meltdowns Page 151 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Stephen A. Smith, <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> Divorcing For Second Time
The print comeback of Stephen A. Smith has derailed again, as his brief return to the Philadelphia Inquirer as a columinzer is now finished. Mutually. Respectfully. Quite frankly. Statements and farewells from all parties involved after the jump....
Erin Andrews Has No Comment About What She Takes When She Can't Poo
Vanity Fair's George Wayne: What is the one thing you take when feeling constipated?...
Chad Ford Reduces LeBron Sweepstakes To Their Absurd Essence
It was Chad Ford who kickstarted the LeBron-to-Chicago talk, and now, a month-and-a-half later, as we career toward LeDefcon 1, it is Chad Ford who brings the conversation to its natural endpoint: quoting a waiter in a Chicago steakhouse....
Baltimore Radio Guy Loses His Mind Over John Riggins
Riggins has a new show on MASN, and to hype it up, he filmed a commercial at a generic football field. Problem is, it's not so generic: it's M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Ravens....
Try, Try Again
The Edmonton Journal hits us with the elusive double-typo headline, leaving us with something that can be interpreted in a number of ways; all of them juvenile, all of them hilarious. [via Puck Daddy]...
Americans React Rather Childishly To Getting Beat(en)
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff....
Bucs Coach On What Happens In Training Camp: "You Take Off Your Underwear"
Here's Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris giving his thoughts on what happens at a NFL training camp: "You take off your underwear, you put on your big boy pads and you put your face on people." The Bucs were 3-13 last year....
Algerian Player Slaps Female Reporter After Match
Rafik Saifi, who came on in the 84th minute — just in time to watch the US win the match — took our his frustrations in the media room by smacking an Algerian journalist right across the mouth....
James Blake Calls Pam Shriver An Ass — During Play
Blake didn't take kindly to ESPN's sideline reporter analyzing his poor play within earshot. So he shared a few thoughts of his own with her....
Buzz Bissinger Explains His Transformation Into Twitter's King Of Douche-Juicing
"I am an angry man, which is one of the reasons I resumed therapy and take four different pharmaceuticals. I wake up angry, stay angry during the day except to my dog and children, and go to bed angry at night." [TNR]...
Boston Sports Radio Show Hangs Up On Bill Walton
Former Celtic and resident NBA love child Bill Walton called in to Toucher and Rich's Boston radio show the day after Game 7. He was way too proud of his son, Laker Luke, for their tastes. Click. [98.5SportsHub]...
Brooke Hundley Says She Was Told "This Is Just The Culture" At ESPN
"I...explained to them how I'm dealing with harassment from a member of the talent. And they just told me a story about how they had been sexually harassed. It was almost as if, 'You have been officially initiated.'" [The Early Show]...
Pobody's Nerfect In Australasia
America doesn't have a monopoly on jingoistic, inaccurate headlines. The Sydney Morning Herald celebrates New Zealand's unlikely draw by labeling them "Australasia." [SMH]...
Intern Horrors: Joe Buck Edition ... With A Response From Joe Buck
We received an intern horror story this week so delicious that it warranted its own post. Our old pal Joe Buck is involved. So is Joe Buck's sweat-soiled napkin. Allegedly. The story — and Joe's response — after the jump....
Feisty Lady Beating The Crap Out Of Bloke Airs During Live World Cup TV Report
Maybe there's something to that whole domestic violence theory about the World Cup? A live on-the-scene broadcast from Liverpool captured the "great night" being had by all during USA-England — including an angry couple waling on each other in the background. [YouTube]...
Abby Sunderland Sails Into A Media Shitstorm
Sixteen-year-old sailor Abby Sunderland may not have circumnavigated the globe, but headlines of her ordeal certainly did. She's only the latest teenager to push herself to the limit while barely pushing puberty. And now her whole endeavor is being judged harshly by the self-appointed surrogate pare...
Dear Roenick: It's OK, Let It Out
Jeremy Roenick is a 40-year-old man. He was one of the NHL's best players during one of the NHL's least enjoyable periods. Last night, he cried on national TV. It's really fine that he did....
Did ESPN Photoshop Dwight Gooden's Mug Shot On To A Suit?
Doc Gooden called into the Scott Van Pelt radio show today, but since it is also simulcast on ESPN2, they needed a suitable head shot to show viewers. Or failing that, a police mugshot with a suit painted over it....
Woody Paige And The Perils Of Public Displays Of Affection
An anonymous reader sent in this photo of Woody Paige goin' around the tongue with a fine lass at the Big Game bar in Denver. Here's the background....
Aaron Rodgers Enjoys Low-Hanging Fruit, Blasts Tony Kornheiser
Not only did the Packers QB call TK terrible, unfunny, and clueless, but he did it on ESPN Radio. This is not what the WWL had in mind when they consolidated their media empire....