Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
If "The Hills" have taught me anything you never know who you will see hanging together at such LA hotspots like Les Deux. Deadspin has the story about a couple of ABC/ESPN personalities hanging out with "The Girls Next Door" and some adult movie stars. How un-Disney of them! This ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Curt Schilling is never one to hold back his thoughts. And with his running blog over at 38pitches.com, he now has another means to express himself. If you have never read it, it is very entertaining and in my opinion the best athlete blog out there. Kudos to Gilbert Arenas, ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Last week Will Leitch announced to the world that he will be leaving his post as Deadspin's editor. Seen by most including myself as the greatest sports blog on the interweb, Leitch and the Gawker Media network have done a great job branding the product. AOL Fanhouse has broken down ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
JuicedSportsBlog came up with the list of the Top 100 most valuable sports blogs on the interweb. Deadspin is far away the leader of the pack. Part of the Gawker Media network that includes Gizmodo, ValleyWag, and Defamer they have branded themselves with great writing and excellent product placement. Other ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Here is the cover to the latest issue of Sports Illustrated:
It seems like a cool idea, and I certainly have no qualms about an article by Tom Verducci. But look closely. This violates one of my biggest pet peeves. It ignores tiny details. If this is happening at Yankee Stadium, ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Will Leitch had a rough night a couple weeks back. We all heard about the televised altercation with Buzz Bissinger and now comes word of greenroom encounter with Chris Carter. After being introduced, the future Hall of Famer realized that Leitch is a "blogger". What occurred after is detailed in ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
These new NBA commercials are great. Spooky, but nonetheless great. Even good enough to have TIME magazine spoof them with presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Now come the dynamic duo of Ben and Eric directing and staring in their parodies using various sports related figures. Ingenious I tell ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Being a Boston sports fan, I love Bill Simmons' sometimes one-sided views on the sports world. Over the last couple of weeks his articles have shown up few and far between. Now we know the reason why. Deadspin contacted "The Sports Guy" and it seems like he and ESPN are ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Erin Andrews was on Donnie Deutsch's show, "The Big Idea" talking about how blogs sometimes creep her out. Probably wasn't a good idea for us to sign her 30th birthday card.
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
You know how every Sunday, Sportscenter has those long form reports by Tom Rinaldi? They're usually tales of triumph over tragedy, and often times, you "have something in your eye" when they end.� Well, yesterday's installment involved that college softball player who blew out her knee rounding first, after hitting ...
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