nfl.fanhouse.com - 9/5/2008
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Here's how ESPN has been reporting the retirement of Daunte Culpepper all day today: Without fail, the ESPN anchor in Bristol will say that Culpepper retired and then add, "Now, to the man who broke the story, ESPN.com's John Clayton." Except that Clayton didn't "break the story" at all. Culpepper e-mailed a number of NFL writers this morning to tell them he was retiring. At least two of ...
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The Roundup: Blogging Limits In the Press Box
The Big Lead —
... going to go to a football game if it can be blogged! (Wiz of Odds)
Man impersonates Joba Chamberlain, gets women, booze, and finally, busted. (NY Post)
Heather Mitts blogs about her Gold medal. (Prolebrity)
Hulk Hogan’s net worth might be $32 million; why the family of four has 14 cars and trucks is beyond us. (St. Pete Times)
Being on the receiving end of an email sent to many media members now qualifies as a scoop. (Fanhouse)
Artie Lange bashes the Mets. (The Fightins)
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PM Roundup: This is as Political as I Get
The Big Lead —
... I totally should have waited for confrimation and Clayton’d this story as an exclusive scoop. ...
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FanIQ Blog —
... ESPN apparently likes claiming that they broke stories that they didn't break at all. I'm SHOCKED! I mean, they broke the Favre story didn't they? Oh wait, no they didn't do that either. [Fanhouse] ...
CBS Sportsline Pulls an ESPN, Tries to Give Mike Freeman Credit for Breaking Brady Story
FanHouse —
Filed under: Patriots, NFL Injuries, NFL Media Watch You likely recall MDS' recent coverage of ESPN pimping out a story as being John Clayton's scoop when it most certainly was not; in fact, Clayton wasn't even claiming to have broken the bit about Daunte Culpepper retiring but ESPN was claiming it for him. It appears as if CBS Sportsline is pulling the same thing with Mike Freeman. How do I know? See: screenshot, above. Their "BREAKING NEWS" bit indicates that Mike Freeman, CBS Sportsline writer, has discovered and is now ...
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Daunte Culpepper, who starred at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings before a major knee injury in 2005 curtailed his career, announced his retirement in an e-mail yesterday morning, saying he has simply grown tired of fighting for one more ...
