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Pizza Hut Wants To Be Friends With Roy Williams

You might remember that Lions wide receiver Roy Williams hates to tip pizza delivery guys. Well, it turns out, the president of Pizza Hut has taken notice, and he's offering Williams a job. More »

1:35 PM on Fri Oct 5 2007
By Leitch
9,156 views, 73 comments

propelled forward and into the air

ESPN Would Like You To Know That Only Harold Reynolds Harasses People

Probably time to check in on that whole Woody Paige sexual harassment lawsuit business. Not that many new details have been released since yesterday, except that we've learned a bit more about Jay Crawford, amazingly. (Seriously, we didn't think they guy even knew how to read.) We did enjoy the following denials from both ESPN and Atlantic Video (the production company of "Cold Pizza.")

ESPN: "This suit is without merit and we deny the allegations.
Atlantic Video: "This lawsuit is without merit, and we deny the allegations. This matter will be vigorously defended."

Someone's following their talking points! (Though this is not the first time Paige has been accused of something like this.)

Seriously, though: Explain to us how Paige is defended here while Harold Reynolds was canned for allegations that were far less egregious than these. It's almost as if Norby — Norby! — was playing favorites or something. Wonder if it has anything to do with HR being a Mark Shapiro guy, and Paige being more of a Norby — Norby! — guy. Just a thought. Wild guess, really.

ESPN, 'Cold Pizza' Producer Sued For Harassment [Dow Jones]
Woody Paige Sued For Sexual Harassment [Deadspin]

4:40 PM on Fri Jun 29 2007
By Leitch
4,064 views, 29 comments

Latest by grungedave: I bet Isaiah Washington has an opinion on ESPN's reasoning for the discrepancy here! more »

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ESPN, Woody Paige Sued For Sexual Harassment

As if ESPN wasn't having enough troubles, word just broke: The network and Woody Paige are being sued by a former "Cold Pizza" makeup artist for sexual harassment. ("Fire him!") The juicy and terrifying details:

A woman who worked on the set of the ESPN talk show "Cold Pizza" is suing the sports network, claiming she was fired after complaining about sexual harassment by the show's host and one of its regular panelists. In the lawsuit, which also names ESPN host Jay Crawford and sports commentator Woody Paige, Rita Ragone claims that Paige pinched and fondled her and she was subjected to crude sexual comments from Crawford.

Ragone, a makeup artist and hair stylist from the Bronx, claimed Paige once grabbed her backside so forcefully, she was "propelled forward and into the air."

Now THAT'S a pinch! (Paige denies the claim.) We're not sure how one grabs someone's buttocks so hard that it propels them into the air, but if anyone could figure it out, man, it would have to be Professor Paige.

NYC Makeup Artist Sues ESPN, Claiming She Was Sexually Harassed [Associated Press]

3:30 PM on Thu Jun 28 2007
By Leitch
32,799 views, 139 comments

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Man, Those 23 Loyal Fans Are Gonna Be Confused Now

So, if you take away a show's staff, and its location, and its format, and, lastly, its name, is it even the same show anymore? And isn't that a good thing? More »

4:00 PM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Leitch
5,133 views, 69 comments

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I Smell A Buddy Cop Movie

There are certain sentences that you just never imagined yourself typing, and here's one of them. Yesterday on Cold Pizza, Michael Clarke Duncan accused Skip Bayless of "putting him on front street." More »

12:30 PM on Sat Jan 27 2007
By mjdeadspin
558 views, 31 comments

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Clipping Coupons At "Cold Pizza"

We know we pick on "Cold Pizza" a little more than we should around here; it's kind of an easy target sometimes, and besides, since we're here by ourselves all day, it's the only thing on. It's not as bad a show as, say, "Quite Frankly" or "Teammates," which is not to say it will ever be confused with anything good. More »

12:30 PM on Thu Mar 23 2006
By Leitch
436 views, 5 comments

Latest by justjudith: eventually, don't people get sick of cold pizza? this whole thing doesn't seem to be well thought out. i'm sure more »

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John Rocker And Cold Pizza: Two Bad Tastes That Taste Horrible Together

Former Atlanta Braves yokel John Rocker has been in New York City all day today, promoting a new show he has on the Spike Network. ("Look, he's by the 7 Train! Whoa!") More »

12:30 PM on Mon Mar 6 2006
By Leitch
375 views, 40 comments

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Cold Pizza: Friend Of The Bloggers

Jamie Mottram, host of the Sports Bloggers Live radio show, and curator of his own sports blog, MisterIrrelevant.com, found himself on ESPN2's Cold Pizza this morning getting dirty looks from Skip Bayless. More »

4:55 PM on Fri Feb 17 2006
By mjdeadspin
278 views, 10 comments

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Introducing Coconut Jones

Hey, look, on "Cold Pizza": It's Coconut Jones! (He may look vaguely familiar to you.) More »

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Montana Honors His Corporate Obligations

So we were watching "Cold Pizza" this morning, waiting for Dana Jacobson to wave or wink or something, when Super Bowl legend Joe Montana and his wacky shirt showed up and started talking about high blood pressure. We thought this was a moment where he would discuss how scary playing in the Super Bowl is, how you have to be calm and make the right decisions. More »

11:34 AM on Thu Feb 2 2006
By Leitch
266 views, 6 comments

Latest by nyjeff: I wonder if guys like Peter King and Will ever considered that this isn't about money for Montana, that it's more »

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