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Don Lemon To American Human-Rights Lawyer: "Do You Support ISIS?"
Fresh off asking an alleged rape victim why she didn't just bite her attacker's dick off, CNN anchor Don Lemon is back to insulting his show's guests via his total lack of preparation and general clown-show routine. Or maybe he's just stupid. I don't know....
Kinky Friedman Calls Chris Christie And Jerry Jones Gay On ESPN
Today's episode of Outside the Lines got very awkward thanks to the presence of country singer and gadfly Kinky Friedman. While participating in a panel discussion about Jerry Jones and Chris Christie's blossoming bromance, Friedman went straight for the gay jokes. ...
It's About Ethics In Restaurant-List Journalism, Mewls Slighted Chef
Breaking: Entitled white dude slings around bogus journalism-ethics complaints in reactionary response to insecurity over his former spot atop a hierarchy! Call it DinerGate....
Here's Jason Whitlock Pretending To Like And Respect Stuart Scott
ESPN's Stuart Scott, 49, died yesterday, finally succumbing to a long bout with cancer. The SportsCenter anchor was given a sendoff befitting a hero by the many friends he made over his two decades on the air, because to many, that's what he was. ...
The "Who Is Paul McCartney?" Meme Is Now Infecting TV News
So on New Year's Eve, Kanye West released "Only One," a lovely little electric-piano jam about his daughter, as seen through the eyes of his dearly departed mother. It's pretty sweet! It was also tagged "featuring Paul McCartney," which has compelled Twitter to bug the fuck out, and now compelled ...
TV Wrestling Analyst, On Iowa-Rutgers Being A Great Meet: "No Shit"
Rutgers hosted top-ranked Iowa in its first-ever Big Ten wrestling dual meet last night, and got steamrolled. The historic event did manage to break Scarlet Knights attendance records, though, and it earned a live broadcast on BTN—where analyst Jim Gibbons launched some of the best casual profanity ...
Maybe "Bull" Isn't The Best Nickname For A Running Back Named "Conner"
There's no way this was done intentionally, but I'm pretty sure Pitt running back James Conner would prefer for his nickname to be anything but "Bull."...
WatchESPN Goes Down During One Of Biggest ESPN Broadcasts Ever
ESPN is airing today's Rose Bowl and the historic start to the college football "playoff," but viewers hoping to tune in via tablet, computer, Xbox, Roku, or any other device have been shafted by the Worldwide Leader's online video service going down at the most inopportune time....
Al Roker Is Horny For The Oregon Cheerleaders
"Let me have something here!" Al Roker, voice of the libidos of millions of straight male college football fans. ...
"Redskins" Mentions Down 27% On NFL Game Broadcasts In 2014
NFL announcers said the word "Redskins" 472 fewer times this regular season than in 2013, a decrease of 27%. We expected the Washington nickname controversy to impact how announcers called games, but not to this degree; in fact, yesterday's slate of broadcasts only found "Redskins" being mentioned 1...
ESPN's Hollywood-Style Sam Ponder Camera Angle Was Weird
For Samantha Ponder's halftime interview last night with USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, ESPN used an approach rarely seen in television: a long lens, with shallow depth of field. It looked less like live sports programming—and more like Hollywood....
ESPN3 Is Finally Arriving For DirecTV Customers
A new deal announced today between DirecTV and Disney will make live and on-demand ESPN content available to subscribers of the satellite service, finally extending WatchESPN and ESPN3 to its 20 million subscribers....
Steve Young Compares Peyton Manning To Obama, Or Something
I think Steve Young is trying to say that for Denver to beat Cincinnati tonight Peyton Manning needs to play well—which, duh—but did he need to use some garbled metaphor about Manning, Obama, and dictatorship to do it? Or is he trying to sneak some political commentary about Obama—go search Twitter ...
Marshawn Lynch's Non-Answers To Stupid Questions Have Reporters Furious
Here's the last half of Marshawn's Lynch's curt, polite press conference after he ran off a play that everyone wanted to talk about. Without taking sides, it's easy to understand why reporters are frustrated that Lynch wouldn't play ball. It's also easy to understand why Lynch hates this shit....
Houston TV Station Uses <i>NBA2K </i>Screenshot To Report Troy Daniels Trade
The Rockets traded Troy Daniels to the Timberwolves today for Corey Brewer and a draft pick, and Houston Fox affiliate KRIV reported on it during tonight's news. They didn't use an actual photo of Daniels, though; they used a screen shot from the NBA2K video game instead, for some reason....
Chicago Sports Anchor To Bears: Drop Jay Cutler, Or Kill Yourselves
ABC 7 sports anchor Mark Giangreco went in on Jay Cutler and the Bears last night, calling for ownership to fire everyone, basically. He chose an, um, interesting chyron to really hammer home how dire the situation is. ...
Hey, Let That Fake Investor Teen Live
Let’s begin by stipulating that Mohammed Islam, the Queens teen who lied about making dozens of millions of dollars via after-school financial investments, probably is a dingus. He is a teen boy. It’s a safe assumption. He is also, in his way, a hero....
Jay Cutler Presser Lasts Three Questions Because Local Media Was Late
The bad Bears lost to the also bad Saints on Monday Night Football, and Jay Cutler had an awful game, throwing three interceptions as the Bears went down 24-0, and getting sacked seven times. Given how much shit Cutler gets from fans and the media (some of it deserved), and how much lame reporters l...
Former Player Dan Hampton Suggests Waterboarding Bears Coaches
Dan Hampton is a Hall of Famer, a former defensive tackle who played for Mike Ditka's Chicago Bears and now spends his days talkin' 'bout the Bears on local pregame and postgame shows. During his latest appearance, Hampton had a cool and chill idea for how to straighten out what's been a disappointi...
Penguins Broadcaster Apologizes For Insensitive "I Can't Breathe" Joke
Pittsburgh sports radio personality Stan Savran decide to reference the "I Can't Breathe" shirts in memory of Eric Garner while talking about the Penguins' struggles against the Blue Jackets last night. That was a bad idea....