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Eric Ward's One-Handed TD Catch Sparked Your Most Recent Gusgasm
We don't cover Gusgasms much these days, and we've sort of come around to editor emeritus's viewpoint about Fox's top college announcer. But when Gus Johnson goes overboard, we have an obligation to highlight it....
"Peanut Oil" Anchor Is Same Guy Who Apologized For "Chink In The Armor"
"ESPN apologizes for the incident and is taking steps to avoid it in the future." That was SportsCenter anchor Jorge Andrés last February, apologizing on behalf of ESPN for Max Bretos's use of "Chink in the armor" when discussing possible weaknesses in Jeremy Lin's game. Perhaps you recognize André...
How The Sexual Battery Investigation Of Jameis Winston Became A Story
Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times was the first reporter to contact the Tallahassee Police Department to inquire about case No. 12-32758. He was acting on a tip he got back on Nov. 6 from a trusted source, who told Baker that a woman had brought some sort of sexual abuse complaint to police last Dec...
This Is Brilliant: Keith Olbermann As Tupac
Let this be the bookend on the Olbermann v. WFAN dispute from last week. A YouTube user Will Schleichert made a supercut of Olbermann talking about Francesa and the rest of the gang to Tupac's "Hit 'Em Up." Bonus: It's less than a minute long. ...
ESPN Anchor Apologizes After "Lin Is Cooking With Peanut Oil" Joke
Remember when ESPN suspended Max Bretos for a month because he used a common colloquialism that, in the context of Jeremy Lin, seemed racist? Remember when media people saying racially obtuse things about Jeremy Lin was a thing? Lin's having a good game tonight against the Knicks, which means we'r...
If You Insult Al Trautwig On Twitter, He'll Call Your Mom
"Another new tv career is born. Spelled boron." With one hilarious-sounding typo of "Biron," as in the recently-retired Marty Biron, MSG host Al Trautwig welcomed a new analyst to the cable channel's Rangers broadcast. He also welcomed the Twitter trolls....
Sports Radio Host Goes On Moronic, Misogynistic Rant
Damon Bruce is a sports radio host on KNBR 1050 is San Francisco. It appears that he is also a fucking nutjob. Yesterday, Bruce spent nearly nine minutes going on a misogynistic tirade about how sick and goddamn tired he is of women ruining sports with their stupid emotions and opinions. It was real...
FS1's Low Ratings Forced Fox To Give Away Free World Series Ads
Two bits of rough news for Fox Sports 1 over the last two days. One, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox reported a hefty drop in income—by more than $1 billion—thanks to the FS1 launch. All of that was most likely accounted for and anticipated....
Source: CBSSports.com Lays Off Two Baseball Writers
Continuing with a small purge that began this summer, CBSSports.com on Wednesday laid off two of its national baseball writers. A source confirmed those writers were Scott Miller and Danny Knobler....
Olbermann Goes After Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton; Defends ESPN
Yesterday, WFAN's morning boys, Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton, went after Keith Olbermann and Chris Berman in an admittedly confusing way while discussing Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin. Apparently Olbermann and Berman are bullies and they're a bunch of hypocrites for talking about this. I...
Clippers TV Guy To Doc On Blake Griffin Foul Call: No Fuckin' Way
Clippers color man Michael Smith and head coach Doc Rivers shared a moment Monday evening during the LA's 137-118 victory over the Rockets. Before the end of the first half, Blake Griffin was called for an offensive foul as he tried to move past Aaron Brooks to the basket for what likely would have...
The Great American Menu: Readers Respond
Since we released The Great American Menu, we've gotten some great feedback from readers and news outlets around the country. The map above shows the general reaction we've seen, by state. It's annotated with some of the best responses—feel free to add your own!...
Chris Mortensen Takes A Phone Call On Live TV
On this afternoon's NFL Insiders, Mort received a phone call he just had to take. I'm so disappointed that it was time for a commercial break, because his mic was still on. We were this close to TV viewers getting breaking news before Twitter users for the first time this decade....
Tim McCarver Says Farewell. That's Another Word For Goodbye, Which Is A Thing People Say When They're Parting Ways.
Tim McCarver signed off for the last time on Fox last night. In the video above, Joe Buck says "I love you" three times. McCarver's last word on a national broadcast is "ditto." Let's all be nice and remember there was a time when McCarver was actually really very good....
Charles Barkley Has The Most Accurate Playoff Picks
[via Reddit]...
You Can Get Away With Acting Like Dez Bryant If You're Tony Romo
On Sunday, Dez Bryant was accused and immediately convicted on national TV of excessive gesticulation. This was based mainly on long-distance exegesis of Bryant's body language during a couple of sideline exchanges, the first with Tony Romo and the second with Jason Witten. Here's the first one, fol...
How Would Mike Francesa Have Discussed The Civil War?
After his successful Revolutionary War commentary, time-traveling Mike Francesa is back, this time in the run-up to the Battle of Antietam. The best moment comes around the 2:32 mark, when a caller—Dred, from Scottsville (groan)—asks for Mike's take on Harriet Tubman. Mike responds as if she's Al ...
ESPN Came So Very Close To Buying Half Of The NFL Network
In today's New York Times, Jim Miller and Richard Sandomir report that ESPN apparently came very, very close to buying half the NFL Network for $2 billion four years ago. So close the NFL literally had the Champagne on ice when the deal fell through....
The Utah Jazz Tweeted A Photo Of A Blackface Karl Malone
The competition didn't last long....
Former Redskin Dexter Manley Calls Troy Aikman "A Queer" On Live Radio
Former defensive end Dexter Manley is a frequent guest on WTOP in Washington, DC, where he is brought on the air to discuss the NFL. After today, Manley will no longer be welcomed back as a guest. That’s because he decided to call Troy Aikman a “queer” while on the radio this morning....