NBC's final tally, via Slate's Sap-o-Meter: 107 combined mentions of "father" and "dad," 103 of "mother" and "mom,"…
The dirty unspoken secret of the Olympics is that for every frightening, bone-rattling, face-scraping wipeout,…
Vonn Crashes (Again) And Other Things You Already Know, But NBC Will Pretend You Didn't: Open Thread
So that happened, but it's being shown again tonight on NBC, so feign appropriate levels of disappointment to give…
From a memo just sent to NBC Uni staff: "The USA semifinal men's hockey game against the winner of the Czech…
Don't read this post if you plan to watch the USA-Switzerland game at a time that is not when it's happening, which…
Joannie Rochette's teary-eyed ice skating routine almost short-circuited this morning's Sap-o-meter. Seven mentions…
Here's Brokaw — NBC mascot, author of The Bestest Generation Ever, bewildered old man who occasionally wanders onto…
Ready for some fresh NBC outrage? Just wait until tomorrow, when Oregon discovers that the broadcast for USA…
Slate's Sap-o-Meter reports: "Cumulatively, the words father, dad, and son were uttered a staggering 47 times…
Every week, I'll excerpt a handful of stories — old and new, sports and otherwise, relevant and merely sublime —…
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Lindsey Vonn Crashes, And Other Things You Already Know But NBC Will Pretend You Didn't: Open Thread
Cheese-legged Lindsey Vonn lost her right ski and crashed in the slalom portion of the super-combined. Germany's…
New York Times readers are begging the New York Times to stop posting Olympics results on their front page, because…
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NBC has heard your complaints, America, and they have a message for those who are whining about the dearth of live…
Reader Alex sends this screenshot from NBC's Olympics web site. Please note the Olympic Pulse at bottom, featuring a…
Deadspin readers have been writing in all day to complain about NBC and their less than comprehensive coverage of…
We've received a lot more complaints about NBC that will be shared with you a little later, but this one is…
People without access to the internet or cable television or the outside world in general don't know it yet, but…
Just like they did in 2008, Slate is highlighting those sticky sweet story lines Olympic broadcasters unconsciously…