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Dan Patrick On Aaron Hernandez: "Yet Another Talented Person Who Left Bristol, Connecticut"

Timothy Burke — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:21:48 EST

(He's talking about his own acrimonious exit from ESPN.) [NBC] More »

Bonnie Bernstein Defends Holly Rowe's Sharp Elbows

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:15:00 EST

We all got a kick out of watching Holly Rowe bust out the sharp elbows to establish her turf after last week's Sugar Bowl. We were amused again to discover it wasn't the first time Rowe had thrown around some muscle in the name of postgame journalism. But there's a reason Rowe does this, and it's not simply because she's some badass from ESPN who's out to to big-time some well-meaning reporter from the Daily Backwater. More »

15 Years Ago, I Wrote A Fan Letter To ESPN. Here's Who Wrote Back.

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:20:00 EST

I don't remember now what was in my letter, which I'd addressed to the very nonspecific "SportsCenter anchors." I'm sure it was your standard fan mail—"I'm a big fan, I watch every morning, I want to be on ESPN one day." I don't think I asked for a reply, and I definitely didn't ask for signed headshots. More »

Charles Barkley: "Skip Bayless Has Surpassed Peter Vecsey As The Biggest Jackass In The History Of Journalism"

Timothy Burke — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST

Following up on his earlier claim about "hating Skip Bayless more than any person in the world," TNT Inside the NBA commentator Charles Barkley launched another barrage in his media beef with the ESPN First Take pundit today on The Dan Patrick Show. More »

Charles Barkley To Dan Patrick: "I Hate Skip Bayless More Than Any Person In The World"

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:30:00 EST

Charles Barkley, the man who makes a living off of speaking truth to the power of sports figures and commentators that we all kind of hate, is on record as saying that ESPN's Skip Bayless is "one of the two people [he'd] like to kill." But since murder is kind of bad for one's public image, Chuck just resorts to talking shit about Bayless as much as he can. More »

Dan Patrick Hosted A Category On Jeopardy! Last Night, The One Contestants Tried To Avoid

Timothy Burke — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:35:00 EST

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Radio/TV personality and ESPN gadfly Dan Patrick guest-hosted a category in the first round of last night's episode of Jeopardy!, and as is S.O.P. for all sports categories on the quiz show, contestants avoided it—choosing categories like "Corruption Junction" and "This Landfill Is My Landfill" instead. More »

Hard-Hitting Dan Patrick Asks Kyrie Irving Where He's Going, About A Million Times

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:30:09 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: The same question, asked many different ways. More »

ESPN Book Excerpt: Keith Olbermann, The Asshole Genius

Jim Miller & Tom Shales | GQ — Mon, 16 May 2011 07:01:00 EDT

GQ called dibs on the first exclusive excerpt of the gigantic Miller-Shales ESPN oral history, Those Guys Have All The Fun, but we've been given an excerpt of their excerpt just because nobody wants us running any more unapproved excerpts. We'll play along. So read this, then pop over to GQ for the rest. Then follow us for the rest of the week for the wince-worthy stuff. More »

Dan Patrick's Garish Yellow Man Purse Spotted At DMB Show (UPDATE)

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:50:00 EDT

One reader caught the Dave Matthews (Band) show at Hartford on Saturday night and had the good fortune of sitting near Patrick and his family, bobbing along to "Ants Marching" and the like. But, seriously, what's with the bag? More »

Dan Patrick Retro: The T.G.I Friday's Commercial

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:15:23 EST

For those of you who enjoy young boys slathered in BBQ sauce. [YouTube] More »

Surprise: Pete Rose Thinks Steroids Are Worse Than Gambling

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:15:21 EDT

Because we haven't heard from him in a while, Pete Rose would like to weigh in on baseball's steroid crisis. I'm sure his comments won't at all be self-serving. Let's see.... More »

So Here's A Story About How Ashley Judd Almost Got Kentucky In Trouble With The NCAA

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:55:49 EDT

Ashley Judd could be one of the more annoying of the celebrity super-fans. It is adorable when famous people are so vocal about their teams, but screamin' Ashley just tends to overdo it a bit. More »

This Here's What You Call A "Danwich"

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:20:42 EDT

I love this photo. The expression on Dan Patrick's face, with an Andrews sister on each arm, just seems to scream, "Hey, E.A. Fanboys — SUCK ON THIS ACTION." More »

Erin Andrews Has A Sister Who Also Will Not Date You

Rick Chandler — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:45:51 EST

OK, let's get this out of the way and then move on; Erin Andrews has a sister. And we know about her because of Dan Patrick. More »

Did ESPN Blatantly Rip Off This Innocent-Looking Bald Man? You Be The Judge

Rick Chandler — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:45:50 EDT

So ESPN rolls out this new feature recently by Thomas Neuman called Ultimate NFL Power Rankings, in which he ranks the 32 NFL franchises. It's a somewhat complicated formula and a fun read, but wait a minute here. It's also looking very familiar. That's because a Dallas-Fort Worth-area radio sportscaster by the name of Bob Sturm has been doing virtually the same thing on his web site since 2001 — seven years before ESPN got the idea. Coincidence, or ripoff? Many of Sturm's followers think it's the latter. I talked with him by phone to get his take on it, and also got an official, if brief, response from ESPN. Let's watch the fun. More »

Watch Patrick And Olbermann Make An Awkward Attempt At Recapturing Chemistry Tonight

