Archive for March, 2008

A New Backpage Voice: An Interview with Sports Illustrated Columnist Selena Roberts

Posted March 17, 2008, 11:17 am by Jason McIntyre (31 Comments)

We attended a sportswriter forum Saturday in NYC and one of the panel members was Selena Roberts of Sports Illustrated. (At one point, after the panel groused about lack of access to athletes, she actually, said, ‘maybe in five years we’ll all be reading Deadspin and the Big Lead.’ She had no idea we were [...]

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Bummer: Bob Costas Hates Bloggers

Posted March 14, 2008, 8:00 am by Jason McIntyre (45 Comments)

You know what’s happening, right? A year or two ago, all these sports blogs you read while surfing the net at work were fun and cute and a neat exercise in writing, where random people with keyboards – all together now, say it loud and say it proud, FROM MOM’S BASEMENT – could opine on [...]

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The Coles Story and a Drive to Florida: An Interview with New York Times NFL Writer Karen Crouse

Posted March 6, 2008, 1:21 pm by Jason McIntyre (77 Comments)

Two interesting nuggets before you dive into this week’s interview with New York Times NFL writer Karen Crouse: 1) It’s the first interview we’ve done with anyone from the NYT since Dec. of 2006, and 2) It’s the first interview we’ve done with a female sportswriter since Oct. of 2006. Crouse’s circuitous journey to the [...]

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Reggie, Look Out For that Gigantic Caboose!

Posted March 6, 2008, 10:29 am by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

Saints RB Reggie Bush doesn’t have the ability to show up for his scheduled deposition, but posing up for photographers in the Dominican Republic? No problem! After the jump, one for the scrap book, and one photo where she forgot to cover her ginormous ass (she definitely looks better in clothes). As Vince Vaughn said [...]

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