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You Try To Say "176 Punt Return Yards" 12 Times Per Day And See What Comes Out of Your Mouth

Robert Flores, ESPN's live afternoon SportsCenter man, fell victim to the WWL's deadly live television format and stumbled over his words while relaying the Saints/Vikings rundown. (wasn't that bad. Well, he didn't fart. ) Instead of "176 punt return yards" it came out "176 punt retard", which is probably a common mistake when you're trapped in a highlight trance for five hours. Based on his boneheaded performance last night, it's also a fitting nickname for Vikings punter Chris Kluwe.

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3:30 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
By DAULERIO
1,772 views, 28 comments

Latest by Permanent4: But was he a total medal punt retard? more »

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Lil' Wayne Is Fast Becoming ESPN's Most Popular Blogger

Rapper Lil' Wayne continues to infiltrate the WWL with his blog posts and ESPN's sports nation seems to be embracing him wholeheartedly. The editors seemed reluctant to let him sully their pristine pages with his nonsensical sports jizzle, but now appear to be stuck with him. Wayne unveiled his second blog entry yesterday and it continues to be equally bewildering and mesmerizing.
First of all, wow. I am overwhelmed by the response to my first blog entry. I think I read the first 402 comments. A lot of them were crazy. A thousand comments in the first day? That makes me happy. I've been telling people, "Man I got a blog on ESPN," and they go, "Yeah, boy, but you're latest song is crazy!" and I'm like, "I know, but did you see my blog?" I am so excited to have this opportunity.
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11:30 AM on Thu Oct 2 2008
By DAULERIO
7,419 views, 53 comments

Latest by Rock You Like An Iracane: One of the best decisions ESPN's made this year. more »

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But ... I Don't Wanna Watch That

You laughed at my theory that the ESPN site is edited and designed by robots, but every day the evidence mounts in my favor. Only something with a heart of cold metal could let this slip through; either that, or they're saying once again that they think there's nothing on their network we won't watch. Come on Leader, have a human read your deck heads occasionally. Norby probably won't fire you if you tinker with the wording a little in extreme cases. More »

10:45 AM on Tue Sep 30 2008
By Rick Chandler
18,608 views, 39 comments

Latest by blastitbiggs: Watch: Quinn Primped more »

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Even Cris Carter Doesn't Listen To Cris Carter

Before we even get into it, please be aware, Chris Carter, that Will Leitch had nothing to do with this post. He's not even aware of it, so there's no need to "take him out," as you're fond of saying. The offending party is Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports (I'll find you his address if you want it). This isn't going to make you happy, just so you know. But hey, it's your own fault. More »

5:45 PM on Mon Sep 29 2008
By Rick Chandler
11,180 views, 19 comments

Latest by cookierojas: Is Carter in clownface? more »

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Lil' Wayne Brings Much Needed Grizzy Element To ESPN

The rapper personally responsible for rejuvenating hip hop has now cashed in a huge chunk of his street credibility for a chance to blog for ESPN. His first entry was published today ( Title: AARON RODGERS 'HAS BEEN WONDERFUL') and it's surprisingly more coherent than many of Stephen A. Smith's face-typed ramblings. But it's still probably not going to make anyone who works at ESPN less terrified of him. Actually, based on the editor's note introducing the item, it appears that's precisely the reason they published it to begin with: More »

5:30 PM on Thu Sep 25 2008
By DAULERIO
11,897 views, 59 comments

Latest by Her?: @Benevolant-Despot: +rap never died. more »

Media Meltdowns

John Clayton's A Little Gassy In The Morning

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

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 »

12:45 PM on Fri Sep 19 2008
By Rick Chandler
8,964 views, 40 comments

Latest by nacogdoches: Why are you yelling? You're a foot from me. + Watch video more »

Media Meltdowns

Reilly's Column Not Edited For Creepy Sleaziness, But For Out Of Touch Lameness

Yesterday, we received an email about Rick Reilly's latest column on America's chances in the upcoming Ryder Cup, where he gives a list of reasons as to how Paul Azinger's Tiger-less squad could actually win this year's event. It's the usual Reilly-on-golf effort (probably his strongest subject) and it's mildly entertaining if you're into that sort of thing. However, the tipster pointed out an interesting edit to the piece that occurred during the day:

I don't know if this is relevant or not to you guys but ... I'm pretty sure the last line in Reilly's column this morning was "or I'll tongue bathe the Queen Mother". It has since been edited to "or I'll tongue bathe Windsor castle". Seems an oblique reference to cunnilingus was removed sometime throughout the day. More »

11:30 AM on Thu Sep 18 2008
By DAULERIO
14,475 views, 72 comments

Latest by MikeSmrek: Anybody else notice that he reprised the same "essay" on the Ryder Cup pregame show? Only this time, it was changed to "I'll tongue bathe a beefeater." If there's a market for brown shower videos, I suppose there's one for Rick Reilly rim jobs. The marketing tie-ins are intriguing. more »

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Mike Greenberg's Intelligence Is Compromised By Mike Golic's Chronic Dumb Jockyness

Mike Greenberg, the well-manicured, impish half of "Mike And Mike In The Morning" was interviewed by Dan Levy on his OnTheDL show and was asked if the show is"dumbed down" to cater to the average sports fan. Greenberg would never undermine or insult his audience like that, but he did take his usual potshot at co-host and former NFL defensive lineman Mike Golic. However, one quote in particular seemed a little more cutting than the usual doses of playful banter employed on the show: More »

2:15 PM on Tue Sep 16 2008
By DAULERIO
19,412 views, 77 comments

Latest by Forced Entry: Greenberg? OnTheDL? Just come out with it already more »

Media Meltdowns

Seriously, Did Tony Kornheiser Have Electroshock Therapy Before The Game Last Night?

Everything about the man seemed a bit ... off. From his wacky hair, to his glibness, to his bad jokes, to his worshipful Dallas Cowboy comments. And, of course, there was the odd apology he threw out there, after making this remark: More »

12:15 PM on Tue Sep 16 2008
By DAULERIO
21,857 views, 62 comments

Latest by Maudes_Moustache: @HockeyMountain: **wags finger** "Abnormal behavior" and "glib" in the same post? Tom Cruise thinks you have a little explaining to do. more »