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Ump Tim Welke:
Admits he blew a clear call Saturday that might have
cost Colorado a W vs. Pit. In absence of MLB replay
policy, give him credit for taking responsibility.
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The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
SECOND. THOUGHTS.
Conventional wisdom to the contrary,
mere moves at the trading deadline are not the
signal that the A's are ready for one of their scary
second-half surges; even "Moneyball" disciples will tell
you trade deals are largely "paper" gains.
The real sign is Miguel Tejada winning games in the bottom of the ninth, as he
did Friday and Sunday, both shots
against the Yankees, no less. Now, the Mariners
can start to worry.
Other second-place chasers to watch: The Red
Sox (can thank A's for salvaging weak weekend) ... The
Cards (rough week ahead vs. Marlins, Braves) ... and
the Royals (chance to quiet many critics with huge
series vs. White Sox starting today).
Kobe Watch
Countdown to Court: 2 days Bryant
attending the ESPYs, OK. But attending the Teen
Choice awards on Saturday? As the youngsters like
to instant-message these days: O.M.G. L.O.L. ; )
Sure, he won "Jaw-Dropping Irony"
"Male Athlete" of the year, but that's going to be
some image when the award show airs Wednesday, running
side-by-side with the first day of his sexual-assault
hearing.
Tiger Tamed
Jim Furyk bagged another Tiger at the
Buick Open, after already putting Woods'
head on his wall once this season, at the U.S. Open.
Tiger may have a small driver problem, but he's got a
bigger Jim Furyk problem.
Meanwhile on the women's side: Annika won the
British Open, clinching a career Grand Slam (6th woman
ever). Anyone want to bet against her eventually
winning a season Slam?
Tyson: Bankrupt
If you've made hundreds of millions in your
career, you shouldn't be allowed to file for
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ROOKIE QB CHRIS SIMMS IS THE NEW CARSON PALMER |
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| THE SET-UP: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY |
1 Monday Night Football: HOF Game (Chiefs/Packers)
2 Royals at White Sox: KC can quiet the disbelievers
3 Twins at O's: Minnesota can't just scoreboard-watch |
| THE SIT-DOWN: DROP THESE FROM YOUR HOT LIST |
1 Roy Halladay's win streak: Jinxed it last week
2 San Juan home for Expos: Monterrey makes a play
3 Rob Johnson: When Danny Wuerffel has to be called in ... |
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Chapter 11. Not when Mike could set up some crazy
exhibition-boxing match (like fighting five
Bachelorette runners-up at once) for a couple
million on pay-per-view.
Tennis: U.S. Open
Serena's out with an injury, but maybe
she'll still tell us what she would have worn,
as an encore to her outfit-of-the-year black catsuit
from last summer.
Meanwhile: The field is seemingly wide open,
but the early pick is Venus to keep the title in the
family.
The New NASCAR
One of the slowest sports-TV weekends of
the year actually yielded some fun finds:
* "Extreme Bulls" pro bull-riding: Very
quickly, you learn to root for the bull ...
* World Series of Poker: Wearing sunglasses
is wuss-ish enough; did they all have to have the
style quotient of "Blu-Blockers?" ...
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* Bassmaster Classic: More exciting than
doing the fishing yourself ...
Interestingly, all three have staked a claim at one
point or another as "the next NASCAR."
Britney Duke?
With her NASCAR movie project up in the
air, Britney Spears is reportedly being considered
for Daisy Duke in a "Dukes of Hazzard" movie remake.
(How about combining the two flicks into "General Lee
Wins Daytona 500," or Duke Fast Duke
Furious.
Because you're probably wondering: Ashton
Kutcher and Paul Walker are rumored to be up for Luke
and Bo, according to the Hollywood Reporter. But
couldn't find any word on who might play Coy and
Vance.
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Funny Cide:
Crushed by Preakness fodder Peace Rules on Sunday at the Haskell Invitational. Won't be talking about the gelding anymore.
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Today on ESPN.com
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| P2: Most underrated athletes |
| NFL: Training camp |
| NASCAR: Brickyard 400 |
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| "Dukes of Hazzard" Edition |  Uncle Jesse
| Orosco would've gotten Tejada out
|  Car maintenance
| Owner Childress loves Brick
|  Tricked out
| Ventura: Inside/park HR for LA
|  Fire arrows
| Emmitt's choice to trash 'Boys
|  Boss Hogg
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Nice to see Robby Gordon actually helping his teammate
Kevin Harvick win the Brickyard 400 ...
No Beckham, no problem: Man U finished its U.S. tour
4-0 (and still selling out stadiums) ...
USA Basketball is a farce and a failure; time to
overhaul the system. Can't Mark Cuban oversee
it? ...
With an eye on Nike's national 1-on-1 streetball
tournament final this weekend, the savvy picker has
NYC's "Junie" Sanders ...
If Colin Powell isn't busy in 2005, maybe he wants to
take over as baseball commish ...
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