ti Page 1996 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Fantasy FB Hall of Fame: Is this an actual thing, or just a part of Nate Ravich's fevered ramblings? • 2 p.m. Baseball America's Jim Callis: Make some sense of this Bonds thing, Jim. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. • 4 p.m...
Barry Blogdome: Asterisk-esque!
What they're saying in Blogopolis about No. 756. We apologize for the use of that word, by the way. At least we didn't say "sphere."...
You Don't Want Tiger Pitching Your Product
Remember that old Tiger Woods Caddyshack commercial for American Express? It was one of Tiger's most likable moments; even Tiger can be funny when he's channeling Bill Murray....
NFL Season Preview: Tennessee Titans
Believe it or not, folks, the NFL season is much closer than you can possibly imagine. So close, in fact, that, if we're going to fit in every NFL team preview by the start of the season, we have to go this early. So there you have it....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11:15 a.m. MLB Hall of Famer Joe Morgan: The cutoff age of people who don't know who you are is now 33. • 1 p.m. College BB Recruiting: Why is Bobby Knight sleeping in a tent in our yard? • 3 p.m. Red Bull New York F Jozy Altidore: Wai...
Our One Moment Of Grace, Coming From A Guy Who Pees On Teammates
As Barry Bonds goes to finally break the record this weekend, we hark back to the only real revelatory moment of this "chase:" Greg Maddux's performance against Bonds on Friday night....
Lil Romeo, Undersized, Shoot-First Point Guard
We've already shared with you our joy that Michael Jordan's son is going to be playing for our Illini this season. He's not all that good, but he's not costing a scholarship, and it'll make sure his dad impregnates a few co-eds. It'll be fun....
You Threadjackin' It?
To keep the comments as fresh and outstanding as they've been up to this point, we've commissioned Commenting Guru Rob Iracane to write a bi-weekly Comment Ombudsman column. It runs every other week. This is that week....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Monday's morning buzz: Wait ... was that a Pop Tart joke? Wow. • Noon. MLB with Steve Phillips: So Steve, what are your thoughts on toaster pastries? • 2 p.m. Page 2's Patrick Hruby: May I take the Page 2 makeup quiz?...
Kige Ramsey: Behind The Laughter
We all know the legend; now it's time to meet the man. In a rare peek behind the scenes of his YouTube broadcasting empire, Kige Ramsey presents viewers with an actual blooper reel (someone added a laugh track, which really wasn't necessary); plus, he gives us an exclusive look at the top of the ve...
Solicit Like A Champion
We know that Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis is infinitely more popular than Tyrone Willingham ever was (even though they have pretty much the same record at the university). But it's possible he was paying too much attention to his gastric bypass surgery than his players' well-being, because one of t...
Greg Oden is Exceedingly Likeable
Today's issue of the Oregonian includes a revealing feature on Blazers rookie Greg Oden. Joe Freeman does an excellent job conveying his subject's personality to the reader and even the Buckeye hater in me can't help but lighten up. It's not the first article to praise the young star but it does cov...
Washington Wizards beat writer Ivan Carter is reporting that the team has agreed to send the rights to Spanish superstar—and Pau Gasol's bosom-buddy—Juan Carlos "La Bomba" Navarro to Memphis. In exchange they'll give up a future first round pick that might be lottery protected (crap). I'm not thrill...
Gilbert Arenas Gets More Entertaining Every Day
Gilbert Arenas created a bit of a stir around the blogosphere when he "borrowed" material from a professional comedian last week. Well now he's firing back at his critics and his material is funnier than that of any comedian I've seen since Demetri Martin's last stand-up special. I'd love to block q...
Wake up! They're Underway at Wembley
The sun is already rising on a new season in the Barclay's Premier League. The annual Community Shield match is underway at Wembley stadium pitting Machester United against Chelsea, the champions of last year's league title and FA Cup respectively. While the result of today's match won't be reflecte...
• As usual the Wizznutzz have spent the bulk of the summer in the Mothering Hut and their output has been truly inspired. It's the kind of inspiration you can only get from eating week-old Sabrett's hot dogs with Chico DeBarge and Rod Strickland's pet lemur. Plus the lemur bit Jaarko (who responded ...
New MNF Booth Just Full Of Giggles!
Newsday's Neil Best documents a happening that seems specifically designed to make Joe Theismann pound his face repeatedly against a wall: a practice session with the new "Monday Night Football" crew. They're having so much fun!...
In A Split Second, A Career Ends
Remember Tyron Prothro? The Alabama wide receiver was one of the most exciting players in college football until he, in the most gruesome fashion, broke his leg in a game against Florida two years ago. (You can see it in this photo, if you dare.)...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. MLB with Jerry Crasnick: Wouldn't it be fun if they threw out baseball players like they did cyclists in the Tour de France? • 2 p.m. NASCAR with Terry Blount: In Canseco's new book, he claims that 45 percent of all NASCAR driver...