Mar 16
The list of CBS announcers calling the NCAA Tournament games is below. The No. 1 team is Jim Nantz and Clark Kellog and not surprisingly, they’ll be calling both Duke games opening weekend. (Nantz will also be calling Houston-Maryland … he has a degree in broadcasting from Houston.) That’ll only add to Jason Whitlock’s theory that CBS hooked Duke up for selfish TV reasons. (Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News echoes those sentiments today.) Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 05
ESPN released their play-by-play announcers for the 2010 World Cup. The network previously announced famed soccer voice Martin Tyler as their lead man. Ian Darke (Sky Sports) and ESPN’s own Adrian Healey and Derek Rae will join him. No slight to these men, who should perform excellently, but why are there no Americans?
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Lost: A bit pressed for time this morning so we'll be pithy. Favorite moments: When Sayid opened the freezer in Sideways world; the chilling look on Sayid's face when Ben asked him a question in the Temple; the terrified look on Kate's face at the end; Miles talking about how dirty Claire is, and then saying, "still hot." [screengrabs
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(113)Mar 03
Jennifer Love Hewitt … no more comedy central shows on Hulu … this is because the last gun debate went so swimmingly … here’s Ice-T’s girlfriend in a bikini but it is NSFW … odd way to try and steal an ATM … man dies because he urinated on a down power line … cool map of bars vs. grocery stores … anyone ever eaten rabbit? …
Dan Snyder and the Redskins denied Page 6’s alligator skin desk story and the store supposedly fired whomever made up the story. [DC Sports Bog]
Should have been titled, “Hot 20-somethings love David Letterman.” [Vanity Fair]
Put us in the puzzled group that has no idea why anyone would have McCoy ahead of Suh on a draft board. [CBS Sports] Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 01
College Basketball, College Football, Courts, Legal, ESPN, Heavy Drinking, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, Olympics, TV, Video TheBigLead 
Avril Lavigne … blaming the Woodstock hippies for the financial collapse … one of Marie Osmond’s sons committed suicide this weekend … caught on tape selling secrets to China … this guy was really, really drunk … the girl who “started” the tea party movement last year … when someone in an internet community dies … epic DMV test fail … the right to bear arms – in Starbucks … scary wolfman? … Russian version of “Jersey Shore” (“Brighton Beach”) to star hot blonde … Profile of Rupert Murdoch …
Timberwolves suspend Al Jefferson for two games ($300k) following his weekend DWI. [Star Trib]
Vancouver gets a gold medal for all the heavy drinking that went down. [TIME] Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 26
Baseball, Bill Simmons, ESPN, Former Athletes, Jason Whitlock, MMA, Media Gossip/Musings, Olympics, Sad., Stats, TV, Video TheBigLead 
Blake Lively … Detroit’s “relocation” plan … supplemental Lost reading to the EW guy …more proof that Citibank is a bad, bad place … things sports editors should never do … Charlie LeDuff is a fantastic writer, read this … woman attacked husband with a hammer … Latvian Robin Hood targets banks … Wall Street lawyer now selling cupcakes mancakes … any female readers been “vajazzled“? …
Scott Van Pelt dropped an F-bomb on Sportscenter last night heading into commercial, and then had to apologize. Tough week for that guy. [Deadspin]
Kim Yu-Na of Korea won the Gold in Figure Skating last night; Joannie Rochette of Canada, the girl who everyone was rooting for, earned bronze. [USA Today, Star] Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 24
Marvell Scott, a former New York City sportscaster for WABC and Illinois running back, has been arraigned on felony charges of raping a 14-year-old girl. The 36-year-old doctor allegedly met with a pimp, took the 14-year-old girl (a runaway from up state) back to his apartment, forcibly had sex with her against her will and called the pimp (confirmed by phone records) to ask for the girl again. The incident purportedly took place in June 2008. Scott claims he has been “framed.” (NYDailyNews)
Feb 24
Very few people seemed to like the episode. It puttered along for 50 minutes, and then closed with something resembling a flourish. Claire’s last line was eerie. Is she dead or what? Spoilers after the jump. [To all the new readers: The sports banter will be back in 30 minutes while all the Lost viewers feebly attempt to understand what happened last night.] Read the rest of this entry »
