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Terrell Owens is a sweet, sweet man
Published 7/21/2008 by MJD at Shutdown Corner
If you get mowed down by a Honda Civic, you'd be extremely lucky to have Terrell Owens nearby. You might think that he'd just stand there, do some shirtless sit-ups while you bled to death, insinuate that you're gay, and then demand to know why you don't throw footballs to him more often. Not the case, as it turns out. Sam Alipour, a writer for ESPN's Page 2, found out the hard way that Owens is a kind-hearted fellow. After the ESPYs were taped on Wednesday night, Alipour was hit by a car. When he came to, here's what he saw: Terrell Owens was standing over me. I'm told he was the first do-gooder on the scene of the accident. ...

The ESPYs Are Extremely Dangerous, ESPN Writer Hit By Car
Published 7/21/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... and this scares me. "Wow, you all right, man?" Owens kept asking me, but in a manner that would suggest there is no possible way that I, in fact, could be all right. "Don't move. Just sit there. Breathe. Don't move."That's crazy. As a survivor of getting hit by a car myself (twice actually) I'd say welcome to the club, but I've never been flipped up onto a windshield. Thank goodness Alipour is alright and now he's got a cool story to tell the grandkids. A night of unexpected heroes at '08 ESPYS (Page 2)

T.O.’s Good People
Published 7/21/2008 by Justin at Sports Crackle Pop
... Who doesn’t enjoy making fun of Terrell Owens?  He’s an egomaniac, he’s a terrible teammate, he’s a certifiable nutcase.  He’s also, apparently, a genuinely good guy. ...

T.O. THE HERO
Published 7/21/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
The ESPY awards usually aren’t interesting enough to bother mentioning, but ESPN.com writer Sam Alipour has an interesting story about something that happened to him after the ESPYs. Alipour writes that he was hit by a car as he left an ESPYs after-party, and the first person to rush to his aid afterward was a certain brash Cowboys wideout.“ Terrell Owens was standing over me ...

T.O. NOT A COMPLETE ASSHOLE JUST THIS ONCE
Published 7/21/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for your impressionable young children
Everyone knows Terrell Owens is an emotionally unstable narcissist bent on personal and teamwide destruction. That impression is perfectly accurate. But he did something relatively helpful last week when an ESPN writer got hit by a car following the taping of the ESPY Awards. So a delusional Cowboys fan can at least offer a brief counterpoint about how Owens isn't a total dick before you laugh them off. We always strive for balance. From Sam Allpour's retelling of the episode: So, this is what getting hit by a car feels like. ...

T.O. rescues a reporter?
Published 7/21/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Sam Alipour, who writes the popular "Media Blitz" column for ESPN The Mag and Page 2, was attempting to hail a cab several hours after the ESPYs on Thursday when he got in the way of a Honda Civic. Alipour alertly jumped over the front bumper, but couldn't avoid the front windshield of the "hard charging" vehicle. ...

PM Roundup: Covering Laker Girl Auditions
Published 7/21/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Leo is lucky, huh? Oh, and here are the rest of the Anna photos we couldn’t find earlier this morning. The Redskins start what we imagine will be a trend: They’ve hired a blogger. (DC Sports Bog) The crocodile clearly wasn’t ready for the leopard. (Telegraph) Looks like Luol Deng and the Bulls may be no more. (Chicago Bull) Portly Dimitri Young heads to the DL to get his mind right. And his waistline, too. (Nationals Enquirer) Sam Alipour got hit by a car outside the ESPY’s, and Terrell Owens swooped in to help him out. (Page 2) Tampa’s Matt Garza met ...

Wise blood
Published 7/21/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Chip's Moody Blues) at Uwe Blog
Maggie Gyllenhall making my Batman pants spin Yankee old timers are already comparing the 2008 to the 1965 Yankees ... just before a massive playoff drought. We can only hope. **** A fascinating account of the 1936 Berlin Olympics from a former swimmer. **** FWST's Jim Reeves expertly goes over the ...

