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Roger Even Throws At Unborn Sons
As an update on the Roger Clemens item from earlier, an eagle-eyed reader points out that this is hardly the first time Roger has not hesitated to give the high hard one (so to speak) to a family member....
Leftovers: Villanova Blue
• Curtis Sumpter to miss rest of the season for Villanova. [Big East Basketball] • Don't expect Eric Moulds back in Buffalo next year. [Buffalo's Best Blog] • Apparently, Scoop Jackson gets to write a yearbook entry every year at ESPN. Maybe it's in his contract. [ESPN] • You think Destiny Frankenst...
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Peter Vecsey
Forgive the analogy, but it occurred to us that a Peter Vecsey column is a lot like going hunting with Dick Cheney. If you're loud and obnoxious enough to scare the little critters out of hiding and keep loudly blasting away, you're bound to hit something eventually. And those innocent people who ...
Roger Clemens Grounds His Son
We kind of like that final scene in The Natural, where Roy Hobbs is playing catch with his son in a wheat field. But when the subject is Roger Clemens playing baseball with his son, a couple of other films come to mind. • The Great Santini. Dad: Robert Duvall. Son: Michael O'Keefe. Quote: "You go...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize that the Wayne Industries logo in "Batman Begins" looks exactly like the Indiana University logo ... • College Men's Basketball: Pittsburgh at West Virginia, Oklahoma State at Oklahoma. Those flaming objects hurled toward the court must mean it's rivalry week. [ESPN] • N...
Yeah, Damon Back At Fenway Should Be Fun
A reader, calling himself (ominously) "the Hector Villanueva Posse," writes in from Boston to give us this photo of Johnny Damon memorabilia being drastically cut down in price in Boston....
Leftovers: Impeach (Reggie) Bush
• Texans considering trading first overall pick. Think anyone will take Carr along with it? [MSN Sports Filter] • Seventeen new members heading to Cooperstown, including the first woman. [Baseball Hall Of Fame] • Honestly, we think Kenny Williams could probably take Big Frank in a fight. [South Side...
To Watch Tonight...
• NBA: Boston @ LA Lakers. A rare Sunday night NBA game on ESPN. Solid....
Leftovers...
• Unhappy with the way the company was treating him, Gilbert Arenas partially blocked out the adidas logo on his shoes at the All-Star game. Later, he found out they were planning to give him his own signature shoe. Oopsie. [Dan's Take]...
To Watch Tonight...
• Boxing: Fernando Vargas vs. Shane Mosley. I'd watch, but I can only think of about 75,000 ways to better spend $44.95....
Leftovers...
• Although she's not my particular cup of tea, you've got to admire any Olympian who uses his shiny new gold medal to try to get some action from Lindsay Lohan. [The 700 Level]...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you realize those people on the TV show "Lost" may not even really want to get rescued at all ... • Boxing: Light middleweights, Oscar Diaz vs. Russell Jordan, at Verona, N.Y. Oh Lord, give these men the strength to go forth and pound each other to a fine powder. [ESPN2] • NASCAR Ne...
Leftovers: See Ya, Lil' Penny
• Magic promptly waive Penny Hardaway. Will Isiah re-sign him to six-year deal? [Central Florida News] • Speedskater Hedrick wins another medal to add to his coaster collection. [AP] • Patriots refuse to franchise Adam Vinatieri. [Reb Sox] • Jeff Bagwell angers Astros by showing up for work. That ha...
The Week in Photos
Yes, some poor demented soul sent us a bunch of David Hasselhoff photos (a cry for help, really). That's a top hat. And a frog. It serves as a disturbing and inaspicious start to our Week in Photos ......
Intimate Fantasies About ... Aw, Jeez, HER?
Inspired by a look back at Tonya Harding's career a couple of days ago, a reader, who must be the sports fan equivalent of a cutter, did some research into Tonya and found something so disturbing that pointing it out to you makes us feel like we might be a bad person....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you discover that Wal-Mart does not have refills for your web shooters ......
Leftovers
Manny Ramirez bows out of World Baseball Classic. We had him in the qutting pool, so that's good. [The Boston Globe]...
Tony Parker Fuels Our Nightmares
OK, we know that Tony Parker plays for the Spurs. And he's linked to Desperate Housewives co-star Eva Longoria (Yowza!). That's 12 or 13 Around the Horn-style points right there. But then there's this: He's also a rapper. (13 ... 12 ... 10 ...) who raps in French (9, 8, 7, 65432 ...)...
We Have to Ask
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ......
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you notice that your back yard is beginning to resemble the scenery in the TV show "Lost" ...• College Basketball: Duke at Georgia Tech. February Madness, courtesy of the ACC. [ESPN] • Soccer: UEFA Champions League, second round, first leg, Chelsea vs. Barcelona, at London. Your att...