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About Last Night ...
What you missed while watching Emeril — but failing, sadly, to kick it up a notch ... • World Baseball Classic: Somehow we knew that the first three words we would hear during actual baseball competition this season would be "Chan Ho Park." • NBA: Michael Finley leads Spurs over Mavericks, even thou...
Cut The Black Wire
Last night, the Pittsburgh Steelers all gathered at a Loews theater in West Homestead, Penn., to watch on the big screen the DVD of their championship season. Apparently, an Eagles fan found out about it; the whole thing was cancelled after a phoned-in bomb scare....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA draft with Chad Ford: While the rest of the teams will be drafting live, we hear that the Knicks' choices will be on a seven-second delay. Your thoughts? • 3 p.m. NHL with Barry Melrose: So what's the NHL's policy with Olympi...
Just Another Way To Celebrate A Duke Loss
All kinds of glee around college basketball this morning, because ding dong, Duke has lost. We always notice a bit of a buzz around this here Web world the morning after a Duke loss; the sun's a little brighter, the grass is a little greener, so on....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while rapping your love for Kentucky BAS-ket-ball, Kentucky BBBBasket-BALL ... • College Basketball: FSU sends Duke to first ACC loss, changing A LOT of potential NCAA Tournament brackets. • NBA: Hey, we told you he was pissed — Iverson's 40 leads 76ers over Rockets. • NHL: Swede To ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Multi-Sports Fantasy Focus: You dare to mock my biathlon office pool? You will pay for that — and pay dearly. • Noon: NFL with Chris Mortensen: There's nothing better than a nice pro football chat in early March. Perhaps we can...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while dozing peacfully on a New Orleans balcony ... • College Basketball: Brady Bunch — LSU, which starts three freshmen and a sophomore, clinches share of SEC title. • NHL: Sharks rout Swede-less Red Wings, 5-1. • NBA: Lakers inch ever-so-slightly above .500 with win over Magic....
Roger Even Throws At Unborn Sons
As an update on the Roger Clemens item from earlier, an eagle-eyed reader points out that this is hardly the first time Roger has not hesitated to give the high hard one (so to speak) to a family member....
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Peter Vecsey
Forgive the analogy, but it occurred to us that a Peter Vecsey column is a lot like going hunting with Dick Cheney. If you're loud and obnoxious enough to scare the little critters out of hiding and keep loudly blasting away, you're bound to hit something eventually. And those innocent people who ...
Manute Bol, Being Boxed Again
Remember earlier this month, when we spotlighted former NBAer Manute Bol and his heroic efforts to shed light on the horrors currently going on in Darfur? Well, we still think his cause is noble, but some new news has us less convinced about him....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. MLB Fantasy Focus: I don't care what the title of this chat says, my fantasy has and always will focus on a slumber party pillow fight between Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie. • 11 a.m. NBA with Marc Stein: Do you think that the...
Roger Clemens Grounds His Son
We kind of like that final scene in The Natural, where Roy Hobbs is playing catch with his son in a wheat field. But when the subject is Roger Clemens playing baseball with his son, a couple of other films come to mind. • The Great Santini. Dad: Robert Duvall. Son: Michael O'Keefe. Quote: "You go...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while dealing with tech issues that caused your site to start an hour later than usual ... • College Basketball: Pittsnogle leads West Virginia to 67-62 win over Pitt. OK, we're officially confused. • NBA: Cleveland Does Not Rock — Pistons beat Cavs for second straight day. • Tennis:...
Yeah, Damon Back At Fenway Should Be Fun
A reader, calling himself (ominously) "the Hector Villanueva Posse," writes in from Boston to give us this photo of Johnny Damon memorabilia being drastically cut down in price in Boston....
We Could Learn A Thing Or Two About Loutish Behavior From The Brits
We Americans get so cute sometimes with our little disagreements in the stands at NBA games, and our occasional guy who runs onto the field to take the football from Brett Favre. Meanwhile, in England, they're doing things like this:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. The Buzzmaster: Is there anything more pathetic than a guy in his 40s who still attends keggers? • Noon. NFL Draft with Jeremy Green: As long as we're on the subject, let's discuss your Wonderlic score, big guy. • 1 p.m. MLB wi...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while taking your Wonderlic test ... • NBA: Paul Pierce out-Kobes Kobe as Celtics clip Lakers. • College Basketball: Indiana beats No. 18 Michigan State. Mike Davis — hero. And unemployed very soon. • NASCAR Nextel Cup: Matt Kenseth hoists trophy after passing two poor saps broken do...
Today In College Hoops...
UConn just put their thing down against Villanova this afternoon, winning by a score of 89-75 and avenging their earlier loss to the Wildcats. This is probably as much talent as is possible to put on one college basketball floor at one time this year. UConn's talent, however, is much taller....
About Last Night...
• NBA: Bobcats 121, Suns 136. Both teams had over 100 through 3 quarters. It seems kinda unfair for Charlotte to score 121 points and lose. I didn't think they could score 121 in an empty gym....
About Last Night...
• NBA: Wizards 102, Cavaliers 94. LeBron James was booed by the ill-tempered Cleveland crowd as he missed his final seven free throws down the stretch. A word of advice, Cavs fans: LeBron's contract is up in a year, and if you piss him off too bad... well, I hope you enjoy about 12 Zydrunas Igauskus...