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Recruiting Makes College Sports Double Plus Unfun
As a fan of college athletics, we will confess to being depressed by the process of recruiting. Some fans are obsessed with it, subscribing to scouting services and reading tea leaves, analyzing every vocal inflection of a 17-year-old kid as if it's going to be an insight to their deeper mindset. (T...
Parents Sentence Son To Lifetime Of Ass-Kickings
As The Mighty MJD mentioned on Sunday, Leann and Rusty Real of D'Iberville, Miss., have named their kid ESPN Montana Real. That's pronounced "Espen," as in, "Mrs. Johnson! The other boys have run Espen's pants up the flagpole again!"...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2 p.m. MLB with Buster Olney: So, do you have interest in the Yankees job, or not? Stop dodging the question, Buster! • 3:30 p.m. AFC West w/Jeremy Green: Who do you think the Raiders will pick with the overall first pick in the draft?...
There Is Exactly One Detroit Tiger Whose Eyes Didn't Sting This Morning
And that would be Jason Grilli, the Detroit Tigers pitcher who at some point in his life probably earned a boy scout badge for being well-prepared. In the Tigers clubhouse celebration last night, Jason Grilli sported the goggles you see above, with battery-powered headlights and windshield wiper...
Happy, Cuddly Tigers
The following are the words of Ray Wert, associate editor with our homeboys Jalopnik. He likes Detroit, cars, and the Tigers... maybe even some combination of Eminem, Kid Rock, and Aretha Franklin. He was fortunate enough to be at the Tigers/Yankees game yesterday (though he didn't get to kiss Jim...
NFL Week Five, Update #1
• The Tennessee Titans, eighteen-and-a-half point underdogs, could be in the process of pulling off the upset of the freakin' decade. They lead the Colts 10-0 at the half, behind a beautiful Vince Young touchdown run and a secondary that's held Peyton Manning to 56 yards, and Marvin Harrison without...
Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy
I know that a lot of you will be commenting with heavy hearts today, in the wake of the Yankees stunning loss to the Detroit Tigers last night. It took the Tigers just four games to oust the Yankees from the playoffs, send George Steinbrenner into a murderous rage, make Brian Cashman hide under hi...
NFL Awards Chris Henry More Free Time
From Buck O'Neil... to Chris Henry....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB with Keith Law: Pitching to Pujols — crazy, or insane? • 2 p.m. Predators' J.P. Dumont: Oh no, not another Mark Foley discussion. Oh, hockey. OK then. • 3 p.m. FFB injuries w/Will Carroll: How can every member of my team get ...
Well, Look Who's Back!
That's right, folks: You thought the beat slowed down, but with Clinton Portis, the beat just don't slow down....
No One Doesn't "Just Say No" More Than The Bengals
For the Rob Gordons of the world out there, few experiences are more satisfying than sifting through old record bins. We once found that famous William Shatner car crash LSD record ... and that was just in our parents' basement....
Live Playoff Blog: Yankees Vs. Tigers, Game 2
Seriously, we can't imagine a worse rainout scenario for fans than this one: Rather than a late-night Wednesday game, you have a Thursday game at 1 p.m. Imagine being at the game last night, at 9:30, thinking it might start, then learning they've cancelled it and you have about 13 hours to get home ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. College FB with Joe Schad: Joe Schad, you are a fish. You cannot read. This cannot be read to you. • 2 p.m. D.C. United GK Troy Perkins: So, it's just like air hockey, right? • 4 p.m. NFL Scientist K.C. Joyner: It doesn't take a...
We Knew We Were Lame For Letting People With Tees Into Our Birthday Parties
All told, we realize now that our Sunday evening was rather sedate. (Chocolate milk, Fig Newtons and Diner Dash, now that you asked.)...
Live Playoff Blog: Twins Vs. A's, Game Two
It seems strange to have a 1 p.m. start the day after the same two teams played at the same time the day before, but hey, it's Minnesota. Those folks should feel lucky ESPN's even showing their game!...
The Dangers Of The Play-Calling Screens
You know how it goes. It's a hotly contested game of Madden, or NBA Live, or, say, NCAA Football 07, and you played your ass off and you lost on a last-second touchdown and you think your buddy was sneaking looks at your plays and you threw the controller across the room and you tried to get the l...
We Have To Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. The Morning Buzz. • 10 a.m. MLB with Joe Morgan: It's a question we've often asked ourselves ... why is Joe Morgan competing with our morning buzz? • Noon. Ex-Cowboy George Teague: Forget Terrell Owens and posing on the Dallas ...
The Day After For The 0-1 Teams
One of the joys of writing about sports on the Web is how every day is a little more important than it would be if glimpsed from a wider perspective. Fortunately, during the baseball postseason, there is no wider perspective: Everything matters in every possible moment. (If you don't believe us, ask...
Ah ... When The Catchphrases Felt Only SLIGHTLY Warmed Over
Here's your little blast for the past today: As difficult as it is to believe that Hootie and the Blowfish were ever considered cool — we're not sure that actually ever happened — it's, these days, just as difficult to comprehend ESPN being, you know, down with the kids. These two unique cultural cu...
Live Playoff Blog: Twins Vs. A's, Game One
Well, all right, we did this last year, so let's rev it up again. We know you're stuck at work while there's a freaking playoff game on, and we know that, at times like this, the MLB GameCast isn't quite enough....