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  • nba

    With The 58th Pick, The Boston Celtics Might Select The Globe

    The Red Sox and Bruins own NESN. The New York Times, at least for now, controls a minority stake of the Red Sox. And soon, the Celtics might join the incest between Boston teams and the outlets that cover them. More »
    06/15/09
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    By Ben Cohen

    Comment by Gourmet Spud: I don't know. I could get used to a weekly sex advice column from Brian Scalabrine. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • nfl

    Sports Feuds Used To Be Much More Macho Than This

    Four of the most-loathed things in America (Missouri Tigers, Washington Redskins, sports radio, and Twitter) converge for an epic battle of (t)wits. Susskind and Hawking got nothing on Daniel and Dukes. [NBC Washington]
    05/03/09
    6,835
    21

    By Pete Gaines

    Comment by Colonel Dubby: Extra Extra read all about it: Local radio monkey tries to bait low level athlete. Extra Extra! Good thing Todd Reesing... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Learning English The Kornheiser And Wilbon Way

    I'm not sure how often "Stick a fork in them, the run is over, Wilbon," comes up in normal conversation, but if it does, these Chinese students learning English have that situation covered. More »
    04/24/09
    5,321
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Bobby Big Wheel: In a just world, this guy would be in the MNF booth and Kornheiser would be hosting English for Cabdrivers... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • espn

    What Is Up With This ESPNChicago?

    ESPN has launched a mini-site today that is devoted entirely to Chicago sports. The question is not "Why Chicago?", but rather "Why do we need a site like this at all?" More »
    04/13/09
    15,229
    83

    By Dashiell Bennett

    Comment by Business_Socks: Ok, Ditka versus Bill Simmons in the Kobra Kia Dojo. Who ya got? 8 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    All New TV Series Should Include Bobby Knight Posters

    Ken Tremendous, aka Michael Schur, may have a hit on his hands with Parks and Recreation, the new series that debuted last night on NBC. How can it fail with scenes like this? [Mouthpiece Sports]
    04/10/09
    6,344
    31

    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by 1980 David Bowie From The Music Video Ashes To Ashes: Did anyone notice Amy Poehler sang "Lady Marmalard"? I think Michael Schur might have had something to do with it. Also,... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    'Where's The Love?,' Asks Blogger Who Broke Green Death Email Story

    Call this the story of how a Boston blogger broke the "Green Death Crazy Soccer Coach Email" story, yet somehow failed to get any credit for it. More »
    04/02/09
    20,384
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Quake 'n' Shake: I used to work across the street from the Patriot Ledger in Quincy. /No relevance, just wanted to say that. 10 Responses | Other threads

  • espn

    Sports Center Has A New Look. Wheee!

    It is a world ruled by machines; antiseptic, efficient, pitiless ... like The Matrix, only without the warmth. Sports Center's new graphics are even more curious than before. And you cannot help but watch. More »
    04/01/09
    9,852
    84

    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Mo Knows Ladies: You can tell the NBA Playoffs are fixed when the Celtics and Lakers are playing in the Semi Finals and... 19 Responses | Other threads

  • ncaa tournament

    Even In Its Infancy, ESPN Was On The Cutting Edge

    Once upon a time, Xavier coach Sean Miller did Harlem Globetrotter tricks as a 12-year-old, and ESPN reporters rocked the WKRP In Cincinnati Herb Tarlek sports jacket. It was truly sports media's golden age. More »
    03/27/09
    7,946
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by xhack: Do you think you guys could dig up the old footage of ESPN covering a young Lavance Fields at a... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    The Last Sports Pickle In A Jar

    The ball-friendly satirical magic of Sports Pickle has been bought by CollegeHumor Media. You know what that means — a lifetime supply of Busted Tees. Seriously, congrats go out to DJ Gallo'. [IAC Press Release]
    03/27/09
    3,470
    28

    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Ugueth Urbina's Machete: That is the ugliest bunch of people in a photograph that I have ever seen. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Simmons and Reilly, Together As Never Before

