Archive for January, 2008
Why is ESPN Ignoring the Reggie Bush Book? (Update)
Posted January 11, 2008, 10:03 am by Jason McIntyre (60 Comments)
A cursory google search reveals that the recently-released Reggie Bush tome, Tarnished Heisman, which claims that Bush and his family received nearly $300,000 during his time at USC, garnered a mention in probably more than 200 newspapers across the country this week. Yahoo is blowing it out on the front page (with an excerpt), as [...]
[ Read More... ]At 7-foot-7, Everyone Looks Like a Shrimp
Posted January 10, 2008, 10:11 am by Jason McIntyre (47 Comments)
How terrified does Tyler Hansbrough look? Later, he would dunk on UNC-Ashville’s Kenny George, all 7-foot-7 of him. Also, George wears size 26 shoes.
[ Read More... ]Announcer Idiocy: Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman
Posted January 9, 2008, 10:44 am by Jason McIntyre (53 Comments)
It probably won’t become an SAT question, but perhaps a sports editor will ask you this next time you apply for a job: what do Kelly Tilghman, Jimmy the Greek and Fuzzy Zoeller have in common? Answer: White people who’ve made terribly insensitive and racist remarks on air! What is it about Tiger that brings [...]
[ Read More... ]The Wire, Detroit Sports and Michael Jordan: An Interview with LZ Granderson of ESPN the Magazine
Posted January 8, 2008, 12:53 pm by Jason McIntyre (27 Comments)
It’s a rare treat when anyone from ESPN will talk to us, but we’ve got a good one today – an interview with LZ Granderson, of Page 2 and ESPN the Magazine fame. Well-known for writing columns about Greg Oden and John Amaechi, calling out Michael Jordan, and this column, Granderson was willing to talk [...]
[ Read More... ]Leinart Back in the Saddle with Kristin Cavallari
Posted January 7, 2008, 9:00 am by Jason McIntyre (1 Comment)
No changing diapers last weekend – Arizona Cardinals QB Matt Leinart was in Vegas partying with old flame Kristin Cavallari, who was celebrating her 21st birthday. Laguna Beach fans (it was a solid show before it turned into the dreck that is The Hills and that horrible Newport Beach garbage) may recall that the two [...]
[ Read More... ]The Return of American Gladiators: It’s About Time
Posted January 6, 2008, 5:12 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (36 Comments)
American Gladiators returns to television this evening. The kid in this blogger is kind of psyched for this. I’ve been waiting for this since… Well, I guess since I realized that American Gladiators wasn’t on television anymore. I don’t have any idea what channel it used to be on, but I do remember watching reruns [...]
[ Read More... ]Jawing with Strahan, Nearly Fighting Keyshawn, and Battling ESPN for NFL Scoops: an Interview with Jay Glazer of Fox Sports
Posted January 2, 2008, 11:59 am by Jason McIntyre (17 Comments)
Anyone who enjoys the NFL will be familiar with today’s interview subject: Mr. Scoop, Fox’s Jay Glazer. In the heated battle for breaking NFL news, Glazer has no peer. We got him talking about his battle with ESPN’s dynamic duo of Clayton and Mort, his MMA background (even coaxed a photo out of him), acting [...]
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Tim Tebow vs. Tommie Frazier [bigleadsports.com]
KC Joyner: Romo is a Top 5 Quarterback [bigleadsports.com]
HS Player Attacked While Chasing Ball [usatoday.com]
Agassi on Olympics & The State of Tennis [bigleadsports.com]
Andre Dawson Talks Cubs, Biz of Baseball [bigleadsports.com]
Pat O'Brien Hosting Olympics Again [usatoday.com]
