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Hank Steinbrenner's Picking Verbal Fights With Everyone Now
It truly is admirable the way that the son of George Steinbrenner is distancing himself from his father in an attempt to look like his own man. After all, Hank Stein's tirades as of late have created an entirely different yet equally powerful fiefdom of crazy. He's railed against Red Sox Nation, the...
Manning Vs. Brady, Round II
OK, I might see Tom Brady wearing Ermenegildo Zegna clothing, but Eli Manning, I don't think so. Isn't he more of a Miller's Outpost kind of guy? Anyway, they were both on hand for the big Zegna store opening in Manhattan on Thursday, or so we are led to believe. Mr. Manning here actually looks very...
In Defense Of Billy Crystal
If you were a rich, beloved celebrity, and had the opportunity to take one at-bat against a Major League pitcher — well, Paul Maholm, anyway — goddammit, wouldn't you have to do it? Why else would someone want to be rich and famous? Crystal looked like the happiest guy on earth yesterday, like he kn...
About Last Night
What you missed while Kevin Johnson hoses out your room ... • College basketball: If you laid all of Stanford's big men end-to-end, well, that would look pretty comical, wouldn't it? Stanford 75, Arizona 64. • NBA: Why? Because I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me! I'm the Wiz ... • NHL: Sens beat Habs ...
Live Blogs You'll Gleefully Skip: Illinois-Penn State
We know, we know: Nobody cares about a stupid liveblog of a pointless Big Ten tournament first round game. We're fully aware. As we mentioned yesterday, it's just, like, practice or something....
One Year Since Isiah Showed "Evident Progress"
It's a historic day, everyone, one whose importance almost slipped by us. Today, it has been one year since James Dolan saw "evident progress" from the New York Knicks and extended Isiah Thomas' contract. Boy, did that ever work out well....
High Tech Underpants For The Sportsman On The Go
For those of you who are planning to take advantage of that NCAA Tournament vasectomy special we mentioned over the weekend, you're surely gonna need a pair of these for your recovery period. I own several pair, and I'm not even considering surgery....
Billy Crystal Signs With Yankees; Red Sox Counter With Wilford Brimley
If I were a Yankees' fan, I'd be really worried right now. Their season is beginning to shape up like a failing TV sitcom; the kind in which they try to bolster sagging ratings by bringing in celebrities for guest appearances. With that in mind, please welcome Billy Crystal, who will play in a sprin...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after fooling soccer players into thinking you starred in Ghost Rider ... • Arena Football League: Los Angeles at Arizona (11 p.m., ET). The only pro football team in Los Angeles would appreciate your support. [ESPN2] • College men's basketball: Colonial Athletic Association championsh...
Please Do Not Get Smudges On The Yankees' Uniforms; They Have To Last All Season
Yankees' manager Joe Girardi disagrees, however. And Don Zimmer disagrees with the disagreement....
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
About Last Night
What you missed while ranking the 50 gayest songs of all time ... • NBA: Suns finally figure out how to use Shaq. • College basketball: What's an Elon? Whatever it is, it's one win from the NCAA Tournament ... • NHL: Doh! Backstrom!! Penguins 4, Capitals 2....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while solving crimes with dessert......
Aaron Rodgers Assures Cheeseheads He Is In Fact Aaron Rodgers
We are - and possibly always will be - in the throes of the media's fawning send-off to Brett Favre (Wright Thompson is still crying). His successor at Packers QB, Aaron Rodgers, yesterday felt the need to issue one of those communiques that new heads of state usually do when an important leader ste...
This Terrelle Pryor Stuff Isn't Getting Out of Hand
Two sport wunderkid Terrelle Pryor occupies a favored spot in the masturbatoria of college football and basketball recruiters the nation round. Add to that list amateur toy makes, as Mondesi's House points to a story about some guy who fashioned an few action figures of the high school athlete out ...
About Last Night...
What you missed while having a pant full of bone......
ESPN's Featured Comment Of The Day
ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most enlightening comment, and chose this one above all others ......
About Last Night ...
What you missed while packing for camp ... • College basketball: AP's account of UCLA's overtime win over Stanford fails to mention the absolutely brutal call against the Cardinal's Lawrence Hill with two seconds left in regulation that handed the Bruins the Pac-10 title. • NBA: Los Spurs have won 1...