DARTS: The World Series of Darts

ESPN airs an hour of the "World Series of Darts" at 7:00pm EST tonight right before the more popular "World Series of Poker." This is the type of programming I miss seeing more often on the Entertainment and Sports Network. Sure, I love MLB games, Baseball Tonight, and the monster that is SportsCenter. And I enjoy the many gimmicky talk shows like PTI and Outside the Lines as well. But every now and again, I often feel like watching a semi-sport where I have no rooting interest and can just enjoy the sincere competition (or humor) of the event.

Darts is a pefect example. I would never pay money to watch darts. But if I'm having a beer in an Irish pub, it's a fun thing to play. And if I'm channel-surfing on a slow night, I just might watch for a few minutes to see if an American can challenge the legendary British dart throwers.

My pick: I HAVE NO IDEA. I guess it's a slow day and I needed a break from baseball. I enjoyed the show last week and I'm still amazed to see how good these guys are. I put all kinds of holes in my bedroom walls myself when I had a dart board as a kid. Sorry about that, dad!

Moving right along, she may not be a world-class beauty, but she looks better than most and will always be my favorite female basketball player, Jackie Stiles.