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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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McCants Still Not Quite Ready for the Glare of the Camera That Comes with Dating a Kardashian

Posted January 20, 2009, 12:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (12 Comments)

Rashad McCants of the Timberwolves grimaces – a hamstring, perhaps? – upon exiting an LA eatery with his girlfriend, Khloe Kardashian.

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An Interview with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt

Posted January 16, 2009, 12:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (52 Comments)

Everyone’s familiar with ESPN Sportscenter anchor Scott Van Pelt, so let’s do away with the formality of introducing him. In our interview with him, the Maryland grad – who also covers golf for ESPN – talked about nightlife in Bristol, how he deals with screaming sports analysts, his relationship with Tiger Woods, and the bulletproof [...]

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Kevin Pittsnogle: From NCAA Tourney Hero to Middle School Teacher Living in a Trailer

Posted January 16, 2009, 9:00 am by Jason McIntyre (72 Comments)

And Friday opens with a slightly depressing story: Remember Kevin Pittsnogle? The 6-foot-11 sharpshooter from West Virginia who led the Mountaineers to a stirring upset of Wake Forest in the NCAA tourney a few years back? The tatted-up kid who wore a white tux and a top hat to his wedding? You may recall when [...]

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Detroit, Are You Ready for USC QB Mark Sanchez?

Posted January 15, 2009, 3:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

Surprised USC Mark Sanchez is turning pro? Why? * Heading into the bowl games, Sam Bradford was widely regarded as the best QB in the country, and the best NFL prospect at the position. * Sanchez has one of the best games in Rose Bowl history. * Sam Bradford, jinxed by the Heisman, didn’t dominate [...]

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Devin Harris’s Cyber Playmate Girlfriend, Meghan Allen, is Quite a Catch

Posted January 15, 2009, 8:45 am by Jason McIntyre (No Comments)

Howard Stern introduced a new game today, “Are you dumb as a rock?” which means one of two things – Jay Leno will probably steal the idea and claim it as his own in a few weeks, or it’ll become a reality TV show on FOX next fall. One of the contestants was this beauty [...]

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An Interview with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

Posted January 9, 2009, 3:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (96 Comments)

Here’s how we’ll take you into the NFL Divisional playoffs this weekend: an interview with commissioner Roger Goodell. The son of a Senator who went from intern with the New York Jets to “The Most Powerful Man in Sports” was kind enough to carve 15 minutes out of his afternoon for his first chat with [...]

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