Dan Patrick + Dave Zirin - Rick Reilly = 3 Cheers for Sports Illustrated!

MODI posted 10/23/2007 from www.cosellout.com [flag]

Judging from many responses around the blogoshere, the general consensus seems to be that Rick Reilly moving to ESPN is a big loss for SI. But perhaps, it just might be a big GAIN and the beginning of a newfound strategy to bring respectability back to the profession of sports journalism. Anyone who truly cares about the future of sports journalism can only hope.. [link]

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