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Ilya Bryzgalov Is Like A Kicked Puppy Who Must Learn To Trust Again

The Bryz Show has moved to Minnesota, and is likely to get his first action this weekend. At today's media's scrum, the usually expansive Bryzgalov was not so eager to play along....

Soccer Analyst Calls Arsenal Player "The Big Fucking German" On Live TV

Here we have Chris Lymberopoulos talkin' some soccer on Sky Sports News early this morning. At one point, he started talking about Arsenal's 6-foot-6 center back, Per Mertesacker. Turns out, Mertesacker has a pretty great nickname....

Ken Griffey Jr. Did Not Enjoy This ESPN Interview

Ken Griffey Jr. did a spot on SportsCenter today to talk about a partnership with Upper Deck trading cards or something, and he acted like a guy who would rather have been anywhere else. Griffey's eyes are the cold, dead eyes of a man who is on his 14th PR hit of the week....

The Hell Happened To Teddy Atlas Tonight?

We have no idea what possessed Teddy Atlas to launch this bizarre rendition of Harry Nilsson's "Coconut" in the intro of tonight's Friday Night Fights episode, but it's very weird....

Phil Esposito On Callahan-St. Louis Trade Rumor: "What A Bunch Of Shit"

Earlier this week, Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito appeared on a Toronto-based sports talk show and went on an epically uncensored rant about a trade rumor concerning the two captains of the Rangers and Lightning. While on "Next Sports Star," Esposito sounded off on Larry Brooks of the New York ...

Arizona Radio Host Advocates Beaning Yasiel Puig

The most irritating rivalry in baseball will continue into 2014, at least in the minds of some fans and at least one sociopathic radio guy....

It Took 17 Days For Someone To Write A Story About Michael Sam's Dick

Here is the most trenchant analyses of one of the biggest sports stories in years, as only MediaTakeOut can offer it:...

Why Does NBC's Primetime Figure Skating Broadcast Suck?

For the past few weeks, I've been having a problem. My job, such as it is, has been to watch the Olympic figure skating competitions and to then write about it for this website. So nearly every day, clad in my pajamas and sporting my best last-panel-of-a-Cathy-comic hair, I've loaded up the NBC live...

Here Is An Article About Ray Rice That Was Written By A Post-Human

Attention journalists: If you are currently debating whether you should write something about the Ray Rice situation, just go for it. There's no way anything you write will be more ill-conceived than this....

<em>Wall Street Journal</em> Article About Brent Celek Has Amazing Correction

The Wall Street Journal posted a story today about the offseason workout habits of Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek. It contains the following anecdote:...

Danica Patrick's <em>SI</em> Nipple: A Lesson In Internet Boob Etiquette [NSFW]

On January 28, Sports Illustrated's Swim Daily website posted a "Throwback Thursday" gallery featuring pictures of Danica Patrick from 2008. Buried within the gallery was an old selfie of Patrick, one that featured an unremarkable amount of nipple. The picture went unremarked upon until TMZ spotted ...

Why Is The NFL Getting In Bed With Football's Infamous Troll Scout?

This afternoon, an article underneath former Pro Football Weekly senior editor Nolan Nawrocki's byline was published on NFL.com. The article is, ostensibly, a listicle detailing the "character issues" of a few top NFL draft prospects, and in its irresistible clickiness, in its eagerness to be argued...

Canadian Columnist Says Ice Dancing Is Rigged

Before you get the impression that an entire nation is drowning in sour grapes, know that Rosie DiManno is Canada's worst columnist (non Sue-Ann Levy division). But even for her, this is something:...

NBC Wrings Every Last Tear Out Of Bode Miller

After winning bronze in the men's super-G, Bode Miller gave a post-race interview to NBC's Christin Cooper. She asked him about his brother, who passed away suddenly last year. He struggled through an answer. She asked him again. He began to break down, a single tear running down his cheek. She aske...

"You May Have A Hard Time Getting In Some Of The Titties..."

We all misspeak sometimes. We rarely do it in so hilarious a manner as Cleveland ABC anchor Leon Bibb. ...

We're All Fucked

How <em>Sports Illustrated</em> Botched The Michael Sam Story

Journalism isn't hard. You watch something and describe it. You read something and paraphrase it. You have a conversation with someone and transcribe it....

Leave Bob Costas Alone!

I have had my share of fun goofing on Bob Costas over the years. He is NBC's resident nostalgia elf, and every Sunday night during football season he climbs up on his big-boy chair and arranges himself in that self-satisfied, half-canted way of his and delivers unto you, the common folk, a halftime...

Fake Luger Profile Is A Perfect Parody Of The Olympic Hype Machine

With the Olympics comes the endless torrent of misty-eyed, soft-focus TV profiles of the various athletes competing in the games. If you're someone who's ever been annoyed at how hard those profiles have to work to find a compelling angle, this video is for you....

Mike Francesa And His Callers Talked Michael Sam And It Was Not Good

One of the dirty secrets about Mike Francesa is that underneath his lovable, old-man-watching-sports-from-an-oversized-recliner persona is someone who's... not so great when it comes to talking about gay people. His thoughts on the topic have always been more than a little perplexed....