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We'll Take The Blame For This One
You know, one would think we would have learned our lesson about seeing Cardinals games in person here....

And So, Game Six Is Here
Well, here we are. After a maddening season that involved Sidney Ponson and Larry Bigbie, crazed monsoons, three games against the White Sox that made our souls die and, of course, that final two weeks, our beloved St. Louis Cardinals are one game away from a most improbable World Series....

To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the heat from your birthday candles cause the terror index to go from yellow to orange ... • College football: Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic. You come into the FA, you should get your behind kicked. Why don't they just meet outside in the tunnel after the ballgame and get ...

See, This Is How It Works ... HUGH!
Former "Major League" "player" Mark Littell has designed himself a new piece of baseball equipment, and hey, we're proud of ya, Mark....

Leftovers: Uribe Speaks!
• Juan Uribe explains what happened with the whole Jeep business. [Foul Balls] • Sebastian Telfair, poor police witness. [ESPN] • A new way to increase the effectiveness of hockey goalies. [Puck Update] • Where ESPN Mobile went wrong, and how others will do it right. [Money] • Man, we'd love to just...

Today In Broadcasting History
So what now for Lamar Thomas? It's ironic that the only real loser in the big UofM-FIU battle on Saturday was the guy sitting in the announcer's booth — albeit a guy who wanted to get down there and mix it up, or so he said. Thomas, as you know, was cast adrift by Comcast Southeast Sports on Monda...

Meanwhile, In Detroit ...
This video, shot by a fan from the Comerica Field left-field bleachers just beyond where Maggio Ordonez hit his World Series-trip-clinching home run Saturday afternoon, is yet another example of why baseball is the greatest thing on earth. (At least until the Cardinals blow the next two, which is no...

"You'll Be Saying, 'Not So Fast, My Friend'"
Sometimes genius is apparent, so definitive, so blinding, that all you can do is just present it to the world and get out of the way....

Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Charlotte Bobcats
It's hard to believe, but the NBA season is just around the corner. So come with us now as we present five tiny tidbits on each team, just to get you in the mood. Today we continue with the Southeast Division, so do us a favor and send your tips to [email protected]....

Blogdome: A Busy Night In Buffalo
• Hockey games can end 9-1? Wow. [Bfloblog] • Beware the digital underground! [Double Nicks] • A roundup of the offensive (and, occasionally, morbidly amusing) Internet Lidle jokes. [Something Awful] • An awkward preseason NBA exchange. [Off Color Commentator] • Did you know there was a big Alaskan ...

Mike Tyson Would Like You To Pay Him So He Can Have Sex With You
Think you guys can handle one more Mike Tyson bit? Sure, why not, right?...

The MNF Crew, Sadly, Is Getting Worse
The Big Lead says this morning what we've all kind of been thinking: It's probably time to write off the "Monday Night Football" broadcast crew a disaster....

You Don't Like Your Team As Much As Browns Fans Do
This is old, but we hadn't seen it: Some magazine or something ranked all 32 NFL teams on their fan loyalty. We like little lists like this, but we're kind of Tourettic....

A Man Like This Has No Business On A "Practice Squad"
Guess who's back everybody!...

I Had A Girl, Donna Was Her Name
It seems as if University of Miami president Donna Shalala is forever defending the behavior of her students — she reminds us a lot of Mrs. Garrett from Facts of Life that way — and Tuesday was no exception. Appearing at a coaches' press conference, the feisty administrator said that it was time t...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy Baseball Focus: David Ortiz just hasn't been producing for me lately. Thoughts? • 1 p.m. Boxer Juan Manuel Marquez: With your constant smack talk, you've left me no choice ... I declare a thumb war. • 2 p.m. Bowler Pete...

Playoff Blogdome: NLCS, Game 5
Canvassing the blogs after St. Louis' 4-2 win over New York in Game 5 of the NLCS ......

Our Favorite Stoned Burnout
The first game we ever saw at the new Busch Stadium was also the first game Jeff Weaver pitched as a Cardinal ... and it was rather unpleasant for the both of us. (Our experience would, in fact, get worse.) We couldn't imagine Weaver lasting longer than a couple of weeks; the best compliments we cou...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while constructing your four-can beer hat ... • MLB: NLCS, Game 5. Cardinals 4, Mets 2 ... Albert Pujols has a very strange way of showing us that he's injured. • NBA: Well, apparently it's time to start talking about LeBron James again. • NHL: Sabrematic! There's trouncing an oppone...

NLCS Game 5: Is Watching This Supposed To Be A "Leisure" Activity?
According to our deep, inside, exclusive-to-us-only sources, the weather in St. Louis today is miserable ... but more in a "are we really supposed to sit out here through 30 La Russa/Randolph pitching changes?" way rather than a "it's getting rained out?" way. So the pivotal Game 5 is here, with Tom...