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Fans Love Their Colorado Rockies
Because the Yankees — who, we might add, aren't in the playoffs anymore — are taking up too much media space, we thought we'd honor each of the four teams left with a roundup of the nicest things each team's best blogs could say about them. See? We're sweet! Right now: The Colorado Rockies....

Fans Love Their Cleveland Indians
Because the Yankees — who, we might add, aren't in the playoffs anymore — are taking up too much media space, we thought we'd honor each of the four teams left with a roundup of the nicest things each team's best blogs could say about them. See? We're sweet! Right now: The Cleveland Indians....

Put Your Faith In The Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers have split their first two games of the season, and are generally not considered a serious Stanley Cup contender. But worry not: They totally get along as a team. They even do team-building exercises....

Clint Hurdle Has Always Been A Romantic
We are all in the midst of Rockies Fever — oh, and Phillies Fever; we're in the midst of that too — so we take a time out to remember manager Clint Hurdle's finest moment: The time he was arrested for trying to bring a little love to the planet....

About Last Night ...
What you missed while scrolling up classic cinemas... • NCAA Football: South Wang upsets West Middlefinger 21-13. • Preseason NHL: Canucks edge Flames 3-2, powered by Curtis Sanford's 40 saves, ya big dummy. • Women's Olympic Basketball: US 85, Canada 37. But in metric points, Canada only lost by si...

Hugh Johnson's Hangover
Yep, college football is back for real. There was a an exciting, competitive, and meaningful game last night and some forward thinker actually televised it! Cal finished off their two year home-and-home against Tennessee in style with a 45-31 victory. The game offered up a showcase for those who lov...

Who's The Next Punter To Attempt To Kill Off His Competition?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....

Ankiel Gets The Call
He is the The Natural, he is Young Musial, he is the alpha, the omega, the beginning, the end. And, as of today, he is a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. Sources tell us that an announcement that Rick Ankiel has been called up to the big leagues is scheduled for later this afternoon/weekend....

A Sensuous Saturday Of Natural Love
• 1:30 — Movie: Anacondas II [TNT] • 2:00 — Boxing: Best of Butterbean II [ESPN Classic] • 2:00 — NFL: JB Awards [CBS] • 2:00 — Movie: The Blue Lagoon [Telemundo] • 3:00 — Bull Riding: PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour [ESPN] • 3:00 — Golf: Canadian Open [CBS] • 4:00 — Tennis: Indianapolis Championships [NBC] ...

Time To Agonize Over Your Fantasy Team Name
We are officially ready to start thinking about fantasy football, we think. As always, we're in too many leagues for us to keep track of, particularly because we consistently make the mistake of naming all our teams the same thing: Mattoon Green Wave. This is not only uncreative, but also incredibly...

I knew well in advance that I'd come out of the Winky Wright/Bernard Hopkins fight frustrated, confuse, and unfulfilled like Katie Holmes' first romantic encounter with Tom Cruise. Truthfully I can't even bring myself to write up my thoughts on the fight, besides, I feel as if I've already inundated...

Your Tickets Have Been Steam Dried
We will confess to being regular users of StubHub. (They are not a sponsor, honest.) It's a little expensive, but it's almost always worth it; it certainly impressed our parents when they came to visit. During past trips to Shea Stadium, our seats were somewhere in Staten Island....

Jason Witten's Forging Momma
So, just to bring you back up to speed, in the world of outstanding sports moms, we have:...

We Doubt Anna Benson Would Have Stood For This
To wrap up today, here's yet another example of just how weird professional athletes are, from a few days ago: They sometimes live in a batting cage. That's what the Angels' Reggie Willits does, anyway....

Chris Henry Is Just Making Up Offenses Now
OK. Are you sitting down? We feel like you should be sitting down. It's probably for the best if you're sitting down. Take a deep breath. Have a brandy. You ready? Cool. Here goes....

About Last Night...
What you missed while wondering whether John Daly's wife used a steak knife from the wedding registry ... • MLB: Yankees win 4th straight as the circus Roger Clemens comes to town. • NFL: Consummate team-player Daunte Culpepper won't let the Dolphins trade him. • Golf: Michelle Wie makes the cut (ba...

Living And Dying With Your Team ... Live On Video!
Last week, West Ham United faced potential relegation from the Premiership. It came down to one vital game ... and this man was there to do everything in his power to help his team survive....

When It's Time For Mr. Met To Party, It's Time To Party Hard
You thought A-Rod was the only New York baseball personality out partying with attractive ladies all weekend? You clearly forgot about Mr. Met....

Boxing's Last Gasp
Finally, after putting it off for a couple of weeks, we sat down and watched all episodes of "De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7" last night; enough people had told us we were required to take a look that we sucked it up. And we agree with Robert Weintraub from Slate: It is more fun than anything involving ...

Cultural Oddsmaker: Who's the Next Minor League Mascot to Get All Dirty?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....