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To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as life passes you by in a conga line outside your window ... Mets at Phillies. This meeting of the Doug Mientkiewicz Fan Club will now come to order. Wimbledon After Dark. We won't tell you what happened. CWS: Texas vs. Baylor. The ping! you hear means that none of these guys will be ...

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What you missed while your tie was caught in the blender ... CSI: San Antonio. Pistons force Game 7. 13-Run Eighth: Devil Rays get punk'd by Yankees. U.S. Ousted In World Soccer. Adu returns to paper route....

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What to watch while Batman is busting his ass fighting crime ... Much Adu About Soccer: U.S. takes on Italy in World Youth Championships. Game 6: Pistons at Spurs. Hey, it's a beautiful day outside! You kids go and get some fresh air! Wimbledon...

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What you missed while attending yet another Michael Jackson victory party ... Maddux Wins 311th Game To Tie Seaver. Celebrates by splashing water on Tom Cruise. Texas Tops Tulane In CWS. ESPN forced to show a college baseball highlight. Padres Top Dodgers 1-0. MLB continues to woo 18-34 demographic....

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What to watch now that the Jackson trial is over ... Devil Rays at Yankees. Early arrivals get to see Sean Henn and his 19.20 ERA. It's Wimbledon! You know ... tennis. College World Series: Tulane vs. Texas. Come see the minor leagues' minor leagues....

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What you missed while proposing to Katie Holmes ... Spurs on brink of NBA title. Stern itching to get lockout started. Cleveland Rocks! Not really — Cleveland pretty much sucks. But the Indians have won nine straight. Tiger doesn't win U.S. Open. But he's still a 5-2 favorite in the Preakness....

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What to watch to take your mind off of the giant meteor hurtling toward Earth ... Russell Crowe takes on Jethro Bodine's dad: Cinderella Man opens. Giants at Mets: See if they can get this one in before the sprinklers come on. Axis of Evil Cup: It's Iran vs. North Korea in World Cup qualifying match...

McNabb, T.O. Continue Lovers' Spat
A confession: We love the havoc that Terrell Owens is wreaking in Philadelphia. That team was getting too boring and too content; the only thing better would be if he had signed with New England. Besides, while T.O. was playing on a broken leg in the Super Bowl, Donovan McNabb was, almost literall...

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What you missed while standing vigil outside the courthouse at the Michael Jackson trial ... Spelling Bee champ wins on "appoggiatura." Form an orderly line, ladies — he's single. Heat Win, Wade Hurt: Shaq offers to pay for funerals of Mikan, Pistons. Cubs win 7th straight. Do we smell another Jimmy...

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What to watch after giving up on your annual attempt to read a book ... Final Day: Scripps National Spelling Bee. Can Evan O'Dorney prevail? (Last year a guy fainted from the pressure). Game 5: Pistons at Heat. We recommend viewing the Spelling Bee live, and TiVo-ing this. Yankees at Royals: New Yor...

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What you missed while coughing up that piece of wax fruit ... Arrivadercci Amare: Spurs reach NBA Finals. First Day, Scripps National Spelling Bee: Evan O'Dorney of Walnut Creek, Calif., advances by nailing "lederhosen." Lee's five hits power Cubs past Dodgers. In Juan Gonzalez terms, that's five se...

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What to watch now that "According to Jim" is in reruns ... Rangers go for 10th straight win. Face it, they're red hot — and your fantasy team has none of them. Game 5: Spurs at Suns: San Antonio set to wrap up Operation Desert Yawn. Braves at Nationals. Inspired by Deep Throat story, MLB to reveal a...

Buy The Nationals!
Wanted: Wealthy individual (white preferred. sorry!) willing to plunk down $400 million for franchise with limited television rights, decaying stadium and loyal (if a little too black) fan base. Must be open to making no decisions and following orders from former car salesmen and lawyers. Oh, and yo...

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What you missed while seceretly meeting with Bob Woodward in a parking garage ......

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What to watch while loitering in the TV department at Circuit City ... Game 4: Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons: Larry Brown angrily denies report that his team is playing tonight. England, Beckham take on Colombia ... in New Jersey. Whose idea was this? Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers. To save time we'll t...

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What you missed while hopelessly entangled in the volleyball net ... Suns unnecessarily extend tedium. Frank Thomas returns from DL, sparking White Sox to ... no wait, he's hurt again. Men attack each other with large sticks for two hours. No one is arrested.—Rick Chandler...

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What To Watch While Searching For Your Pants ... Red Sox at Yankees: I'll have two beers, please ... one for drinkin', and one for throwin'. Gentlemen, start your Fandango. Unnecessary remake of Burt Reynolds classic The Longest Yard opens at a theater near you. Senior PGA Championship. Come watch t...

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What you missed while your house was being trashed by that annoying Cat in the Hat... Alex Rodriguez hits 17th homer. Rest of American League enters therapy. Justin Leonard climbs to top of St. Jude leaderboard, threatens to jump. Ryan Newman's record lap wins Coca-Cola 600 pole. Did that sentence m...

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Elvis once shot his TV for less than this ... Tigers at Yankees. It's Alex Rodriguez Therapy Night; the first 5,000 therapists who have treated A-Rod get a free foam No. 1 finger. FedEx St. Jude PGA Classic, Round 1. Come play in a tournament named for the patron saint of impossible causes. French O...

Colin Powell Set To Be Marginalized Again
This is what President George Bush did to Colin Powell: He saw that he was an extremely popular public figure; gave him an initial high-ranking, visible position (Secretary of State); did all the real maneuvering behind his back (with Dick Cheney); waited until he needed his public persona the mos...