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A-Rod vs. Selena Roberts vs. Peter Gammons
While most of the baseball world was focused on the part where Alex Rodriguez admitted to taking banned substances during his Texas years, there were quite a few eyes and ears that were focused on the reporting of the story. Selena Roberts, Peter Gammons, Bob Costas, ESPN and the MLB Network (among others) were on display this weekend. Some did better than others.
Joe Buck to Get Show on HBO
HBO wasted no time in filling in the gap left by the departure of Bob Costas, as the cable network inked Joe Buck to a deal that will have him doing four shows a year.
Costas left HBO for the MLB Network, killing Costas Now in the process. Buck will be doing some type of [...]
Costas to MLB Network; Costas Now Done
Bob Costas is leaving HBO for a new television station – the MLB Network, a network that is barely a month old, in order to call some play-by-play and handle other on-air duties for the new channel.
Costas had been the host of the aptly named Costas Now on HBO, as well as hosting various events [...]
ESPN the High School?
You’re already familiar with ESPN’s “Spaceballs” style of branding and marketing, featuring ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPN Classic, ESPNU, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN the Magazine, and probably a few I’m forgetting. But who knew they could just keep on going? How about ESPN the High School?
That’s right, ESPN is partnering with the Department of [...]
ESPN Ruins Nadal-Verdasco Replay
I know that tennis fans are in the minority when it comes to ESPN’s demographics. I know that the tennis majors get so much airplay at ESPN because they are on in the middle of the night. That’s OK with me because they’re still on.
So here I am, four in the morning, watching [...]
Top 50 Sportscasters Misses Mark
The American Sportscasters Association recently released their list of the top 50 sportscasters of all-time (and more recently, Yahoo! [see below]). While many on the list were no surprise and were well deserved, many were wrongly either on the list or too high on the list.
I’ve sat by for a few days, looking over [...]
Tebow Wins BCS, MOP, Brennaman’s Heart
Tim Tebow turned in a solid game, but far from his best, in the BCS title game against Oklahoma, earning him the most outstanding player award, and somewhere along the way, the key to Thom Brennaman’s heart.
Rod Marinelli Mocked by Detroit Columnist
In today’s edition of journalists acting inappropriately, a Detroit News columnist by the name of Rob Parker probably lost his credentials and sooner or later, his job.
In the wake of the Detroit Lions falling to 0-15, Parker was questioning Marinelli about the job that his son-in-law, Joe Barry has done as defensive coordinator.
Marinelli defended Barry’s [...]
ESPN and the Death of Network Sports Broadcasting
We are now at the mercy of the Worldwide Leader when it comes to all things sports. As frustrating as that is simply as a sports fan, there is even more to this as a consumer, and perhaps should be garnering as much interest from the non-sports fan.
BCS Officially to ESPN
The BCS officially reached an agreement with ESPN for the Worldwide Leader to broadcast the BCS games for the next five years. The deal is reportedly worth about $125 million a year for a grand total of $500 million.
This move will put the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl all on cable television, [...]
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