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ESPN's Johnny Manziel Obsession, Visualized
Both the ESPN and NFL Network draft broadcasts were Johnny Football-obsessed tonight, but the Worldwide Leader was especially interested in the Heisman-winning Texan. Led by a drooling Jon Gruden, ESPN mentioned Manziel 113 times—nearly four times as often than any other draftee....
ESPN <em>First Take</em> Boss Is Finally Leaving For NBC
Looks like Jamie Horowitz, an influential ESPN VP once called "the midwife of Bristol's 'Embrace Debate' era" in these pages, will be leaving for NBC after all. New York Times media reporter Bill Carter tweeted this morning that Horowitz, who'd apparently sulked through his last few months at ESPN a...
Artifact: The "Quiet Founder" Of ESPN's $10 Million Stock Certificate
Long before ESPN was nestled against Disney's ample corporate bosom, Getty Oil owned 85 percent of the barely sentient TV network. The other 15 percent was owned by the group of entrepreneurs and speculators who got ESPN off the ground. This certificate for 100 shares belonged to one of them, Don R...
These Emails Confirm That ESPN's Darren Rovell Is A Sensitive Penis
Remember when ESPN business reporter and post-human Darren Rovell narced out a guy on Twitter for cracking a joke at his expense? At the time, a lot of people figured Rovell was just blustering. Surely, they thought, he’s not so big a baby that he’d tattle on someone just for busting on him on the i...
Sarah Spain Calls Out <em>Numbers Never Lie</em> For Useless Knicks Talk
On today's episode of Numbers Never Lie, espnW's Sarah Spain filled in for Jemele Hill to debate with Michael Smith and Jorge Sedano. One topic involved the Knicks, who aren't in the ongoing NBA playoffs. In so many words, Spain justifiably wondered why the fuck they were talking about the Knicks....
Is Frank Vogel An Elite Quarterback?
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Colin Cowherd Is Never Going To Stop Talking About John Wall
WDRB's Rick Bozich wrote a column on Monday in which he recalled the time ferret-faced radio huckster Colin Cowherd went on the air and essentially called John Wall a nigger. Bozich was critical of Cowherd, which led to Cowherd going on the air today and once again fucking that chicken....
Did ESPN Suspend Darren Rovell From Using Twitter?
Serial tweeter Darren Rovell is off Twitter, at least for now. ...
Raptors Blame ESPN For Shot-Clock Malfunction [Update]
The shot clocks blew out in the third quarter of Saturday's Game 1 in Toronto, which led to pure absurdity: the Raptors' PA guy counting down the shot clock while looking at a stopwatch held by an NBA official next to him. When it expired, he would literally say "Horn!", and it was the funniest damn...
Sports Personalities Fail To Be Subtle While Promoting New Wayans Movie
What do Robert Griffin III, Mike Epps, and ESPN's Jemele Hill all have in common? They all want you to go see their boy Marlon Wayans's hilarious new movie, A Haunted House 2, TONIGHT!!!...
ESPN Deportes Baseball Analysts: Slightly More Attractive Than ESPN's
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ESPN Uses "Street Clothes" Photo Of Kaepernick, Then Decides Otherwise
For some reason, ESPN used a photo of Colin Kaepernick in a backwards hat and regular clothes early Saturday morning while reporting on his "suspicious incident." Usually, a standard photo of him in a uniform would accompany the report. Why the switch?...
Here's A Bunch Of ESPN Personalities Reciting The Gettysburg Address
You're probably wondering why the hell this exists. Well, it appears that Ken Burns is working on a documentary about the Gettysburg Address, and this is some kind of promo clip for it. ...
Mike Greenberg Milks Cow; Cow Shits Everywhere
ESPN's Mike Greenberg had to milk a cow today as a result of losing some March Madness bet, while Mike Golic described the process. When Greenberg finally started milking—at about the one-minute mark—it took only a few seconds before the cow gave her opinion of Mike & Mike all over the platform (and...
ESPN's Website To Celebrate Hank Aaron With Night Of Cosplay
Forty years ago today, Hank Aaron hit the 715th home run of his career, surpassing Babe Ruth's mark of 714 and setting the all-time career home run record. Even with Barry Bonds having long since surpassed the record, this is one of the great moments in American sports history, more than worth marki...
Just What The Hell Is Real Plus-Minus, ESPN's New NBA Stat?
Just ahead of playoffs season, ESPN today announced a new stat for the NBA called "Real Plus-Minus." It's envisioned as furthering the idea of traditional plus-minus, except, that's sort of already been furthered. So what's going on here? ...
Wale And The ESPN Assignment Desk: A Four-Tweet Comedy
Rapper Wale is helping in Washington's courtship of DeSean Jackson, the two of them hitting the club last night along with Pierre Garcon and DeAngelo Hall. Wale posted the above photo to his Instagram, and ESPN took notice....