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The 2010 NCAA Tournament Announcers and a Handy CBS Coverage Map

College Basketball, Media Gossip/Musings, TV, Video 43 Comments »

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 »

ESPN Announces Play-by-Play Men For World Cup, Why No Americans?

ESPN, Soccer, TV, World Cup 69 Comments »

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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john-lockesayidLost: 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 via] (113)

The Roundup: Rich Eisen Runs the 40 Again; LeBron’s Incredible Dunk That Didn’t Count

College Basketball, Former Athletes, Music, NFL, NFL Draft, TV, Video 115 Comments »

jennifer_love_hewittJennifer 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 »

Erin Andrews on Dancing with the Stars: Just the Beginning of Her Move to Entertainment?

Erin Andrews, TV, Video 83 Comments »

erin-andrews-penn-sterin-andrews-black-dresserin-andrews-red-carpeterin_andrews-wrigleyerin-andrewserin-andrews-purple-dressErin Andrews will be one of the 11 contestants on Dancing with the Stars (which starts later this month). Read the rest of this entry »

The Roundup: Al Jefferson’s Suspension & Video of Ohio Cop Amazingly Hurdling a Skidding Car

College Basketball, College Football, Courts, Legal, ESPN, Heavy Drinking, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, Olympics, TV, Video 65 Comments »

avril_lavigneAvril 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 »

The Roundup: Scott Van Pelt’s F-Bomb, Bill Simmons on Bud Selig, and Ovechkin Hates Cameras

Baseball, Bill Simmons, ESPN, Former Athletes, Jason Whitlock, MMA, Media Gossip/Musings, Olympics, Sad., Stats, TV, Video 119 Comments »

blake-lively-i love youBlake 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 hammerLatvian 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 »

Former NYC Sportscaster Marvell Scott Charged With Raping 14-Year-Old

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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)

Reality TV: MLB Network is producing a new reality series “The Club,” which will feature “unprecedented behind the scenes access” to the White Sox front office. Participants will include Jerry Reinsdorf, Ozzie Guillen and Ken Williams. In Short. “The Club” is a great name, for a show about a strip club. Succesful reality television requires one of the three things: personality, stupidity or loose women. This has none of the three. Unless the White Sox hire a sassy gay receptionist who lives for drama, this show is destined for failure and ridicule. (MLB) (62)

Lost: Recruitment, and the Mystery of Claire

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hurley-jackVery 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 »