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more about #espn more comments → maraxusofk: Brett Favre's agent wants to know the odds of him coming back and putting MVP numbers. more » Kid Canada: Iverson will eventually play Eddy Curry in a "loser leaves town" game of HORSE. more » Steve U: He was going to go with "Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite," but focus groups have been down on the French ever since the Thierry Henry incident. more » Stev D: * For those of you in the Seduction Community, please refrain from any negs past level 2. more » Civil Negligence: • prevent instruction of the DENNIS method of seduction at new employee orientation. more » GreatOdensRaven: They should probably stop using interns as bike racks, too. Undoes one solution, but fixes another. more » Dany Heatley Speedwagon: So do they still have to use that new cover sheet with the TPS reports? more » David Hume: all the exciting things his company is doing to slow its steady transformation into Connecticut's answer to Gomorrah. Porcupines across the Nutmeg St... more » SteveJeltzFan: a complete review of the workplace environment for all entry level positions with particular focus on studio and remote production staffing They are ... more » ClintonPortishead: * "Assless Chaps Tuesday" will be replaced by "Chaps Tuesday," though solely for the purpose of eliminating redundancy. *Howie Schwab will cease walk... more » Civil Negligence: and HR will be following up over the next 90 days with details. I was expecting him to come forward with a 45 day plan with a step each day. Day 45... more » Phintastic: prominent publication of our employee Hotline number (where employees can anonymously report any concerns George, you better pray that number doesn't... more » SteveJeltzFan: Switching to ITK messages from OTK was probably a good start, but less fun. more » Chris Hanson's Axe: Comedy comes from a hint of truth combined with a helping of hyperbole, mixed with a dash of pain and a smidge of humiliation. He lifted that right f... more » Phintastic: • "ESPN execs playing around" • "ESPN's Steve Phillips has a 'Fatal Attraction' of his own" • "Everybody loves a nut" Isn't the first and third... more » -
#wakeupdeadspin
Allen Iverson To Retire. Unless He Doesn't.
Here's a journalism tip, kids. When the status of a developing story is still in doubt and you're having trouble deciding which angle to take with your coverage—just go with both. Seriously, it's Thanksgiving, so who cares? More » -
#espnhorndoggery
From The Desk Of George Bodenheimer: "Class, Dignity And Integrity"
Hey, look! It's another memo from ESPN President George Bodenheimer! And today he wants to tell his employees about all the exciting things his company is doing to slow its steady transformation into Connecticut's answer to Gomorrah.
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#mediameltdowns
ESPN Ombudsman Report: 2,800 Words, "Horndoggery" Not Among Them
"Honesty with your audience is not a self-serving cop-out, and it's not an apology....It's a form of respect. When those whose trust you seek to maintain encounter behavior that is out of character, some form of explanation may be required." -
#stevephillips
Brooke Hundley Speaks About "Horrific" Steve Phillips Affair
Good Morning America scored the big "get" in the Steve Phillips saga by landing the first interview with "mistress" Brooke Hundley—an interview that wants to be sympathetic, but mostly focuses in on the pathetic. More » -
#billsimmons
Bill Simmons, Establishment
For those of who have seen his popularity swell into the stratosphere the last few years, it wasn't a surprise to see Bill Simmons atop the bestseller list. But it should have been.
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#mediameltdowns
We're Sorry Your Blog Won't Get Mentioned On SportsCenter Anymore
In case you hadn't noticed, ESPN has ended their morning "Blog Buzz" feature, which was their way of sweet talking the three-dimensional circle of sports blogs. They stopped broadcasting it....let's see...a little over two weeks ago. That's weird, right? More » -
#muttonwinsagain
Thanks For Mutton
ESPN's E:60 investigative arm has once again cracked the case, introducing the rest of the Western world—at least the part that doesn't read this fair website—to the phenomenon of mutton bustin'. More » -
#twitter
It's #Awesome, #Baby (But Needs More Caps Lock)
Just so you know—Dick Vitale is now on Twitter. Your little "social media" playpen doesn't seem so cool anymore, does it? [Twitter] -
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#deadspiniteam
Waiting In Line For The Sports Guy
ESPN's Bill Simmons brought his "The Book of Basketball" signing tour to annoying East Village bar Professor Thom's last night and our NYC Deadspin operatives waited in line so we wouldn't have to. Bless their little hearts. More » -
#deadspiniteam
I-TEAM Assemble! Assignment: Sports Fella
Going to the Bill Simmons book signing in NYC tonight? Pictures, stories, and other nonsense welcome. We'd do it ourselves, but ... um. Yeah. [Photo via] -
#espn
Now You Can Make Money On ESPN's Sexcapades
Online gambling house Bookmaker.com has a prop bet on the "Next ESPN Personality Involved In A Sex Scandal." I'd go big on the underdog. Just sayin'. Despicably. [Bookmaker.com] -
#mediameltdowns
Football-Talking Person Shaun King "Let Go" By Tumultuous Company In Bristol
Apparently, this had nothing to do with him getting handsy with the wrong people either. Strictly for "performance" reasons, ESPN snitches say. Bully for Shaun. -
#espnhorndoggery
Bodenheimer's "Quit Snitchin'" Memo To ESPN Employees Gets Snitched
As noted yesterday, ESPN President George Bodenheimer took up his quill on Friday and expressed "disgust" at company leaks that enable "destructive" and "unwanted" publicity and that could occasion the leaker's "immediate termination." His memo was then leaked to us. More » -
#mediameltdowns
Steve Phillips Fired By ESPN (Updated)
Just days after being outed for having an affair with a younger co-worker, Baseball Tonight analyst and former-Met GM Steve Phillips has been fired by ESPN.
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#mediameltdowns
Woody Paige Must Have Missed The Meeting
Jemele Hill graduated from "Cold Pizza" to "Around The Horn" today—her first appearance on the show—and Woody Paige wasted no time in making an inappropriate overture to her grandmother. Smooth. [Video via ESPN] -
#billsimmons
Sports Fella's Fantasy: A Scrappy Little Web Site That Competes With The Likes Of, Say, ESPN
Bill Simmons muses: "Part of me can't shake the temptation of being the underdog again — like, launching my own sports site, hiring some talented writers and designers and trying to compete with the big guns." [Huffington Post] -
#espnhorndoggery
ESPN Horndog Dossier: The Glossary And Denouement (JED DRAKE UPDATE)
We'll end this scandal-ridden ride on the back of the scorpion with a more general story about the behavior many ESPN employees past and present engage in as part of the "travel" crew. And where's there's road, there is beef. More » -
#espnhorndoggery
ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sexual Depravity
On September 9, we received a tip. Subject: "S. Phillips." The contents? "Rumor winding it's way around the hallowed halls of the WWL is that Steve Phillips is getting canned tomorrow for an offense on par with Harold Reynold's misdeed." More » -
#mediameltdowns
Steve Phillips Suspended After Affair With ESPN Employee
Reports out of ESPN headquarters this morning say that "Baseball Tonight" analyst Steve Phillips is on a "leave of absence," after an affair with a 22-year-old production assistant turned into a special edition DVD release of Fatal Attraction. [Updates below.]
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#nfl
Report: Limbaugh Dumped From Potential Rams Ownership Group
According to Adam Schefter, the investment group looking to buy the St. Louis Rams has decided that Rush Limbaugh's money is not worth his baggage and they plan to drop him from their ranks. More »
