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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 ...

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....

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:30, Speed: Formula One Racing. Grand Prix of Canada. Winner gets a lifetime supply of Celine Dion albums and Tim Horton Donuts. 1:00, TBS: MLB. Braves @ Devil Rays. The kind of matchup for which interleague play was created. 2:30, NBC: Tennis. Wimbledon Preview. Probably your best chance today at...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, Fox (East Coast): MLB. Phillies @ Red Sox or Astros @ White Sox or Reds @ Indians. Find your game here. And if you're not getting the game you want, then I at least hope you're lucky enough to get the Tim McCarver broadcast. 3:00, ESPN: World Cup. Argentina vs. Mexico. I think you'll enjoy thi...

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, NBC: Golf. U.S. Open, Final Round. I have a feeling that NBC's coverage will be focusing a little bit on Phil Mickelson. 1:00, Fox: NASCAR. Nextel Cup: 3M Performance 400. Wind and clouds are in the forecast today at Michigan. I'm not sure how that's significant, but I think it is. 2:00, ESPN...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:30, NBC: Golf. U.S. Open. I've disliked him his entire career, but at this point, Colin Montgomerie has offically become a sympathetic figure. Go Monty Go. 1:00, FOX: MLB. Yankees @ Nationals. You know, "Yankees vs. Nationals" really sounds like an old school baseball rivalry. East coast only, ...

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, CBS: Formula One Racing. British Grand Prix. A high-speed race, contested entirely on the left-hand side of the road. 1:00, Disney: Movie: Air Bud, Golden Receiver. Catch some vintage Air Bud action, before he started accusing his quarterbacks of being gay and getting tired during the Super ...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, ESPNU: College Baseball. College of Charleston vs. Georgia Tech. I'm not sure that this game can live up to the storied football rivalry between these two schools. 1:00, FOX: MLB. Oakland A's @ New York Yankees. Giambi's dealers back in Oakland... who do they root for? They must be torn. 2:0...

Rick Reilly And His Rimshot
Honestly, we have nothing against Sports Illustrated superstar Rick Reilly. Sure, he mails it in seemingly twice a month, his sudden conversation to an anti-steroid advocate seems to only go for people not named Bill Romanowski and we have no idea what that "Riffs Of Reilly" thing is supposed to b...

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, NBC: Tennis. French Open, Third Round. Kick back with a croissant and enjoy the tape-delay action. 1:00, TBS: MLB. Arizona Diamondbacks @ Atlanta Braves. The D'backs are looking for the four-game sweep. 2:00, ESPN2: LPGA Golf. Shoprite Classic, Final Round. Ai Miyazato leads. I'm a huge fan...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, ESPN2: LPGA Golf. Shoprite Classic, Second Round. Annika Sorenstam's in the lead. That's right. Annika Sorenstam. 1:00, MTV2: Cribs Block Party. Most Valuable Players: Boarders, Ballers & Shot-Callers. It sounds like there may be an athlete involved here. I'm not sure. Does "boarder" mean "r...

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:00, ESPN2: Tennis. French Open, Early Rounds, Day 1. If it's not Federer/Nadal, I'm watching the women. Unless, you know, there's something else on. 12:30, NBC: Senior Golf. PGA Championship, Final Round. You know, if you really love watching old white men play golf, you could just head out to ...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
12:30, CBS: Senior Golf. PGA Championship, Third Round. Names in contention include: Peter Jacobsen, Jay Haas, Tom Watson, Curtis Strange. Keep that in mind for a second. 1:00, Fox: MLB. Regional coverage, including New York Mets @ Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers @ Washington Nationals. An...

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, NBC. Poker: National Heads-Up Championship. The semifinals: Shawn Sheikhan vs. Ted Forrest and Chris Ferguson vs. Huck Seed. 1:00, CBS. Auto Racing: American Le Mans @ Mid-Ohio. Shouldn't be too difficult to find a flat patch of land for a race track in the middle of Ohio. 1:00, ABC. IndyCar...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00, NFL Network. NFL Europe. Colonge Centurions @ Rhein Fire. If you're really, really curious about what Kliff Kingsbury is up to. 1:00, Fox. MLB: New York Yankees @ New York Mets. I believe this one's for the east coasters only. 2:00, ESPN2. LPGA Golf: Sybase Classic, Third Round. I'm a huge G...

For Your Sunday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
1:00 - 8:00 pm, Spike. Pros vs. Joes Marathon. Relive the most memorable moments from John Rocker's athletic career. 1:00, TBS: MLB. Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves. My fantasy team would really appreciate it if you went 0-4 today, Chipper Jones. 3:00, CBS: Golf. EDS Byron Nelson Championshi...

For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure...
2:00, ESPN2: LPGA Golf. Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill, Third Round. Should be a fun weekend for those who really hate Annika Sorenstam. She didn't make the cut. 2:00, Fox Soccer Channel: French Soccer. Lille vs. Rennes. Alright, who wins in a huge battle royale: LPGA golfers, or French soccer p...

The Ballad Of The Bored SI Staffer
We know it goes. You've worked a late night, and your editor — who told this job had all kinds of writing possibilities, that it was Sports Illustrated, before you realized the job was just writing taglines and editing Jenn Sterger's copy — is on your case to do one last photo gallery. You're bleary...