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Leftovers: Dmitri Young Heads To Rehab
• Not a good month for the Young family; Dmitri Young is at the Betty Ford Center. [Detroit Free Press] • Having trouble figuring out the World Cup? Here, it's how each team relates to a professional American team. That should help. [Boston.com] • The best rundown of Carl Monday's Mike Cooper attack...
Live Blog: Poland-Ecuador
We continue our romp through Group A of the World Cup with our second and final live blog of the week: It's Ecuador vs. Poland....
Live Blog: Germany Vs. Costa Rica
All right, well, we told you we were going to be live-blogging each weekday World Cup match, and we weren't kidding around. They're about to kick off in Munich in the opening game of the World Cup, and we're gonna live blog the thing for you....
Mark Cuban's Courtside Blogging Madness
Last night's NBA Finals Game 1 Mavericks victory over the Heat was an impressive one, and a fun one to watch; we feel optimistic about the series as a whole. (Though a scary part inside us keeps whispering nasty matters about a sweep.)...
NBA Finals Pants Party: Mavericks Vs. Heat
We all used to complain that the NBA playoffs took too long to finish, that there were too many games, that it was just all too much. Now, the complaints are about having to wait too long for the Finals to start. Yeah, we'd call that progress....
Leftovers: Angry Big Ben
• Ben Roethlisberger is angry with Pittsburgh media coverage. Because they've been so critical of him in the past. [Times Online] • You, too, could win the right to buy Mike Mamula's lunch. [Philadelphia Will Do] • What the Phoenix Suns can teach you about your workplace. [Zembla] • Why are the Mets...
Introducing Your World Cup Closer
Joining us on our World Cup Blog team, starting Tuesday, will be David Hirshey, known both as "one of America's leading soccer experts" (Soccer America) and "an insufferable soccer poet" (Tony Kornheiser). We're honored to have him penning the World Cup Daily Closer throughout the tournament....
World Cup Preview: Group E
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group E! This is the last one; the footy begins on Friday, friends....
The End Of The Kyle Boller Era Of Joy
Yesterday, after much debate and "controversy," the Baltimore Ravens finally traded for Steve McNair. Until McNair's legs fall off — we have Week 8 in the pool — he will take over the starting job for Brian Billick and his Nevermores....
Leftovers: Hockey Ratings Disaster
• Not to scare you, but college softball is getting better ratings than the Stanley Cup Finals. [Back In Blue] • Ronaldo's girlfriend won't be posing nude. Good to know. [SI.com] • The MLB draft is hardly compelling television. [AOL CityGuide] • It's the first NBA mock draft we've linked to around h...
World Cup Preview: Group B
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group B! If you have any thoughts on a particular group, send them to [email protected]. Our opera...
Welcome Back, Shawn Kemp!
If it's the NBA offseason — almost — so you know what time it is: It's time for Another Shawn Kemp Comeback Attempt!...
Leftovers: Royals, Boras A Perfect Match
• Royals draft Scott Boras client with first overall MLB Draft pick. What could possibly go wrong? [ESPN] • Another Williams sister drop out in the French Open. [ABC Sports] • This month, it has been 20 years since Len Bias' passing. [Mr. Irrelevant] • Different balls for each soccer team. Stop laug...
Careful Where You Buy Your Tickets
A helpful reminder for anyone thinking of buying some scalped tickets for Thursday's NBA Finals, from our friends at The Consumerist: Beware, buyers....
World Cup Preview: Group F
The World Cup is almost here! So that you aren't caught flat-footed, we're previewing each group, in no particular order, to explain why your team has no chance to win (you'll thank us later). Today: Group F! If you have any thoughts on a particular group, send them to [email protected]. Our opera...
Victor Conte And The Day The Music Died
In response to our post on BALCO-ape man Victor Conte from yesterday, a reader (actually a caller) points out that not only is Conte a musician, but he was the bass player for Tower of Power for a time in the 1970s ... albeit for only a little more than a year. His brother, Bruce Conte, was the mo...
You Think You Know A Guy ...
For those of you who might not have known, the Tennessee Volunteers have a backup quarterback named Jim Bob Cooter. No, you heard us correctly; we said Tennessee, not Stanford....
Leftovers: Baseball Draft Is Tomorrow, We Hear
• A look back at the last 16 years of No. 1 picks. [Rubber Arm] • Yeah, cloned mules, they suck. [Fox Sports] • Peter Gammons' record is about to come out, and it's for charity. We'll buy it. [Earvolution] • Careful with those Grey Cup rings. [TSN] • Lastings MIlledge, already pissing people off. [C...
Michael Irvin Brings The Love
What is love, exactly? What is it that brings people together, two become one, living in the sacred state of holy matrimony? (Well, as long as it's not two dudes, anyway.)...
Victor Conte Is Ready To Bring Some RAWK
If you've read Game Of Shadows, you know that BALCO founder Victor Conte is a bit of a self-promotional carnival barker tool. It's part of his charm, we suppose. But you also know that Conte was once a musician, and now that his prison time is served, he appears ready to rock again....