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Well, That Answers That Question, Definitively
Remember that idiot who jumped onto the netting behind home plate at Yankee Stadium a year ago, hanging up there and looking like a scared, brittle foal?...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while keeping an eye out for an immature, blue-footed booby ... • MLB: Dodgers win 13th stra ... no wait, they blew it. • Tennis: Roger Federer advances at Rogers Cup with 50th straight North American hard court win, but Andy Roddick is still the winner in our book. • Soccer: What wa...

The Last Clarett Update
Probably time for one final update on our man Maurice Clarett, who has gotten himself in so much trouble that we're actually worried about him. And not just because we're afraid he'd shoot us....

That Confused Guy You See, That's Matt Doherty
Anybody wondering what former North Carolina men's basketball coach Matt Doherty has been up to? Anyone? Well, you might know he's coaching at SMU (and apparently already dealing with some NCAA violations). But did you know he was also embracing "new" "technology?"...

Bad Ass Tatt, Dude: BAD. ASS.
We can't possibly thank Inside STL ("Retire 51!") and Cardinals Diaspora for this photo of a Cardinals fan and his eternal devotion to his team. We're totally getting this tattoo....

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NFL with Gary Horton: With recent Bengals' developments, I bet the guards are thinking twice about that game with the cons, aren't they? • Noon. Baseball with Jerry Crasnick: How come every time I read License to Deal, I think ...

This Could End Up Affecting The Eastern Indoor Football League Opener
It's almost no fun to point out Maurice Clarett's foibles anymore. But when cops pull him over with a bunch of loaded guns and a hatchet in the car, it's probably worth mentioning....

About Last Night ...
What you missed while out fighting crime ... • World Series of Poker: Truthfully, we saw better acting in Gigli. • MLB: Isn't Taylor Tankersley a newspaper comic strip? Anyway, Marlins beat Nationals 4-2. • Celebrity Dating: Roddick, Sharapova have been an item for more than a year, according to the...

Arash Markazi's Outstanding Expense Account
If you've ever worked in the field of journalism, you know that, when it comes to travel arrangements, the media could use better travel agents. They almost always wait until the last minute to approve trips, which inevitably causes the price to be double or triple what it should have been. It's v...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Baseball with Joe Morgan: I've bet 50 smackers that you won't be late for this chat. Don't let me down, Joe. Come on Joe, baby needs a new pair of cleats! • 2 p.m. Boxer Oleg Maskaev: If the USSR had been disolved earlier, woul...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while painting the lawn green ... • Howard's End: Ryan Howard hits 39th homer, gets 100th RBI to lead Phillies over Braves. • Tennis: David Nalbandian loses at Rogers Cup before we even learn how to pronounce his name. • World Series of Poker: Vegas baby, Vegas! Gold avoids being kic...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NCAA FB with Todd McShay: How does a person like yourself, who is only in the fifth grade, know so much about college football? • 4 p.m.. Sunday IRL winner: And our lucky winer is: Jimmie Johnson. Welcome, Jimmy. ... Jimmy? Did s...

About Last Night ...
What you missed while trying to make yourself cry at will ... • NFL: Raiders beat Eagles 16-10 in Hall of Fame Game. • PGA: OK, now Tiger Woods is just showing off. • Horse racing: Dear Bluegrass Cat — You are a horse. You cannot read. This cannot be read to you. But nice going, and thanks for not b...

Steelers + Motorcycles = Bad News
Jealous of all the attention devoted to Ben Roethlisberger and his motorcycle, Steelers offensive lineman Barrett Brooks took to the streets last night. He "drove recklessly around a police car," which is never a good idea....

About Last Night...
• NASCAR: Jeff Burton earns pole at Allstate 400. That means he gets a little bit of a head start on the other guys. • MLB: Indians 3, Tigers 4. I'm starting to think that Fausto Carmona was a bad idea for my fantasy team. • Eating: Kobayashi eats 58 bratwursts. It's a new world record. I would damn...

Our Polling Process May Be Flawed
It's about time for the college football preseason polls to start rolling out, and the USA Today Coaches Poll unveiled theirs yesterday. At the top, there's Ohio State, Texas, USC, Notre Dame, blah blah blah. And appearing at the very end, at the bottom of the "Others Receiving Votes" section... the...

About Last Night...
• MLB: Rockies 5, Giants 2. The fans litter the field with debris after Barry Bonds gets tossed. This may be the only time San Francisco will ever remind you of Philadelphia....

Why Is No One Talking About The Dominican Steroid Story?
Double Play Depth brings up a question we've been wondering about ourselves: Why is no one making a big deal out of the New York Daily News' steroid scoop last week?...

If You Gotta Go, That's A Nice Way To Do It
It has been a while, but remember way back about a year ago, when a huge Steelers fan — who just missed a fun season, by the way — was buried in his recliner surrounded by Steelers garb?...

Greg Maddux, Wise Man In The Clubhouse
Earlier, we talked about new Dodgers pitcher Greg Maddux's pretty debut for Los Angeles, tossing a no-hitter for six innings and generally showing why it's always a pleasure to have a Greg Maddux on your team....