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Irvin Arrest Video Surfaces
Well, this is a nice day: The video of the Michael Irvin arrest a week-and-a-half ago has been released. It, as you might expect, makes for compelling viewing. Dallas' NBC-5 recounts the details....
Give Us Your Best Skip Bayless Stories
We've received a lot of feedback about our selection of The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan as today's bad hometown columnist, which can be broken down into the following percentages:...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. College BB with Fran Fraschilla: Sounds like an early morning children's show, with hand puppets and kids chanting "We want cartoons!" • 1 p.m. Page 2's Patrick Hruby on wearing jerseys: Your children don't tell their friends w...
Keeping Stephen A. Safe
Most common emailed story to us today: The BenMaller.com report that "Quite Frankly" host Stephen A. Smith showed up in the press box of the USC-UCLA game with two bodyguards in tow. According to people who were there — we've heard from some people in the press box who saw it as well — it was the ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NBA with Marc Stein: Does Mark Cuban require you to wash all of his cars, or just the one he's planning to drive that day? • 2 p.m. BCS expert Brad Edwards: Have you ever longed to use your super math powers for good, like mayb...
"Cold Pizza" Now Lunchtime Treat
Over the weekend, our man Woody Paige — whom we swear we're not picking on; we're gonna cut down on Woody news soon, promise — wrote his last column from the Denver Post, saying he's now going to "stick it out in New York for a while." We have no problem with this; we live in New York too, we lik...
Irvin's Good Friends At ESPN
Last post of the week on Michael Irvin, we promise....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. MLB with Rob Neyer: OK, you and Buster Olney in a nerdy pillowfight to settle once and for all who is smarter. • 1 p.m. Mid Majors with Kyle Whelliston: All right, we're sorry about the pseudo-rip last time. Please make Bally s...
What You Wish Woody Would Say
While watching Woody Paige dressed up as Elvis on "Cold Pizza" this morning — because he's outrageous! — we decided to filter through our requested submissions for Woody's chalkboard sayings from our readers and thought we present you the best ones. This one might be our favorite, since it remind...
Beleaguered "NFL Countdown" Closed Captioning Typists Get One-Week Reprieve
We were on a very slow-moving piece of public transportation and therefore are just hitting the late news: Michael Irvin has been suspended for one week following his arrest last Friday for having a "pipe" in his car. This is only two days after handsomely named ESPN exec Norby Williamson said "Ri...
Who's Your Favorite Sportswriter's Binkie?
Inspired by a comment in this morning's story about Jason Whitlock and his rips on Michael Irvin, a commenter named Mr. Poon — who runs this site — pointed out something curious about Whitlock. Namely, that Whitlock, in pinch, will fall back on his blind spot; his odd belief that Jeff George (a hi...
Woody Paige Sees All
On yesterday's "Around The Horn," our man Woody Paige acknowledges that the world is watching....
"Quite Frankly" Cares About Both Its Fans
We don't mean to harp on any difficulties "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith" might be having filling its studio audience (tickets are free, of course, if watching the show film for two hours could ever actually be called "free"), but, honest to Heavens, we received the following phone call and ...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. NCAA Dream Tournament: The ESPN SportsNation site says: "After starting with 32 teams, we've widdled down the bracket of our dreams to arrive at a LSU-North Carolina and Georgetown-UCLA Final Four." Ah, "widdled?" What's that? •...
Whitlock Roasts Himself, But Mostly Roasts Irvin
Fascinating column this week from The Kansas City Star's Jason Whitlock, who, of course, is well-known to most by his frequent appearances on ESPN, television, online and otherwise. While discussing an apparent "roast" planned for him in the Kansas City area (featuring potshots from Tony Kornheise...
"Cold Pizza"'s Real Benefactor
Well, here's something interesting. You know the Unification Church, Rev. Sun Myung Moon's devoted church/money laundering cult (depending on which side you're on)? Well, as it turns out, Atlantic Video — the studio that houses "Cold Pizza," as well as other ESPN Original Entertainment programs — ...
Michael Irvin's Selective Memory
Yesterday, we were wondering when, exactly, ESPN found out about "analyst" Michael Irvin's arrest last week. Well, USA Today's intrepid Michael Hiestand talked to Bristol brass for today's paper, and it turns out, they found out Sunday, two days after the arrest ... but not from Irvin....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m.. The Fantasy Focus: I'm afraid you've bitten off more than you can chew, ESPN fantasy games expert Eric Karabell — I'm in a Fantasy Chessboxing Pool. Try that one on for size, my nerdy little friend. • 1 p.m. NFL Draft Expert M...
Taking Aim At ESPN, And Rarely Missing
As you might have noticed around here, we like to have fun with ESPN, poke at them a little bit, nip at their heels, that sort of thing. You know, it's kind of what we do....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • Noon. NBA with Ric Bucher: Please tell us tales of your days at The San Jose Mercury, trading bon mots in the press box with noted wits Rich Leiberman and Bruce Macgowan. • 2:30 p.m. College BB with Joe Lunardi: You have made the Elite...