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| Favre Talks To ESPN Radio | | 2008-08-18 23:06:18 | | Yesterday ESPN Radio’s Michael Kay spoke with Jets QB Brett Favre. Listen here.
The conversation covered:
• Adjusting to a new playbook and terminology.
• How accepting and wanted by Jets fans he is.
• His relationship with Laveranues Coles and his respect for Chad Pennington.
• Giving the ball, from his first TD pass as a Jet to Dustin Keller. (Keller’s first NFL [...] | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
| | Godfrey defends NABF belt vs. Nwodo on ESPN FNF | | 2008-08-14 23:43:46 | | “Title Wave,” Aug. 29 at Mohegan Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (August 13, 2008) – NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey defends his NABF cruiserweight title against Emmanuel Nwodo in the 12-round main event headlining “Title Wave” on August 29 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
“Title Wave,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. [...] | | By: Fight News Unlimited | | |
| | ESPN's Mosley visits Giants' camp | | 2008-08-14 07:00:09 | | ESPN's Matt Mosley spent some time at Giants' training camp this week, and came away with some interesting stuff.
Mosley had a very entertaining interview with general manager Jerry Reese.
Here is Reese explaining what he saw as the main reasons the Giants are DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS.
"We played as a team, and I give Tom Coughlin all of the credit for that. He changed some things about his approach, and the players responded to him."
"We cut way down on our penalties last year. You can't beat yourselves with penalties."
"In the playoffs, we won the physical battles. This is a physical, physical league and we were prepared for that.
Mosley also had some thoughts about what he saw during practice on Tuesday. He promised more from his visit to camp Thursday, so be sure to check it out.
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| Eli chats with ESPN | | 2008-08-01 07:43:48 | | Giants quarterback Eli Manning discusses the upcoming season with ESPN. Good stuff. And, kudos to 'jrs' for bringing it to my attention.
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| | ESPN: Jets Receive Permission To Talk With Favre | | 2008-07-25 12:04:16 | | According to a report by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the Jets have received permission to speak with Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Mortenson’s source stated that both the Jets and Buccaneers have expressed interest in the nine-time pro bowl quarterback. Favre has reportedly told Packers general manager Ted Thompson by phone on Thursday that he was planning [...] | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
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| | ESPN: The Dolphins offense is pathetic | | 2008-07-09 23:15:05 | | That's right. Read the headline above. Because that's basically what the boys at Bristol are saying.
They think the Dolphins offense is quite possibly the very worst in the entire NFL. And this is despite the fact that the Dolphins, despite all their faults last year, finished tied for 26th in the league in points per game in 2007. That means 5 offenses scored fewer points than the Dolphins did in '07 - despite the fact that this team had 3 different starting QBs, lost their best offensive weapon in week 7 to a torn ACL, and traded away their best receiver after just 6 games.
When you consider all those above variables and you also take into account the fact that this offense will likely be better in 2008 thanks to improved coaching and an improved offensive line - at the very least - I really don't understand how ESPN can make these assumptions.
