The Year In ESPN Being Dumb

The Worldwide Leader once again dominated the sports scene in 2012, though not always for the reasons they'd prefer. In a year of Tebowmania and Linsanity, it was often the machinations inside Bristol that made for the most interesting news. Join us, won't you, as we look back on our favorite ESPN stories of the past 12 months. Or just read about it on Wikipedia.

We searched for the woman behind Sarah Phillips, an ESPN columnist who seemingly popped up overnight. Read »

The "E" has taken an insurmountable lead over the "S" in ESPN. Read »

Too much cake wasn't the reason you barfed. Watch »

It's important to note that nothing changed after this mea culpa. Read »

Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful appropriation," "close imitation," or "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work, but the notion remains problematic with nebulous boundaries. Read »

Our John Koblin became part of the story after ESPN's John Walsh claimed he and Lynn Hoppes had a bitter feud over an ex-girlfriend. A flawed theory, for a number of reasons. Read »

According to sources. Read »

Featuring the Steve Young death stare. Watch »

We called Reilly to find out why he took news from a rather obvious parody news site. Read »

Peeps got jokes. Read »

You know things have gone horribly wrong when Stephen A. Smith is the voice of reason. Watch »

The NBA's first Asian-American superstar offered some teachable moments. Read »

And the snake eats its tail. Watch »

All those other stories? Whatever. This is the one Bristol cares about. Read »