The Roundup: A Sock Puppet Goes to the Draft
The Big Lead —
... doing to teammates for years, I finally gave it back.” (Yahoo Sports)
NHL draft pick reveals the last book he read was this one, by Jenna Jameson. (Joe Bolts Fan)
What will the Mariners do with Adrian Beltre, who is expected to be out six weeks with a shoulder injury. (Seattle Times)
A soccer player takes a cougar. (Kickette)
Expect to see less Paul Maguire during ESPN’s college football coverage next season. (USA Today)
Sixty-year old Red Sox owner gets hitched to 30-year-old; ...
Padres online, soccer in spotlight, Feinstein on blog
Sports stories from Newsday —
... apparently.
I confess to missing the U.S.-Brazil game in the Confederations Cup final - I was at Northport High School watching my niece graduate at the time - but the highlights were enough. Wow. American soccer, on the verge! Speaking of soccer, the Red Bulls' new stadium in Harrison, N.J., is almost completed and will make it much easier to take that franchise (and league) seriously. That, and having them win the occasional game.
Paul Maguire will have a reduced role on ESPN this autumn.
Even John Feinstein has a blog now! ...
Headlinin': Sergio Kindle was just dropping by unannounced
Dr. Saturday —
... • Where will ever find another mustache like that? Paul Maguire, the ex-NFL linebacker and walrus-like color man who brayed inanities from every possible angle during (mostly) Big Ten games, will ...
Big names.
Sports Media Watch —
Paul Maguire : The ESPN/ABC college football analyst will have a reduced schedule this season. Maguire, 70, will call only " the occasional game ," and will " do some studio shows and radio ." Recently, Maguire has been part of ESPN/ABC's #2 college football team alongside Brad Nessler and Bob Griese . Ken Rosenthal : The MLB on FOX reporter has joined MLB Network . Starting Tuesday, Rosenthal will join the MLB Tonight studio show and serve as a Baseball Insider on the network. Rosenthal will continue as a reporter for MLB on FOX and foxsports.com. Billy Mays : The infomercial king, perhaps best known to sports fans for his ESPN360.com ads, passed away on Sunday at the age ...
Monday's Links, Finally
Fang's Bites —
Time to do the links for Monday. There are quite a few to give you. And if you see the links at night over the next few days, just know that it's the end of the month/beginning of the month type of thing at work where I have more items to do than normal. If you've visited here more than once today, you'll notice that I'll post press releases as they come in, but links have to wait. ...
Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds —
Michael Deak, East Brunswick Home News Tribune: Ryan Hart, who was Rutgers' quarterback from 2002-05, and Troy Taylor, who was California's quarterback from 1986-89, have filed a lawsuit against EA Sports. The suit alleges the video game manufacturer used the players' likeness without permission. Former Nebraska and Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller filed a ...
NBA Draft sees drop.
Sports Media Watch —
The death of one of the most well-known celebrities on the planet no doubt hurt the ratings for the NBA Draft. The 2009 NBA Draft drew a 1.8 U.S. rating ( 2.1 cable ) and 2.6 million viewers on ESPN last Thursday night, down 14% in ratings and 9% in viewers from last year's 2.1 U.S. rating and 2.9 million viewers. The 1.8 rating is tied as the lowest for the NBA Draft since '02. The numbers were likely hurt by two factors: a draft class generally considered weak, and the death of Michael Jackson -- which broke just hours before the Draft began.
Unverified Voracity Says A Tearless Goodbye
mgoblog —
Thank Jesus. Paul Maguire will blight your television screens far less often this fall:
Although not formally announced, ESPN's Mike Soltys confirmed Sunday that college football analyst Paul Maguire, 70, will have a "reduced role" this season. Rather than having a full slate of games, says Soltys, Maguire will work only "the occasional game and do some studio shows and radio."
As long as that "occasional game" is the Society of Eastern European Panhandling Midgets versus Regan Pornography ...
The ESPN/ABC College Football Sportscaster Lineup
Double Extra Point —
... that she will be leaving her sideline duties to focus on more studio work and in-depth reporting, which includes NFL Live, Outside the Lines, Jim Rome is Burning, College Football Live, and First Take. On the other hand, I was very extremely happy to see that Paul Maguire is taking a reduced role this season. However, Maguire will work "the occasional game and do some studio shows and radio," according to ESPN . Also being shuffled around is Craig James, who will move from the ABC booth to one of the ABC Saturday afternoon games along with keeping his ESPN Thursday ...
