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For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, TBS. New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves. And this is about as good as its going to get today. 1:00, ESPN. National Pro Fastpitch Softball: Akron Racers @ Philadelphia Force. Sometimes, I think there are too many sports. 1:00, ESPN2. Women's Soccer. Canada vs. United States. Aly Wagner will be ge...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, Fox. MLB. Angels @ Red Sox, or Mets @ Braves. No Tim McCarver here, but there are some who feel that Lou Piniella is more than capable of filling his shoes. 3:00, CBS. Golf. U.S. Bank Championship, Third Round. Corey Pavin and Jeff Sluman are in contention. Is there some short of rule saying...
The Peter King-KSK Standoff
The rockers over at Kissing Suzy Kobler would like to let you know that they are reasonable people. All they want out of life is to make a few humorous comments about sports, go home to their families and perhaps enjoy a Krispy Kreme. Or three. But even reasonable people can be pushed to the edge, a...
It's Not Easy For Canadians To Win Golf Clubs
So here's something funny and obscure that a reader just pointed out to us. This week, Sports Illustrated subscribers — like ourselves — were treated to a special promotion with Callaway Golf. Basically, you send in a contest card, and if you win, you get a X460 Driver and two X Fairway Woods. We ...
Cycling, Swimming And Running, Oh My!
You know, it's hard enough to finish a triathlon. We think we could handle the biking, and as long as we were allowed to occasionally walk, or even stop and lie down for a while, we could handle the running. We'd almost certainly drown, however. Anyway, imagine going through all the trouble of bei...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
8:00, ABC. Golf. British Open, Final Round. You can still catch a few holes of Tiger breaking out whoopin' stick if you hurry. 1:30, ESPN. IndyCar. ABC Supply Co./AJ Foyt 225. Well, if nothing else, President Bush approves. You're doin' a heckuva job, Indy. 2:00, TNT. NASCAR. Nextel Cup, Pennsylva...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
9:00 am, ABC. Golf. British Open, Third Round. The Open continues until 2:30 or so, and we're getting a bit of an early start today to accommodate it and the Tour de France. 1:00, FOX (East). MLB. Cubs @ Nationals, Astros @ Mets, A's @ Tigers. The winners of the Tim McCarver sweepstakes this week?...
The Return Of Portis' Head
We supposed part of us should be depressed by the news that Clinton Portis is taking his strangely brilliant "characters" from last season's Redskins press conferences and using them to shill for the NFL Network, but we can't quite summon up much outrage. Honestly? We're just happy to see the char...
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, ESPN. Softball. Japan vs. United States. Is there any way we could just impose the mercy rule before the game starts? 1:00, NBC. Action Sports. Dew Action Sports Tour, Right Guard Open, Day 2. Shaun White was outstanding in yesterday's Vert Finals. I don't know what that means. 1:00, CBS. Cy...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, Fox. MLB. White Sox @ Yankees, or Dodgers @ Cardinals. Find your game here. 1:30, CSTV. Lacrosse. World Championship, Canada vs. Iroquois Nationals. The Iroquois Nationals are the only Native American team sanctioned to compete in any sport internationally. See, you learned something today. ...
Hirshey: One More Time For Some Old Frenchmen
David Hirshey — whose beauty has been captured photographically at ESPN.com — is writing for Deadspin throughout the World Cup....
Live Blog: France Vs. Portugal
We're down to the final three teams in the World Cup — unless you count the third-place game, and who counts the third place game? — and we're knocking out one of them right now. The first team in the World Cup Finals is Italy; who will be the second, as they say?...
Hirshey: Forza Italia!
Forget the match-fixing scandal and apparent suicide attempt of former beloved defender Gianluca Pessotto that were going to be such huge distractions that Italy would retreat into its mournful defensive shell and not come out until they had to board the plane to go home. As anyone who has glimpsed ...
The Semifinal Preview, Deadspin Reader Style
Hey, many many thanks to all those who sent in their thoughts on the World Cup semifinals, to which Spain is not invited. Here are some of the finer selections....
Departure Of Arena Football Set To Cripple NBC
It's a day we've all been dreading. The Arena Football League's deal with NBC has expired, and NBC has opted not to renew it. I know, I'm as upset about it as you are. We shared so much this season through the ups and downs of the Arena League. It brought us all closer together....
For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:30, Speed. Auto Racing. Formula One Racing United States Grand Prix. I don't know what it is that makes all these Prixs so damn Grand. 1:00, TBS. MLB. Orioles @ Braves. Someday, I'm going to buy a TV network and show my favorite team's games all the time. 1:00, ESPM. Golf. Trump Million Dollar ...
God Refuses To Save The Queen
...but Portuguese goalie Ricardo saved just about everything. God left the queen hanging out to dry on penalty kicks, after 120 minutes of scoreless play. Penalties were 3-1 in favor of Portugal, and they'll be advancing to face the winner of Brazil/France in the semifinals....
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, Lifetime. Movie. A League Of Their Own. Just in case you can't wait for Rosie O'Donnell to take her place on The View. 1:00, Speed. Auto Racing. Formula One Racing United States Grand Prix Qualifying. If you don't watch the qualifying, tomorrow's big race won't mean anything to you. 1:00, Fox ...
Rick Reilly's Wide-Eyed Reaction Shots
Back in April, we told you about "The Beer Belly," a contraption that allowed you to sneak beer into stadiums through a fake beer gut. You would then drink there beer through a tube, or something like that....
Tossing Out Cards Like A Vegas Blackjack Dealer
Well, if there wasn't a rivalry between Portugal and The Netherlands before, there certainly is now. In a bizarre game in which the referee went absolutely batshit crazy, 16 yellow cards and 4 reds were handed out, tying a World Cup record. The official went through three different ink pens with all...