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Saturday Afternoon Stuff To Watch
12 p.m. — Drag Racing: NHRA Sportsman Series in Norwalk, Ohio [ESPN2] 12:15 p.m. — Movie: Best In Show [TBS] 1 p.m. — 2003 ALCS Game 7, Red Sox at Yankees [ESPN Classic] 3 p.m. — PGA Tour: AT&T National, Third Round [CBS] 3 p.m. — Arena Football Playoffs: Colorado Crush at San Jose SaberCats [ESPN] ...
About Last Night ...
• MLB: Cleveland pitched fairly well against Toronto. Except for that one inning. • U-20 Soccer: Never did a Brazilian think USA's kids could beat Brazil's kids, let alone be schooled by a teenager named "Jozy." • Wimbledon: Bartoli upsets Henin. It doesn't say how, so I'll assume she stole her husb...
What Will Be Cut From This Year's ESPY Awards?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
Jason Witten's Forging Momma
So, just to bring you back up to speed, in the world of outstanding sports moms, we have:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. AFL with Soul QB Tony Graziani: So if ESPN owned a portion of the WWE, would we be chatting with Chavo Guerrerro right now? • 2:30 p.m. Predators coach Jay Gruden: How many times during childhood, rounded to the nearest 10, did ...
The Brewers Meet The Furries
When the Milwaukee Brewers played in Pittsburgh this week, they ended up staying at the same hotel as a Furry Convention. (It's actually the Furry Convention.) That's Bob Uecker and one of them above. The notion of the Milwaukee Brewers hanging out in the same hotel as Furries might seem funny to ...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while recovering from your long, long week ... • MLB: The Braves' all-time HR leader is a guy named Chipper. • Golf: A small, angry cloud follows Tiger Woods from hole to hole at the AT&T National. • Soccer: Well, that didn't go very well....
We Doubt Anna Benson Would Have Stood For This
To wrap up today, here's yet another example of just how weird professional athletes are, from a few days ago: They sometimes live in a batting cage. That's what the Angels' Reggie Willits does, anyway....
MLB Gets Its Rockwell On
Sure, Major League Baseball might have had a little trouble figuring out that whole steroid issue thing, but it's nice to be made aware that they've got their finger on the pulse of one of the game's most serious problems: Time wasting....
Our Visit To The Hot Dog Eating Championships
As mentioned yesterday, we headed to Coney Island for the epic Kobayashi-Chestnut duel. We can't imagine a better way to spend our Fourth of July. A confession: For the first time since we started the site, we accepted a press pass for the event. It was a tough call, but, frankly, we feel rather c...
For The Collector Who Has Everything (But Hates Himself)
Via The Lefty, we bring you an auction that will stain your heart and make you long for the tasteful elegance of Takeru Kobayashi vomiting on live national television....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. ESPN host Stuart Scott: Do you need a restroom break, Stuart Scott? This is the most important question you will answer all day! Talk to the hand puppet! • 12:15 p.m. Patriots DL Ty Warren: That extra potato salad yesterday wil...
The Nationwide Punter Menace Tredges On
Remember Mitch Cozad? He's the Northern Colorado backup punter who, last September, allegedly stabbed the starting punter to take his starting spot. It was more proof, once again, that you can never, ever trust a goddamned punter....
Marbury And His Better Ho Half
It's a few days late, which we can attribute to the holiday, but if you haven't seen it yet, it's probably time to experience the Stephon Marbury interview from Sunday night. Strap in, and enjoy. We're not sure what's going on with him here, and we're not sure we want to. He was delighted to feel h...
Reborn On The Fourth Of July
What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? You get baseball minutiae! First, the Cardinals just don't lose on the Fourth of July; they've won on that day for the past seven years straight. But the Diamondbacks don't lose when ahead in the late innings; they are 38-3 this seas...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while dropping your pants and firing a rocket ... • MLB: Twins 6, Yankees 2. Happy birthday, George. • Tennis: Nadal beats Soderling at Wimbledon, and it only took 90 hours. • Golf: The Booz Allen Classic update you've been clamoring for....
Today, A Victory For America
We just returned from Joey Chestnut's world record breaking performance at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship, and, to be entirely honest with you, we're not sure when we've had more fun at a sporting event. Full report tomorrow ... but as for now ... USA! USA! USA! Nobody eats like us!...
It's Kobayashi Vs. Chestnut, For All The Folic Acid
After months of speculation and anticipation, tomorrow, the day finally arrives: It's Kobayashi vs. Chestnut, for the Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Championship....