T.O. serves as ‘hero’ to sports writer after being hit by car
Published 7/21/2008 by Lance at The Sports Culture
Terrell Owens can give mixed signals to the media more often than a 15-year-old high school cheerleader can to her classmate after she winks at him in class then ignores him in the hallway later that day. Exhibit A. Exhibit B. After the ESPY awards were filmed on Thursday night, sportswriter Sam Alipour was hit by a car, screwing up the windshield and everything. Pretty Hollywood, actually. The writer took advantage of the situation and got an ESPN.com column out of it, enlightening the public about the fact that, once again, T.O. was a mystery to the media. First the receiver helped the writer and stuck around until he could ...

Monday afternoon Dallas Cowboys notes
Published 7/21/2008 by Brandon W at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
ESPN has launched their training camp preview and have released their first of many power rankings. The Cowboys sit at #4 behind New England, Indianapolis and Jacksonville. #4 (4) Cowboys 13-3-0; QB Tony Romo knows the only way he can validate his immense talent is to win a playoff game. With this team, he'll finally break through. (MM) Get ready to hear nothing but that for the next few months. Forget that DeMarcus Ware, Patrick Crayton, Terence Newman, Marion Barber, Andre Gurode and Wade Phillips are all 0-fers in the playoffs. All we will read is how Romo needs to overcome his playoff demons, despite the fact that this ...

Terrell Owens saves the day
Published 7/21/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
ESPN.com writer Sam Alipour was hit by a car after the ESPYs taping last week. Alipour writes, "Terrell Owens was standing over me. I’m told he was the first do-gooder on the scene of the accident. That he helped me to my feet and off the street to safe ground. That he didn’t leave my side. It seems the mercurial Dallas Cowboys receiver is my hero. …" T.O. comes up big. Remember that the next time you think you want to boo him or curse him out, okay? Only thing that strikes us odd is that the story doesn’t appear on ESPN.com until Monday, the day after the ESPYs are on TV. Is this ESPN’s version of plausibly live ...

T.O. ministers to injured ESPN.com writer ...
Published 7/21/2008 by Clay Travis at Deadspin
T.O. ministers to injured ESPN.com writer after writer is struck by car. This actually happened. [ESPN.com]

First Brian Bosworthnow Terrell Owens is a bystander hero!
Published 7/21/2008 by Billy Krumb at Clubhouse Cancer
Who would have thunk it? It seems that ESPN.com Page 2 writer Sam Alipour learned the hard way that the guy one former sportswriter on his own network calls ‘Team Obliterator’ is a genuine, caring dude. After the ESPY’s the other night, Alipour was hit by a car (nice.) and when he came to after a few seconds, he lifted his head up and ...

Terrell Owens Comes to Aid of Injured ESPN Writer
Published 7/21/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
We always knew Terrell Owens has a special fondness for the media - okay, maybe only a fondness for hot Mexican TV reporters . But we never would have guessed the Cowboys receiver would come to the rescue of an injured ESPN reporter . Kate Walsh Terrell Owens ( Kate Walsh is lucky to be in the presence of such a heroic player ) But that’s just what T.O. did. The Worldwide Leader’s Sam Alipour had just left the ESPYs after-party early Thursday morning (guess our invitation is still in the mail), when the ESPN.com writer was hit by a Honda Civic. Alipour had just enough warning to leap over the oncoming car’s fender and smash into the front windshield. ...

T.O. is Sort of a Good Guy
Published 7/22/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
Interesting story from ESPN Page 2 columnist Sam Alipour today.  Last Thursday, Sam was leaving the ESPY awards when he stepped off the curb to hail a cab — the next thing he knew, he had been hit by a Honda Civic and flew through the vehicle’s windshield.  He was surprised by the first person he saw when he regained consciousness: When I came to, I was on the sidewalk, my shoulder hurting like crazy, shards of glass in my forearm and blood dripping from my fingers, while limo drivers and other witnesses screamed this way and that. The paramedics told me I was lucky to be alive (”Last time I saw a windshield like that,” said ...

Maybe T.O.'s not too bad
Published 7/22/2008 by Fooch at Niners Nation: Front Page Posts
Maybe T.O.'s not too bad Obviously we all have our issues with Terrell Owens. However, I will certainly give credit where credit is due. After an ESPN writer got hit by a car, TO was the first on the scene keeping an eye on him. Hopefully Sam Alipour is alright.

