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So, its just before midnight on Tuesday as I write this. I just got off the air of the #FantasyMarathon, 28 straight hours of fantasy football broadcasting across ESPN, ESPN2 and the WatchESPN app. I actually woke up at 8 a.m. on Monday to do the podcast at 10 a.m. After a day of production meetings and rehearsals, we were ready to broadcast at 7 p.m. We had decided before the show that NFL Insider Adam Schefter and I would go for all 28 hours, so by the end of it, I would have been awake for 40 straight hours. And here we are.I have to tell you, it was one of the hardest things Ive done. It was exhausting, it was intense, it was demanding and it was, quite simply, the most fun Ive ever had on TV.My plan, before starting the marathon, was to keep a running diary of sorts during the broadcast. But, in all honesty, I forgot about that task for chunks of time throughout. ESPN is a big place, and we broadcast out of several studios and buildings, so I was often just getting off the air and running to another place or trying to grab a quick bite to eat or go to the bathroom. I even changed clothes once.If I had been smart, I would have made notes by my entries, writing things like Hour 1 and so on. But of course I did no such thing. So this is really disjointed, even for me. Like I said, I am writing this up while its still somewhat fresh in my mind, but I am also going on no sleep for 40 hours. So I am loopy.Below are some random thoughts I managed to jot down during the course of the fantasy marathon, stream-of-consciousness style and in somewhat chronological order:* Louis Riddick, for whom I have tremendous respect, keeps talking up Jaguars receiver?Allen Robinson. He says he thinks A-Rob will lead the NFL in yards per catch this season and discusses what he sees in Robinsons connection with quarterback?Blake Bortles.?Hes nervous about often-sidelined Bears receiver?Alshon Jeffery for same reason ESPNs injury analyst Stephania Bell is. Jeffrey is starting to give me the heebie-jeebies. Or is that the energy drink I just pounded?Other observations from Lou: He feels Martellus Bennett will help fellow tight end?Rob Gronkowski, as the Patriots want to control the middle of the field. Hes also really impressed by Seahawks running back?Christine Michael and says its finally kicked in for him. And he thinks theres some truth to Seattles 1-2 punch stuff weve heard about Thomas Rawls and Michael.* We go to Fantasy Island! Weve locked Stugotz from The Dan Le Batard Show and Mike Golic Jr. from First and Last in a room where they are forced to watch the entire marathon. They mention sleeper QBs they like, Tampa Bays?Jameis Winston and Tennessees?Marcus Mariota. I prefer Winston.We have 28 hours to kill, so we are trying a bunch of things to keep the marathon fantasy-focused in some places and goofy and entertaining in others -- because the whole thing is preposterous. Fantasy Island is one of these ideas. So is the fact that I now find myself at a table talking to a puppet. We are already off the rails.* I manage to get in two Hit em with the Hein! references, a shoutout and private joke of The Howard Stern Show.* We are now four hours or so into this thing and there are a million moving pieces -- and I cant help but marvel at Trey Wingo and Michelle Beadle. You have no idea how hard it is to do what they do and make it look effortless. And they do. Theyre among the very best anchors we have at ESPN -- rock stars.* Dr. Michael Kaplan comes on late at night. We do a bit on sleep deprivation. I chug my second Red Bull.* We talk top-10 running backs. There are quite a few differences on my list compared with those of ESPN staff ranks. I am higher on the Chiefs?Jamaal Charles and the Bills?LeSean McCoy than our consensus ranks.