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About Last Night ...
What you missed while vacuuming your carpet with love ... • MLB: Dance, Leitch! Dance! Cards take two from Crew. • Tennis: Dancevic, Frank! Canadian upsets Roddick in Indianapolis. • NASCAR: He wants to go fast! Sorensen earns first poll at the Brickyard....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you crush the Russians in Super Spike V'Ball ... • MLB: Florida at San Fran. A Giant is on the verge of greatness! [ESPN] • Cycling: Tour de France, Stage 19. I hope someone runs over a mountain lion! [Versus] • Classic Boxing: Holyfield vs. Foreman. Hey, why doesn't my Lean Mean...
Milt Stegall Sets CFL Touchdown Record
You may not know this, but the Gawker Overlords have me hooked up to this machine that electrocutes me every time I even thi— BUZZ! Ah! Dammit! Every time I even think about posting a CFL stor— BUZZ! Shit! Story. But guess wha— BUZZ! Ouch! I don't care. Milt Stegall— BUZZ! Milt Stegall deserves his ...
You Still Got That Little BB In Your Eye, Kornacki?
You'd think having to cover the Kansas City Royals was a pain in the ass as it is when ... BAM! A pellet-gun bullet straight to the face! Jesus, Emil! Watch where you point that thing!...
About Last Night ...
What you missed while buying a bag full of bongs for Mrs. Garrett ... • MLB: Bonds goes yard, finally adds 'Netherlands' to his collection. • Cycling: French cyclist shows support for Ookie, takes 18th stage. • Soccer: Portsmouth beats Liverpool, win meaningless Asian trophy....
It's Never Good When The MLS Has The Best Week
explains Beckham to us much better than we did to the world. • Careful of what cars you steal. • One more time: Gay Yankees. • We live blogged a guy talking into a microphone. • Stop the ESPN Motion. • Matt Leinart says he's a great dad, and even remembers his kid's name. • Our NFL Season Previews b...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after you get home from the Simpsons Movie ... • Boxing: Welterweights, Andre Berto vs. Cosme Rivera, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Pan American Games, at Rio de Janeiro. Ow, not the eyes! Not the eyes! Ow, back to the eyes! Back to the eyes! [ESPN2] • Cycling: Tour de France, Stage 18, C...
No Wonder They Can't Fix The BCS
Every year, right around this time, we start getting excited about college football, and it seems like the most perfect game in the world, and we can't wait for Saturdays to start, rock, kickass ... and then we remember, oh yeah, they still don't have a freaking real championship....
Who's The Next Professional Athlete To Be Proven Pure Evil?
AJ Daulerio's Cultural Oddsmaker runs every Friday. Email him to let him know what you think....
NFL Season Preview: Baltimore Ravens
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, running one every weekday, we have to start this week. So there you have it....
Remembering Skip Prosser
The college basketball world is still coming to terms with the death of Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser yesterday. Prosser was 56 years old and had been jogging on campus. His death shocked many, and the Web features many excellent tributes to him....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch as you whip out a machine gun from a guitar case ... • MLB: Atlanta at San Francisco. Check out the much-slimmer Barry on the TBS sports page. [TBS] • Major League Lacrosse: New Jersey at Philadelphia. Ow! Right in the mesh. [ESPN2] • Soccer: MLS, Chivas USA at New York. Is soccer our ...
NFL Season Preview: Miami Dolphins
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, running one every weekday, we have to start this week. So there you have it....
Erin Andrews, Atlanta Tapas Lover
We don't mean to harp on the sideline reporter thing today, but we feel obliged to point out: If you're around the Atlanta area, and want to know where all the cool kids are hanging out, Erin Andrews has your back....
All You Needed To Know About Your National Anchor
We really don't mean to pick on Rachel Nichols, who seems like a nice enough person and has some legit journ cred. Or at least she used to, before she became a sideline reporter. The muscle memory of that ridiculous job led Nichols to ask that ridiculous question of David Stern at his Donaghy press ...
Mike Piazza Is Not Amused By Your Poland Spring
Mike Piazza has suffered through much in his career. One time everybody thought he was gay. He once was traded to the Marlins. Also, one time, people thought he was a gay. It's been a tough life. But now, now he has suffered through the ultimate indignity....