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Can Cable/Satellite Football Conglomerates Lure Chris Berman From Bristol?

Berman could go all the way to DirectTV or the NFL Network when his ESPN contract expires? It's probably just a negotiating ploy, but it sure would be neat to see him exclusively on channels my TV doesn't have. [TBL/SbB/PFT/MSF]

02/09/10

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By Dashiell Bennett

#mediapantsdowns

Merril Hoge: "Just A Jockstrap," Not Terrifying S&M South Beach Party Hammock

One of the more haunting images from Super Bowl XLIV's celebrity-fueled weekend was ESPN's Merril Hoge's unfortunate de-pantsing. He's claimed "not through a spokesman because that would make it sound too serious" that it was just a jockstrap. More »

02/08/10

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By DAULERIO

#mediameltdowns

Steve Phillips "Moves On" By Spilling His Guts To Matt Lauer

Steve Phillips made it out of sex rehab alive and has definitely seen the error of having sex with people who aren't your wife. So he went on "Today," because this is information that America needs to hear. More »

02/08/10

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By Dashiell Bennett

#mediapantsdowns

The First Super Bowl XLIV Wardrobe Malfunction Belongs To...ESPN's Merril Hoge?

Yes. There he is in all this thong-wearing glory at one of those ubiquitous pseudo-celebrity beach football games you'll find throughout SB week. This one just happened to be televised and showed us that, disturbingly, Hoge digs kinky Under Armour®. More »

02/06/10

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By DAULERIO

#mediameltdowns

Presenting The Single Worst Piece Of Sports Journalism From Super Bowl XLIV

The headline on ESPN.com is "Papa John's founder John Schnatter feeds me pizza." Then things get really stupid. More »

02/06/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#mediameltdowns

SportsNation Unaware That "Weird Web Story" Had Tragic Ending

ESPN's SportsNation crew had a lot of giggles yesterday over this rather insane failed bike jump. Unfortunately, no one on set knew that the man in the crash eventually killed himself because of his injuries. More »

02/03/10

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By Dashiell Bennett

#mediameltdowns

Mike Golic's Appearance On Dan Patrick's Radio Show Will Not Get Him Sent To Bristol Stockade

Yesterday morning, while on set in Miami, Dan Patrick half-jokingly invited ESPN's Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg to come on to his show. Greenberg declined, but Golic gleefully obliged. Technically, ESPN personalities are forbidden from appearing on competing shows. CHAOS. More »

02/03/10

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By DAULERIO

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Rae Carruth's Son Is 10 Years Old

In case you missed it: Watch the "Outside The Lines" story on Rae Carruth's now 10-year-old son, Chancellor Adams, who was born with cerebral palsy after his mom was murdered while he was in the womb. [ESPN] More »

02/01/10

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By Dashiell Bennett

#mediameltdowns

And ESPN Runs, Runs So Far Away From Paul Shirley

Here's their entire statement: "He was a part-time freelance contributor. The views he expressed on another site of course do not at all reflect our company's views on the Haiti relief efforts. He will no longer contribute to ESPN."

01/27/10

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ESPN Ombudsman Ohlmeyer Blasts Alamo Bowl Coverage After Adam James Saga

"Was the telecast balanced? ESPN thinks it was — and for me, that is the most troubling aspect of this whole affair." [ESPN]

01/21/10

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By DAULERIO

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Northwestern Fan Explains Tiger's Masturbatory Lockdown To America

In a bizarre twist, Deadspin's Northwestern University Basketball Columnist Benoit Denizet-Lewis has become the go-to guy for Tiger Woods sex rehab details and this morning's SportsCenter prevailed upon him to break it down for their viewers. Today's lesson: celibacy contracts. More »

01/20/10

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By Dashiell Bennett

#mediameltdowns

Mike Greenberg Is Not The First Man To Accidentally Say "Martin Luther Koon"

It turns out the former mayor of Selma, Ala., Joseph Smitherman, also accidentally slurred his words but he probably didn't get half the grief poor Greeny received yesterday. More »

01/19/10

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By DAULERIO

#gimmicks

ESPN Enters Euclidean Space

ESPN's 3-D channel debuts this June with the World Cup opener, leaving the network one dimension shy of the spacetime continuum. [ESPN]

01/05/10

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By Tommy Craggs

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The One Where Everyone Gets Upset About Adam And Craig James

We get a massive amount of tips in our inbox each week. Some are pretty interesting, but don't get published for one reason or another More »

01/01/10

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By DAULERIO

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The Dog Ate Rick Reilly's Compendium Of Column Ideas

Remember when Rick Reilly punched up an old Sports Illustrated column and filed it fresh for ESPN? Don Ohlmeyer, the Worldwide Leader's ombudsman, sure does, and he's here to console everyone. It was all just a big misunderstanding. More »

12/23/09

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By Ben Cohen

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Are SportsNation's Poll Questions Tough Or Very Tough?

Another question: Are the 40,000-plus people who responded either bored with their lives or very bored? [ESPN, h/t reader JB]

12/18/09

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By Tommy Craggs

#mediameltdowns

Click here to read <em>SI</em> "Out Of Touch" For Mocking <em>Around The Horn</em>, Says Newspaper Columnist Who Fears Computers

SI "Out Of Touch" For Mocking Around The Horn, Says Newspaper Columnist Who Fears Computers

You know that swell new show everyone's watching? The one where sportswriters pretend to feel strongly about things on television? No, not The Sports Reporters. Not PTI. The other one. Around the Horn. Well, Bill Plaschke thinks it's totally fresh! More »

12/17/09

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By Tommy Craggs

#nba

Follow In Flip Saunders' Footsteps, If That's What You Want To Do With Your Life

ESPN is teaming up with the Wizards to allow you to design an inbounds play for them. If your submission doesn't immediately lead to a turnover, they'll probably name you head coach. [ESPN]

12/16/09

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By Barry Petchesky

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White Men Can Jump To Conclusions

A few days ago, ESPN's Outside the Lines did another of those features in which everyone puts on his Concerned Face and talks very gravely about Serious Things. Like, for instance, why there aren't more white dudes in the NBA. More »

12/10/09

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By Tommy Craggs

#mediameltdowns

Click here to read An Angry And Bewildered Nation Watches Rick Reilly® Ruin <em>SportsCenter</em>

An Angry And Bewildered Nation Watches Rick Reilly® Ruin SportsCenter

Someone let Rick Reilly® anchor the West Coast edition of SportsCenter again, and sweet sassy molassy was he awful. More »

12/10/09

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By Tommy Craggs

#sad

Peter Gammons Leaving ESPN

I'm pleased to announce he'll be joining Deadspin as new weekend editor starting Jan 1st. (No, he's not.) Helluva guy, though. We wish him the best and hope to see him at Eddie Vedder's wedding. [RandBall]

12/08/09

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