Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

The Crackle Wonders: David Aldridge

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

In preparation for the NBA Finals coverage on NBA.com, veteran NBA journalist and television analyst/reporter David Aldridge conducted an NBA Blogger Q&A session where he addressed the upcoming NBA Finals, key match-ups between the Lakers and Magic, pending NBA Draft and off-season, as well as colleagues at TNT and NBA.com. ...

ENOUGH WITH THE FUCKING DOG!

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

This has nothing to do with sports. You should know that going in. Did you watch the two night NBC News special, with Brian Williams spending the day inside the White House? It was really interesting, I thought. But, I do have one quibble. The West Wing is full of interesting people. ...

Today’s Lesson in Cultural Sensitivity

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Hey, remember when Truman ordered two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II? Apparently, John Sterling doesn't. Of all the Yankees to make this accident with, he has to choose the Japanese guy.

Just Call Him The Big Scoop

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

The 4th Estate is welcoming it's largest member ever. Shaq spent yesterday at a Broadcasting training class at Syracuse University.  The program, for athletes looking to make the jump, is taught by ESPN's Dave Ryan.  Shaq already scored a big interview, talking to Greg Paulus about his decision to play football for ...

Blogs With Balls: Be There or Be Square

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

"Blogs With Balls is a series of regional social sports blogger and new media gatherings featuring speakers and panelists specifically focused on sports fans, writers, sites, teams, athletes and companies; and their ability to maximize new media outlets for promotion and advancement." So if you want to meet the whos who in ...

Last call for Shelley Smith

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Busted Coverage has video of Shelley Smith "closing down the bar" in Detroit this past weekend. Not sure if she just tripped on something or just plain stumbled into the guys arms. Either way it brings us to the question of the weekend...Who was in worse shape, King Ing or Shelley ...

Batista with the CAAAAAAAATCH

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Let us welcome Gus Johnson back to March Madness. Hopefully the games in Minneapolis, Minnesota are as good as this Fort Minor mashup.

The Spectacular Sports Illustrated Elite Eight Cover

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

So I just saw the new Sports Illustrated cover featuring Sam Young, Gerald Henderson, Hasheem Thabeet, and Ty Lawson; among others. While it is classic, The Sporting News added one little feature to their version of the cover that makes it so much better.

Obligatory A-Rod Opinion Piece

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Before we get into it, here's my Arod story: When the Yankees traded for Alex Rodriguez, I was excited. Actually, excited is a bit of an understatement. A woman I worked with described it as "a constant creepy grin that I wish you would cut out."  I also went out and ...

Snoop hangs out with JA Adande and Tony Reali on Around the Horn

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

For some reason Snoop Dogg was hanging out with JA Adande and the rest of the Around the Horn crew talking about Lebron James' future as a Cleveland Cavalier. Just totally random, but I just wanted to say, where does Tony Reali get off muting Snoop? I went to college with ...