam War Memorial. 8:00, ESPN....
Revisiting The Chicago Bitch Slap
Clearly, there are not many people out there who feel bad about A.J. Pierzynski getting punched in the face. Sporlitics thanks Michaell Barrett for "doing something the rest of the world has wanted to do for a long, long time." They also provide a brief list of reasons why Pierzysnki deserved to b...
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• NASCAR: Nextel All-Star Challenge. I'm not sure how an All-Star event works in an individual sport, but okay....
If You Want To Throw Down In Fisticuffs, Fine.
White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski plowed into Cubs catcher Michael Barrett at the plate, and Barrett felt that it was an inappropriate touch. He got up, wrapped Pierzynski up in a little hug so they could chat for a quick second, and then he popped him in the face. It was a short right cross that ...
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What to watch as the NSA listens in on your Chinese takeout order ... • NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference semifinals, Game 6, Detroit at Cleveland; Western Conference semifinals, Game 6, San Antonio at Dallas. These series are not going as planned. We like that. [ESPN] • MLB: Atlanta at Arizona. Home...
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What to watch while very much enjoying Lima Time ... • PGA Tour: Bank of America Colonial, first round, at Fort Worth. If having a Fred Funk poster on our bedroom wall is wrong, then we don't want to be right. [USA] • MLB: Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay. It's every young boy's dream to one day wear ...
Come Gather Round, Children
Well, this should be awfully entertaining: It's the Terrell Owens Youth Football Camp!...
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What to watch as literature hooligans invade your book signing and a melee breaks out ... • MLB: New York Mets at St. Louis. Cardinals fans repeat the line we've heard on the X-Files so many times: "Mulder! I need your help!"[ESPN] • NBA playoffs: Conference semifinals, Game 5, Cleveland at Detroit;...
Dirk Nowitzki Gets His Hasselhoff On
We suppose, had we put two and two together, we could have seen this coming. In a way, it has a certain spectacular cosmic inevitability....
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What to watch after your citizens storm the Lego Bastille, and throw you into Lego prison ... • NBA Playoffs: Conference semifinals, Game 5, New Jersey at Miami; Game 5, Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix. How ironic that the Nets' final moments will be shown on the network that gives us the series Wit...
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What to watch as the cast of "Lost" discover that they are really the cast of "Lord of the Flies," just older ... • MLB: Boston at Baltimore. Do they give the cast of "The Wire" free tickets? [ESPN] • MLB: San Francisco at Houston. Hey, the circus is in town! Come see A .217 hitter get an intentiona...
The Closer: We're Up 7-3; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Notes from a day in baseball:...
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• MLB: White Sox @ Twins. The game's on ESPN, which, mercifully, means no one has to listen to Hawk Harrelson say, "He gawn!"...
Hey, Larry Brown Drama In The Offseason. Go Figure.
And so it begins. Reports are popping up that the Knicks are considering buying out head coach Larry Brown's contract for something in the neighborhood of $40 million. That would mean that Larry Brown made somewhere between $40 million and $50 million to coach the Knicks for exactly one year. Some...
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What to watch as your dog joins the Unification Church ... • Boxing: Super featherweights, Edner Cherry vs. Monty Meza-Clay, at Tampa [ESPN]; Welterweights, Luis Collazo vs. Ricky Hatton, at Boston. Doesn't a welterweight trump a featherweight? Hold on, which is heavier again? [HBO] • NBA Playoffs: ...
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What to watch as your hairline forms a Maginot Line, admittedly a desperate, last resort ... • MLB: Boston at New York Yankees. Steinbrenner is scheduled to erupt every half hour until 11 p.m., so don't forget the camera. [ESPN] • NHL Playoffs: Conference semifinals, Game 4, Ottawa at Buffalo; Game ...
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What to watch while realizing it's incredibly difficult to pack a suitcase for a whole month... • LPGA: Takefuji Classic, first round, at Las Vegas. Don't miss The Golf Channel's newest feature, "Hanging With Hootie and Daly." Early, rejected title: "Hanging With Hootie and Jamal." [The Golf Channel...
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What to watch after Chris Berman steals your date ... • MLB: Toronto at Boston. How come we don't hear a big squawk about all of these people crossing our other border time and time again? [ESPN2] • Boxing: Welterweights, Paul Williams vs. Sergio Rios, at Lemoore, Calif. What is it about small, agri...
Help Wanted In Iowa City
As Illini people, we have no love lost for the Iowa Hawkeyes, but we still have a bit of sympathy for their fans. First came that brutal loss to Northwestern State in the tournament. Another downside to that? It made it less likely that Indiana would come in and swoop the disliked Alford out of Io...
Kids Bowl The Darndest Things
Kids. They leave their clothes everywhere, they're noisy as hell, and every time you take them bowling they show you up. It's embarrassing, really, when you're trying to impress that special lady with your skills on Lane 4, and over on Lane 6, some gnome is rolling a perfect game. Michael Tang of ...