Archive for January, 2009

Erin Andrews May Find This Interesting

Posted January 30, 2009, 3:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (20 Comments)

Remember the time last summer Erin Andrews glided into the Cubs clubhouse in this sundress, and Lou Pinella asked if it was a fashion show? Come on, of course you remember it! The internet couldn’t stop talking about this for like, a week. The story got a major shove from a writer in Chicago named [...]

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An Interview with ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber

Posted January 30, 2009, 12:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

January’s been a fun month for interviews: We chatted with the NFL commish, Roger Goodell, ESPN Sportscenter anchor Scott Van Pelt, and last week, one of the men who will announcer the Super Bowl on Sunday, NBC’s Al Michaels. Today’s guest: ESPN ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber. Q: What was your path to ESPN? Between being [...]

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Super Bowl QB Question: More Impressive “Celebrity” Girlfriend Resume, Big Ben or Matt Leinart?

Posted January 30, 2009, 9:00 am by Jason McIntyre (56 Comments)

Ben Roethlisberger’s girlfriend resume: golfer Natalie Gulbis and actress Missy Peregrym, formerly of Heroes vs. Matt Leinart’s girlfriend resume: reality TV’s Kristin Cavallari and no-talent Paris Hilton.

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An Interview with NBC’s Al Michaels

Posted January 23, 2009, 3:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

Next week, NBC’s Al Michaels will call Super Bowl 43 between the Steelers and the Cardinals. This week, he spoke to us. Catchphrases, the mysteries of the Monday Night Football booth, Joe Buck, gambling and the NFL … it’s all here. And even some random topics, like booze, vegetables, and of course, a college football [...]

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Here’s the Lucky Brown University Football Player Who Dates Gymnast Alicia Sacramone

Posted January 23, 2009, 9:00 am by Jason McIntyre (48 Comments)

The lucky guy who swept gorgeous Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone off her feet is … Eric Hunt, a defensive back on the Brown University football team. A reader who knows the couple passed along a few photos. Not much else to say here, folks: He’s lucky, she’s hot, and she has hot friends.

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Pittsburgh Kicker Jeff Reed or Reality Show Weirdo?

Posted January 22, 2009, 5:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (9 Comments)

And … go. And You Thought Jeff Reed’s Hair Couldn’t Get Better (This is God Given)

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Blogging About Your Employer is Never Smart, and That Includes ESPN

Posted January 22, 2009, 11:15 am by Jason McIntyre (9 Comments)

If you were out Monday on the MLK holiday, you may have missed it: ESPN.com, which is slashing its freelance budget, decided to dial back its college sports coverage, and one of its top college hoops bloggers, Kyle Whelliston, decided to write about it. “I was given advance warning that ESPN.com is planning 50 percent [...]

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