Archive for October, 2007

Reilly’s Mag Move: ‘The Four Seasons to the Hampton Inn.’ An Interview with John Feinstein*

Posted October 30, 2007, 11:48 am by Jason McIntyre (50 Comments)

Special treat today, kids – big-time author John Feinstein has stopped by to chat. He’s a rare breed in the sports journalism field – he’s outspoken – and possibly a name in contention for the backpage column Rick Reilly vacated at SI (one of his big pluses, should the SI honchos care: he’s big on [...]

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Who is the Luckiest QB?

Posted October 25, 2007, 8:46 am by Jason McIntyre (43 Comments)

With Wednesday’s news that Cowboys QB Tony Romo is romancing actress Sophia Bush, it had us wondering: Hmmmm, all these QBs are locking up some nice, moderately-famous talent … but who has bragging rights? Come to think of it, that makes a great Monday Night Football question Kornheiser can ask Jaws! Familiarize yourself with the [...]

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Rick Reilly Talks to Us About His Career at SI and Move to ESPN

Posted October 22, 2007, 3:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (32 Comments)

Although Rick Reilly initially refused comment when we emailed him Friday inquiring about his move from SI to its rival, ESPN, now that the move has formally been announced, he felt more comfortable talking to us. We asked him a few questions about his industry-shaking move, and “America’s Best Loved Sports Writer” answered them. (You [...]

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That Was Fast: Rick Reilly Goes to ESPN, Starts in June 2008*

Posted October 19, 2007, 7:56 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

So we decided to get all journalisticky upon hearing the Rick Reilly news, and emailed around to see what the chatter was about why the most famous sports journalist was leaving the one-time sports bible, and where he was going. The answer is simple: the lure of ESPN got to him. We hear Reilly is [...]

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Who’s Got the Better Athlete Resume, Alyssa Milano or Gabrielle Union?

Posted October 17, 2007, 9:11 am by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

So we all know Alyssa Milano is doing a bang-up job over at the Hot Corner. Her interviews make us want to ask her how the heck she’s remained so damn cute through the years. We also want to ask about a certain screen grab from Fear and just about everything from Poison Ivy II [...]

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A Year Later, He’s Back: Finally, the Follow-Up Whitlock Interview

Posted October 9, 2007, 2:05 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

How better to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Jason Whitlock’s saber-rattling interview with us? Talk to him again! Fifty-four weeks ago, we ran an interview with then-ESPN talking head Jason Whitlock. After the network got wind of our intervew, the two parted ways. After much cajoling, Whitlock agreed to swap emails with us over the [...]

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Friday Night Lights Thoughts?

Posted October 8, 2007, 2:26 pm by Jason McIntyre (21 Comments)

So what’s the verdict? Heart-stopping season opener? Too dark? Are you pissed (much hotter) Julie stalked that music douchebag when she’s dating Saracen? We’re probably not the best people to ask about such suchery – Lyla and Riggins could play Mahjong with Saracen’s grandma for an entire episode and we’d still be glued to the [...]

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