* Were in the middle of Fantasy Football Now (the midnight to 3 a.m. version) and my good friend Mike Clay makes his national TV debut. Well done, Mike. Eric Karabell, who is doing yeomans work on the radio broadcast of the marathon, also pops by -- good stuff from both. Clay talks about rookies and brings up Titans receiver?Tajae Sharpe, currently running with the first string, in a positive manner. The next day the Titans would trade receiver?Dorial Green-Beckham.Sara Walsh is hosting this segment with Mike, and her IFB (the earpiece through which the control room communicates with the host to coordinate everything) cuts out. Sara is literally flying blind on national TV after midnight, but she gets through it. Shes seriously awesome.Its fun to be back with Sara, Field Yates, Tim Hasselbeck and Stephania: my Sunday crew. I cant wait for the season.Meanwhile, Reese Waters is on Broadway. All I can say is, Reese is a trouper.* Its now the 3-6 a.m. shift and I am on Jalen & Jacoby. We found a league loser who had to get a tattoo, so hes getting it done live on the air. Hilarious.@MatthewBerryTMR the finished product of @matt_gold25 tat . Thanks for everything #httr pic.twitter.com/j0q1UOxD6p- Corey (@C_Herrington24) August 16, 2016Matt, the loser, is a Bills fan and, yeah, thats Tom Brady riding a buffalo.* Theres a lot of?Sterling Shepard talk on Jalen & Jacoby with me and Anita Marks, who also covers the Giants. She goes to the practices and echoes what we have heard about the receiver. Im going to have to raise him in my ranks. We all love Sterling Shepard.Jalen is in a fantasy football league with LeBron James and talks about that. Its $10,000 to enter -- because of course it is. Love Jalen. Jacoby, too. Those are goofy, funny dudes. Its a great vibe they have.* During the 5 a.m. hour,?Adam is talking deep sleepers. His is?Tyreek Hill, the talented rookie receiver for Kansas City, who has worlds of talent but also some baggage. Hill has gotten some nice run with the starters in camp and is getting a long look by Andy Reid and staff.* Its 6 a.m. and its Mike and Mike time. They are discussing their upcoming draft that night and who should control the team. Its an analytics (Greeny) versus film study/former player (Golic) debate, cleverly disguised as friendly ribbing between the two hosts. Its an interesting topic and Im too tired to go into it here. But I will say that after staying on that show in its entirety and doing segments in all four hours, I have a new appreciation for what pros those two guys are.* Up next is First Take from 10 a.m. to noon. Whats great about this marathon is that each show brings a unique perspective to discussing fantasy. Im not on very long, but Max Kellerman does say he believes Carolinas?Greg Olsen is the No. 1 tight end in fantasy, not Gronk. Stephen A. Smith is shocked and disagrees. Anyone surprised by that?* I run over to do a quick hit on SportsCenter with Josh Donaldson, the Toronto Blue Jays third baseman. Hes in a 12-team PPR league and wants advice. Schefty and I give it to him. He wants to know our outlook on Steelers receiver?Sammie Coates: late-round flyer right now but not without issues.I almost fall asleep before this hit while sitting on the set. I do that nod off and catch myself thing. Luckily I am not on camera. Ive had four Red Bulls at this point. Fatigue is really starting to set in.* Things start to become a blur. I start drinking water to hydrate more. We do a segment on Fantasy Football Kickoff in which I bungle all sorts of words. Ruh-roh.I recover a bit and the rest of the show is uneventful. We do a what caught your eye in preseason Week 1 segment. Both running back?Derrick Henry of the Titans and wide receiver?Tyler Boyd of the Bengals get love. I point out that 153 targets are up for grabs for Boyd in Cincy with Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu gone.Comedian Frank Caliendo is doing impressions throughout the day. He does a Donald Trump bit that kills me.* ... and on to NFL Live, where we do the first round of a draft with 10 NFL analysts and fantasy folks. Heres how it goes:1. Antonio Brown 2. Odell Beckham Jr. 3. DeAndre Hopkins (Riddick takes him over Julio Jones. Louis is very bullish on Hopkins this year.) 4. Julio Jones 5. Dez Bryant (Picked by Hall of Fame NFL running back Jerome Bettis, who says the Cowboys run game will be very successful, which will open things up for Dez. 6. Adrian Peterson 7. David Johnson?(Selected by Field Yates.) 8. A.J. Green 9. Todd Gurley?(My pick -- how did Gurley fall to No. 9?) 10. Ezekiel Elliott. (Allen Robinson would have been pick 11.)