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ESPN's Matthew Berry Is A Big ***** Van ***** Fan, Says ESPN's Content Filter

The screencap above was taken from ESPN's fantasy homepage, which features a live-updating, scrolling box containing tweets from ESPN's various fantasy sports writers. You'll notice that the second tweet on the list, sent by Matthew Berry, looks a little odd. Who the hell is ***** Van *****?...

Brent Musburger Closed Out Tonight's Broadcast By Saying Holly Rowe "Was Really Smokin' Tonight" [UPDATE]

At this point, you just have to hand it to veteran ESPN broadcaster Brent Musburger. Not only did he let the Katherine Webb controversy just roll off his shoulder, he had enough of the mojo left in him to continue the mackin' brigade. Here's his closing comments from tonight's Baylor-Kansas game, ...

ESPN SportsNation, Like The Academy, Fucking Loves <em>Lincoln</em>

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences really doesn't like to rock the boat. Sure, they'll slip a couple surprises into their Oscar nominations, but for winners they're generally more comfortable going with the broadly-appealing, safe, consensus picks....

"How Much Do You Blame Jay Cutler For RGIII's Injury?" Was An Actual Topic Of Conversation On <em>SportsNation</em>

ESPN's SportsNation relocated to California a few weeks ago, but it seems the absurdity of the program didn't depart along with the WWL's top sociocultural critic. We're sure this conversation was chock-full of unique and intelligent insights....

Why Does ESPN.com Insist On Referring To Bowls By Their Full, Corporate Names?

Reader Reggie pointed something out to us the other day: ESPN.com writers have a habit of referring to the various bowl games by their full, awkward, sponsored names. This is not how normal people write (unless it's to mock), so we went looking for examples. They were not hard to find....

ESPN Apologizes For Brent Musburger's Boner

ESPN actually came out with a comment about this. Here it is:...

Rob Parker Is Out At ESPN

After Rob Parker appeared on a Detroit-based community-affairs show on Sunday and revealed that First Take producers knew exactly what he was going to say when he made his "cornball brother" comments, some speculation ran around Bristol on Monday that his suspension would be permanent....

Brent Musburger Is A Bit Too Infatuated With A.J. McCarron's Girlfriend, Katherine Webb

As often happens during boring, blowout bowl games, the cameras and commentary shifted tonight from the action on the field to the stands and Alabama QB A.J. McCarron's girlfriend Katherine Webb. Okay, sure, mention she goes to Auburn and how scandalous that is—that's normal. ESPN announcer Brent...

Rob Parker: <em>First Take</em> Producers Knew What I Was Going To Talk About

Rob Parker's suspension for asking if Robert Griffin III was a "brother or a cornball brother" ends in a week or so and 1.) he really doesn't seem that sorry about what happened and 2.) he says First Take producers knew what he had to say....

2012 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: Lynn Hoppes

His body of work as ESPN's senior Jonas Brothers correspondent had been impressive long before last year. But 2012 was when Lynn Hoppes really set himself apart. He told us how great the party was. He hired Sarah Phillips. He told us about Michael Bolton's hole-in-one. He copied shit verbatim from W...

Disney is being sued by 140 former workers at the now-defunct ESPN Zone in Baltimore. I ate there once; it was OK....

Let's Play "Count The Slurs In Jemele Hill's Hate Mail"

Jemele Hill posted to Twitter one of the many hate letters ESPN gets about her, this time for her appearances on Colin Cowherd's radio show. And you have to give the writer some credit. Besides the immaculate penmanship (Hill notes a correlation between racists and hand-written letters), he manages ...

Next Year's Rose Bowl Pairing Is Already Set

Poor ESPN. They just can't seem to get their BCS bowl graphics right this year. Two nights ago, they ran a graphic several times showing the two teams that played in last year's Sugar Bowl. Last night's Fiesta Bowl featured a promo for Tuesday's Rose Bowl, the one Stanford won handily. We wouldn't ...

Bonnie Bernstein Explains Ray Lewis's Crimes With An Unfortunate Parable About Middle Schoolers Smoking

Somewhere along the line, we as a nation apparently chose to forgive/forget the fact that Ray Lewis was involved in a murder at a Super Bowl party in 2000. That Lewis and his friends got into a fight with another group, and two people in that other group were stabbed to death. That Lewis lied to cop...

Once The Ravens Season Is Over, Ray Lewis Will Be Bristol Bound

That really didn't take long. SI's Richard Deitsch reports that Ray Lewis's next career will be up in Bristol. ESPN's Monday Night Countdown is where we'll likely see the most of him. And how did ESPN swallow up Lewis so fast? ESPN had a built-in advantage over any other network that wanted to make ...

ESPN, Local Stations Remain Confused On Which Teams Are Actually Playing In This Year's BCS Bowls

ESPN ran out the above graphic several times during Louisville's dominating 33-23 victory over Florida, a reminder that not all your New Year's treats are as fresh as you'd like them to be. But it's not just ESPN who's recycling last year's graphics; here's a shot from yesterday's 6 p.m. newscast o...

Tom Rinaldi And Tim Tebow Shared A Very Special Moment On The Sidelines During Tonight's Sugar Bowl

Resident ESPN tearjerker Tom Rinaldi caught up with resident ESPN topic-jacker Tim Tebow tonight in the first half of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, and from the looks of things it was a blissful moment. We'll warn Tebow now, though, that if he hears any tinkling piano he'd best start running. (Al...

Pro Bowler Wins Tournament, Kisses His Husband, And It's Totally Not A Big Deal

Scott Norton won the WSOB Chamelon Championship back in November, but it only aired on ESPN this weekend. Fast-forward to about the two-minute mark of the video above, and you'll see the aftermath. Norton, overcome with emotion after just his second PBA win, first shakes the hand of his opponent, ...

Here's What Hannah Storm Looked Like After Her Gas Grill Exploded In Her Face

On Monday we learned why Hannah Storm had been off the air for three weeks: her propane grill blew up in her face, a "wall of fire" that burned off half her hair and left her with second degree burns on her hands, chest, and face....

ESPN's Heather Cox After Postgame Interview With Stanford Coach David Shaw Cut Short: "Are You Kidding Me?"

Rose Bowl officials—apparently ignorant to various contractual obligations involving ESPN's access to the winning football coach—pulled away Stanford coach David Shaw moments after his team defeated Wisconsin, and interrupted his postgame interview with ESPN's Heather Cox. Cox made every attempt t...