Friday, July 25, 2008
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Jemele Hill
Female athletes are not wrapped in pristine white robes. Just ike men, they are intense and get angry. Story
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Scoop Jackson
Scoop Jackson sits down with Carmelo Anthony to talk about USA Basketball's road to redemption. Q&A
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Patrick Hruby
Fans gone wild?!?! We head to Nationals Park to ask the do's and don'ts of stadium attire. Story
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Clip Reel
With Comic-Con under way, it's a reminder that sports and comics have a long-standing connection. Clip Reel
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Jeff Pearlman
Mike Lamb's roller-coaster ride through baseball reveals there's a downside to the major league life. Story
PAN-DEMONIUM
Win a chance to play tennis against Andy Roddick. Heck, if you win, Andy will use a frying pan to give you a shot. Enter the contest!
TRAINING DAYS
On Day 2 of Page 2's NFL training camp preview, we look at each team in the NFC. DJ Gallo• Gallo: AFC camp preview
1. Fill in the blank: a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports found that playing golf can add _____ to a person's life.(a) Five years
(b) 50 bad books
(c) 500 insufferable jokes
(d) 5,000 spoken expletives
(e) $50,000 of needlessly high-tech sports equipment
2. Which of the following announced that Nancy Lieberman signed a seven-day WNBA contract?
(a) The Detroit Shock
(b) Willard Scott
3. New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon told SNY that:
(a) Rain is wet
(b) Sunlight is bright
(c) Mr. Met has a large head
(d) He screwed up the timing of Willie Randolph's firing
4. According to the Richmond Register, which of the following items did Eastern Kentucky receiver Davin Walker NOT attempt to shoplift from a Wal-Mart?
(a) A cell phone battery charger
(b) A box of feminine hygiene rinses
(c) A bottle of feminine hygiene spray
(d) His dignity
5. Which of the following statistics is on Josh Childress' NBA.com player page? (Check all that apply)
(a) 11.8 points per game
(b) 4.9 rebounds per game
(c) 3.5 offensive rebounds per 48 minutes
(d) 1.0 Euros per 1.5649 U.S. dollars
ANSWER KEY: 1-2, a; 3-5, d
--Patrick Hruby
SAINT JEREMY
What was Jeremy Shockey's first day as a New Orleans Saint like? ESPNthemag.com was on the scene. Story• Quiz: Ready for ArenaBowl XXII?
• Answer Guy: Why start a race with a gun?
• ESPN The Mag Daily
COOL CARDS
When it comes to cool baseball cards, Lowell Palmer and his shades helped define the 1970s.Baseball card power rankings
Kurt Snibbe
T.O. VERSUS TERRELL
T.O. is the public persona, but one ESPN writer knows another side of Terrell Owens. LZ Granderson
THE MASKED MAN
As you'll learn from Uni Watch, Dave Parker's head gear once made him one scary-looking dude. Paul Lukas
B.S. REPORT
Adam Carolla joins Bill to discuss '80s movies, improving the "Rocky" saga and celebrity softball games.• B.S. Report (July 22)
Bill and JackO discuss the Sox and Yankees, Vegas, the Steve Wilkos show, the ESPYS and plenty more television talk.
• B.S. Report (July 23)
Two news items that say a lot about the individuals involved:• Steve Bartman turns down $25,000 to sign a photo of the infamous play from the 2003 NLCS.
• Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City mayor Rudy, is suing Duke University after being cut from the golf team.
First, kudos to Bartman for showing class and dignity.
As for Giuliani's claim that his chances of becoming a professional golfer are being unfairly compromised, we offer these facts:
(1) You were 12th on the Duke team in average scoring last season. Out of 14 players.
(2) In the two tournaments you were actually allowed to play in, you finished 60th and 36th.
(3) Just so you know, the PGA Tour – heck, even the Nationwide Tour, if you're so inclined – isn't full of golfers who finished 60th in collegiate tournaments.
(4) Consider that there will be about 15 million lawsuits filed this year in state courts, or one every two seconds. Aren't the courts busy enough?
(5) Save the money you're paying your lawyer; you may need it to afford the $2,500 box seats next year at the new Yankee Stadium.
--David Schoenfield
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- The Lakers and Celtics renewed a rivalry, and Page 2 opened a much larger debate.