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About Last Night ...
What you missed while attempting to unlock the mystery of Giant Leggo Man ... • You know, I hate to bring this up, but I'm beginning to suspect that this new home run record may not be completely legitimate. • WNBA: New York beats Houston to break four-game losing streak. Well of course; the Comets ...
Rick Reilly Gets Shirtless And Sweaty For His Art
Who's that handsome shirtless man sweating like Aaron Altman? Why, that's Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, who, in another of his wacky journalistic stunts, entered the World Sauna Championships in Finland this weekend....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after loading all torpedo bays ... • MLB: Yankees at Blue Jays. Is this the face of the Yankees' salvation? [YES Network] • WNBA: Indiana at Chicago. I know not these nicknames. Somebody help! [ESPN2] • MLB: Indians at White Sox. Let's get it started, in here. [WCIU]...
Ireland Has Trouble Keeping The Michigans Straight
Our own Matt Sussman recently spent some time in Northern Ireland — he'll be back for his shift this weekend — and found this incredibly odd T-shirt....
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....
Back When The Fielders Got Along
This might have something to do with it:...
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....
About Last Night ...
What you missed while opening 130 cans of Fancy Feast ... • MLB: For a couple of hours on Monday, the Yankees were tied for the wild card lead. Yeah, weird. • Tennis: Who is this Legg Mason, and why does Andy Roddick seem to own his tournament? • MLB: Barry Bonds fails to solve the baffling puzzle t...
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....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as the garbage actually does take itself out ... • MLB: San Diego at St. Louis. Our long national Bonds Watch seems to be over. [ESPN] • Pool: 2007 World Summit of Pool. Yes, it's August. [ESPN2] • World Combat League. With pool cues. [Versus]...
I-G-G-L-E-S Fans Are Scary And Awesome
Say what you will about Philadelphia sports fans — they hate everything involved with any of their hometown teams, including themselves, and would have absolutely no idea how to handle sustained, championship-level success ... you know, stuff like that — but you cannot say they don't care....
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....
NFL Season Preview: Buffalo Bills
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....
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....
Hey Kids! Jay Mohr Is Back!
Unsilent mentioned this briefly over the weekend, but in case you missed it; Jay Mohr is back with his weekly column, and just in time for football season! You may remember Mohr from his cable series with ESPN (canceled) and column with SI.com (dropped), and for such films as Community Service. Well...
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...
Glavine Gets His Zack Snyder On
We congratulate Tom Glavine on earning his 300th win last night. We also appreciate that he didn't drag it out too long; unlike some people, he hasn't taken so long that we find ourselves rooting for him to break a record we don't actually want him a break, just so everyone will be quiet....
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...