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Greg Gumbel Confuses Archie Miller For Brother; Interview Ends Abruptly
Archie Miller was a guest on CBS's half time show to discuss his Dayton Flyers' run to the Sweet Sixteen. His brother Sean, coach of the Arizona Wildcats can also reach the Sweet Sixteen with a win tonight against Gonzaga. Things got a little tricky, though, when Greg Gumbel brought this up and made...
<i>Associated Press</i> Issues Correction For "Gay" Nets Jerseys Note
On Friday, the Nets debuted gray alternate jerseys in a game against the Celtics. On Saturday, in the notes section at the bottom of the game recap, the AP reported that the "Nets debuted an alternate gay, short-sleeve, V-neck home jersey with Brooklyn across the chest in blue lettering." Whoops....
Columbus Crew Broadcast Features Soundtrack Of Woman Having Sex
Saturday's Columbus Crew vs. Philadelphia Union match broadcast on Time Warner Sports Channel featured a bonus, sexy interlude midway through the second half....
CBS Announcer Andrew Catalon Drops "Polack" On Gonzaga Player
Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski is from Poland. Late in the Bulldogs' 8-9 matchup with Oklahoma State today, he got fouled several times. CBS announcer Andrew Catalon decided to dub the Cowboys' strategy "Hack-A-Polack."...
CNN Wrote The Worst Kurt Cobain Lede Ever. We Tried To Top It.
CNN.com wrote an article about newly released photographs from the scene of Kurt Cobain's suicide. This is how that article begins:...
How Not To Tease An Article About The Missing Malaysian Airplane
Noooo! Why would you do this, KETV? Combining a fake disaster with a real disaster was a terrible idea!...
Browns WR Josh Gordon Has A Gigantic, Elaborate Back Tattoo
Koi. A geisha. His jersey number. Josh Gordon's tremendous back tattoo has all that, and more!...
Denver News Station Accidentally Puts A Big Ol' Penis On The Air
See, this is why you don't just put the camera on some producer's Twitter feed while talking about a helicopter crash....
"I GAVE YOU A THUMB'S UP!" Providence Live TV Report Goes Poorly
Here you have WJAR sports guy Frank Carpano trying to deliver a live report on the Big East championship game for Providence's NBC affiliate. Yeah, there are some technical difficulties, but it's Frank's enraged thumb's up that we're laughing hardest about....
San Diego Legend Ted Leitner Melts Down On-Air Over Suitcase Incident
Ted Leitner's best known as the voice of the San Diego Padres, but the longtime broadcaster also serves as the play-by-play man for San Diego State athletics. With just over a minute remaining in the Aztecs' thriller against New Mexico today at the Mountain West Conference title game in Las Vegas, a...
Failed Prediction Forces MSG Hockey Analyst To Eat A Hat On-Air
What we have here is MSG hockey guru and table hockey expert Stan Fischler attempting to make good on a promise that if the New York Rangers traded Ryan Callahan, he'd eat his hat. Callahan was traded to the Lightning in the blockbuster deal that sent Tampa Bay legend Martin St. Louis to New York, w...
Brent Musburger Still Lusting After College Girls
Brent Musburger recently earned a demotion to the SEC Network, which is a shame. The legendary broadcaster is always saying something provocative, even if, as he did last night, it's "Ohhh yeah." Sexism, sure. Heteronormative? Usually. Interesting; always....
The Ultimate Tribute To Brandon Weeden's Time With The Browns
The Cleveland Browns released Brandon Weeden yesterday, only two seasons after they shouldn't have drafted him. Someone put together the best of his stint with the Browns, and it's as poignant as a dead raccoon on the side of the highway....
New Browns Movie Poster Has Very Browns Typo
Give the Browns this: If you're going to OK your franchise's image to a true-to-life movie about a moribund franchise that needs a miracle draft (and just two years after spending two first round picks on Trent Richardson and Brandon Weeden!), one way to go about it is making sure the promotional ma...
Ben Hogan Isn't Walking Out Of That Sand Trap
And speaking of Dan Jenkins, our pal Bryan Curtis recently profiled him for Grantland. It's worth your time:...
ESPN's Phaseout Of Rick Reilly Has Begun
ESPN announced today that Rick Reilly will be going part-time, giving up his ESPN.com column and restricting his appearances to television, including his features on SportsCenter and Monday Night Countdown. This is a little surprising, if only because the big-name columnists tend to die in harness....
Chris "Birdman" Andersen Should Be A Guest On Every Postgame Show
Birdman was a guest on the Miami Heat postgame show after last night's victory over the Wizards, and he turned what could have been a very boring interview segment into a beautiful piece of performance art. ...
Finnish Women's Basketball Game Features Brutal Sucker Punch
Keep an eye on the woman in the No. 33 white jersey, who gets knocked down by her defender near the free-throw line at the start of the video. After getting up and running down to the other end of the court, she calmly turns toward her opponent and unleashes a vicious sucker punch....