At the risk of making this a New York-centric post, there was a groundbreaking development over the weekend: angry columnist Phil Mushnick and bombastic radio host Mike Francesa – who are always at odds – came to an agreement about something … their dislike for ESPN’s wildly unpopular summer segment, Who’s Now:

And on WFAN/YES, Mike Francesa delivered a long, sarcastic and accurate holler about how ESPN’s value to sports fans has been lost to endless self-promotion – “ESPN has learned that it’s Tuesday!” he shouted – and ridiculous concoctions, such as “Who’s Now,” another lame excuse to remove sports from “SportsCenter.”

“Who’s now,” Francesa bellowed, “Shaq O’Neal or a polar bear?”

“SportsCenter,” once a cherished and conditioned stop, has become SelfCenter, unconscionable and unwatchable. And everywhere you look and listen, ESPN talent is being forced to do embarrassing things in service to an ESPN/ABC/Disney sales plan that ensures nothing better than ridicule.

Everything that once held promise at ESPN has been compromised and corrupted. And that’s a shame.

If these two can find détente bashing ESPN, how about Scoop and Whitlock come together in agreement over Mike Vick’s deplorable treatment of dogs?

SELF-LOVING ESPN IS NO LONGER IN THE NOW (NY Post)
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