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The Cardinals Will Win A World Title Or Die Trying
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And Now, Your Regularly-Scheduled Chris Berman Anecdote
As you know, it is the sole mission of this website to bring you Chris Berman news and information 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Today is no exception....

ESPN Employees Will Pitch In To Help
Last week we showed ESPN president George Bodenheimer's gloomy report about the state of the WWL, which detailed the many changes needed in order for the company to continue making jizzillions of dollars....

The ESPN.com Headline Writers Know Santonio Holmes Came Up Huge
Oh. It's a story by Football Outsiders' Bill Barnwell about the little things needed to win Super Bowl XLIII. Right. My bad. [ESPN.com]...

One Day Simmons Will Do One Of These
Former ESPN writer Jeff Pearlman lists the things he dislikes about the WWL. [Jeff Pearlman.com]...

(Update) ESPN: The High School
Remember Fame? The movie about a high school where kids dance in the street and make out with teachers instead of going to class? This is just like that, only with Chris Berman....

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."...

Anyone Want A Job Overseeing Page 2?
Because it's available. Or at least it was. I wonder if this position is not included in the "hiring freeze." [DisneyRecruitMax]...

ESPN Chat Is Clearly Pulling Out All The Stops
Wait, a chance to chat with a member of the Detroit Lions AND Jared from Subway, on the same day? This truly is the greatest country there ever was. [ESPN Chat Schedule]...

Billy Gillispie Only Likes Good Questions
We missed this halftime interview between Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie and ESPN's Jeannine Edwards last night, but the message is still clear—if you're going to talk to Billy Gillispie, you better do your homework....

George Bodenheimer Reminds Bristol Of The Wintry Economic Climate We're In
This afternoon ESPN President George Bodenheimer addressed his troops via video on ESPN's corporate intranet to let everyone know there's a hiring freeze, no more raises, and "downsizing" and "discontinuation" are imminent....

Breaking (Not Really): Chris Mortensen Told The Raiders He Was Sorry (Really)
Remember when Mort refused to call the Raiders to confirm that they were being sold? Yeah, he quietly apologized because he was wrong. (And the story was also not true, apparently.) [TFTDS]...

Chris Berman's Own Private Media Day
All journalists covering Media Day are in the same boat. Everyone shares time and resources with everyone else to the benefit of all involved. Sorry, but that's not the way Chris Berman operates....

ESPN Still Protecting Simmons And Reilly From The Ragged Commentariat
In case you're wondering, no, ESPN still has no plans to add comments to Rick Reilly's or the Sports Guy's columns in the foreseeable future. As this email exchange with CBS Sports indicates....

I See No Possible Way This Can Fail
Steve Phillips added to Sunday Night Baseball broadcasting team of Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. So it turns out America does support torture. [Salon]...

ESPN Is Officially Trying To Get Rick Reilly To Do More
WWL multi-media superstar Rick Reilly's been busy with many new ESPN projects lately, but apparently it still isn't enough to justify his expensive paycheck....

Prepare For More In-Your-Face Rick Reilly Goodness
Not content to just have him go to beer pong tournaments and chat with old friends in gymnasiums, ESPN has decided to give America more Rick Reilly: Behold, the SportsCenter Mt. Rushmore of Sports....

Ed Werder Continues To Disrupt The Fragile Dynamic Of The Cowboys
Ed Werder didn't garner any respect from Cowboys fans (clearly) when he reported a rift between most of the Cowboys' playmakers in early December. Now, Werder's saying (again) that T.O. might get cut....

Berman's Not Late, It's The World That's Early
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Erin Andrews Has A Sister Who Also Will Not Date You
OK, let's get this out of the way and then move on; Erin Andrews has a sister. And we know about her because of Dan Patrick....