And that's exactly what they are: assumptions. And we all know what happens when you assume things, don't | | By: The Phinsider | | |
| | VIDEO CLIPS: ESPN talks with Rampage Jackson/Forrest Griffin for UFC 86 (07/04) | | 2008-07-04 23:46:52 | | Rampage Jackson talks with ESPN
Forrest Griffin talks with ESPN
Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg talks with ESPN
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| | Flores rejects CES offer to fight Godfrey on ESPN show | | 2008-06-25 18:52:22 | | Flores rejects CES offer to fight Godfrey on ESPN show
PROVIDENCE (June 25, 2008) – Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) president Jimmy Burchfield has expressed his disappointed that USBA cruiserweight champion BJ Flores (21-0-1, 12 KOs) has rejected an offer to fight NABF cruiserweight title-holder Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey (16-1, 9 KOs) in an ESPN2 [...] | | By: Fight News Unlimited | | |
| | | | 2008 Preseason College Football Part V - ESPN | | 2008-06-22 15:02:16 | | 1. Ohio State
Raise your hand if you want to see the Buckeyes back in the BCS title game … didn't think so. But with an extraordinary number of juniors and seniors returning, Ohio State seems poised to become the first team in the 112-year history of the Big Ten to win three straight outright league titles. Even if the Buckeyes lose at USC on Sept. 13, they might end up playing in the BCS title | | By: A SPORTS PUNDIT | | |
| | ESPN and NFL Network, working on a deal | | 2008-06-22 00:06:18 | | Filed under: Cable, Fiber, Satellite, Sports, New content
The NFL Network’s strategy to gain carriage on the the biggest cable company’s most popular tiers, caused quite a ruckus last year when many subscribers almost missed the biggest game of the year, in what ended up being a reverse preview of the Super Bowl — and a [...] | | By: Free Software Download | | |
| | ESPN.com's Jemele Hill crosses the line with Hitler comment about fans of the Boston Celtics | | 2008-06-19 13:52:00 | | The Canessa CornerBy Kevin Canessa Jr.If you read this blog periodically — and if you’re a fan (or former fan) of the Imus in the Morning Program — chances are, by now, you’ve been through the gamut of emotions when it comes to April 2007. We all know what happened on a fateful day that month on the radio and on MSNBC.Of course, we all remember the outcries that followed the so-called “Rutgers Incident.” Whether it was Al Sharpton, Gwen Ifill … whomever … there were so many people who had an opinion on Imus, Sid Rosenberg and Bernie McGuirk it wasn’t even funny. And even more ironic is that for many who opined, a first-hand knowledge of the aforementioned and the kind of people they really are was non-existent.One of the people who cried out loud for Imus, Sid and Bernie’s heads was a woman by the name of Jemele Hill.OK — say it out loud.Who?Turns out she’s a columnist for ESPN.com and a periodic contributor to the all-time ESPN great show “Cold Pizza.” When | | By: The Hudson Line Blog | | |
| | | Cuffs007 relays ESPN's camp review... | | 2008-06-08 01:01:19 | |
(Editorial Note: Cuffs007 compiled this from a Mini-camp review by ESPN. Thanks Cuffs! -Collin)
Training camp report from ESPN
Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas are Some observations from the first workout of Jacksonville's minicamp: We'll have to wait and see how this truly plays out, but the trade for wide receiver Troy Williamson from Minnesota might turn out to be a steal. All the Jaguars had to give up was a sixth-round pick for a guy who had first-round talent when he came into the league. Williamson flashed that talent today, making several nice catches. He also talked after practice and it sounds like he's out to prove Vikings coach Brad Childress wrong. If Williamson and Jerry Porter can play up to their potential, the Jaguars suddenly could have a strong receiving corps, although Matt Jones, a first-round pick in 2005, still hasn't shown much and could be playing for a roster spot.
In a nice gesture by all the Jacksonville coaches, they wore "AP Falcons'' hats | | By: Big Cat Country - An Unoffical Jacksonville Jaguar | | |
| | Gridiron Gabbin w/ ESPN & Author Kenny Mayne | | 2008-06-02 11:17:02 | | In our latest edition of Gridiron Gabbin, site editor Matt Loede sits down with ESPN’s and entertainment personality Kenny Mayne. Matt and Kenny talk about Kenny’s new book: “An Incomplete and Inaccurate History of Sports” out in stores and on Amazon now. The two talk about the NFL, Kenny’s experiences with players and coaches, and [...] | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | | | | | ESPN Releases Euro 2008 Schedule | | 2008-05-08 15:32:00 | | For all you soccer fans out there, like me, here is the schedule for Euro 2008, my DVR will be completely filled up with all these games.Round Robin Phase:Saturday 6/0711:50 a.m.- Switzerland vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes)2:30 p.m.- Portugal vs. Turkey A (ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes)Sunday 6/0811:50 a.m.- Austria vs. Croatia B (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)2:30 p.m.- Germany vs. Poland B (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)Monday 6/0911:50 a.m.- Romania vs. France C (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Italy C (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)Tuesday 6/1011:50 a.m.- Spain vs. Russia D (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Sweden D (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)Wednesday 6/1111:50 a.m.- Czech Republic vs. Portugal A (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Turkey A (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes)Thursday 6/1211:50 a.m.- Croatia vs. Germany B (ESPN2 | | By: Why me? | | |
| | | ESPN Releases Jeter DVD | | 2008-04-18 13:36:00 | | Tuesday marked the release of "ESPN Inside Access: Derek Jeter" the first in a series of special DVD's put out by the network. The DVD offers rare footage of Jeter’s AAA All-Star Game (1995); his signature plays; extended interviews with family, teammates and broadcasters; MLB footage; and off-the-field appearances on shows such as “Saturday Night Live.” It also includes five special ESPN conversations with the Yankees captain, ranging from 1998-2007, and the network's "SportsCentury" profile of him.Buy it for 14.99 from Circuit City.
