Recent Posts Tagged With 'ESPN'

• Mel Kiper, Jr. goes into hibernation for the summer

  Posted on Thursday April 30th, 2009 at 22:08 in nfl, ESPN, featured news, todd mcshay, mel kiper, tom mclaugh

  NEW YORK, NY—Following the conclusion of last weekend’s NFL draft, ESPN’s NFL-draft analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. retreated to his cave in upstate New York where he has gone into a deep hibernation that will last through the summer months until the be...

• American public still under impression baseball players of old wouldn’t have used steroids

  Posted on Thursday February 12th, 2009 at 22:18 in baseball, drugs, hgh, mlb, new york yankees, als, steroids, ESPN, Pete Rose, Texas Rangers, barry bonds, a-rod

  NEW YORK, NY—A recent poll conducted by Major League Baseball and ESPN in the wake of the firestorm of controversy following Alex Rodriguez’s admission of steroid use during his tenure with the Texas Rangers has revealed that over 76 percent of A...

• Reports from the Kornheiser family indicate that watching a game with Tony Kornheiser on the couch is as or more annoying than watching it with him commentating on TV

  Posted on Monday January 12th, 2009 at 10:25 in nfl, tom, ESPN, Playoffs, monday night football, tony kornheiser, ron jaworski, mnf, jaws, featured news

  WASHINGTON, DC — Reports from the nation’s capital this holiday season indicate that although Monday Night Football is over for the year, commentator Tony Kornheiser is just as annouing as ever while watching games, according to his famil...

• Jay Mariotti embraces new media by choosing oldest dot-com in existence

  Posted on Wednesday January 7th, 2009 at 22:47 in internet, disney, email, newspapers, AOL, Yahoo!, ESPN, meg ryan, columnist, jay mariotti, tom hanks, roger ebert

  CHICAGO, IL — After spending several months in limbo following his sudden departure from the Chicago Sun Times, former newspaper columnist Jay Mariotti will live out his dream of entering the future of sportswriting as the third national column...

• Korhnheiser makes MNF execs wistful for halcyon days of Dennis Miller

  Posted on Tuesday December 23rd, 2008 at 18:02 in football, commentary, nfl, ESPN, announcers, monday night football, tony kornheiser, ron jaworski, brett favre, dennis miller, kolsky, featured news

  CHICAGO, IL — As yet another season’s worth of Monday Night Football featuring Tony Kornheiser draws to a close, the higher-ups who handle the ESPN’s sole pro football property are once again lamenting the short-sighted dismissal of...

• Hamilton wins best season by dude who once had a heroin addiction

  Posted on Wednesday December 17th, 2008 at 13:59 in sex, God, baseball, addiction, drugs, mlb, ESPN, heroin, josh hamilton, kolsky, rachel nichols, featured news

  ARLINGTON, TX — Much was made in baseball circles of the lack of activity during last week’s Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, but fans may be surprised to learn that more was decided than MLB originally let on. The Texas Rangers announced to...

• (Jim) Rome sacked by barbarians

  Posted on Wednesday December 17th, 2008 at 09:02 in history, rome, ESPN, Jim Rome, barbarians, jim everett, featured news, rome is burning, kenny mayne, steven a. smith, visigoths, chris everett

  LOS ANGELES, CA—Doctors at Los Angeles County Hospital confirmed today that...

• Jaws totally drank from Kornheiser’s soda last night; “Act of War,” says Kornheiser

  Posted on Tuesday November 11th, 2008 at 12:29 in arizona cardinals, tom, ESPN, monday night football, tony kornheiser, ron jaworski, mnf, san francisco 49ers, featured news, mike tirico, uncivil war, upper tank

  PHOENIX, AZ — In what was either a complete accident or an overt act of war, Ron Jaworski reached down and took a sip of soda last night, setting off a massive feud between himself and Tony Kornheiser that will likely rip apart their delicately...

• Bush tells Obama which channel ESPN is at the White House

  Posted on Tuesday November 11th, 2008 at 09:03 in ufc, Barack Obama, putting, tom, ESPN, George W. Bush, fox sports, chuck liddell, oval office, anderson silva, ppv, pay-per-view

  WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Barack Obama and his good bride Michelle took to the White House on Monday, for meetings with President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush, respectively. While the first ladies discussed life in the White ...

• Harold Reynolds eliminated from playoffs

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 09:22 in broadcasting, ESPN, tbs, harold reynolds, mlb playoffs, featured news, alds, josh harrisking, dan orsillo, the rusty nut

  CHICAGO, IL — After a hard fought American League Divisoin series, Harold Reynolds has reluctantly accepted the reality that’s he’s out of the playoffs. As the visiting Tampa Bay Rays celebrated on the field, Reynolds was left to ...

• Sabathia loses control; weight expected to balloon.

  Posted on Monday October 6th, 2008 at 08:24 in addiction, eating, philadelphia phillies, miller park, obesity, tom, ESPN, bruce springsteen, milwaukee brewers, binge eating, ryan braun, cc sabathia

  MILWAUKEE, WI–Fresh off his disappointing performance in the Brewers’ opening-round elimination, CC Sabathia has vanished, leaving friends and family concerned about the ace’s weight and safety. ”It’s no secret CC has be...