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Jim Rome apologizes to GLAAD
I can’t stand Jim Rome. The screaming has always grated on me, his homophobia comes and goes, and he’s more style than substance. So it was with great joy that I heard from Ted Rybka at GLAAD that they had taken Rome to task over his coverage of the Ronaldo hooker story, in which Rome [...]
The NHL on Versus drinking game
First of all, here’s a nicely worded disclaimer that I found somewhere, with my own addition at the end: Please note that we do not now, nor have we ever, encouraged irresponsible use of alcohol. It is important to know your own limits and to act accordingly. We discourage improper use of alcohol. And do [...]
ESPN apologizes for ‘Speedo Guy’
During Saturday night’s North Carolina men’s college basketball win at Duke, ESPN cut away to a sideline reporter for a bit about the revival of “Speedo Guy,” a Duke fan behind the Carolina basket who stripped to his swimsuit as distraction. Seems a Speedo Guy from 2005 (there have been more than one) was so [...]
ESPN trainer Richard Simmons
ESPN’s promos always have a great sense of humor, but this use of everyone’s favorite health guru in the shortest of shorts just might take the cake (don’t eat that!). -Cyd Zeigler jr. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=xIr6GLBj_jc] Share on Facebook
He cheats, she tells
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga9hZCz1MnQ] From Daily Variety: BEIJING — China state broadcaster CCTV and media watchdogs are reeling from an Internet clip of the country’s top TV sports anchor being lambasted by his wife and accused of having an affair at a high-profile Olympics press conference. Speaking in a controlled voice, Hu Ziwei, wife of CCTV 5 sports [...]
Sports roundup: Vikes to L.A., Parcells to Miami, Mike Greenberg everywhere
- LA Vikings: BoifromTroy has unearthed a story about bringing the Minnesota Vikings to the L.A. Coliseum. There have been plenty of rumblings in recent years about the Vikings, Saints, Cardinals and Chargers moving to L.A.; but the Coliseum still sits empty on Sundays. Says Outsports Vikes expert George Twins Fan: “LA fans seem to [...]
Wilbon: “You’re not a man” if you’re gay
According to PTI personality Mike Wilbon, you’re not a man unless you like women in lingerie. The Washington Post-columnist-turned-TV-star encouraged viewers, during the daily “what to watch” bit on the Dec. 4 episode of ESPN’s Pardon The Interuption, to tune into “Boston Legal, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in HD, and most importantly, Victoria Secret Fashion [...]
Monday Night Football, R.I.P.
It’s been years since NFL Monday Night Football was a social force, but for years it has been a reliable institution — the one big national game each week that everybody watched. The league, in setting up its schedule, reserved what it thought would be choice matchups for Monday night. This ended a year ago [...]
Gag Kornheiser, please
I have hated ESPN doing Monday Night Football and realize I should just watch without the sound, but that’s not always easy, especially when watching with friends. The biggest problem with the broadcast is Tony Kornheiser. He is terrific on “Pardon The Interruption,” but nothing but annoying on MNF. He constantly beats one point to [...]