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New York, 6:02 PM
Thu Mar 11
24 posts in the last 24 hours

#mediameltdowns

AN ESPN VP Joins The Olbermann-Simmons Pillow Fight

ESPN Executive VP and Editor John Walsh snarks back at Keith Olbermann in today's SportsBusiness Daily, and suddenly the Olbermann-Simmons feud has become one of those great Greek tragedies full of incest and bloodshed and men with stately white beards. More »

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#mediameltdowns

Even The Promotional Copy For Rick Reilly®'s New Book Is Phoned-In

"His new book — out May 4, 2010 — is called 'Sports From Hell, My Two-year Search for the World's Dumbest Competition'. It's the account of his three-year search for the dumbest sport in the world." [ESPN, h/t Jordan]

03/10/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#mediameltdowns

ESPN.com Helps Launch False "Obama Wants To Ban Fishing" Rumor

Conservative websites are up in arms this week over the Obama administration's new plan to outlaw recreational fishing in America. It's an egregious abuse of executive power, slightly mitigated by the fact that it's not remotely close to being true. More »

03/10/10

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By Dashiell Bennett

#benroethlisberger

Peter King Leads The League In Obliviousness, Strange Notions Of Justice (UPDATE)

Whenever a football story drifts beyond football and contracts and whatever Brett Favre just text-messaged from his ride mower, we can always count on Peter King to give voice to the most oblivious and casually insensitive thought in his head. More »

03/09/10

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#ennnnndscene

Simmons-Olbermann Feud Tweeted To An Unsatisfying Conclusion

Just so we're clear: The Sports Fella did not get into writing to respond to Keith Olbermann's response to Simmons's response to Olbermann's response to that one column Simmons wrote in crayon. [@sportsguy33]

03/09/10

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#duan

Cranky Old Sportscaster Unloads On Congress, Curling

Beano Cook is an American treasure, and nearly 66% of you agreed with that assessment about two years ago. From his rapier wit to his extensive knowledge of the game, Cook deserves our respect. But, let's have some fun instead. More »

03/08/10

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By David Matthews

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The Olbermann-Simmons Feud Is Getting Feisty

Wherever you come down in the Keith Olbermann-Bill Simmons blood feud, you can surely agree that the former just drew a helluva line in the sand by calling Simmons "the most uncontrollable, unmanageable talent in the history of ESPN." More »

03/08/10

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The Angriest Column No One Will Ever Read

You'll never see so much righteous indignation over a) an uncalled travel in basketball; b) Atlantic Sun basketball; and c) women's college basketball. Might not want to start printing those protest t-shirts just yet. [Florida Times-Union]

03/07/10

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By Barry Petchesky

#mediameltdowns

Click here to read <em>ESPN The Magazine</em> Flosses Rick Reilly®'s Column From Its Pages

ESPN The Magazine Flosses Rick Reilly®'s Column From Its Pages

We're told that Rick Reilly's next ESPN The Magazine column will be his last for the magazine, which means he will now annoy the world on only two ESPN media platforms instead of three. Progress! More »

03/05/10

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#mediameltdowns

Olbermann Joins The Sports Fella Pile-On

On Simmons: "I am again left to marvel how somebody can rise to a fairly prominent media position with no discernible insight or talent, save for an apparent ability to mix up a vast bowl of word salad very quickly."

03/05/10

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#mlb

Spring Training Win Way More Important Than Silly "World Series"

According to awesomely free Philly Metro, a ninth-inning rally by Wilson Valdez exacts "some measure of revenge" for the Yankees beating them at that whole "world championship" thing last fall. I guess one micron counts as "some measure."

03/05/10

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#mediameltdowns

Sports Fella Doubles Down On The Stupid

Remember that foolish thing Bill Simmons said the other day about Tiger and Muhammad Ali? Well, Bill has taken a step back, read some old Sports Illustrateds, and decided to be foolish again, only at much greater length. [Charles Pierce]

03/04/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#mediameltdowns

Great Caption Fail, Or Greatest Caption Fail?

The Times again shows their conservative bias by mislabeling a photo that's definitely not Hillary Clinton. And probably not Michelle Bachelet, either. More »

03/03/10

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By Barry Petchesky

#mediameltdowns

Rich Eisen's 40-Yard Dash An Amusing Special-Effects Bonanza

When he isn't impersonating Howard Cosell, Rich Eisen is straight running things on the NFL Network. Things like the 40-yard dash, which Rich ran in a slight-breeze-inducing 6.25 seconds. More »

03/03/10

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#yardabandonment

Sportswriter Gil LeBreton Compares Vancouver 2010 To Berlin 1936

The Vancouver Olympics were an impressive display of Canadian pride and ambition, culminating in the most dominating hometown performance in the history of the Winter Games. You know who else liked dominating the Olympics, don't you? HITLER! More »

03/03/10

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Say Hey, Wait A Minute

"Above all, the story of Willie Mays reminds us of a time when the only performance-enhancing drug was joy." So sayeth the great Pete Hamill, who is proof that baseball makes even brilliant writers sound like a Wonder Years voiceover. More »

03/01/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#shoes

Hannah Storm Boot Watch, Day 42

Current Threat Level: Black, stiletto heel, paired with tasteful earth tones. Don't ask me to explain Bruce Bowen's tie, though. [via ESPN]

03/01/10

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#mediameltdowns

Boston Radio Wars Get Stalkerish

Boston sports talk radio station the Sports Hub received so many obscene text messages from one phone, they red-flagged the number. The phone turned out to belong to a producer at rival - ~~and ESPN Radio affiliate~~ - WEEI. [Herald]

02/28/10

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#billsimmons

Sports Fella Leaves The Yard

OK, what in the name of Ho Chi Minh is Bill Simmons talking about here? Muhammad Ali and 'Nam? Tiger keeping his pecker out of the killing fields of Spearmint Rhino? What? More »

02/27/10

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By Tommy Craggs

#mediameltdowns

ESPN's Scott Van Pelt Explains Why He F-Bombed

ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt has unfortunately been YouTube kindling twice this week, but has handled both incidents remarkably well. He explains last night's open mic screw-up in an email to Deadspin. More »

02/26/10

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#mediameltdowns

Scott Van Pelt: "Fuck I Gotta..."

Two nights ago, after being pranked by Howard Stern's crony, Van Pelt said "Hi, YouTube." Well, hi again. This time, fleeting internet fame is his because he let an f-bomb fly as SportsCenter headed to commercial. More »

02/25/10

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