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Come on, that sofa's not going to develop a butt sinkhole by itself ... • College football: Central Florida at Marshall. What's that in the distance ... a Thundering Herd? No, sadly. Just your stomach growling. [ESPN2] • MLB: American League Division Series, Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, Game 2. Jeter ha...
Stop The World, We Want To Get Off
If there were any real cosmic justice out there, stories such as this would not be allowed to happen; a wise, all-knowing God, concerned only with the greater good, would hurl a giant meteor right directly into our equator first. But ours is a stark, lonely universe, devoid of reason, and we are p...
Philadelphia Prepares For Battle ... And It's Never Too Early
Apropos of nothing, we've decided to attach a picture of Donovan McNabb doing shots to this post. Forgive us....
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What to watch as militant squirrels break in and shave the cat ... • College football: Southern Mississippi at Tulsa. Baseball? Feh! [ESPN] • MLB: American League Division Series, Detroit at New York, Game 1. They report, you decide. [Fox] • New York Media League Basketball: There's a reason they ca...
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What to watch while fighting Titus of Gaul, and about four tigers ... • NFL: Green Bay at Philadelphia. Not as compelling as many previous meetings. [ESPN] • Antiques Roadshow: "Cleveland" Episode #708. Here we have Brett Favre's spinal column. It's not in the best condtion, but still should fetch q...
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• NFL Football. Seattle Seahawks @ Chicago Bears. The NBC schedule has been really good so far. But see me in Week 6. 8:15, NBC. • Boxing: 1986, Tyson vs. Berbick. I'm not sure how they plan to turn this into a 30-minute program. 10:00, ESPN Classic. • Movie. Gladiator. I actually didn't really like...
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• College Football: Georgia @ Mississipi. You really shouldn't watch this game without first hearing the Ed Orgeron song. 9:00, ESPN2. • USL Soccer: 1st Division Championship. Rochester Raging Rhinos vs. Vancouver Whitecaps. I'll say this... I don't know of any other teams named the Raging Rhinos or...
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What to watch as Popeye gets violently ill for some reason ... • College football: Rutgers at South Florida. RU ready for some football? [ESPN2] • MLB: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota. Can Twins pass the Tigers? Will White Sox even show up? [ESPN] • Motor sports: Formula One, qualifying for Grand Pri...
"You Jackin' It?"
Well, here it is: Carl Monday being bum-rushed on "The Daily Show." The segment is as entertaining as we could have hoped — we love Jason Jones' Monday-esque intro — and, we hope, succeeds in finally crossing Carl over to an America that will never, ever be ready for him....
And It's Like Nothing Ever Happened ... Presto!
So, now that the 9-1-1 call from publicist extraordinare Kim Etheredge has been made public and now that the police have ruled the incident an "accidental overdose," well, everything's back to normal now, right?...
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What to watch after another fun-filled day of Squirrel Awareness Week activities ... • Boxing: Lightweights, Carlos Hernandez vs. Kevin Kelley, at San Antonio. This should be ... wait a minute. Versus? Wha? [Versus] • College football: Brigham Young at TCU [Versus], Auburn at South Carolina. Keep an...
Still Wading In The T.O. Morass
You know, it's strange how, after the frenzy of Terrell Owens-related madness yesterday, it all seems to have died down today. It never fails to bewilder us that once an athlete denies something, mainstream reporters just kind of say, "OK, well, must not be true, then!" and move on. There seems to b...
The Human Being Vs. The Publicist
A legitimate question as we tie a big ribbon on this whole Terrell Owens suicide business for the day, which, we have to say, ESPN has done a rather outstanding — if predictably overdone — job of covering today:...
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What to watch as you recall that mini-tornado that hit Busch Stadium a while back, which turned out to be an ill wind ineed ... • MLB: Philadelphia at Washington. Eye of the Tiger? Anyone? [ESPN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, Werder Bremen at Barcelona, at Bremen, Germany. So, is this a current m...
Maybe The BALCO Reporters SHOULD Go To Jail?
As we sort through the public reaction to the possibility of "Game Of Shadows" reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams heading to jail for their refusal to give up their sources, we have found something surprising: The vast majority of people we talk to about this who aren't reporters think t...
Getting You Up To Speed On Mr. Owens
Terrell Owens is expected to speak at 1:30 p.m. ET in front of his house, though probably not lifting weights. We'll be live-blogging that, because we're "alive" and a "blogger," after the jump....
Another Morning Terrell Owens Update
As we deal with the sustained brilliance of our comment section — seriously; you guys are absolutely setting the planet on fire this morning. The genius displayed on the T.O. story is out of control — we turn again to the attempted suicide of Terrell Owens. We have a feeling this might be the type o...
T.O. Tried To Kill Himself
So you know how Terrell Owens was rushed to the hospital last night, because of an "allergic reaction" to some pain medication? Well, a Dallas police report says it wasn't a bad reaction at all: It was a suicide attempt....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while driving 128 through Shelbyville toward Pana ... • College football: Southern Mississippi at Central Florida. Quick, name the mascots. Now do it again after five beers. [ESPN2] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, Dynamo Kiev at Real Madrid, at Madrid, Spain. He passes it to the forwa...
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What to watch as your imaginary friends gather for your intervention ... • MNF: Atlanta at New Orleans. Man, it seems like forever since the Saints have played a home game ... oh. [ESPN] • MLB: Athletics at Mariners. Oakland could clinch today. Do their fans know? [KICU] • MLB: Royals at Twins. It's...