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To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch as the price of gas exceeds the price of real estate ... • NFL: Giants at Patriots. It's the final exhibition game, so expect to see a lot of QB Jared Lorenzen. • College football: Central Florida Cannon Fodder at South Carolina Spurriers. • MLB: Tigers at White Sox. One of these teams...

Leftovers: Whatcha Gonna Do When They Come For You?
• Ah, that pesky morals clause: Orioles release Ponson. [Camden Chat] • Beef: it's what's for dinner. Colts sign DT Simon. [Indianapolis Star] • Kevin Brown, we hardly knew ye. • Finley lands in San Antonio — David Stern decides to save time and award Spurs the NBA Championship trophy now....

Party With Clinton Portis
If you're roaming around the Washington, D.C. area with nothing to do tomorrow night, and you're desperate to wish legendary party guy Clinton Portis a happy birthday, here's your invite to the party at a DC club called LOVE, courtesy eVIPlist. Don't forget the point of the party, either:...

Today In MLB Blogs
Take a look at the above photo, actually existing on MLB Blogs at this moment. A couple of possibilities here:...

The Deprogramming of David Wells
It's a sad day when Boston fathead David Wells is turned into a Stepford Drone, but it has happened. On Monday, Wells blasted commissioner Bud Selig and essentially accused him of covering up the Rafael Palmeiro steroid bust, which, frankly, the rest of us all think too. But once Wells left his em...

To Watch Tonight ...
What to watch on your freshly looted high-definition TV ... • Boxing: Malcolm Tann vs. Derek Bryant heavyweight clinchfest. • MLB: Cardinals at Marlins. Do we feel Baseball Fever coming on? Nope, it's just the humidity. • U.S. Open Tennis. Because real sports get us too worked up....

Milton Bradley Repeatedly High-Fives His Wife
You know, it had been so long since a good Athlete Beating His Wife story that we were beginning to wonder what was going on. But we can always count on crazy Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley to take care of us. Bradley — who is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, allowing the LA m...

Wells Gets Detention, Call Home to Parents
After his pissed-off comments Monday, Boston pitcher David Wells has been sent to the principal's office. Wells, who blasted commissioner Bud Selig and accused him of covering up steroid results, was summoned to New York to chat with baseball brass. Interestingly enough, Selig himself is unlikely ...

Saints Searching For a Home
As New Orleans seemingly turns into more of a swamp by the day, it is beginning to occur to sports people that New Orleans has a football team, and that team is going to need somewhere to play. The Saints' home opener was scheduled for September 18, but not only won't be able to play in the Super...

To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch After You've Been Cut By The Denver Broncos ... • MLB: A's at Angels. Doesn't it seem that these teams play each other every day? • WNBA Playoffs. The excitement is palpable.* • U.S. Open tennis. Hey, why is the court blue? * = may not be true....

Skip Bayless vs. Stuart Scott: Whom Do You Hate More?
We have reached the finals of The Road To Bristol, the ongoing, months-long battle to discover, once and for all, the most loathsome ESPN "personality."...

We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:30 p.m. NFL With John Clayton: Honestly, though, we think you could actually beat Salisbury in a fight. Come on, go for it. • 1 p.m. NFL With Gary Gillette: Wait, who are you? Do they let you on TV? • 2 p.m. MLB With Peter Gammons: ...

Today In MLB Blogs
We find it hard at times to keep up with MLB Blogs because of its the breakneck pace. When visiting Replaying the Past, for instance, we often have to take a breather to collect our wits, stop our heads from spinning and have someone from the clinic across the street take our blood pressure. It's ...

Wells Digs His Own Hole
It's always amusing when Boston elderly punk David Wells pops off, but we have a suspicion that when he verbally attacked commissioner Bud Selig after his six-game suspension for bumping an umpire was upheld, he might have got himself in some real trouble this time....

To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch Instead Of Endless Hurricane News ... • Monday Night (Exhibition) Football: Rams at Lions. Remember when they wore the yellow sportscoats with the circle on the pockets? We're wearing one now. • MLB: Dodgers at Cubs. Look ... all the Chicago players are vomiting milk. • U.S. Open, Day ...

Leftovers: Much Ado About Cycling
• Call the CSI guys: Cycling Tour to probe Armstrong doping reports. [SF Gate] • Ronaldo denies link to drug ring, says all those baggies are for very tiny sandwiches. [Reuters] • T.O. misses charity event, but no one seems too worked up about it. [MSNBC]...

Blogdom's Best: Biggio Plunked
News and Views From Charisma Quotients Obviously Too Low ... • Craig Biggio was actually called out for not getting out of the way of a pitch. Which makes many question God. [Plunk Biggio] • It's time to pardon Zack Greinke from this hellish prison. [Royals Review] • Cardinals fans absolutely cannot...

To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch While Remembering That Tonight's Yet Another Anniversary Of A Breakup ... · Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees. You know how they used to say every egg you ate took five minutes off your life. We think Yankees losses are like that with George Steinbrenner, except it's like an hour. ...

Clemens Survives ... For Now
Well, it's 5:30, and no announcement from Selig and company about steroids suspensions as has been widely rumored. We're keeping an eye out, but, of course, we'll just ask Michael Kay about it, if we have to....

To Watch Tonight ...
What To Watch While Trying To Get Out Of Painting ... · NFL: Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks: Enjoy a good quarter of people's names you barely recognize. But hey, John Madden's there. · MLB: Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs: It's always annoying when two SuperStation teams play each other. · Littl...