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That's Not Quite What Pete Said, Actually
With all the hullabaloo around Pete Rose's "admission" yesterday that he "bet on the Reds every night" — a story so overblown that even Katie Couric was talking about it, chatting with beer pong specialist Armen Keteyian — Keith Olbermann, who did the Rose interview along with Dan Patrick on ESPN Ra...

Ah ... When The Catchphrases Felt Only SLIGHTLY Warmed Over
Here's your little blast for the past today: As difficult as it is to believe that Hootie and the Blowfish were ever considered cool — we're not sure that actually ever happened — it's, these days, just as difficult to comprehend ESPN being, you know, down with the kids. These two unique cultural cu...

OIbermann Vs. Swann: Battle Of The Intellects
We'll confess a slight affection for Keith Olbermann, though we sometimes think this conversation happens in his head every day:...

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:...

Blogdome: All Knicks, All The Time
• Not only is Larry Brown already insulting Stephon Marbury, but now former Knicks prez Dave Checketts wants to get into hockey. In St. Louis, even. [TrueHoop] • What's up with the Mets' new cable network, anyway? [Faith and Fear In Flushing] • A look back at the Baltimore Orioles 2005 season ... if...

Olbermann Readies Himself For The Rubber Room
Legitimate question: Is MSNBC Serious Journalist Anchor Keith Olbermann crazy? We're not really kidding. Last week, ESPN announced that Olbermann, after eight years away from the network, will return to the Worldwide Bleeder to host a show on ESPN Radio. We suppose, in a certain way, this makes s...