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Texas shootout
"Netroots" gather in Austin today through Sunday; Obama skipping this year.
Hains Point, First Shot at Manassas, Tidal Basin
Who was Peter Conover Hains? Answer on America's Wars page in the Plugged In Section
Rose still a fraud
The Costas Now HBO show Wednesday exposed Pete Rose, again, as a fraud.
My recollections of Tony Snow
Snow's funeral is this morning. Here's how I remember him.
Prospect Q&A - Dominic Brown, Philadelphia Phillies
The same traits that make Dominic Brown one of the Phillies' best prospects could have kept him off the baseball field altogether. As a high schooler, he put his 6' 5" frame and above-average speed to use as a wide receiver and was good enough to score a football scholarship offer from the Miami Hurricanes. Luckily for the Phillies, baseball is Brown's first love and he opted instead to sign with them after they selected him in the 2006 draft. By Jay LeBlanc.
KILL - Prospect Q&A - Dominic Brown, Phillies
The same traits that make Dominic Brown one of the Phillies' best prospects could have kept him off the baseball field altogether. As a high schooler, he put his 6' 5" frame and above-average speed to use as a wide receiver and was good enough to score a football scholarship offer from the Miami Hurricanes. Luckily for the Phillies, baseball is Brown's first love and he opted instead to sign with them after they selected him in the 2006 draft. By Jay LeBlanc.
Fans of the San Diego Comic-Con
I first attended San Diego Comic-Con in the summer of 2003, and I've attended every year thereafter. In just a few short weeks, it will be time for the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con International, and the excitement is palpable around the Sideshow office.
Bennett's Best for the week of July 13
Legendary comic book store owner Greg Bennett provides a pair of recommendations for comic book lovers every week. This week its Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge, No. 1 from DC Comics, and Zot: Complete Black & White Stories TP from Harper Collins.
Diplomats’ hero is the secretary of… defense
American diplomats have found an unlikely hero in Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates.
Bush's former personal aide to take over WH operations
The president's former "body man," Blake Gottesman, is replacing Joe Hagin.
What if ....?
The Washington Redskins have a lot of "What ifs?" in their history. I describe a few.
Cooperstown Bound? - Fred McGriff
If there were a sports Hall of Fame for best nicknames, Fred McGriff would certainly be a first-ballot inductee. Coined "The Crime Dog" by ESPN's Chris Berman, McGriff became synonymous with his nickname and it stuck. But a good nickname is not the only reason baseball fans remember McGriff, who hit 493 career home runs and will be eligible for Hall of Fame enshrinement for the first time in 2009. By Nick Leco.
MOMCATIONS: On the Road Again - Part 6
Nancy, husband John and twin 10-year-old boys Davy and Daryl left Prudhoe Bay, Alaska on June 9th. The goal is to bike 20,000 to the tip of Argentina at Tierra del Fuego breaking the Guiness Book of World Records category of youngest people to ride the Pan American Highway by Bike. Planning on celebrating their 12th journey during this quest they will be the beat the previous record holder by about 7 years!
Lincoln Statue Lost
How does one lose a 15 foot statue of Honest Abe? And where is it?
Grandpa Green
Darrell Green had one interesting bombshell in his nationwide conference call: He's got a 26-year-old daughter.
