What Rick Reilly Used to Think About ESPN

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As we near the much-anticipated June debut of Rick Reilly’s work at ESPN, Tirico Suave brings us this video from 2004 in which Reilly, then a globe-trotting columnist at Sports Illustrated, said the following about the WWL: “[ESPN] is in a lot of ways conducting journalism-by-rolodex … they’re in bed with all these leagues … ESPN really can’t give ... [link]

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Rick Reilly Bashes ESPN
Published 5/12/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... sports, ESPN is the ultimate. I feel like a mouse locked in a cheese store. I don't know where to start first. I'm thrilled with the opportunity to speak to a whole new audience in a whole new way." Yes, $2 million will go a long way in helping you scratch that itch. Be careful not to hurt yourself patting every league's back while you're at ESPN. Johnny Quest Thinks Rick Reilly Is A Sellout. [Tirico Sauve] via TBL.

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