Inqwaster fires Stephen A. Smith | Philadelphia Daily News | 01/29/2008

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Stephen A. Smith Stands Before You, Merely A Blogger [Stephen A. Smith]
Published 1/30/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
If you were confused about the timing of Stephen A. Smith staring his own blog, be bewildered no longer: At long last, the Philadelphia Inquirer has officially ended its relationship with Stephen A.. Stephen A. hasn't written for the paper since August, when the paper dropped him to a "general assignment" reporter, a position he obviously wasn't going to accept. There have been rumors of a lawsuit, but Stephen A. wasn't talking yesterday. But the days of typing out newspaper columns on a Blackberry are over. He is now, just ...

Stephen A. reportedly through at Inquirer
Published 1/30/2008 by Neil Best at Watchdog
Thank you, Deadspin and others for keeping an eye on the rest of the world while I blog in Phoenix. Here is the latest on Stephen A. Smith's ongoing Philly Inquirer saga. If I run into him I'll ask him about it. But for me to run into him he'd have to visit the bowels of the Media Center and find me behind a bunch of red curtains.

PM Roundup: Her Toy’s Name is Tom Brady
Published 1/30/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... * Weird: Stephen A. Smith was officially “fired” from the Philly Inky this week. He hasn’t written for the paper since last summer. (Philly Daily News) ...

QUITE FRANKLY, I LOVE BLOGGING
Published 1/31/2008 at Sports Bastards
... . I DID NOT ABANDON MY JOB IN PHILLY FOR MY CAREER AS A HIGHLY PAID, WELL DRESSED NETWORK ANALYST. I SUBMITTED MY COLUMNS VIA BLACKBERRY LIKE I ALWAYS DID, BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY DID NOT GO THROUGH. I AM NOT DISTRESSED BY THIS NEWS, AS I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SIT IN MY MOTHER'S BASEMENT IN SOUTH PHILLY IN MY UNDERWEAR AND SPEW THE UNFILTERED, UNEDITED STEPHEN A SMITH YOU KNOW AND LOVE DIRECTLY INTO THE WORLD WIDE INTERNET!!! ...

Stephen A. vs the Inquirer: Pull Up a Chair
Published 2/1/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... You know how the Philly Inquirer officially “fired” Stephen A. Smith this week? Well, it didn’t take long for the ...

Smoltz Is Going Back To The Bullpen Via Text Message
Published 5/2/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
... role, and he’s doing it through text message. “I am planning on coming back as a reliever first, and more than likely for the rest of this year,” Smoltz said in a text message to the newspaper late Wednesday. Smoltz’s text message makes it clear that — at least for the time being — when he returns from the disabled list, he plans on being a reliever. Furiously texting away to make a story — I think I’ve heard of this before.