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Who are the Most Thin-Skinned Sports Media Members?

Posted August 31, 2009, 3:35 pm by Jason McIntyre (172 Comments)

The seeds were planted for this post Thursday. We spent the last few days bouncing the following names off a few media members. You will find one thing in common with everyone here: They’re wildly successful. And really, is being thin-skinned the worst thing in the world? The criticism means you’ve arrived; the thin-skin means [...]

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The Women of the 2009 US Open

Posted August 31, 2009, 9:15 am by Jason McIntyre (13 Comments)

You already know what’s going to happen on the men’s side – the GOAT, Roger Federer, seems to be a lock to reach the Finals. He’s won the last five US Opens. He also captured the French Open and Wimbledon this year. The most likely candidates to knock him off: Rafael Nadal (3rd seed) or [...]

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Ending a Busy Week with a Sophomoric Gif: Michelle Beadle Enjoying a Hot Dog on TV

Posted August 28, 2009, 5:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (50 Comments)

Busy week: WAGs ruled, Rick Pitino ranted, unemployed Billy Gillispie got a DUI, Vick played, and we went to Bristol. Whew. These two lovebirds? Nicole Scherzinger and her car-racing boyfriend, Lewis Hamilton. After the jump, a reader sent in gif that was made for busy Fridays: Sportsnation’s Michelle Beadle eating a hot dog.

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Five Questions with ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit

Posted August 28, 2009, 4:00 pm by Jason McIntyre (37 Comments)

During our trip to Bristol yesterday, the kind folks on the PR staff were able to pull ESPN Gameday heartthrob Kirk Herbstreit aside for five quick questions.

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An Interview with Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports

Posted August 28, 2009, 2:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (31 Comments)

This week’s interview is with Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles Robinson. He’s a fairly prolific tweeter, is hated (badly) by Plaxico Burress, and his blind items are terrific. In this interview, you will find two really funny comparisons for Tim Tebow and Vince Young, learn that lame Patriots fans (are there any other kind?) tried [...]

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Five Questions with Alexi Lalas

Posted August 28, 2009, 12:15 pm by Jason McIntyre (28 Comments)

Yesterday during a media workshop, Alexi Lalas made a bold statement: The former US National team player and MLS general manager matter-of-factly stated that Landon Donovan was “one of the Top 20 players in the world.” We’re fans of Donovan’s work – especially recently – but found the statement preposterous. A brief, “PTI-like” (not our [...]

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The Big Lead Goes to Bristol

Posted August 28, 2009, 11:15 am by Jason McIntyre (208 Comments)

We’ll try and keep this brief because there’s plenty of actual news in the sports world and nobody cares about us invading the Bristol compound. Featured below: Bob Ley, Chris Berman, Colin Cowherd, Michelle Beadle, Brad Edwards, Lou Holtz and Todd McShay. Alexi Lalas and Kirk Herbstreit interviews to come later today. All of this [...]

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