Terrell Owens, One Hell of a Model American, Kicks it While ESPN Reporter Does Not Die
Published 7/22/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: ESPNAsking the average American "What would Terrell Owens do if he saw a person get hit by a car?" might, I suppose, elicit some sort of response similar to "run", "leave", "end zone dance". Which seems odd, because we have no specific information that TO is a horrible person. Just a little crazy. Sot it's reassuring that after watching ESPN reporter Sam Alipour faceplant in the windshield of a moving vehicle, the Cowboys wide receiver was polite enough to hang out and make sure he was alright. Terrell Owens was standing over me. I'm told he was the first do-gooder on the scene of the accident. That he helped me to ...

Terrell Owens, One Hell of a Model American, Kicks it While ESPN Reporter Does Not Die
Published 7/22/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: Cowboys, NFL Media WatchAsking the average American "What would Terrell Owens do if he saw a person get hit by a car?" might, I suppose, elicit some sort of response similar to "run", "leave", "end zone dance". Which seems odd, because we have no specific information that TO is a horrible person. Just a little crazy. Sot it's reassuring that after watching ESPN reporter Sam Alipour faceplant in the windshield of a moving vehicle, the Cowboys wide receiver was polite enough to hang out and make sure he was alright. Terrell Owens was standing over me. I'm told he was the first do-gooder on the scene of the ...

Gee, You Think You Know The Media Narrative Of A Guy…
Published 7/22/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
Let us note this while laughing. Not at Sam Alipour, who recounts in an ESPN.com Page 2 column about Cowboys WR Terrell Owens helping him out and saving him after he was hit by a car and rolled up on the windshield while hailing a cab outside the ESPYs last week — but at the coverage in response to the incident. I am ...

Terrell Owens: Wide Receiver, Popcorn-Eater, Hero?
Published 7/22/2008 by Ryan Hudson at RealClearSports - Blog
Sam Allpour is a columnist for ESPN's Page 2. Early Friday morning, while leaving an ESPY's after-party, Allpour was struck by car, leaving him with pieces of glass in his arm and damage to the automobile so bad that the paramedics said, "Last time I saw a windshield like that, guy lost both his legs." When Allpour came to, he was shocked to learn who was first to kneel-down next to him and offer help: Terrell Owens. ...[A]ll I could think was..."Holy crap, that's T.O.!" Terrell Owens was standing over me. I'm told he was the first do-gooder on the scene of the accident. That he helped me to my feet and off the street to safe ground. That he didn't ...

New page: Average Power Rankings
Published 7/23/2008 by Andy at Press Row
Nothing like going away for a few days and having everything happen, right? Hope everyone enjoyed the news-filled weekend. Rather than simply try to catch up on all the fine journalism it appears I missed (I hear Timberlake was OK at the ESPY’s?), I’m going to take this chance to unveil a fun little feature that we’ll be keeping track of here during the football season: tracking the weekly power rankings across the media. What’s one of the biggest ways for a journalist to gain credibility? To see their opinion or ...

Quick Hits: Argos speak up against Bills in Toronto
Published 7/23/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
Syndicate this site [image] Join the Migration | Main Quick Hits: Argos speak up against Bills in Toronto Posted by Brad Gagnon on July 23, 2008 Argonauts players Jonathan Brown, Kerry Joseph and Michael Bishop spoke up on Tuesday against Buffalo Bills games coming to Toronto. Appearing on TSN’s Off the Record, the trio likely put a smile on CFL commissioner Mark Cohon’s face, defending their league with the strongest words we’ve heard from CFL players on the topic thus far. “ I definitely hate the idea of Buffalo coming up here ,” said Brown. “I really dislike it. I mean, they’re stepping on our turf. This is our turf – this is the CFL. ...

Thursday Morning Linkin’
Published 7/24/2008 by JoseJoseJoseeee at RotoDish
Another Thursday means more linkin’. Anything to distract my fellow Mets fans from this train wreck of a series against the Phillies…. The earth is frickin sweet T.O. is a nice guy apparantly…or at least he’s nice to people who get hit by cars. This article has something to do with the USC song girls, but ...

Daily Fix: Drugs cause amnesia and other things I can’t remember
Published 7/25/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
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NFC Beast Exclusive: T.O. in one-on-one coverage
Published 7/29/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
Published by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley     James D. Smith/Icon SMI   The only "show" Terrell Owens has put on recently has been on the field. The Cowboys have made Terrell Owens, Adam Jones, Tony ...