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We Have To Ask ...
Suggested Questions For Today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · 11 a.m. MLB with Buster Olney: We're wondering if the Yankees will make any significant moves before the (want to read the whole question, Buster? Subscribe now! Only $39.95 a year, or $4.95 a month). · 1 p.m. NHL Draft with E.J. Hrade...
About Last Night ...
What you missed when Tom Arnold showed up, drunk, wanting to talk about his love life ... · Red Sox to Ramirez: "Oh, how can we stay mad at you?" · Vijay wins Buick Open, declares himself "King of Everything." · Giambi's two totally natural, non-chemically enhanced homers lead Yankees (wink, wink)....
Some ESPN People Aren't <em>That</em> Horrible
We rip on ESPN a lot here, so we feel like we should point out that some people actually like a few of the anchors over there. Some radio DJ has compiled a list of the "personalities" he actually doesn't hate. Included are Scott Van Pelt, Dan Patrick and (cough) Mel Kiper, Jr. The Sporting Fools c...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested Questions For Today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · 10 a.m. The Buzzmaster: Dude, what's up? I haven't heard from you since college. I see you still have the same nickname, though. Right on! · Noon. MLB with Jerry Crasnick: Has anyone ever told you that you look like the love child of V...
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What you missed while trying to convince Larry Brown to coach your son's 5th grade basketball team ... · Let's mistakenly play two: Blue Jays beat Angels in 18th inning. · Using a branch for a club and a small rock for a ball, Tiger still only seven strokes back at Buick Open. · Braves sweep Nationa...
Red Sox Fans Have Had Enough Of Manny
We have to say, it's a sad day when the city of Boston — or anyone, really — turns on outfielder Manny Ramirez. Maybe because we're not Red Sox fans, but we love Manny. When they say "that's just Manny being Manny," it's not fair, but come on: It's true. The guy wore sunglasses with in iPod in the...
Yard Work Upgrades, Eviscerates Peter King
Congrats to the wacky folks at Yard Work, who have revamped their site with a shiny new URL and an archive that could judiciously be called "improved." They blast off the new site with a pretty biting satire of Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback column, which begins with a pretty fantastic im...
Bob Costas: Hysterical In His Own Mind
Don't know if any of you saw this or not, but everybody's favorite Sports Dwarf In A Suit Bob Costas was a guest on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" last evening. It was a bizarre appearance. Our problem with Costas has never been that he isn't smart (because he constantly reminds us that, yes, h...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested Questions For Today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · Noon. ESPN Golf School: Have you seen my ball? It's a Titleist. · 1 p.m. MLB with Rob Neyer: Someday in the future when robots rule the earth and there is no reason for art or prose, will your writing be considered good? · 3 p.m. Toled...
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What you missed while attending to your duties as Pope ... · Our long national nightmare is over: Knicks, Brown finally tie the knot. · Yankees stopped by Santana (not the band). · We are filled with shame: < ahref="http://www.suntimes.com/output/fire/cst-spt-fire28.html">AC Milan beats MLS Chicago ...
Checking In On ESPN's Worst
It's been 24 hours, so we feel we have to check in on BravesBeat's Road From Bristol, which allows visitors to vote in a 64-person bracket to decide just who truly is the most loathsome ESPN personality....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters · 10 a.m. NFL with Chris Mortensen: Let's just drop the pretense and admit that the only reason we're interested is because of our Fantasy League, OK? · 2:30 p.m. MLS Commissioner Don Garber: Uh, for the life of me I can't think of a questio...
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What you missed when the Pillsbury Dough Boy had you arrested for inappropriate poking · Maddux: Gets 3,000th strikeout. You: Eat 30,000th Chicken McNugget. · Phelps wins 200 free at World Swim Championships despite that meddlesome Aquaman. · Sosa mistakenly uses non-corked bat, ties Frank Robinson ...
Mistakes At Si.com
Interesting note on SI.com right now. On Michael Silver's column is the following rejoiner:...
Hey, You Got A License For That Thing?
Someone just sent us this photo of America's sports hero Lance Armstrong, in the early days. Nothing much more we can say here....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... · 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: The recent London terror attacks have given me pause to reflect on life's big issues. Should I draft Ricky Williams? · Noon Page 2's Patrick Hruby: Does Bill Simmons rifle your desk at night for column i...
About Last Night ...
You awoke on the front lawn with a dog licking your face and various unexplainable tattoos. We'll bring you up to speed. · OK, that idea the Red Sox had about putting Schilling in the bullpen? Not so good. · Monday Night Golf: Tiger, Daly lose to two guys who just wandered in from a nearby bar. · Al...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... ·Noon. MLB with Steve Phillips: This is Mets' General Manager Omar Minaya. Could you please return the office supplies? ·1 p.m. NCAA football with Trev Alberts: How good do my grades have to be in college so that I don't wind up analyzin...
Who's The Worst ESPN Personality Of Them All?
The folks at BravesBeat are making the world a better place. They have created an official 64-man tournament bracket to decide who exactly the most loathsome ESPN personality is. It's a doozy of a bracket: No. 1 seeds include Stephen A. Smith, Chris Berman, Stuart Scott and Dick Vitale. (No. 2 see...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while setting up the world's longest line of dominos ... oops. · Armstrong can now drink a margarita out of a different Tour de France trophy every day of the week. · Busch wins Pennsylvania 500, Wallace second after stopping for a family of ducks. · Ben Crane shoots 69 to win US Ban...