    Surprising announcement from Bill Simmons during his WEEI radio interview this morning: He'll have Rick Reilly on his podcast "soon." He then goes on to describe their relationship at the WWL. Aw, cute. More »
    03/23/09
    20,388
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Gourmet Spud: Excerpt from podcast: Simmons: So...why have you been acting so messed up towards me?Reilly: Why have you been acting so messed... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • mlb

    Heidi Watney Has Gator Troubles (With Dramatic Video)

    In a horrifying, true story from spring training, NESN's Heidi Watney tells how her dog is a virtual prisoner in its own home due to a nearby alligator (which may actually be a log). More »
    02/26/09
    13,940
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by David Hume: They both disappeared into the woods. About three minutes passed, in which the only sounds were the gentle rustle of the... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • best wishes

    Have A Speedy Recovery, Lewp

    Blogger, FOD and all-around good egg Lew Patton is having something called a heart catherization this morning, and sends this message from the hospital gurney: "See ya'll on the other side (smile)." [Lewp's Weblog]
    02/24/09
    2,165
    6

    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Yukmouth2: That's the kind of ride that makes your jorts feel classy. more » | Other threads

  • swimming

    MSNBC's Idea Of Swimming Is Different Than Ours

    Here's a screen grab from a Feb. 19 article on MSNBC Chicago on a hazing incident involving the Deerfield High School swim team. Um, girls, you're doing it wrong. More »
    02/23/09
    15,878
    43

    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by This.Is.Malcolm: I didn't find this story Charmin at all. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • mlb

    Seattle Radio Station Wondering If Griffey's Fellatio Offer Still Stands

    By all accounts, Ken Griffey Jr.'s return to Seattle has everyone in that rain-dampened vicinity in perpetual euphoria. But then we're reminded that not everyone there loved Junior the first time around. More »
    02/20/09
    14,178
    42

    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by FEAST: 150,000 pennies for your thoughts? 3 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    I See No Way This Can Be Good For Anyone

    Dallas radio station jumps to the defense of the high school girls basketball team that lost 100-0, challenges the winner to a game. Of course this will tragically backfire. [Uwe Blog]
    02/16/09
    6,177
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Who's Cartwright?: They're actually playing Garland Christian Academy, not the team from 100-0...but I know Dallas suburb-based private school female basketball players... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • erin andrews

    Sideline Ladies Want Their Shot At Big Boy's Play-By-Play Club

    But the Sideline Princess is fine, thank you: "That's not to say that women don't have a place in play-by-play, but … I really like being the eyes and ears on the field." [Buffalo News]
    02/11/09
    8,958
    28

    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Matt Sussman: "but there seems to be a glass ceiling keeping them out of the play-by-play booth" Um, it's more of a Plexiglas... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Now You'll Have To Pay Even More To Watch Joe Buck

    Try to picture the notorious TV dustup between Will Leitch and Buzz Bissinger on HBO if Joe Buck, and not Bob Costas, had been the host. Anything? Nope, I'm drawing a blank as well. More »
    02/05/09
    6,954
    51

    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Gourmet Spud: HBO...allows me to do things I wouldn't typically be able to do "For instance, now when I fellate myself during a... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Washington Post Columnist Mines Deadspin Comments, Finds Comedy Gold

    From Sally Jenkins' Washington Post column: "A wit named Gourmet Spud posted this sendup of his autobiography on Deadspin: "From Breaststrokes to Breasts-Tokes: How I Spent My Summer Olympics Vacation" by Michael Phelps." [Washington Post]
    02/03/09
    7,648
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by UkraineNotWeak: It's obvious Gourmet has been playing hide the potato with Ms. Sally. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • stephen a. smith

    Everything Stephen A. Smith Makes Up Is Important!

    Stephen A. Smith's latest ESPN "scoop" is being met with catcalls and derision by its subject, Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors, and a Toronto Star reporter who called Smith an "entertainer." More »
    02/03/09
    17,330
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by The Mighty Pigs: I wish ESPN people would make up things about the NHL to get them onto the front page. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • DUAN!

