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Needling Barry, Day One
When we first heard that the Giants would open their season in San Diego, we were a little disappointed. Who's going to rag on Barry Bonds in San Diego? It's the most laid-back of all cities; it makes Indianapolis look like Baghdad outside of the Green Zone. But we were wrong. San Diego, you didn'...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while toasting your buns ... • NCAA Tournament: Noah's Arc — Gators capture first national title, stopping Bruins 73-57. • MLB: Well, it didn't take long for A-Rod, Big Unit to establish Yankees as the alpha male of the AL. • NHL: Controversy abounds as Sabres clinch playoffs with wi...
You're Doing A Heckuva Job, Dusty
It's Opening Day, and that means it's time to play "What's Your Caption?"...
Barry Bonds Ready For His Closeup
If you've been watching ESPN at all over the last couple of days, you've seen the ads: The reality show "Bonds On Bonds" debuts tomorrow....
Yeah, Steroids Will Totally Ruin Your Life
It was pointed out when Yankees Meat Loaf impersonator Jason Giambi admitted to taking steroids in front of the BALCO grand jury that steroids worked out just fine for him. A year after it was confirmed by Giambi was taking steroids, he signed a nine-digit contract with the Yankees. Ask him, in da...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Frozen Four marathon!: I love college hockey! (this will be only slightly more popular than the recent Matlock marathon). • 1 p.m. WNCAA championship with Charlie Creme: I won the golden ticket! Now where are the Oompa Loompas?...
One Depressing Sports Weekend
We don't mean to overstate this, but Saturday was a disappointing an evening for college basketball as we can remember. It's not just that George Mason lost to Florida, or even that they lost so convincingly. Their legend had been secured simply by making it to Indianapolis at all; any mid-major w...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while having all kinds of troubles trying to sell your late father's sanitation business ... • Women's College Basketball: Turtle Mania! Maryland upends No. 1 UNC to reach NCAA title game. Will take on Duke. • NBA: And they call it the streak ... Carter's 43 lead Nets to 12th straigh...
About Last Night...
• NBA: Wizards 99, Spurs 106. Hey, a competitive basketball game. What a novel idea....
The Best Damn... April Fools Joke.
Okay, I was had, and I am dumb A couple of readers have written in (and my thanks to them) to tell me that the "fight" between Michael Strahan and Tom Arnold on The Best Damn Sports Show was, in fact, an April Fools Joke. My congratulations to everyone involved. I didn't think those guys were capa...
Best Damn Sports Show Fight
So if you missed Friday night's episode of The Best Damn Sports Show (and how could you?), check about the above video. Tom Arnold and Michael Strahan get into kind of a little sissy chair fight. And Michael Strahan did not win. He's on the ground making noises like he's hurt, cursing at Arnold, who...
About Last Night...
• Grapefruit League: Cardinals 9, Mets 6. Albert Pujols goes deep three times, forcing the entire roster of my fantasy team to weep in jealousy....
Enhance Your Pud
So, should Barry Bonds be in the Hall of Fame if it's proven (again) that he used steroids? If he makes it, he won't be the first guy to use performance enhancers in Cooperstown. NPR's blog tells the story today of Pud Galvin, a 19th century pitcher for Pittsburgh....
Your AL East "Preview"
Obviously, the landscape of the American League East obviously changed dramatically yesterday, but we're gonna go ahead and try to forecast matters anyway. It's hard, but we must tredge forward, regardless. We must stay strong. Some bad predictions:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NBA with Bill Walton: Imagining you hunched over a keyboard, typing, is a comical notion. I suspect you pay someone to do it; possibly Luke. • 11 a.m. Two-Way with Stuart Scott: So ... both chats at 11 a.m. ... does this mean t...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while standing in line to buy the latest Paris Hilton rap CD... • College Basketball: South Carolina wins second straight NIT Tournament title, first time that's happend since 1943-44, for whatever that's worth. • Exhibition Baseball: Bonds receives standing ovation in first plate ap...
Two Down, One To Go
Just about a year ago, then-ESPN head dog Mark Shapiro announced the creation of three shows that best exemplified the future of the network: ESPN2's "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith," "ESPN Hollywood" and ESPN Classic's "Classic Now." Media reporters might remember the big teleconference, whi...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. Paul Shirley's So-Called Career: The first sentence of this column makes me think we have another Harold Pinter on our hands. • 1:30 p.m. Washington's Brandon Roy: Well, after giving up 98 points to UConn, shall we chat about de...
The Ultimate Time Capsule Photo
Someone just sent us this picture, and we don't know where it's from, who took it or what the circumstances were around it. But, somehow, it made us extremely sad. Man. That could have been Whitey Ford, Ted Williams and Joe Louis hanging out right there. Oh well....
Sheriff Bud Selig, All Over The Case
Look out, Barry; you're really in trouble now. Bud Selig reportedly is ready to announce that Major League Baseball is launching an investigation into steroid use (insert dramatic music here). So as you can see, the jig is up. There's absolutely nowhere players like Bonds can hide. Having Bud Seli...