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A Day In The Life Of The "New" Michael Irvin
Well, it's the day after Michael Irvin's endless string of mea culpas following his arrest on Friday, and if Irvin's appearances had anything in common, it was their high proportion of "mea" to "culpa." Let's look back at Irvin's trip through the ESPN empire:...
Analyzing Irvin's Explanation, Matlock Style
All right, so we know we've harped on this quite a bit already, but we don't want to be all flippant and blog-like on you here: We have to delve into this Michael Irvin business a little bit more. You see, we want to dig down deep into Mr. Irvin's explanation of why there was a pipe in his car, ex...
Michael Irvin's Curious Company
OK, time for a Michael Irvin update. On Friday, Irvin was cited for having drug paraphernalia in his automobile — wouldn't it be great if Irvin drove a Cooper Mini, by the way? — and yesterday (and today) he's defending himself....
Yes, We Saw It.
For those of you who keep asking ... yes. Yes, we saw Stuart Scott's "slam poetry" on SportsCenter this morning. There were Bengals highlights. And then there was a change in shadow, and then the slam came, and then in didn't stop, and then it kept going, and then it kept going, and it was astound...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NBA with Jim O'Brien: So does Jack Ramsay make you call him "Doctor" at family gatherings? • 2:30 p.m. Boxer Jermain Taylor: Talcum powder and adhesive tape — not just for boxers anymore. I'm wearing them right now under my clo...
Good Monday Morning, America!
The above picture, which should seriously be the first thing you see when you turn on your computer Monday morning after a long holiday weekend, is from the trailer for the new Adam Sandler comedy Benchwarmers....
Once A Cowboy, Always A Cowboy
Well, at least we know where Rush Limbaugh was getting all his Oxycontin....
Our Own, Demented Version Of "Switched At Birth"
Because in a month we're going to be the only people who remember the show, we feel obliged to point out — per a reader's excellent, perceptive eye — that ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas and Will Arnett's ridiculously funny "Gob" from "Arrested Development" look so much like each other t...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: It just occurred to us that "Fantasy Football Focus" sounds like a particularly gas-guzzling American automobile. Or, at the very least, an unlikely name for a Hybrid. • 3 p.m.. CFB With Beano Cook: Admi...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Thanksgiving Food!: Yeah, this is just what my family needs — holiday dinner recipes from someone who drinks beer from a novelty hat. • Noon. NFL with Len Pasquarelli: Well, are you an idiot or a moron? It's not like the questi...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Focus: You know, a week ago I wouldn't have considered it. But right now, Peyton Manning for my girlfriend — yeah. I might make that trade. • Noon. College BB with Joe Lunardi: I will not rest until Bracketolog...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1 p.m. College BB with Kyle Whelliston: Did you really write this first paragraph? Wow. You are, like, the Ed Wood of basketball writers. (Sorry.) • 2:15 p.m. Former MLBPA Exec Marvin Miller: So Ross Gload made $335,000 this season, wh...
Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together
Yep, that's right: Dennis Rodman was on "Quite Frankly With Stephen A. Smith" last night. This is like seeing L. Ron Hubbard and Tony Robbins in the same room together. Our mind is officially blown....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. Page 2's Alan Grant: Do all those extra copies of Return to Glory make better doorstops or paper weights? • Noon. Eating Champ Takeru Kobayashi: Looking for top-flight representation, my gastrointestinal wunderkind? We have Dar...
Stephen A. Smith, Today's Murrow
Yesterday we looked at Stephen A. Smith, expert columnist and sports reporter. We then came across a story in the Winston State-Salem News Argus, the student newspaper of the college Stephen A. attended....
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 1:30 p.m. Miami WR Sinorice Moss: Your brother Santana made you go long every time, and never threw you the ball, did he? God he was a bastard. • 3 p.m. College FB with Beano Cook: Tell us again of leather helmets and the time Jim Thor...
Buster Olney Responds: "I Like My Job, Thank You"
One of the things we love about Mr. Irrelevant and his gang at AOL Sports Bloggers Live is that they're fun enough to pounce on the real sports stories yet clean and well-shaven (and AOL-affiliated) enough to bring in big-name guests that we don't have (or, more accurately, have little desire to ...
Why Your Hometown Columnist Sucks: Stephen A. Smith
We're not even going to get into his show on ESPN, which we've well-documented elsewhere. We are here to discuss the many sins of Stephen A. Smith the writer, the columnist. The man absolutely refuses to back up any of his written assertions with sources or facts. A guy who routinely sends in colu...
We Have To Ask ...
Suggested questions for today's ESPN SportsNation chatters ... • 11 a.m. NBA with Marc Stein: We've noticed that, since Halloween, they've stopped using your column as ESPN Insider exclusive content. In fact, after the first graph, the copy reads: "Want to read the rest of this article? Go ahead, it...
Shoot At Anything That Moves!
We don't mean to get too red-state, blue-stateish on you, but you wouldn't help but notice the lede stories on ESPN Outdoors' Web site today....