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William Rhoden's Wimbledon Coverage Didn't Garner Him Any New Fans
Yesterday, I was directed to the startling Wimbledon story by New York Times writer William Rhoden, where he went to the event, saw the first two sets of Nadal/Federer and then, amazingly, decided that Rafael Nadal's victory was inevitable, so he decided to go to the movies with his wife instead. Fr...
CC'S In Town, Arena League Coach Wigs Out, And Stu Scott Is Scared Of The Internet
(Ed. Note: The Gawker video bin is malfunctioning. That's why there was no video yesterday and why this one is appearing so late in the morning and via You Tube. Awful Announcing is still with us. Things should be running normally, ...soon? )...
Morning Blogdome: Hiroki Kuroda Gets Rattled By The Rush
• Domo arigato Hiroki Kuroda: Almost perfect. But, alas, the Dodgers' rookie pitcher gave up one hit, 0 BBs, on the way to a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves last night. Says a starstruck Joe Torre: "That was about as machine and robotic as you've ever seen a pitcher throw one strike after anothe...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch when bored with your collection of octopus porn ... • Arena football: Divisional playoffs, Cleveland at Georgia (8 p.m., ET). Wait ... who is that coming out of the tunnel? Is it Bernie Kosar? [ESPN2] • MLB: Minnesota at Boston (7 p.m., ET). I'll be watching Little Big League. [ESPN] •...
Jenn Sterger Fondly Remembers Erin Andrews When She Was Just An Attractive Nobody
Floridian Jenn Sterger, owner of the most popular cleavage in college football and budding something-or-other, appeared on"THE KILLER B's" ESPN 1470 (Tampa) Radio show and decided that her opinion about ESPN's sideline princess, Erin Andrews, was important and needed to be heard. Needless to say, St...
LenDale White Hates Tecmo Bowl, America
I'm a Titans fan so I was willing to overlook the man boobs, the Hershey's Kisses on the sideline, and even the plodding 3.467 yards per carry. But then, LenDale had to go and insult Tecmo Bowl....
Why, Red Sox Nation? Why?
What do you do if you're a group of Red Sox fans who spot a car stopped in traffic that happens to have New York Yankees license plates? (Keep in mind that there are at least two children in the car). Answer: You surround the vehicle, vandalize it, and then beat the driver with a baseball bat. That ...
Pester Ozzie Guillen Enough On E-mail And He Will Respond Accordingly
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen's verbal attacks on reporters, general managers, players, fans, and blow-up dolls are somewhat disturbing, if not highly entertaining for those of us who don't have to deal with them directly. But did you know you too can be eviscerated by Ozzie if you type with the a...
Aaron Rowand Is The Illusionist
Well, the All-Star rosters are complete, except for one spot on each team. Internet voting to determine those last two spots ends on Thursday at 2 p.m. PST, and Aaron Rowand of the San Francisco Giants would like your vote. Following the jump you will find his campaign video. The action is from Frid...
It's Time Once Again To Run With Those Sweet, Cuddly Bulls
It probably won't surprise you that the guy pictured here receiving a very special kind of goring is from Philadelphia. Yes, it's time once again for the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, where each year Darwin has himself a few laughs while thinning out the human herd. But this year, a twist...
The Day After Wimbledon, Hyperbole Is At An All-Time High
After yesterday's exhilarating battle on the slippery grass at Wimbledon, most sports writers are flexing their purple muscles in the most amusing ways. Especially in Spain, a country that is probably on the verge of overdosing on sports euphoria after Nadal's victory came just a week after the Span...
Examining The Balance Of Power In The AL East
I've been in a meat coma since The Fourth, and have only just seen this great moment from Friday's Yankees-Red Sox game. A couple of questions here, of course: What if the ball had stayed perched atop the fence, instead of falling back onto the field of play as it did? And what's the ruling if, say,...
C.C. Sabathia On His Way To Milwaukee
Or so says everyone from Cleveland, to Milwaukee, to Buster Olneyville. The Cleveland Indians, who at the beginning of the season thought they'd be able to compete, have officially moved white-flagged it by shuttling their number one starter with the crooked cap to the Milwaukee Brewers for power-ba...
John McEnroe: "The Greatest Match Ever I've Ever Seen..."
Rafael Nadal seemingly had won the 2008 Wiimbledon championship at three different moments during the epic nearly 5 hour match against Roger Federer. After two rain delays, two tiebreaker sets, and a final set sudden death where both he and Roger just sucked the life out of each other, it appeared a...
Well, That Was A Fun First Week
• Shaun Suisham does not have a foot of the Gods....
Faceless Spectators At Wimbledon Making Spectators With Faces Uncomfortable
Whatever kind of creepy counter-culture stunt this couple with the skin masks are performing, it's getting London a little worried....
It's The Williams Sisters...Again
Venus and Serena Williams each won their semi-final match-up and will meet in the Wimbledon Finals for the third time. Serena usually beats up on her sister in Grand Slam matches, winning five out of the six times they've met....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you tearfully raise your fist with pride and chant "USA! USA!" ... • Major League Soccer: Houston at Real Salt Lake (10 p.m., ET). How to change the station without using my hands? [ESPN2] • Motor sports: NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coke Zero 400, practice, at Daytona Beach, Fla (4 p.m. and ...
Stu Scott's Well-Wishes Are Much Appreciated
Washington Post Bog maven Dan Steinberg once again caught up with everybody's favorite late night text-messager, Stu Scott, for a little chat about, oh, anything he could think of at the time....
How Will Yankees Fans Greet A-Rod Tonight?
Thank God for the Yankees that their next series with Boston is in New York. With a separation from wife Cynthia and rumors of canoodling with Madonna thicker than Newman's Own Thousand Island dressing, Alex Rodriguez must have more on his mind than Jonathan Papelbon. But how will his own fans greet...