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USA 120, Canada 65: With TIME coverboy, LeBron James out with a bum ankle, Team USA needed someone to step u…. Oh who am I kidding? The Cleveland Cavaliers could have beaten Canada sans King James. Dwyane Wade (Pictured here with Charles Barkley on hold.), Carmelo Anthony and Michael Redd all sco......

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His clownish antics and penchant for gambling aside … more people should be listening to Charles Barkley. Good stuff here. ...

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Giambi has nothing on Slick. The card is from the early 70s. Fist-bump to The Commission for the sweet find. ...

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And you thought sports were entertainment! Eight months after making mention of 9/11 and Pearl Harbor following a foundation-shattering loss to lowly Louisiana-Monroe, Alabama demigod Nick Saban dropped a Saving Private Ryan reference at SEC media day. Looking ahead … When the Tide are drubbed by......

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Pandemonium in Peoria last night: a rough minor league game turned into an all-out rumble, and 17 players were ejected. As managers barked at one another and benches emptied, pitcher Julio Castillo of Dayton hurled a baseball into the Peoria dugout … except it sailed into the stands and drilled ......

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They're back. This week, Chase Field in Arizona has been overrun by swarms of Cubs fans as the annual series between the two bitter rivals came to the Valley of the Sun. The total distance traveled by these loyal Chicago fans? Less than 20 miles. Yes, this town has been overrun by Cubs fans [...]...

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The second comment on this post at the DC Sports Bog correctly summarizes what you are about to read about the latest kerfuffle between the Redskins and the Washington Post: "You will have more freedom in Beijing when you cover the Olympics." The jist: If TV stations go to Redskins Camp and colle......

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A reader notes that ESPN anchor and radio host Scott Van Pelt recently returned to the scene of his legendary voicemail incident, Dewey Beach, Delaware. For those of you unfamiliar with the chaotic beach town, it is only a mile long and a couple blocks wide, and has a Spring Break-feel throughout......

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Brewers 3, Cardinals 0: CC Sabathia carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning and ended up tossing his third CG as a Brewer to improve to 4-0. Milwaukee has won seven straight and has hit 30 homers in its last 19 games. Yankees 5, Twins 1: New York won its 10th straight home game thanks [...]...

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Olivia Wilde of House, who once starred on OC … John Edwards was busted by a cadre of National Enquirer reporters while on an overnight tryst in Los Angeles with his mistress …Spitzer's hot hooker is caught spending time with a rich dude who naturally is married … Kournikova on a Maxim photo shoo......

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About two weeks ago, we wondered if ESPN.com's new-fangled 'blog beat' system would work, and yesterday, the .com finally rolled it out. There was a press release and everything! Let's take a look at a few of the items, shall we? * What they're saying about Jason Taylor * Morning take on quick-hi......

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Alessandra Ambrosio cuts a fine figure… Spaced came out on DVD yesterday… How did I miss that!? I'm considering another Elite XC live-blog Saturday if I feel like there's some interest. It shouldn't be the freak show it was last time and there might even be an example or two of mixed martial arts......

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This could get interesting. Billy Beane is a lightning rod for criticism, but Intern Bill has found a newspaper columnist who recently exploded all over Oakland's architect. On Monday, seemingly eager to rile those in the statistical baseball community, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat's Lowell Cohn......

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In what appears to be a brainlock of epic proportions, Brett Favre was using his team-issued cell phone to chat with Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and coach Brad Childress, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. There's no link because it's tucked behind a pay wall. Worth not......

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While Cristiano Ronaldo ponders whether or not he'll stay with Manchester United, the man bakes poolside in Los Angeles. Actually, he's been working on his tan at a few different pools, and sending out the vibe to ladies as well. His ex-girlfriend, meanwhile, is doing her best to remain relevant:......

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