thebiglead.com - 11/21/2008
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We’ve been fortunate enough to land a couple of memorable interviews - Whitlock , Kornheiser , Wilbon and Gary Smith , to name a few - but we’ve probably never reeled in a bigger TV presence than one of ESPN’s longest-tenured and most well-respected Sportscenter anchors, Bob ...
sports.espn.go.com - 11/23/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
Brief clips of many of the best MLS
goals of the 2008 season, with music and original...
announcer reactions. --- Also, a countdown of ESPN's own choices for the TOP 5 MLS GOALS OF THE YEAR. (Shown here: Danny Cepero of the New York Red Bulls, who delivered ESPN's Number One MLS Goal of the Year)
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MLS CUP FINAL Video: ESPN's Goals of the Year
goal.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
bizoffootball.com - 11/19/2008
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bizoffootball.com —
ESPN has reached an extensive agreement with the
Bowl Championship Series (BCS), granting exclusive TV, radio, digital,...
international and marketing rights for 15 BCS games from January 2011 through January 2014. It includes the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls each season and the BCS National ...
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ESPN and BCS Reach Four-Year Agreement
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Jack McCallum leaves SI NBA beat after many years
Sports stories from Newsday —
I heard Thursday night that venerable NBA scribe Jack McCallum had accepted a buyout from SI, but I forgot I am a sports media reporter/critic and didn't post it.
I guess I should have, because The Big Lead once again has beaten me to disseminating information important to our insular little sports media world.
Here it is.
Good luck in your future endeavors, Jack, and good work, TBL, darn you!
TBL also has interview today with ESPN's Grown-Up in Residence, Bob Ley.
The Big Lead has an excellent interview with ...
Deadspin —
... The Big Lead has an excellent interview with ESPN's Bob Ley...who shares these thoughts about working with SportsCenter's Josh Elliot: "He’s disgustingly handsome and even more offensively tall - and never missed an occasion, on a stand-up two-shot to start our Sunday show, to step even closer to the camera to further distort his Yao Ming height advantage over his dumpy partner and resemble a marauding monster from a badly lip-synched science fiction movie. But I digress." [The Big Lead] ...
Browns Want Bill Cowher [Blog Patrol]
FanIQ Blog —
Yes, just so you all know, the Browns are indeed pursuing Bill Cowher. That is all. [Pro Football Talk]
A guy with a Barry Bonds tattoo on his back. He also claims to have a girlfriend. One of those two things has to be a lie. [Mouthpiece Sports]
A good interview with ESPN's Bob Ley. One of the few "journalists" at ESPN. [The Big Lead]
A quiz on TV sports theme songs. [Mental Floss]
Interesting ways to solve the lameness of ties in the NFL. [The 700 Level]
TO does an interview...in an Eagles ...
Friday Megalinks/Saturday Links
Fang's Bites —
... with Tiger Woods conducting a clinic for a group of amateur players. Elaine Wong of Brandweek says the NFL will kick off online voting this weekend for an ad that will air during the Super Bowl. Puck the Media has another installment in its NHL Tournament of Announcers. The Sports Media Watch has a look at the primetime ratings for Week 11 in the National Football League. And the SMW has some ratings news and notes. The Big Lead talks with ESPN's Outside the Lines host (and an original SportsCenter anchor) Bob Ley. ...
For Those Who Blog We Salute You - 11/22
SOX & Dawgs —
... Own Ted Williams’ 1987 Suburban [Fenway West]
Pedroia for MVP…but What Was More Satisfying? [Wicked Good Sports]
Mayne Street, Part 4 [Fang's Bites]
Jen Rizzotti [Depth of Field Photo]
Snoop Dogg Randomly Shows Up On Around The Horn [Awful Announcing]
Evan Grant Is A Genius And I Love Him [Bugs and Cranks]
Baseball with Nunchucks? [Home Run Derby]
An Interview with ESPN’s Bob Ley [The Big Lead]
Denver Nuggets Cheerleader Makes Announcers Go Speechless ...
This Week in Bloggernets: Snoop Dogg and turkey mishaps
Red Sox Monster —
... ) -- The Big Lead snags an interview with another major icon. ( The Big Lead ) -- Billy Corgan blames Eddie Vedder for the collapse of the 2008 Cubs. Sounds like a weak attempt by ol' Billy to remain relevant, if you ask me. ( ...
Monday Backpasses: Massive Link Dump!
Unprofessional Foul —
... to St. Louis's bid. [The USA Today] Man arrested for having machete with which he was going to decapitate Maradona. Why we shouldn't trust it? He wanted to get back at Maradona over "World Cup 85". [transfermarketweb.com] Sportswriter emulates our friend Marc Stein and has tryout with a professional indoor soccer team. [Detroit Free Press] Speaking of the ESPN, here's a very good interview with Bob Ley, even though he's a Spurs supporter. [The Big Lead] And there's even more after the jump! Celtic again the ...
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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — Monday's NFC South showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Carolina Panthers drew good numbers on ESPN.
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