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"Bristol Is Big Ten Country"
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany is visiting ESPN's campus in Bristol today and tomorrow, and it appears ESPN brass is doing everything they can to make him feel comfortable....
What's On Peter Gammons' iPod?
If you don't have ESPN Insider, well, you miss out not just on Bill Simmons mailbags from late 2002, but also various "blogs" from Buster Olney, John Clayton and our man Peter Gammons. We always enjoy Gammons' blog, if you can call something a blog that's really just feature stories that are a lit...
Colin Cowherd Comes Clean, Spurring World Peace
As The Mighty MJD initially reported Saturday, ESPN's Colin Cowherd, after stealing a bit from blog The M Zone last week, finally did apologize today and point out that he swiped the material directly....
Doing The Right Thing. Eventually.
A quick update on the Colin Cowherd situation: Gelf Magazine is reporting that ESPN Radio' Colin Cowherd plans to give credit to the M Zone for jacking their material on his radio show last week. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz told the magazine that the credit will be given on Monday's show....
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....
Why Your National Radio Host Sucks
OK, there's no such feature, really. But maybe there should be. Our first honored guest could be (drum roll) ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd, who is currently taking broadsides from a variety of directions over his use of a stolen comedy bit on his show on Wednesday. Burnt Orange Nation has been on thi...
Bill Simmons Will Not Be Silenced
On the heels of a big Sports Illustrated story on him, good ole Bill Simmons "broke the ESPN.com" record with a two-hour chat yesterday. The chat — which somewhat inexplicably included two Deadspin references — covered various topics and, as was remarked upon by several chatters, seemed to be allo...
Clipping Coupons At "Cold Pizza"
We know we pick on "Cold Pizza" a little more than we should around here; it's kind of an easy target sometimes, and besides, since we're here by ourselves all day, it's the only thing on. It's not as bad a show as, say, "Quite Frankly" or "Teammates," which is not to say it will ever be confused ...
Tracking The Barry Bonds "Revelations"
We know we've touched on this already, but after several conversations about it this weekend, we're still fired up about it, so we're bringing it up again....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NFL with Gary Horton: T.O. to the Cowboys? Why didn't you warn us? It's the Apocalypse, and I have nothing to wear ... • Noon. Sound Off on the Sweet 16: You had to rub it in, didn't you? Thanks. When we're done, let's discuss ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. MLB with Jerry Crasnick: Just thinking about the World Baseball Classic. Can Buck Martinez be impeached? • 12:30 p.m. Bowler Tommy Jones: You represent of the only sport that features an automatic ball return — I mean, not incl...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NCAA Tournament Buzz: Shouldn't Eddie Sutton be here for this? • 4 p.m. NHL with Barry Melrose: Ah, Mr. Penalty Box. Is it true you spend more time here than you actually did on the ice? • 4:30 p.m. Stuart Scott's Two-Way: Your c...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Bracket Talk with Pat Forde: Why should we listen to a person who finishes last in the ESPN office pool every year? • 1 p.m. NFL draft with Mel Kiper: We here that citizens across the nation are banding together, demanding that M...
ESPN Ombudsman Continues To Tilt At Windmills
Time to check in with ESPN ombudsman George Solomon — the Mr. Woodman of the Welcome Back Kotter episode that is the Worldwide Leader in Sports. We often wonder where they keep Solomon over at Bristol headquarters; does he have a desk in the basement? Where does he eat lunch? (we assume he brown-b...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. Baseball with Rob Neyer: Let's discuss this quote of yours from 2003 — "I'm excited about Barry Bonds. Let's give Barry Bonds a few more years to put the fear of God into the pitchers. Because it looks like he's not nearly done y...
ESPN's Barry Bonds "Scoop"
Remember last week, when we were pointing out that ESPN seemed to be underplaying the Barry Bonds steroid revelations? Some of you thought ESPN was protecting Barry because their upcoming reality show with him, while others defended the network, saying that it was merely reflecting the opinion, "Hey...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. What is your Final Four?: UConn, Villanova ... no, Duke, um, did I say UConn? Um, how long do I have? Stop pressuring me! • 4 p.m. Baseball with Gary Gillette: It's been fun watching the U.S. pummel South Africa, but isn't it ti...
A Movie On ESPN That Might Not Suck
I'm looking forward to "Through The Fire," ESPN's documentary about the life of Sebastian Telfair during his senior year of high school. It won Best Documentary Feature at the 2005 Urbanworld Film Festival, the Audience Award for Best Documentary at 2005 AFI Fest, and was a Spotlight Selection at ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 2:30 p.m. WBC w/Roberto Clemente Jr.: What would your dad say about Barry Bonds? • 3 p.m. Bracketology with Joe Lunardi: Syracuse beating UConn conjurs the image of you unplugging your computer and throwing it out the window, and then ...
We Weren't The Only Ones With Tech Problems Yesterday
Via Fark comes a rather hilarious series of technical difficulties on ESPN News that end up causing anchor Danyelle Sargent to ... well ... forget that when you're a news anchor doing live television, it's important to remember that people can hear you, even when you don't think you're on the air...