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Whitney, Marvin, Jimi and the best <em>Star-Spangled Banner</em> performances ever
Mickey Guyton, a four-time Grammy nominated country artist, will sing the national anthem at Super Bowl LVI. She’s just the latest decorated performer to sing at the Super Bowl....
Sooooo, Aaron Rodgers might have a point
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned to Green Bay recently after a tumultuous offseason filled with uncertainty regarding the reigning MVP’s future with the Packers organization. In his first press conference since his return, Rodgers wasted no time tearing into the Packers’ front office stati...
John Clayton Among The ESPN Layoffs
One more big name has emerged from the recent round of 100 or so layoffs at ESPN: Longtime NFL Insider John Clayton is out. The news was first reported by Sporting News....
Hey, Pete Carroll Here, Just Checking In
Hi, Pete Carroll. Nice of you to make an appearance. Yes, that is a camera. Oh, you're—okay, bye!...
John Clayton Sent A Gift To The Player Who Ended Brian Bosworth's Career
John Clayton, who covered the Seahawks for nine years before joining ESPN in 1995, made an appearance on Seattle's ESPN radio affiliate Wednesday, and was asked about the 30 for 30 documentary "Brian and the Boz," which had debuted on ESPN the night before. He revealed that once upon a time, young...
This Photo Of ESPN's John Clayton With Slayer Is Pretty Metal
A terrific SportsCenter ad came to life at Friday night's Slayer show in Seattle. There are no conclusions to draw here about John Clayton's ponytail, but nothing rocks harder than a cell phone clip on some dad jeans....
ESPN's John Clayton Says Some Random Shit About Johnny Manziel
So what happens to Johnny Manziel if the NCAA decides he's no longer eligible to play college football because he allegedly sold his autograph? Last night during SportsCenter, John Clayton explained that Manziel could turn pro and enter the supplemental draft later this month, "if indeed he does qua...
John Clayton Needs To Work On His Mechanics
ESPN's NFL reporter and ponytail folk hero threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Saturday's Mariners game and it went probably about as well as one imagines a ceremonial first pitch would go for John Clayton. ...
It Turns Out John Clayton Does Have A Ponytail (In A "This Is <em>SportsCenter</em>" Commercial)
Aha! We have a development in one of the most hotly debated issues currently occupying bandwidth on the internet: Does John Clayton have a ponytail? Answer: No, but ESPN'll make him look ridiculous for the sake of a pretty good commercial....
John Clayton Does Not Have A Ponytail, But He Does Have A Mullet
The I-Team investigated this some time ago, only to be told by ESPN that NFL analyst John Clayton did not have a ponytail but only a "mess of hair in back." Clayton hasn't been seen much in Bristol since then, limiting his exposure to face-frontal shots via satellite, but tonight he made a rare stu...
ESPN Claim: John Clayton Does Not Have A Ponytail
A month ago, we got a glimpse of what looked to be the fabled ponytail of John Clayton. Now comes the official denial from ESPN....
Deadspin I-Team: Is This John Clayton's Ponytail?
Reader Brad alerts us to this video, in which one can discern what appears to be the fabled and disputed ponytail of John Clayton, bobbing up and down. Look at the evidence. I-Team's verdict: ponytail. We await comment from ESPN....
John Clayton's A Little Gassy In The Morning
And now for a little stomach-churning media goodness. One of the inevitable downsides of ESPN's new "Live" SportsCenter are some of the slip-ups that occur during live broadcasts which unfortunately make it to air. Case in point — this morning, at approximately 10:28, it appears NFL beat reporter J...
Media Approval Ratings: John Clayton
In our book, we said this about John Clayton: "Often resembles the guy in RoboCop after he falls in the toxic waste just before he's squished by the oncoming car." Someone classified this as "mean." We prefer, as always, "cheeky."...
Sean Salisbury, Moving On Down That Road, Man
To the casual ESPN viewer, it must have seemed confusing that Sean Salisbury, the former Vikings quarterback who once actually sported a fade, would be one of the most prominent NFL analysts on the world's biggest sports media enterprise. Sean Salisbury? That guy? Really?...
(Trying To Distract Ourselves From Game 7 ... And Failing)
On the whole, we're not big fans of any of the following three things:...
More Inappropriate Ball Talk
This time, courtesy of everyone's favorite wise little cartoon canary, ESPN football analyst John Clayton. JC couldn't contain his excitement about Peyton Manning's potential post-season dominance this year thanks to, um, some new rules. But it's quite apparent that Clayton might need to start rea...
John Clayton Gets His Bill Self On
We like John Clayton. We're glad they finally got rid of those "Look how different they are!" combat sections with Sean Salisbury and let Clayton get back to what he does best: Provide incredibly dorky updates on NFL minutiae you didn't even know that you cared about....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 12:30 p.m. NFL With John Clayton: Honestly, though, we think you could actually beat Salisbury in a fight. Come on, go for it. • 1 p.m. NFL With Gary Gillette: Wait, who are you? Do they let you on TV? • 2 p.m. MLB With Peter Gammons: ...