I didn’t want to write about this, but I have gotten so many emails, tweets, BBMs and texts about it I decided to speak on it.
I am warning you though if you are sensitive I suggest you don’t read the rest about what I am about to say.
ESPN did an Outside the Lines on Former NBA Player Winston Bennett.
You are asking yourself right now:
“Who in the blue hell is Winston Bennett?” Read more…
“Just because I understand doesn’t make it right.”
Many years ago, this was my father’s response to an incident I was involved in while in high school. He explained to me that although he understood my actions, there was no justification; I was wrong.
Often, as I observe how the sports media responds to scandal or criminal investigation, I recall his statement. This brings me to the most recent and alleged case against Ben Roethlisberger.
I understand. Read more…
I like Bill Simmons. I read his stuff whenever it shows up on ESPN.com, bought his Book of Basketball, etc. I’m not one of the haters. But even I have to say that Bill is out of his mind right now. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, let me fill you in. Bill was on a chat, and actually said the Tiger Wood’s inevitable comeback to golf will be the biggest test any athlete ever faced. And then came the game winner: he said that Muhammad Ali coming back from exile, triggered by refusing to be drafted to go fight in Vietnam, was the only one who came close. But wait, there’s more! When subsequent chat posters took him to task, he stuck by his guns and asserted that by 1970 American sentiment had turned against the war and that all of America under the age of 35 was in his corner. Uhh…..right. Read more…
Been a tough day at the World Wide Leader. First Tony Kornheiser gets suspended for comparing a co-worker’s shirt to a “Sausage Casing” now this.
As you know Brian Westbrook was released today by the Philadelphia Eagles. The late night Sportscenter crew including Scott Van Pelt thought they had an exclusive phone interview with Westbrook.
Lets just say ESPN might be placing an ad shortly for a new “phone screener”.
The first thing I would like to point out is that Merrill Hodge seems to love the outfit a lot more than he does Vince Young, but I digress.
Here is the question:
“Does speaking the truth warrant a suspension?”
What Tony said while a bit crude was not an incorrect assessment of what Hannah Storm had on. I have listened to Kornheiser for years and he talks about everyone like that. Read more…
I like Tony Kornheiser (he was awful on Monday Night Football though) always have. One of the reasons that I like him is because he says what he is thinking and really isn’t concerned with being politically correct.
Alas though when you are an employ at the World Wide Leader that is not always the best personality trait to have. Kornheiser had some interesting thoughts on his ESPN co-worker Hannah Storm on his radio show.
Here is what he had to say: Read more…
So national signing day went down this past week. This has got to be the most fraudulent, overblown, media driven farce in quite some time. It is a pure product of 24/7 media and the internet and nothing more. Thanks to Rivals.com and other websites, we now have these rankings of high school players, by position and overall. Actually we’ve had them for some time but 24-hour cable and sports talk radio in a never ending search for material have brought them to the forefront, and the focus climaxes on National Signing Day. We get live press conferences where top high school players sit at a table surrounded by hats from different colleges and then putting one on to show the whole world where they’re going to play their college ball. Read more…
In the middle of chatting with Fabolous and trying to see if Warren Sapp went all Ike Turner on South Beach this link was sent to me.
Apparently no need to watch the Super Bowl because ESPN already proclaims the Saints the winner and Drew Brees one of the greatest One ring QBs of all time. Read more…
This is the official “Jump the Shark” moment for the phrase “Jump Offs”.
It is time for it to be retired when Tony Kornheiser is using it in his opening monologue for PTI. Honestly the fact Joe Budden had a semi hit song about it should have been reason enough for people never to use the phrase.
Similar to the phrase “Swagger”, “Jump Offs” needs to die a fast and swift death. Read more…
When will women realize sports are serious business when it comes to most men?
Men are normally stressed.
Job, family, bills and etc, we don’t have a lot of outlets to alleviated that stress. Some play video games, some work out Mark McGwire style, some drink like crazy, some smoke that “Michael Phelps”, some “Tigerstyle” on the ladies and others just like to enjoy watching sports.
So I was not shocked when I read this Awful Announcing story about a man who threatened to stab his wife with a kitchen knife when she canceled his ESPN. Check it out:
Name: BonaFide Sports Expert Robert Littal
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