    In Wisconsin, The Buzzsaw Defeats Truman

    Well. At least the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel had supreme confidence in the Arizona Cardinals' defense. More »
    02/02/09
    11,238
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    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Candace Parker Secret Lover: Evening, DUAN. On tonight's quick episode of "The CPSL Experience," CPSL cancels his gym membership. So, I worked... 49 Responses | Other threads

  • Larry Fitzgerald Sr.

    Still Waiting For Larry Fitzgerald Sr. To Spell Anquan Boldin's Name Right

    "He has the first-ever team to have three receivers — Fitzgerald, Anquan Bolden and Steve Breaston — on a Super Bowl team who each have over 1,000 yards." [Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder]
    02/02/09
    3,391
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    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Stev D: Don't go to that website and assume you will have permission to right-click. You do not. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • awful announcing

    The Earplugs! They Do Nothing!

    It's the 50 worst announcers in sports today, and I agree with every single name on the list except one. [Yahoo Sports]
    01/30/09
    17,405
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Old Gregg: No Jack Edwards? That man ruined the 2002 World Cup. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • buzz bissinger

    Buzz Bissinger: Foul-Mouthed Inspiration To Fertile Yale Minds

    Surprisingly, he cursed a lot during his lecture: “I would never imagine him as the writer of the story I love." [Yale Daily News]
    01/30/09
    4,604
    36

    By DAULERIO

    Comment by twoeightnine: What does Tom Arnold have to do with any of this? 4 Responses | Other threads

  • Super Bowl XLIII commercials

    GoDaddy.Com Reveals Its Annual Suggestive Ad Destined To Anger People

    This is courtesy of Ad Week's complete Super Bowl XLIII commercial preview. More »
    01/29/09
    6,316
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    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Sex Fabregas: -1 to go daddy for not having any of the "uncensored" content on their site /pervert 5 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Sean Salisbury Finds A New Home

    Salisbury signs a three-year deal with 105.3 The Fan to do a mid-day radio show. [DallasBasketball.com]
    01/26/09
    5,803
    30

    By DAULERIO

    Comment by UkraineNotWeak: Simulcast in the nude for those who are willing to pay the annual fee for the webcam feed. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Al Michaels Loves His Job, Hates Vegetables

    "If you threatened me at gunpoint and insisted I have two on my plate, one would look like a big, juicy Porterhouse and the other would look eerily similar to lemon meringue pie." [The Big Lead]
    01/23/09
    3,615
    37

    By DAULERIO

    Comment by FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: THREAD-FUCKING-JACK!!! Herm Edwards has been shown the door. /THREAD-FUCKING-JACK Oh happy day. The winter of my discontent is over. 10 Responses | Other threads

  • john rocker

    Did John Rocker Go Crazy On An Atlanta Radio Host Last Night?

    An Atlanta sports radio host is saying that our old pal John Rocker kind of went bonkers at a nightclub opening both were attending last night, and had to be restrained. More »
    01/23/09
    23,969
    102

    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Pornstars-for-Wilbon: Man, Rocker really does have a beef with Steak. 7 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Your Playboy Sexiest Sportscaster Finalists Are Revealed

    Charissa Thompson. Bonnie Bernstein. Molly Sullivan. Lauren Shehadi. And some Erin chick I've never heard of. [Playboy.com]
    01/23/09
    19,193
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    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Muggs Bigglesworth: I've got a real thing for Pam Oliver, sometimes. I, too, have no idea what that's about. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Meltdowns

    Another Hapless Radio Pundit Has His Don Imus Moment

    Bill Cunningham is a conservative talk radio host who really knows how to get his name in lights. Unfortunately, like Don Imus a few years back, he may have gone too far. More »
    01/16/09
    19,410
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Eli Sheets: Obama's middle name is Hussein... since when is using someone's middle name constitute an offensive comment? 6 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    The Greatest Sportscasters Of All Time; A List That's Sure To Confuse You

