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 Leitch Entered the Bissinger Saw
To be honest to my readers, I met Deadspin's founder Will Leitch a few months ago on his book tour. He was insightful, funny, and overall, a very cool guy. We shared some beers and heaters. I read Deadspin but not faithfully everyday. I just finished watching this HBO Bob Costas show on Sports Media where Leitch was on a panel with Browns WR Braylon Edwards and writer Buzz Bissinger, who ... [link]

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Daily Dump: Will Leitch Attacked On HBO, Hot Olympians, Celeb Sex Tapes And Mavs’ Dancers
Published 4/30/2008 by J Koot at Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football
... 20s. Remembering the good times. Have a link for our loyal readers? We drop the dump daily by 9 a.m. Please have links in by 7 a.m. Tell friends, enemies, mothers, girlfriends and mailmen. All we ask is to add us to your blog roll or drop a link for us here and there.Today’s Dump: Blogger backs Leitch after HBO attacks [MacGsWorld] We’ll have our eyes on these Olympians [The Legend of Cecilio ...

WORLD OF ISAAC LINKS
Published 4/30/2008 by World of Isaac at The World of Isaac
... piece) {Epic Carnival} Good to know that Sportsmanship is alive, Nice Feel Good Story {SbB} Dumb and Dumber: When Doc Met Flip {Epic Carnival} Hot Olympians of Beijing {The Legend of Cecilio Guante} The failures of Dallas and Phoenix {With Malice} Cuervo Girls in Bikinis {Busted Coverage} The Key to Drafting Rookies {Ghosts of Wayne Fontes} Deadspin's Will Leitch defends bloggers {Mac Gs World} }

Six Minutes: The porn star life
Published 4/30/2008 by DCScrap at on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men]
... ass. ( DrunkenStepfather ) The Cuervo Girls top beach volleyball bikini moments. ( Busted Coverage ) The 10 hottest alleged sports mistresses ever. ( All Balls ) Kentucky Derby Fact: The best party is in the infield. ( Don Chavez ) Bud Bundy is still living the porn star life. ( Uncoached ) Television's Top Jacks. ( CollegeHumor ) 10 athletes who let themselves go. ( The Angry T ) Will Leitch entered the Bissinger Saw last night. ( Mac G's World ) Who killed Five Tool Tool? ( Epic Carnival )

Weekablog Groove
Published 4/30/2008 by Rupert Entwistle at The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes
... may have heard, but another member of the "classically trained" sports media is scared that nobody cares about him anymore. I guess in his defense, he looks like he took a horseshoe between the eyes (guy on the right), so he might have a few screws loose. Anyway, he's an ass, but it's not a bad idea to drum up some good PR. He's got every blog known to man writing about him today. I suspect he'll announce his new book is out next week any minute now. Mac G has been keeping tabs on the story pretty well, so we'll direct you to his post for a slew of linkage on the ...

A Look At Brady Quinn's Situation in Cleveland
Published 4/30/2008 by CW <info@rakesofmallow.com> at Rakes Of Mallow: Front Page Posts
(I want to get to Buzz Bissinger's rancid comments about blogging last night on HBO when I can really fully form my thoughts - short hand: he's a douchebag - but for now, some easier to digest ESPN stuff.) ...

The Buzz in the Blogosphere: Two Points to Bear in Mind
Published 5/1/2008 by T Kyle King <info@dawgsports.com> at Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts
I know better than to respond to this kind of low-rent mudslinging. Really, I do. I know better than to add my two cents' worth after Will Leitch, Orson Swindle, and MaconDawg, as well as SG Standard, Joel, and HornsFan (you know . . . some of those dastardly blog commenters we hear so much about!), already have said all that needed to be said. I know better than to engage in debate with a grown man who answers to the name "Buzz" but who has not either walked on the moon or defended the galaxy from the threat of the evil ...

Beat. The. Spurs. From someone who knows nothing about beating the Spurs
Published 5/2/2008 by Phoenix Stan at Bright Side Of The Sun: Front Page Posts
... 3) I am just a stupid blogger and obviously anything I say, type or think should be rejected out of hand for the total blather that it obviously is. ...

K-State Slate, 5/2/08
Published 5/2/2008 by TB <info@bringonthecats.com> at Bring On The Cats: Front Page Posts
... onto his show, "Costas Now," for a panel discussion of blogs and traditional media.  Also invited were Buzz Bissinger (also known as the guy who wrote "Friday Night Lights") and Cincinnati receiver Braylon Edwards.  To sum it up, the 'panel discussion' devolved into Bissinger hurling profanity-laced invective at Leitch for, I kid you not, lowering the level of discourse in America. ...

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