Archive for February, 2010
Unwritten ESPN Rule: Thou Shalt Not Take Shots at MLB Commish Bud Selig
Posted February 25, 2010, 12:46 pm by Jason McIntyre (104 Comments)
Peter Pascarelli, a ESPN baseball guy who does podcasts and wears other hats at the network – researcher & helping out on Sunday Night baseball – learned a lesson the hard way this month – if you’re going to take shots at Bud Selig, be prepared for the repercussions. Pascarelli, who is well-liked by colleagues [...]
[ Read More... ]John Feinstein Rips ESPN Over Kornheiser’s Hannah Storm Comment Suspension
Posted February 24, 2010, 4:30 pm by Ty Duffy (44 Comments)
Feinstein on Korn-Storm: John Feinstein took a break from stretching a feature article into his next six-figure book to rip ESPN about Kornheiser’s suspension. ”The TWO apologies should have been enough. But ESPN couldn’t resist the opportunity to try to let people know that it is America’s great defender of women. That’s because in the [...]
[ Read More... ]Tony Kornheiser-Hannah Storm the Talk of Regis & Kelly, Good Morning America, and Every Newspaper on the Planet
Posted February 24, 2010, 11:30 am by Jason McIntyre (41 Comments)
Tony Kornheiser-Hannah Storm: It was only blog fodder until the 2-week suspension was handed down. Newspapers everywhere picked it up, Howard Stern opened his show talking about it, Good Morning America touched on it, and Regis & Kelly did, too. Slate’s Jack Schafer: “The fact that ESPN has suddenly taken to punishing Kornheiser for being [...]
[ Read More... ]Wilbon discusses Kornheiser on non-ESPN Radio show
Posted February 24, 2010, 10:15 am by Geoff Decker (61 Comments)
Wilbon on Kornheiser-Storm: Michael Wilbon just appeared on the Dan Patrick Show to discuss the Kornheiser-Storm suspension contoversy: “Wilbon claimed ‘plausible deniability’ about the whole situation: ‘As you know, I’ve never been part of the Bristol culture. I don’t know how these things work. I don’t know what is affiliated.’”‘ But Wilbon did say he [...]
[ Read More... ]Brian Westbrook Calls Sportscenter … No, That’s a Prank Call from Howard Stern Fan Captain Janks
Posted February 24, 2010, 8:15 am by Jason McIntyre (152 Comments)
Minka Kelly & Shakira because we couldn’t decide on one … yesterday was National Pancake Day …applying to college with the help of YouTube … the list of troubled banks creeps higher … hilarious tales of New Jersey turnpike toll collectors … law school buys naming rights to a minor league stadium … ABC News [...]
[ Read More... ]John Canzano vs. Oregon Football Coach Chip Kelly Makes Great Radio
Posted February 23, 2010, 7:45 pm by Jason McIntyre (81 Comments)
John Canzano vs. Chip Kelly: Here’s a terrific, contentious radio interview between the Oregonian columnist (Canzano) and the Oregon football coach (Kelly). Kelly is defensive about his problem-ridden players and 1/4 of the way through says, “when this whole thing shakes itself out, and the truth comes out, put me on the air again. And [...]
[ Read More... ]Chris Wallace Trying Really Hard to Sell The 2008 Gasol Deal as Not That Lopsided
Posted February 23, 2010, 3:30 pm by Jason McIntyre (44 Comments)
The Pau Gasol Trade: Back in February of ’08, it appeared to be one of the greatest NBA heists of all-time. LA went from back-to-back 1st round playoffs ousters to back-to-back Finals appearances (and a title in ’09). The Grizzlies are finally winning some (28-27) to take the sting out of the trade, but it [...]
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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]
