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May 9, 2008, 1:04 PM - by Mag.com Staff
BREAKING: DANCING WITH THE STARS (POTENTIAL) SCANDAL
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"Follow the text messages ... "
As you all know, espnthemag.com plays host to Jason Taylor's Dancing with the Stars blog, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at his experience on the hit ABC show. Taylor has made it to the final four, which was set this week after R&B star Mario and his partner Karina Smirnoff were voted off. But, as one reader points out in an email to us, their departure was controversial:
"Monday I tried to vote for Mario using my husbands [sic] cell phone and received a recorded message "You have reached your calling limit, please try again by logging onto www..." I can assure you my husband has not placed any votes this season, if ever. It blocked my call so I was not able to vote for my favorite dancer. If this happened to other callers the votes are not accurate!!!"
Paging Woodward and Bernstein!
May 9, 2008, 12:24 PM - by Max Klinger
ALICE COOPER LOVES THE D-BACKS (AND THE TIGERS TOO)
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Is this man the next mayor of Phoenix?
Creaky shock rocker Alice Cooper has put out over 30 albums, been touring for over 40 years and his fans include everyone from Bob Dylan to Salvador Dali. But did you know he's a huge sports fan, too? OK, maybe you did. In honor of the Dbacks, we got him on the phone to talk baseball, the NBA Finals and Kenny G's short game.
May 9, 2008, 10:30 AM - by The Four Horsemen
LUNCH LINKS
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Our man CS on Richie Sexson: "Seemingly, the only time he doesn't strike out is when there's a double play opportunity."
Pop culture rec for Friday: with all the fuss over Iron Man, check out this and this.
May 9, 2008, 11:59 AM - by Edward T. Bauer
DO THE CLEVELAND INDIANS LIKE CASSEROLE? PROBABLY NOT.
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"I learned my primal roar from none other than Richard Simmons."
Yesterday, the Indians were none too happy with Joba Chamberlain for his reaction to striking out Dave Dellucci to end the 8th inning. ( Another nice Cleveland/New York controversy here.) Interestingly, in the latest issue of The Magazine, Joba teaches the world how to make his famous casserole. It begs the question: would Grady Sizemore dare sample it now?
May 9, 2008, 9:31 AM - by Mag.Com Staff
BREAKING: STATISTICAL EVIDENCE BACKS UP 1925 POTTSVILLE MAROONS TITLE CLAIM
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If Dave Fleming was alive in 1925 he definitely would have been sent one of these invitations.
Ever since Mag Senior Writer Dave Fleming's book Breaker Boys hit the shelves, the good people of Pottsville, PA have been engaged in a full-out battle to regain the 1925 NFL title they say is rightfully theirs. (It's currently held by Bill Bidwell and the Arizona Cardinals from back when the Cards played in Chicago). Fleming's recent article in The Mag (Can't Beat 'Em? Curse 'Em) further stoked the fires.
Yes, there was revolution brewing in Pottsville Nation.
May 9, 2008, 9:52 AM - by Sam Alipour
MEDIA BLITZ: LADAINIAN AT HIS CHUNKY SOUP COMMERCIAL
Forget Spring ball. That stuff's for sissies. The first real test of LaDainian Tomlinson's knee-in-progress will come two hours north of San Diego at Culver City Studios, Stage 11. Just don't tell the Chargers.
"Well, they know about the commercial," says the Chargers' all-world running back. "I don't know if they know exactly what's going on during the commercial."
May 9, 2008, 10:23 AM - by Ryan Corazza
REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE
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On a break from hair modeling, Chris Cooley blogs regularly.
[Ed's Note: In the long view of the sports media industry, it's still a relatively new concept that athletes, agents, executives, and yes, mascots, could circumvent us and tell their own stories…instantly, on blogs. We say, fantastic—but we're going to cover what they're writing.]
May 9, 2008, 10:04 AM - by Mag.Com Staff
WATERGATE AND CHEATING IN SPORTS
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"Soulja Boy's career loosely parallels my own."
We love us some history, and on this day in 1974, the House Judiciary Committee opened formal and public impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon for Watergate; 'twas the beginning of the end for Tricky Dick and according to some, for American faith in public office. Since then, everything vaguely controversial or related to spying has been given the "-gate" tag The predominant current example. ) Thirty-four years after Nixon finally began to face judgment, we look back at the biggest spying scandals in sports, with some help from the October 8, 2007 issue of The Magazine.
May 9, 2008, 9:32 AM - by Ted Bauer
CLIP REEL: BRANDON WEBB IS AMAZING
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"I'M A COP, YOU IDIOT!"
It's good to be you, Brandon Webb. Not only do you pitch for the best team in baseball, not only are you 8-0 yourself, but…it's your birthday today! Awesome. Webb, who has to in the top 3 of any short list for "best current MLB pitcher," is celebrated in our daily Clip Reel ("broader link list") feature.
May 9, 2008, 9:40 AM - by Mag.com Staff
COMMENT MINING: UP FRONT
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Dirk's just imagining his happy place: a verdant field where he can picnic with David Hasselhoff.
In his first Up Front column for ESPN The Magazine, appearing in the issue on newsstands now, Stephen A. Smith weighs in on the race issue in the NBA. Apparently, he's touched on a nerve, as over 1,000 comments have already been attached to the piece in the span of just a few days. Here's what a few of the readers had to say:
May 9, 2008, 8:16 AM - by Neil Janowitz and Lyndsey Read (Video)
CHALLENGED NINJA
Mag editor Neil Janowitz likes the Brewers, Tetris and intramural soccer. He also likes challenging himself (bravo!) He did that a few weeks back, trying out to become a ninja on G4's American Ninja Challenge 2. Yea. A ninja. And not any of that Chris Farley movie stuff; this was the real deal. Click through after "Read More" to see the video, as it's quite comical. To read a description of Janowitz's ninja tryout, go here.
May 9, 2008, 9:04 AM - by Mag.com Staff
SIX-WORD STORY CONTEST UPDATE
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"Oh, Garfield. What mischief have you gotten yourself into this time."
We're heading into the home stretch of our Six-Word Story Contest about Kobe Bryant. We've already gotten some great submissions, but there's still time to get yours in before the deadline on Monday morning. Here's a look at one of your competitors:
"Me, me, me, me, me, me." (Tudor, Vancouver)
Think you can top this? Then submit your own six-word story today!
May 8, 2008, 8:32 AM - by Mag.Com Staff
UPDATE: THE LONG SHOT
Lining up a putt on the 15th.
UPDATE: Sarah finished Day 1 of the Michelob Ultra Open at +13, but news was not bleak. She had a sand save, averaged 221 off the tee, and hit several greens in regulation. We'll be back with updates today, but you can follow her scorecard here.
For more on the "Long Shot" series, please go here.
May 9, 2008, 7:55 AM - by Mag.com Staff
THE MORNING ACCORDING TO US
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"It's really hard to say how many ballads my love letters inspired."
Here's how you roll with this: check the map up top. The content here corresponds. It's WORLD-wide; that's how we roll. It's up to the minute; that's also how we do things. The important thing to remember is this: if and when a member of the family gets put away, you can use the fact that you're in shape to see him. You know, like if you don't have a car, and you live, say, 1000 miles away. Mr. Hilton would've done the same for Paris had she been in for more than 24 hours, we can assure you.
May 8, 2008, 4:59 PM - by Chris Sprow & Ted Bauer
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