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Your British Open Preview
Hey, one of them "Major" "Championships" is going on in the whole golf world this weekend, the British Open. It's at the Carnoustie Golf Links, which is in Scotland, and as we all know, if it's not Scottish, it's crap....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. L.A. w/Page 2's Sam Alipour: A West Coast correspondent? What kind of a stupid idea is that? A sports site doesn't need a West Coas ... oh, wait. • 2 p.m. Pro boxer Bernard Hopkins: What is your stance on a speedbag at ESPN head...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Big East Media Day: Ha! It's July, and you're in school taking notes! • 2 p.m. Sports writer Robert Ward: So who is the straw that stirs your drink? • 3 p.m. Fantasy BB w/Nate Ravitz: In my dream, Boof Bonser is chasing me while ...
Everywhere You Look, Pants Parties
We had a grand time at the Philadelphia Pants Party this weekend; it was oddly less drunken than usual — might have been the crushing heat, or perhaps just the Mamula sandwiches — but as grand as we could have hoped. We are consistently amazed by how nice everyone is at all these; we've been to four...
Wilfredo Ledezma Is Careless With His Laundry
We haven't done much international travel, and, in fact, we just got our first passport about a year-and-a-half ago. We've heard countless nightmarish stories of people losing their passports and never getting home — we actually stitch it to our kneecap anytime we travel — but Tigers pitcher Wilfred...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. MLB with Buster Olney: Did you know that I have named my lawn gnomes after you? • 1:30 p.m. Ravens Rookie G Ben Grubbs: Please explain the following from your Auburn bio: Credited with three cockroach blocks, one rodeo block and...
Minor League Pitcher Pokes MLB On Facebook
Right-handed pitcher Jensen Lewis, 23, owned AAA hitters over the last month. At Buffalo he has posted a record of 1-0 with a save and a 1.38 ERA in 10 games, eight of which were scoreless....
One Grand Salami, Please ... Not On White!
Earlier yesterday, reports leaked that Gary Sheffield said black and white players are treated differently under Yankees skip Joe Torre, Derek Jeter "ain't all the way black," and that he never used steroids because "steroids is something you shoot in your butt," in an upcoming HBO interview. Needle...
It's Philly Pants Party Eve
A reminder to those coming along for the Philadelphia Pants Party tomorrow: Be ready for booze. (And dudes.)...
A Perfectly Appropriate Keepsake
Under normal circumstances, we couldn't imagine a way that we would ever buy our father a birthday present — August 6, everybody; postmark Bryan Leitch, Mattoon, Illinois! — that's a piece of Chicago Cubs memorabilia. But this might just be an exception....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. AFL w/Force QB Chris Greisen: We're telling you right now, we're going to keep flogging this league until cows fly, "journalism" be damned. You got a problem with that? • 2 p.m. Boxing with Dan Rafael: Better boxer ... Robert De...
Your Feeble Kicks Have No Effect On ... DOH!
It's an idea whose time has come; NBA players as European soccer goalies. Perhaps the Celtics' Paul Pierce is not the one to blaze this particular trail, however; as he looks here less like a keeper and more like a captured tuna....
If This Isn't A Sport, What Is?
What's a sport? We think competitive eating is a sport, and if you want to play around, we suppose rock paper scissors is a sport too. But how far can you push it? Claynation's Clay Travis makes the argument that counting is the new hot pseudo sport....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. NFL draft w/Steve Muench: Let's relive the glory, shall we? • 4 p.m. World Series of Poker: When I called you a cheater, I didn't know you were the Sundance Kid. • 4 p.m. Football Scientist KC Joyner: Are you responsible for thi...
Tim Legler Is INTENSE
From the now defunct Awesome USA! blog, here's what appears to be ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler awfully intense on a roller coaster....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:30 p.m. Page 2's Bill Simmons: That cartoon Simmons head looks like it has jaundice. May I offer you a cool washcloth and some antibiotics, Bill? • 2 p.m. Baseball Am.'s John Manuel: Dmitri Young is certainly not dead. (He's not, is...