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ESPN cancels Superbowls 1 through 41

January 31st, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

Remember those days when ESPN would replay the NFL Films Superbowl highlights again and again and again the week leading up to that year’s big game? Seems like just a few years ago. It was as soothing as the 24 hours of “A Christmas Story”. Ah, for the good old days of watching Steve Sabol [...]

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Turn the Disney Channel down, Ray

November 30th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

While ESPN uses “Pardon the Interruption” and “Around the Horn” for middle-aged journalists to scream meaningless blather at each other, it uses the morning show “First Take” for ex athletes to do so. Case in point? Friday morning with former Colts/Falcons defensive back Ray Buchanan.
Ray and former Lions offensive tackle  Lomas Brown were playing some [...]

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Eliminator Survivors - We Will Not Forget

November 25th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

NBC announced this week the return of the Single Greatest Sports Spectacle of All Time.  The network is obviously reacting to the steady stream of scandals, arrests and overall moral bankruptcy dragging mainstream sports into the ground.  Bringing back the Gladiators is an obvious attempt to re-introduce heroes and role models into the lives of America’s [...]

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Big Ten Network/cable companies screw again, Buckeyes and Badgers fans go ape sh*t

November 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

This Big Ten Network thing is getting out of hand. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out of hand.
The BTN aired Saturday’s Ohio State win over Wisconsin. The problem? Because Charter Cable in Wisconsin (the state’s primary company) and Time Warner Cable (Ohio’s primary company) don’t carry the BTN, only three people in the universe saw the game … and [...]

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Happy b-day Rome, happy Bar Mitzvah “Chris” Everett incident

October 11th, 2007 | Posted in Uncategorized

Honestly, few broadcasters have fallen so fast, then recovered as well as Jim Rome. Really, his story is a great example of an entertainment comeback.
Sunday is Rome’s 43rd birthday, one he can celebrate with his nationally syndicated radio show,  his ESPN show “Rome is Burning”, and his sport lexicon of terms he’s popularized like “Clones”, [...]

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