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Suzyn Waldman Cries On-Air Following Yankees Defeat

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:32:59 +0000

A broadcaster crying live on-air? Unprecedented. Well that's exactly what Yankees radio announcer Suzyn Waldman did during the postgame show on WFAN last night. Here's the audio.

Joe Buck Admits He Rarely Watches Sports And Doesn't Enjoy Baseball Anymore

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:46:40 +0000

I'm borderline furious this morning and not just because I have to mention Colin Cowherd. Joe Buck was on ESPN Radio this morning, and you can't make this stuff up, said he doesn't enjoy Baseball anymore and chooses to watch the Bachlorette over nightly Sports telecasts during the week. The talk began with Cowherd complaining about Sports during the week and how the average Sports fan doesn't ...

"Boom Goes The Dynamite" Makes It All The Way To The Oscars

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:29:00 +0000

What an amazing trip it's been for Brian Collins, and the one simple phrase that gave us one of the funniest Sports related clips we've ever seen. The phrase has been lampooned on multiple tv shows, including Family Guy, but it has now seen its greatest moment. Yes, "BGTD" was uttered on stage ...

Woman Arrested at Grizzlies Game for Flashing the Jumbotron

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:57:33 +0000

Title pretty much sums it up.

Bowl Season Doesn't Officially Start Until Something Crazy Happens, Well Something Crazy Happened

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:43:00 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen I give you Texas' new favorite son, Chris. Actually Chris is Mack Brown's stepson and boy oh boy are they going to love him if Texas loses this one. Watch carefully as the kid ever so gently tries to recover a fumble in the field of play. What's that? How will you know who he is??? Oh you'll know....he's the one who's not a player..... You don't see it in the clip, ...

Talk About Credibility! Stephen A. Smith Voted AA And AOL Sports Worst Announcer

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 20:22:00 +0000

Wow the timing on this couldn't be more perfect could it? 53% of 80,000+ voters thought Stephen A. was worse than Tony Kornheiser in the Final of AA and AOL's Worst Announcer Bracket. While the final was pretty close, the blog hater plowed through the field on the way to get to Kornheiser. Just look at this dominance! Quite frankly Stephen A. Smith, America can't stand you, but hey at ...

Awful Announcing And The Ombudsman: An Email Exchange

Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:39:04 +0000

AA took issue with ESPN's Ombudsmen Le Anne Schreiber's recent comments about blogs, and Schreiber responds.

Should Will Leitch Replace Rick Reilly At Sports Illustrated?

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:47:33 +0000

Don't act like you haven't thought about it.

Internet Media Segment

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:54:00 +0000

Before you watch this you need a little background. I wasn't around when this was recording and if you watch you'll notice and annoying Comcast reminder for a TV show. The show in question is NOFX: Backstage Passport and if you enjoy 40 year old punk rockers doing drugs in foreign countries than it's for you! I figured most of you wouldn't mind and would love to see the whole thing, so I'm ...

Pam Oliver, A Pro When Battling An A**Hole Producer Or A Cockroach

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:26:00 +0000

That has to be the craziest title ever in the history of this site, but it's true. Pam first tackles a producer cutting her off. She then traverses through the smug comments of one Joseph Buck. And then finally she pulls of the trifecta of professionalism when Tony Romo gets a cockroach put on him during her interview (the cockroach is actually a replay...I came in right after the incident). ...

Have You Ever Wondered What ESPN REALLY Thinks About Your University?

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:21:00 +0000

So I was randomly forwarded a casting call from an anonymous tipster for an ESPN commercial which features various students calling people around the country to get them to watch more College Basketball. Seems like a basic concept right? Well wait until you read what the Casting Director is ...

Bill Simmons vs. Colin Cowherd

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 15:22:12 +0000

Bill Simmons calls out Colin Cowherd, and Cowherd responds on his radio show today.

Corey Hart Gets All Star Bid, Daughter Gets A Beer Bath

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:31:21 +0000

I'm all for celebrating someone's accomplishments. Well except when someone has their infant daughter in his hands at a press conference and the rest of the team runs in the room and sprays him (and the baby) with beer.... Yeah that probably seemed like a good idea at the time. I'm going to guess that they're going to take some heat for that one. That kid is sure going to be traumatized ...

Astros Announcer's Dad Gets His Moves From Joe Namath

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:03:11 +0000

There are acceptable ways of ending an interview. A handshake is the customary move, but even a simple nod and thank you can suffice. Asking for a kiss on the lips, however, probably isn't the best move (as Joe Namath demonstrated in 2003). Well that's the exact move that Herb Deshaies, father ...

AA Rumor Mill: Matt Vasgersian Trashes St. Louis?

Tue, 7 Aug 2007 14:22:00 +0000

Look, I'm not one to spread rumors, but this seems like it very well could be true. An email came through the AA wires shortly after the end of the Padres-Cards game last night, and read as follows... Did anyone catch the Padres TV broadcaster Matt Vasgersian' s on air battering of the Cardinals and their fans? It was live on San Diego Cox Channel 4 tonight in the top of the 9th. He told the ...

Move Over Erin Andrews, There's A New Chica On The Block

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:41:49 +0000

Ms. Andrews is not going to like all of the attention taken away from her this quickly, and I hate to do this to her.....buuuuuut. ESPN has a new analyst that actually played professional sports, went to UCLA, was on MTV (Latin America), and is....ummm....well you can see for yourself.....

Video: Billy Crystal's At-Bat For The Yankees

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:10:43 +0000

He looks Marvelous!!!!! It is better to look good than to hit the ball. Billy is the man. I am very happy for him!!!!

Michael Wilbon Is Afraid Of Blogs

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:25:09 +0000

Michael Wilbon was on the Mike Tirico Show (that just doesn't have a ring to it at all) yesterday to discuss many things. One of which was Mike Gundy the Oklahoma State Coach who took it to the Oklahoman reporter. You all know the story. Well the interview was going along fine and he was saying all of the right things....you shouldn't criticize college athletes (true), and that no one is ...

Greg Paulus Should Try Out For The Italian National Soccer Team

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:12:00 +0000

You're going to have to bear with me as I change my Sports team hatred over real quick....OSU Football-Out, Duke Basketball- In (I kid I kid), but seriously was anyone else aware that Duke is getting nine more fouls (5 tonight) called for them a game? Were you also aware that Greg Paulus learned his acting skills from a combination Manu Ginobili and Marlon Brando? I spliced these together so ...

Stephen A. Smith Loses His Mind On ESPN News When Talking About Favre

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:00 +0000

I have no idea why ESPN News decided to get a soundbyte from Stephen A. Smith in regards to Brett Favre, but thank god they did. Watch as S.A.S. slowly starts to lose his mind when talking about the Packers' QB.... Is ESPN serious? This has to be some sort of cruel joke right??? "Hey, let's get the most ridiculous person in Sports Media to talk about the most annoying story ever! No way ...