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Stuart Scott Truly Loves His Hos
While a guest on "Mike and Mike In The Morning" — one's gay! one's fat! hijinks ensue! — Stuart Scott, as reported by The Fanhouse, wanted to make it clear that when calls you a ho, he's doing it out of love....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Insider Chad Ford: If you answer 100 questions, do all readers get a free Big Mac? • 1 p.m. Page 2's Bomani Jones: I vow that this will be your only question that does not mention the name Imus ... doh! • 2 p.m. MLS with...

NBA Roundup: Pistons Sign Off On Another Title
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while re-reading Cat's Cradle. Kurt Vonnegut was with us for awhile, and now he's gone. So it goes. • MLB: Felix Hernandez crashes the Matsuzaka-Suzuki pants party. • NHL: Canucks are having so much fun in the playoffs, they didn't want Game 1 to end. • NBA: Palace Ball: Pistons clin...

Ichiro Vs. Dice-K, Round One
Because we grew up in the middle of a cornfield surrounded by nothing but grain silos and chubby cows, the whole Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees madness sometimes escapes us. But even we can't ignore the inherent excitement of a Dice-K vs. Ichiro matchup tonight at Fenway Park....

Ohio State Grapplers Like To Shake It
So last week, the Ohio State wrestling team entered into some talent show that was judged, along with others, by Buckeyes football coach Jim Tressel (he's also judging the talent show at Maurice Clarett's prison). It wasn't necessarily a bad year for OSU wrestling, but if this video is any indicatio...

Hirshey: In The Wake Of A Thrashing
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Football draft expert Mel Kiper: Who needs draft predictions with Berman blurting out the results ages before they're announced? • 1:30 p.m. Boxer Shane Mosley: Wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone's nickname was Sug...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while winning your fifth consecutive danceoff ... • MLB: Alex Rodriguez manages to stem the boos for one more game. • NASCAR: Well, it certainly is a nice day for ... oh Christ, it's Waltrip! Look out! • NBA: Miami Heat ask Dwyane Wade to return to the injured list. Charlotte 92, Mia...

Time To Remind Everyone Of The Clemens Steroid Business Again
As we prepare for the annual Somebody Ask Roger Clemens To The Prom sweepstakes, Seth Mnookin reminds everyone that Clemens is pretty much as tied to steroid rumors as Barry Bonds is....

Hank Aaron Is Doing Barry Bonds No Favors
After a few months of grumbling from Barry Bonds about the fact that he hadn't been contacted by the current home run champ, Hank Aaron finally spoke up yesterday and made it clear that he has no intention of helping Bonds out or showing up when/if he breaks the record....

J.D. Durbin Is Quite Clear About What He Likes
Yesterday, in one of those small roster moves that no one every pays any attention to, the Red Sox signed reliever J.D. Durbin to help out with a somewhat banged-up bullpen. We won't say it's a desperation move, but in his last appearance, Durbin "pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up seven ear...

Seriously, Lidge Is About To Turn The Corner
We didn't get to pay much tribute yesterday to Brad Lidge losing his closer's job already, but hey, it's never too late to show that video from the 2005 NLCS. It's OK to toss this in, it's not rubbing it in, because the Astros won that series. Right?...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Fantasy baseball focus: Once Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach breaks into the starting lineup. you shall feel my wrath! • 2 p.m. NASCAR with Terry Blount: Should a pit crew have a team dance? • 4 p.m. Tennis with Sam Querrey: Why...

NBA Roundup: Golden Opportunity
Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......

About Last Night ...
What you missed while chatting with the cops ... • MLB: Holy crap, Pavano won a game! Yankees 8, Twins 2. • NBA: Mavericks clinch home court advantage; Nowitzki settles in front of TV. • Tennis: With a name like Juan Monaco, how can you lose?...

Which One Is Mothra Again?
On Wednesday, Daisuke Matsuzaka will make his Fenway Park debut ... and it's not just a big day for him and the Red Sox, it's also huge for the Japanese baseball fans. Because it's not only Dice-K out there; he's going to face Ichiro Suzuki. If only they could pull Hideki Matsui off the DL for a day...

Another Way To Assure Your Child A Life Of Misery
In an example of creative nomenclature that could only have come from Ohio, a couple has named their child "Tressel Hayes Huffines."...

Hirshey: Staying Awake For The MLS (Halfway, Anyway)
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. MLB with Buster Olney: Mind if I call you Bob? • 3 p.m. After Jackie author Carl Fussman: Will you be promoting this on Imus in the Morning? • 4 p.m. Page 2's Patrick Hruby: No, I have no idea why the Pulitzer Committee is ignor...