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| | ESPN’s On The Clock - Jets Edition | | 2008-04-14 13:50:03 | | As the NFL Draft approaches, ESPN has been running a feature in what they call, “On The Clock.” Basically, the crew has been running down the teams options for the positions they are drafting at. For the Jets, they question whether or not the Jets are sold on Kellen Clemens as their quarterback heading forward.
I [...] | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
| | ESPN Analyzing The Jets Drafting Needs | | 2008-04-13 22:17:06 | | In his latest post on ESPN, Doug Kretz breaks down the Jets key additions, key losses and needs in the offseason. Kretz pegs the Jets needs at the WR, CB and QB positions.
The top needs for the Jets going into the draft are a wide receiver (preferably one with big-time speed or red-zone presence), [...] | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
| | Los 30 mejores NO-EEUU según la ESPN | | 2008-03-28 17:32:41 | | La ESPN acaba de publicar, a través de su columnista John Hollinger, la lista de los 30 mejores jugadores NBA no nacidos en Estados Unidos (leer artículo). Todos sabemos el gusto de los norteamericanos por este tipo de ranking, elaborado bajo criterios subjetivos, y en algún caso muy criticables. La lista la encabeza Tim Duncan, [...] | | By: Jugones | | |
| | ESPN Pulls the Plug on Ad Network | | 2008-03-25 11:54:00 | | From paidContent.org, With nearly every media company getting in the ad network game -- the latest entrant being Forbes -- one major player is bucking the trend. ESPN (NYSE: DIS) has ended its arrangement with Specific Media and several other unidentified ad nets, Mediaweek reports. The Disney sports franchise says that it wants to head down "a different path." While the direction of its new path isn't clear, the reasoning behind ESPN's change of heart toward ad nets is: the us | | By: Brand Mantra | | |
| | ESPN Yankee Stadium Tribute | | 2008-03-22 13:11:00 | | This is one of the 30 vignettes that will appear on ESPN titled “Remembering the House that Ruth Built." A tip of the cap to Steve Lombardi over at WasWatching.com
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| | Earnhardt Jr. featured on ESPN The Magazine 10th anniversary cover | | 2008-03-20 23:00:12 | | Five-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. is among a select group of professional sports stars featured on unique covers for ESPN The Magazine's 10th anniversary issue, released this week. The double-sided special edition features 10 covers, five on each side and in random order. The front half highlights athletes who have dominated their respective sport in the last 10 years -- baseball's Ichiro Suzuki, NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson, pro basketball player Tim Duncan, tennis sisters Venus and Serena Williams, and professional snowboarder Shaun White. The flip side is devoted to athletes believed to shine over the next 10 years -- Earnhardt Jr., pro basketball player LeBron James, hockey star Sidney Crosby, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and NFL quarterback Vince Young. Earnhardt Jr.'s cover was shot by photographer Matt Jones, who shows the driver not in typical NASCAR attire but in a single-breasted Armani suit and tie. This marks the third time Ear | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | | L.J. Smith On ESPN First Take | | 2008-03-07 11:47:57 | | Everybody’s favorite tight end Little John Smith did a quick interview on ESPN First Take. He spoke about being franchise tagged, Philadelphia, Donovan McNabb, wide receivers, and more.
