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An Interview with Buzz Bissinger
An Interview with Buzz Bissinger
Award-winning author Buzz Bissinger voiced his displeasure about blogs on last week’s Bob Costas HBO special. In a contrite and fairly candid interview with us, he sums up his television performance thusly: “I am a man of passion, and my ...
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Elijah Dukes Calls a Radio Station, Makes Ron Artest Seem Like a Bunny
Elijah Dukes Calls a Radio Station, Makes Ron Artest Seem Like a Bunny
Among the highlights: He talks about the value of crack in the hood; His mother never smoked crack, and he never said that she did; and last but not least ... "When did I get in trouble for domestic violence over the last year and a half?"
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Yahoo Grabs First Sports Blogger
Yahoo Grabs First Sports Blogger
A mini-earthquake rocked the blogging world late last night - the founder of the most popular sports blog on the net , AOL Fanhouse , lost its fearless leader, Jamie Mottram (aka Mister Irrelevant ). Where was he going? What was he doing? Sports ...

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On Cowherd, Our Site, and the Ombudsman’s Swift Response
Yo. So by now, you may have heard - ESPN radio host Colin Cowherd knocked us out of the blogosphere Thursday. In an unprovoked attack, the bombastic host screamed, ‘wouldn’t it be great if we could blow up a website?’ and then urged his ...

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The White Reggie Bush
This is a must see video of an 8 year old doing his best Reggie Bush impersonation on the football field.
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Denver’s Travis Henry is the New Shawn Kemp
Denver’s Travis Henry is the New Shawn Kemp
Expect this to be the hot story Monday when sportswriters wake up from a weekend slumber: Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry (seen here diving at the feet of the Cowboys defensive line) has fathered a staggering nine children with nine ...
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The Big Lead » Blog Archive » Jake Peavy: Filthy Cheater or Just Bad at Wiping?
The Big Lead » Blog Archive » Jake Peavy: Filthy Cheater or Just Bad at Wiping?
Jake Peavy pulled a Kenny Rogers and has a substance on his hand
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DeShawn Stevenson: Pimp
DeShawn Stevenson: Pimp
On the rare occasion your thoughts drift to DeShawn Stevenson, what comes to mind? The statutory rape he was accused of? He was 20, she was 14. Losing the shooting contest to Gilbert ? The mysterious shooting at his Orlando home? Add this one to ...
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Marko Jaric Officially Luckiest Man Alive: He’s Dating Victoria’s Secret Model Adriana Lima
Marko Jaric Officially Luckiest Man Alive: He’s Dating Victoria’s Secret Model Adriana Lima
Up until precisely this moment, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marko Jaric had been known for two things: Entering an NBA game with his jersey on backwards , and being on the receiving end of a vicious Kobe Bryant forearm shiver . Those two incidents ...
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Jason Whitlock, Ruffling Feathers All Over CNN and the Today Show
Whitlock isn't pandering to the Imus witchhunt....are you?

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Bruce Pearl, Ladies Man
Bruce Pearl, Ladies Man
According to a tipster, this is Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl having a blast this summer. We’re not going to talk about the woman in question (or his divorce, or our blind item). And definitely don’t go to any Tennessse fans with this. ...
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Dan Patrick Already Got a Job
Dan Patrick Already Got a Job
Well, that didn’t take long. Less than a week after Dan Patrick announced his departure from ESPN, the Chicago Sun-Times buries a scoop - Patrick supposedly already has that syndication deal everyone’s been speculating about . Also on ...
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Source: Indiana’s Kelvin Sampson to Be Fired Friday
Source: Indiana’s Kelvin Sampson to Be Fired Friday
According to a media source, the buzz in college basketball circles is that Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson will be fired Friday for violating telephone restrictions and then lying to both the school and the NCAA . Our source says that the school is ...
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Newspaper Buyouts Come in Threes
Newspaper Buyouts Come in Threes
Somebody, somewhere, once stated that major events happen in threes, and in the sports newspaper world, a sad trifecta is about to take place: On the heels of Chicago Tribune NBA encyclopedia Sam Smith taking a buyout , and Boston Globe sports staple ...
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Pedro Gomez Nearly Missed It
Pedro Gomez Nearly Missed It
ESPN’s intrepid Pedro Gomez, the man with the awkward assignment of following around the every move of Barry Bonds for the last few years, nearly missed the money shot . Which would have been depressing for him, but comical for the rest of us.  ...
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That Was Fast: Rick Reilly Goes to ESPN, Starts in June 2008
That Was Fast: Rick Reilly Goes to ESPN, Starts in June 2008
So we decided to get all journalisticky upon hearing the Rick Reilly news, and emailed around to see what the chatter was about why the most famous sports journalist was leaving the one-time sports bible, and where he was going. The answer is simple: ...
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Dana Jacobson suspended for one week
Dana Jacobson suspended for one week
Sources have confirmed that Jacobson, a co-host of “First Take” on ESPN2, currently is serving a one-week suspension because of her behavior at a Jan. 11 roast for ESPN Radio personalities Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic at Atlantic City, N.J.
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Bummer: Bob Costas Hates Bloggers
Bummer: Bob Costas Hates Bloggers
You know what’s happening, right? A year or two ago, all these sports blogs you read while surfing the net at work were fun and cute and a neat exercise in writing, where random people with keyboards - all together now, say it loud and say it ...
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Sports Illustrated Jinxes the Cubs in April? Coverline: “It’s Gonna Happen”
Sports Illustrated Jinxes the Cubs in April? Coverline: “It’s Gonna Happen”
We think this might be exclusive, since it won’t hit the SI website (and mailboxes) until later today, and newsstands Thursday, but this week’s cover is pure genius. Jinx much? The Cubs are in first - write it down, April 29, 16-9, ...

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