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Baseball fan
Bill Clinton:
Took in Giants-Mets game. Here's a pure pol's take on
AL East: "Boston is playing real good, but the Yankees
are so tough to beat." Everyone wins.
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The Lead Item
Two Words For You:
SPLINTERED. SOMETHING.
Explain this one: How does decapitation
fit in to cryogenics' whole "we're going to freeze you
for a while, then bring you back to life when medical
science has advanced that far" thing?
Not only has frozen Ted Williams' head been removed,
according to a report in this week's SI, but eight
samples of his DNA are missing. Conspiracy theorists
(surely some crossover with cryogenics fans) may note
that it would take exactly eight fielders to put
together a Williams-clone super-team. Won't help the
Red Sox' pitching problems, though.
Kobe Fliers
Unquestionably, it is supremely
disturbing that white supremacists put racist fliers
on windshields and lawns in Eagle, Colo.
But here's something questionable: That the
Eagle Co. sheriff department's initial reaction was to
say that the fliers (which said "Don't have sex with
blacks") had no connection to the Kobe case, a
ridiculous reaction that will only ratchet the racial
tension.
NL Wild Card
Good seats on the Marlins bandwagon going
fast: Florida had a classic "it's one of those
magic seasons" wins last night, beating the
Dodgers in 13 innings on a home run by the backup
catcher's backup (Ramon Castro) to take the NL wild-card lead.
AL Wild Card
Welcome back to the win column, Barry
Zito. But it took Keith Foulke's clutch relief to
get three saves for the price of one: the A's 5-3 lead
over the Red Sox, Zito's desperately needed win and
Oakland's chance to nudge past Boston for the AL wild-card spot.
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FORGET AH-NOLD: TERRY TATE FOR CALIF. GOVERNOR |
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| THE SET-UP: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY |
1 Yankees at Royals: Is this a playoff preview?
2 Red Sox at Oakland: Wild-ly important head-to-head
3 FIFA Under-17 Championships: Freddy Adu vs. World |
| THE SIT-DOWN: DROP THESE FROM YOUR HOT LIST |
1 Roy Halladay: Lost for second time in last three starts
2 Piazza as catcher: May return to Mets today; 1B next?
3 PGA Championship "favorites": If Rich Beem can win it ... |
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Pujols Watch
Extended his hit streak to 26 games
with a 1st-inning HR. Forget the streak's significance (ties MLB's top streak this season,
Cards' longest since '71); this is the high-profile
run to draw Pujols even with Bonds in a highly
entertaining NL MVP race.
Speaking of Barry: He hit 2 HR (649,650) in front of Clinton at Shea. Legend status is
when fans stop counting your homers in a season and
just concentrate on eye-popping career totals.
Ohio State Shares
Was there actually an era when colleges and
the NCAA were adversarial? Now schools prostrate
to stay in NCAA good graces (there's prison lingo for
that). OSU happily turned over Clarett investigation
findings, and the Buckeyes will get off
trouble-free. Can't say the same about Maurice.
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Pete Rose
Even more ridiculous than letting Rose back
into baseball (and, if you believe MLB, even more
ridiculous than reports about Rose being let
back into baseball) is staging the process over a few
years. Either reinstate or don't; the last thing
this issue needs is more muddling.
Halls of Justice
One more "explain this one": How does
the NASCAR nut who spammed Fox get six months of home
detention, but the ump-attacking lunatic get only
probation?
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Rod Strickland:
House burgled, game-worn jersey collection stolen.
Robbers found Strickland's commitment swiped in early
'90s.
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Today on ESPN.com
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| P2: Tuesday Morning Quarterback |
| College football preview |
| NFL: Training Camp |
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| "Campaign Platform" Edition |  No holdouts
| McGahee inks deal, too
|  Benefits to vets
| Schilling K's 11
|  Tickets for all
| Yankees-Royals: Need 1
|  Diversity
| USA hoops enjoys blend
|  Refuse to lose
| | F. Garcia snaps 6-G L streak |
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Royals' attendance has topped last season (with 21
home games to go). Is MLB paying attention? Winning
correlates to attendance (except in Atlanta) ...
Byron Leftwich had all that cachet coming off the
college season, then he had to go and spoil it with a
holdout (ending today) ...
Rip Hamilton may have a 7-yr/$62M deal from Pistons,
but he's not the go-to player to carry the team to the
title ...
I played an early release of Madden 2004 and have two
words for you: "Owner Mode." Newfound respect for Dan
Snyder, et al ...
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