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Boom Goes A Young Man's Dignity
If you've ever wondered what happened to the people who star in those internet videos that make you laugh, the answer appears to be, well, nothing good. Brian Collins, he of "Boom Goes The Dynamite" fame, talks about his experience here....
A Love Letter To Ghana
With their courageous defense and scorching balls, Ghana has provided hope and inspiration to a United States soccer team that can use all it can get. With their unlikely 2-0 drubbing of the Czech Republic, a US win over Italy today leaves Group F wide open....
Jerry Stackhouse And Common Sense Have Been Suspended
Jerry Stackhouse was found to be in violation of the NBA's strict "Do Not Touch Shaquille O'Neal" policy yesterday, as the league announced that it was suspending him for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Stackhouse committed a hard foul on Shaq as the big man was driving for a lay-up. Have a look:...
About Last Night...
• MLB: Orioles 6, Mets 3. Mets go 9-1 on a road trip, then lose their first game back at home to the sad-sack Orioles and Erik Bedard, he of the 5.60 ERA. • Golf: David Duval shoots a 68. I don't have any idea how it happened, but it's sort of exciting. If you aren't familiar, Duval is sort of the R...
Live Blog: Netherlands vs. Cote d'Ivoire
You have no idea how much fun our dad used to have with us as a kid, trying to convince us that "the Dutch," Holland and the Netherlands were different places. He would set us up in front of people and make us talk about the differences in the people. That was kind of mean, now that we think about i...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Baseball with Jerry Crasnick: Wouldn't it be easier just to place an asterisk next to the names of the players who aren't taking steroids? • Noon. NBA Finals with Chris Sheridan: I've begun a support group for people who have b...
Hirshey: God Save Wayne Rooney
David Hirshey will write regularly during the World Cup....
About Last Night ...
What you missed due to jet lag ... • NBA Finals: Road Worriers — Heat beat Mavs to even series 2-2. • World Cup: They're not booing, they're saying "Rooooooney!" England advances to second round. • MLB: Todd Hollandsworth's three-run homer leads ... Todd Hollandsworth? You cannot be serious. Anyway,...
When Bat Boys Attack
If you were to believe television broadcasts, every fan who runs on the field is violently tackled, beaten or otherwise pummeled. Networks won't show a guy who's just running around, but they love to see him hammered. Hence, last night's Boston-Minnesota game, when a bat boy wallops a sliding fan an...
Taking 'Group Of Death' A Little Too Literally
It may be of interest to our men and women soldiers serving overseas that war is just like the World Cup. So says U.S. forward Eddie Johnson, anyway. The U.S. team was at Ramstein Air Base outside Kaiserslautern, Germany, where they will play Italy on Saturday. Johnson stopped by on Wednesday to say...
Fan Anger, In Still Life
An eagle-eyed reader — that is to say, by "eagle-eyed," we mean to say "actually watching hockey" — pointed out this angry fan directly after Edmonton's sudden death goal to win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night over Carolina....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. World Cup with Dale Johnson: iTS hARd too tyupe with&out usng my6 handds ..3 • 3 p.m. Page 2's Michael Davies: We understand that you're responsible for "Win Ben Stein's Money." Therefore, we would like to talk to you. • 4 p.m. ...
Hirshey: Oh, Germany Won. GREAT.
David Hirshey will write regularly during the World Cup....
Live Blog: Ecuador Vs. Costa Rica
We can't say that people have been banging down our doors to spread the virtues of Ecuador, but don't look now: A win this morning puts the team in the field of 16. Costa Rica had the difficult distinction of playing the first game of the World Cup, against the host, no less....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while searching for ... a shrubbery! • NHL Finals: They're baaack! Oilers win in OT to come within 3-2 of Hurricanes. • MLB: Better Living Through Chemicals: Giants beat D'Backs as Bonds hits No. 717. • World Cup: Germany beats Poland in penalty time, leaving fans on both teams worke...
We Have Not Forgotten About The NHL. Honest.
OK, you're right; we've been somewhat neglecting our hockey friends. It's just that it's really hard to get fired up about an NHL title in a city where ice had to be shipped in by train until 1941. (Yes, we know they were once the Hartford Whalers. And Elizabeth Taylor was once hot). But we promise ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NFL with Gary Horton: Loved that song North, to Alaska. Written any other ballads lately? • 1 p.m. Boxing Historian Bert Sugar: Will history look back at your sport like the gladitorial games, or like glorified cockfighting? • 4 ...
Hirshey: Brazil Stays Mostly Sheathed
David Hirshey will write regularly during the World Cup....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while recreating the Battle of Waterloo entirely with chickens ... • NBA Finals: Not quite time for Miami fans to get excited yet, but it's a start. Wade leads two-point win over Mavericks. • MLB: Glavine roughed up, but Mets beat Phillies anyway. • World Cup: Goooooooo oh, forget it...
Roethlisberger Maelstrom Only Just Beginning, We're Afraid
The reaction to Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycle accident isn't yet approaching Barbaro proportions — he's not a loveable racehorse, after all — but it's up there. Aside from multiple facial fractures — which were repaired successfully, according to surgeons — Roethlisberger seems to have escaped o...