* I then head to SportsNation with Beadle and Marcellus Wiley, and were all punch-drunk at this point. Podcast listeners know this, but Beadle is among my favorite people on the planet, let alone at ESPN. Its always fun when we get to work together. Its all laughter and nonsense for a few hours.* Suddenly -- OK, not suddenly at all -- Ive been at this for an entire day now. Its 7 p.m and were entering the final stretch. I have my sixth Red Bull. My back is killing me, but I am actually good. I can see the finish line. I can do this.Theres a celebrity draft and its all sorts of hilariousness and awesomeness. Weve been checking in with Stugotz and Golic Jr. on Fantasy Island throughout this. Now, in an indescribable scene that had to be seen to be believed, with some TV magic, they are running with the bulls in Pamplona. Its flat-out hysterical. I didnt really know either guy before this, so it was a lot of fun getting to know them a bit.I dont know how to describe the celeb draft, except that everyone was sort of punch-drunk. The mood was loose and fun, and I dont think I have ever laughed as hard or had as much fun on TV as I did during it. (Editors note: So, you do know how to describe the celeb draft, despite your state while typing this.) Michael Smith and Jemele Hill were talking trash to Mike and Mike, and they were giving it right back. Stugotz and Golic Jr. continued to roll, and Kenny Mayne was, as always, very funny. Trey was on fire and everyone else got into the spirit of it, including guests Bobby Flay, Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, along with Adam and Louis.* And then its a wrap. More than 1.75 million teams drafted during the marathon. Not everything was perfect, but I wouldnt have changed a thing. I am exhausted, but damn am I proud. 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Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said.Durham 296 for 6 (Borthwick 66, Stoneman 56, Collingwood 53) beat Warwickshire 292 for 7 (Hain 107, Ambrose 86, Arshad 3-50) by four wicketsScorecard Durham shrugged off a week of woe by easing to a four-wicket win with 14 balls to spare against Warwickshire in the Royal London Cup tie at South Northumberland CC in the Newcastle suburb of Gosforth.A day after taking over the one-day captaincy from the departing Mark Stoneman, Paul Collingwood took his team within sight of victory by thrashing 53 off 33 balls. It ended a run of four one-day defeats, culminating in Sundays 170-run hammering at Northampton prior to the announcement that Stoneman had signed for Surrey and Phil Mustard had gone to Gloucestershire on loan.Put in on an excellent pitch, the visitors were on course for 300-plus while century-maker Sam Hain was sharing a third wicket stand of 143 with Tim Ambrose. But good bowling at the end of the innings by Usman Arshad, with 3 for 50, held them in check and they fell short on 292 for 7.Hain continued his fine one-day form with a cultured 107 off 115 balls and Ambrose hit two sixes in making 86 off 89 balls before Laurie Evans cleared the rope three times in a quickfire 30. Despite those sixes, Warwickshire would have hoped for more laate momentum had Hain not played on in the 42nd when trying to run Keaton Jennings to third man.dddddddddddd Ambrose then miscued a drive off Arshad to extra cover as the 46th over yielded only two runs.Stuart Poynter, making his debut in competitive cricket in place of Mustard, took the catches which brought the only two wickets to fall in the first 41 overs, Will Porterfield falling to Chris Rushworth in the third. Ian Bell unfurled some elegant cover drives as he contributed 31 to a stand of 72 with Hain before his first attempt at a big hit brought his downfall when he edged the first ball of Scott Borthwicks second over.Stoneman laid the platform for Durhams chase with a solid 56 then Borthwick built the momentum with two sixes in his 66 off 67 balls. Victory looked a formality when Collingwod pulled Chris Wright for two sixes and drove him for two fours in the 40th over to reduce the target to 61 off ten.The captain went for one big hit too many in the 44th, slicing a Rikki Clarke slower ball to short third man. But Michael Richardson was equal to the task of gathering the remaining 40 runs with an unbeaten 32. ' ' '