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:30:50 EDT

Even though Jason Whitlock (and plenty of others) think the re-teaming of Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick is a colossally bad idea, I'm still hopeful. At the very least, some of the magical glib that made them so good the first time around must still be around, right? Hopefully, the media powerhouse egos can be swept aside for a minute or two and it'll work. More »

Dan Patrick Bites Back (Softly) At Jason Whitlock

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:00:32 EDT

Unamused by Jason Whitlock's "Football Night In America" take-down piece, Dan Patrick fired back at the mighty Whitlock today on his radio show. Patrick was pretty reserved, but seemed a little miffed at how he was painted by Whitlock as a person "who doesn't care about football." Patrick said on air in response, " Don't tell me I don't know how to do highlights." More »

Dara Torres Is Paying For Everyone's Sins

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:30:31 EDT

Granted, a 41-year-old woman breaking all sorts of swimming records is a red flag in today's performance-enhanced sports world, but is she being unfairly scrutinized? More »

On With The Big Show, Again

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:00:31 EDT

ESPN SportsCenter purists who long for the days of Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann's dry witticism- infused sports highlights should now rejoice at their cubicles until your employer calls security and has you escorted out of the building. More »

This Is The *Ball That Will Grace The Hall

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:00:13 EDT

Dan Patrick's radio show this afternoon was very Bonds branded-ball heavy, grabbing baseball HOF president Jeff Idelson on for a few minutes to talk about how they finally wrestled the piece of history away from Marc Ecko. Lucky for them, the HOF was kind enough to send them a picture of the infamous branded hide that once was Barry Bonds' 756th homerun ball in all of its tainted glory. More »

Media Approval Ratings: Dan Patrick

Leitch — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:05:00 EDT

Among the many pleasures of "Costas Now" the other night was Dan Patrick explaining how the old "Big Show" was actually named ironically by him and Keith Olbermann. They called it "The Big Show" because they assumed no one was watching and had no numbers or reason to think otherwise. But people were definitely watching. More »

Dan Patrick Finds Place To Peddle His Wares

Leitch — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:35:24 EDT

We know you've been dying to find out the next move for Dan Patrick. He's got his national radio show now, his Web site and, hopefully, more Applebee's commercials with barbecue sauce all over himself. (Or whatever crappy chain restaurant that was; they all blend into one for us.) Well, Patrick has himself a new gig: He's about to become one of the biggest names at Sports Illustrated. More »

Dan Patrick has a schnazzy new Web site....

Leitch — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:15:02 EDT

Dan Patrick has a schnazzy new Web site. [DanPatrick.com] More »

Dan Patrick's Next Destination Is Duller Than You Think

Leitch — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:40:35 EDT

Digging around the notes columns of the Chicago Sun-Times, The Big Lead thinks they've found what Dan Patrick's next move is. It's not nearly as exciting as we were hoping. More »

Chandler: This Year You Are Mine, Dan Patrick

rickchand — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:00:37 EDT

If you are reading this, Dan Patrick, let's clear the air on this interview nonsense right away. To put it bluntly, last year you snubbed me. You were the only player at the Lake Tahoe American Century Golf Championship to do so — I even talked with Mike Schmidt. Mike freakin' Schimdt. More »

Dan Patrick, Celebrity Golf Interview Dork Dodger

Leitch — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:15:33 EST

We'll confess to having less of a problem with Dan Patrick than we do with some of the other Bristol folks; he's got a little smugness to him, but on the whole, we don't think he's one of the bad guys. More »

Ah ... When The Catchphrases Felt Only SLIGHTLY Warmed Over

Leitch — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:15:31 EDT

Here's your little blast for the past today: As difficult as it is to believe that Hootie and the Blowfish were ever considered cool — we're not sure that actually ever happened — it's, these days, just as difficult to comprehend ESPN being, you know, down with the kids. These two unique cultural curiosities intersected in this famous music video, which we suspect you haven't seen in a long, long time. More »

Dan Le Batard Horrifies You The Most

Leitch — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:45:55 EST

Congratulations to Dan Le Batard, who you say has the most terrifying ESPN: The Magazine mugshot. It was a tight race, with Le Batard — who was joking about the mugshots and this poll on his radio show yesterday, quoting from several of our great commenters — edging out Stuart Scott (who actually got our vote). More »

Poll: Scariest ESPN Mag Mugshots

Leitch — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:00:16 EST

Yesterday, we tried to figure out what was going on with Bill Simmons' ridiculous mugshot in ESPN: The Magazine. Well, now we've got copies of all four main mugshots in the magazine, and they're inexplicable. And horrifying. Take a look at them below, and let us know which one makes you want to cry the least. More »

OIbermann Vs. Swann: Battle Of The Intellects

Leitch — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:00:25 EST

We'll confess a slight affection for Keith Olbermann, though we sometimes think this conversation happens in his head every day: More »

A Day In The Life Of The "New" Michael Irvin

Leitch — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:32:53 EST

Well, it's the day after Michael Irvin's endless string of mea culpas following his arrest on Friday, and if Irvin's appearances had anything in common, it was their high proportion of "mea" to "culpa." Let's look back at Irvin's trip through the ESPN empire: More »

Stuart Scott Could Be Yours For $25 Grand (Plus Shipping!)

Leitch — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:30:13 EDT

$25,000. More »

ESPN Trims SportsCenter Fat

Leitch — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:39:48 EDT

In case you were having difficulty spreading out your hate among all the SportsCenter anchors, take heart: They're making it more concentrated for you. In a move that had been anticipated, ESPN announced yesterday that it's going to three two-man teams. And "two-man teams" is accurate too; it's all dudes. More »