THE WEEK THAT WAS ... TRUNCATED

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"Sir, your hedges are truncated." "Stick it where the sun don't shine."

Short one over here (and in the rest of America): we didn't work Monday, and returned Tuesday with much content to distribute to the world. Example: we released the entire ESPN The Magazine NFL Preview issue online. (If you only want the NFL stuff and nothing else, go here.) It's Friday and soon it's time to run out for the first weekend of Saturdays-and-Sundays-both-contain-football since last November, which will no doubt seem…truncated. As you enjoy your own Saturday/Sunday, take a look at the goodies we can still churn out in a four-day period. Side note: for a great moment in truncation, go here.

A Season in the Stands is rolling along—with the big games coming up and more friends appearing on camera, it's only going to gain steam.

Ever talk to Drew Rosenhaus on the phone? It's pretty truncated.

In baseball being affected by recession? To quote Marge Gunderson: "You betcha."

Wonder how that Lesnar/Couture fight came together? Our man Ryan Hockensmith has ya covered.

We took the worlds of politics and sports and overlapped 'em, in a way that was anything but truncated.

Anthony Randolph of the Warriors: bought a Denali but "kept it factory." Amen.

Rick Reilly's talking sign bans in his new online-only column.

Hey, you tailgate? ("Heck yes, brah!") Read this.

You got a tat related to your college? You should probably be in this gallery. Shame you missed the chance.

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