    Not sure when The American Sportscasters Association put out its list of the top 50 sportscasters of all time, but here it is. Berman's in there! And Joe Buck! More »
    01/13/09
    17,464
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Weed Against Speed: No Bobby "The Brain" Heenan or Gorilla Monsoon? What gives? 12 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Unfortunately, Tim McCarver Will Not Go To Prison Because Of This

    Weird little story about a moonlighting Fox Sports "stat guy" who illegally used USMS transportation to shuttle around Buck, McCarver and Aikman. [Smoking Gun]
    01/12/09
    8,770
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    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Mr. Praline: I thought the US Marshals were too busy chasing Richard Kimble. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Corky Strikes Back: 'The Internet Is Like A Sewer ...'

    The Hall of Fame voting comes out in a couple of hours, so it's only appropriate that we check in with our old friend Corky Simpson, the writer who did not vote for Rickey Henderson. More »
    01/12/09
    10,767
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by PolishMafia: I, like Corky, do enjoy the high class literature public bathroom walls provide. To wit: Some come here to read and... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Ancient Journalist Apologizes For Chasing Rickey Henderson Off Of His Lawn

    Retired Tucson Citizen columnist Corky Simpson says he's very sorry for leaving Rickey Henderson off of his Hall of Fame ballot, and also that they've apparently canceled Murder, She Wrote. More »
    01/09/09
    12,339
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Weed Against Speed: Following some research, I did find one other BBWAA member who didn't vote for Henderson. When he was asked why he... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • rick reilly

    ESPN Trots Out "Quite Frankly" For Old White People

    Awful Announcing reveals that Rick Reilly will finally get the consistent face-time to justify his $17 million ESPN contract. America, lock up your Ed Hardy T-shirts and your dental metaphors because "Homecoming" is here. More »
    01/07/09
    10,778
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    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Rick Mahorn's Pimp Hand is Made of Concrete Cyanide: I would've expected so much more from the television station that brought us Playmakers, Tilt, 3, A season on the... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • espn

    Prepare To Welcome Our New Versus/Comcast Overlords

    ESPN dynasty melting like the polar ice cap, according to latest ratings. Nobody panic! All is well! [Sports by Brooks]
    01/07/09
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Bob Loblaw: I'm all for a viable competitor to ESPN but what in the hell are people watching on Versus? 4 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    49ers Bid A High-Pitched, Frenetic Adieu To Joe Starkey

    More »
    01/06/09
    4,897
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by Doyle McPoyle: The band ruined my college career I hear ya, Elway. Only the band in my college was some local indy rock... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • jay mariotti

    Meet Your New Fanhouse Columnist ... Jay Mariotti

    Starting Monday, Fanhouse will add ex-Chicago Sun-Times columnist and venerable Around The Horn noisemaker Jay Mariotti to its stable of writers. Fun for the whole family.
    01/03/09
    14,263
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    By DAULERIO

    Comment by Skating Tomato: Um, anybody home? 6 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Worst Columnist Predictions Of 2008 ... With Gratuitous Jay Mariotti

    Sure it made for good copy when Terence Moore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote back in April that "The Falcons just blew it" by drafting Matt Ryan. Did he think that wouldn't come back on him? More »
    12/30/08
    18,521
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by FiddlingWhileJimRomeBurns: Elvis Grbac! I think I'm having a seizure.../Chiefs fan 2 Responses | Other threads

  • media

    Waxing Off Writer Scrooged By New England SportsNet

    So it seems that one of our Waxing Off writers got into hot water with Comcast New England over something she wrote for us. You fired Cameron! You bastards! More »
    12/29/08
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    By Rick Chandler
  • DUAN!

    The ESPN Home Page Redesign Is Here

    Soon after Christmas, heading over to the ESPN home page will be a slightly different experience. Hey, who moved the furniture? And where's my ESPN Featured Comment of the Day? More »
    12/17/08
    11,134
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    By Rick Chandler

    Comment by spinachdip: Open question: If you were a guest on Conan or an MLB closer, what's your entrance music? 64 Responses | Other threads

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