Watching NFL Live lately, there’s been lots of talk about “franchise quarterbacks.” They don’t have one in Minnesota, they drafted one in New York, one just died in Tennessee, and they still don’t know if they have one in Oakland. The term “franchise quarterback” has become one of the biggest cliches in sports commentary: The [...]
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Athletes stay closeted for the golden ticket
Sports columnist Dave Zirin (right) is the latest to tackle the “why aren’t there any openly gay pro athletes” question in a new column that appeared a couple weeks ago in the San Francisco Chronicle. No new ground broken, though I did like how he plainly put the issue in a few quick sentences: They [...]
Artie Lange takes over Joe Buck’s show
Updated June 15, 6pmPT. Joe Buck and HBO are apologizing today for Artie Lange’s appearance on Buck’s debut show. Lange had a barrage for Buck that the host had absolutely no idea what to do with. It was great. At one point Lange asked Buck if “suckingcock.com” was his second favorite Web site. He dove [...]
Justin Timberlake’s sports “man crush”
Justin Timberlake was on ESPN’s SportsCenter recently, and the two co-hosts asked him 10 sports-related questions. Question No. 9 was whom he had a “man crush” on. His answer: reigning NBA MVP LeBron James. “Man crush” is, as Urban Dictionary says, “When a straight man has a “crush” on another man, not sexual but kind [...]
That wacky Mike Golic gets waxed
That wild and crazy ESPN personality Mike Golic lost a bet on the NCAA tournament (big shocker). To pay off the bet, he got waxed on his show yesterday. Fun, right? Look at us at ESPN, we’re so hip and wacky! But all he had waxed were his arms and legs. Big deal. I guess [...]
Tewksbury tweaks the media
Canada’s Olympic gold medalist Mark Tewksbury (1992, 100-meter backstroke) recently found a new niche as a sports commentator on the Canadian Broadcasting Centre. He’s doing a series called “Top of Your Game,” appearing every Wednesday on CBC News Morning with Heather Hiscox. Not only is the show newsy and chatty, but Mark shares inside tips on how to apply what [...]
Canadian sports reporter bloops, no bleep
How great is it when reporters forget or don’t realize they’re live? This one from Roger Millions on Rogers Sportsnet trying to get the name of a Calgary defenseman right. Hat tip to Towleroad. Share on Facebook