Check it out here: | | By: Inside the Iggles | | |
| | ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Schedule | | 2008-03-06 03:42:00 | | This is only the schedule for the first four months of the season. (A tip of the hat to Awful Announcing)March 30- Atlanta at WashingtonApril 6- Chicago White Sox at Detroit (ESPN2, ESPN2 HD)April 13- New York Yankees at BostonApril 20- New York Mets at PhiladelphiaApril 27- Los Angeles Angels at DetroitMay 4- Chicago Cubs at St. LouisMay 11- Boston at MinnesotaMay 18- New York Mets at New York YankeesMay 25- Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White SoxJune 1 - *July 6- TBDJuly 13- Colorado at New Y | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
| | With Partners, ESPN Is Expanding in Filmmaking | | 2008-03-03 04:37:00 | | ESPN dominates sports on television. Now, the cable heavyweight is making a run at the big screen.ESPN said it would collaborate with Creative Artists Agency and Walt Disney Studios to produce and distribute theatrical films with sports themes. As part of the network's expansion in filmed entertainment, ESPN is also hiring 30 filmmakers to produce one-hour mini-movies to appear on the channel starting in September 2009."We see this as a new way to reach sports fans and engage them," | | By: Brand Mantra | | |
| | ESPN Chimes In On Faneca Signing | | 2008-03-02 22:33:20 | | In Matt Mosley’s and Mike Sando’s ESPN blog, Hashmarks, they briefly touch on Alan Faneca joining the Jets.
Alan Faneca is now the highest paid offensive lineman in football, and we couldn’t be happier for him. I talked to him a couple of times during the season, and he made the best of a tough situation. [...] | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
| | Bob Knight Joins ESPN for March Madness | | 2008-02-29 02:29:24 | | Former Texas Tech coach Bob Knight has signed up with ESPN to join the Worldwide for its Championship Week coverage, then will remain throughout March for the NCAA Tournament. Here’s the text of ESPN’s press release: Bob Knight Joins ESPN as Studio Analyst For Championship Week and NCAA Tournament Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Knight, [...] | | By: Pan 2007 | | |
| | Eiland Tells ESPN Radio Joba is Slated to Start in the Rotation | | 2008-02-25 15:27:00 | | From MSG.com's Game On blog:Will Joba Chamberlain begin the season as the starter or in the bullpen? That question has been asked repeatedly throughout the offseason, and there has yet to be definitive answer ... until now. Although you won't read it any newspaper, Yankees pitching coach David Eiland said during an interview on ESPN Radio's Baseball Tonight that Chamberlain is slated to begin the season in New York's starting rotation.I hope this turns out to be true, this is what I've felt th | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
| | Red Sox Spring NESN/ESPN Schedule | | 2008-02-22 15:29:00 | | My friend Jules passed along to me today the updated Red Sox spring schedule on NESN. The network is showing just seven Grapefruit League contests, along with the two regular seasons games being played in Japan this year. Here is the schedule:Friday, February 29 vs. Minnesota Twins at Hammond Stadium, Ft. Myers, FL 7:00 PMSunday, March 2 vs. Minnesota Twins at Ft. Myers, FL 1:00 PMSunday, March 9 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Vero Beach, FL 1:00 PMSunday, March 16 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Bradenton, FL 1:00 PMMonday, March 17 vs. New York Yankees at Tampa, FL 1:00 PMWednesday, March 19 vs. Toronto Blue Jays at Ft. Myers, FL 12:00 PMSaturday, March 29 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at LA Coliseum, 10:00 PMAnd the two games to start the regular season in Japan:Tuesday, March 25 vs. Oakland Athletics at Tokyo, 6:00 AMWednesday, March 26 vs. Oakland Athletics at Tokyo, 6:00 AMESPN will also be showing two games involving the Red Sox in spring training:Thursday, March 6 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at F | | By: The Mighty Quinn Media Machine | | |
| | ESPN Total Access Rewards Credit Card Bonus Offer | | 2008-02-20 19:47:11 | | The ESPN Total Access Visa Card offers enough bonus points for a free reward after your first purchase, and you can earn even more sports rewards at ESPN Zones, ESPN Shops, ESPN Concierge Services and everywhere else through the ESPN Total Access Rewards program.
The ESPN Total Access Visa® Card has no annual fee, and you [...] | | By: MaximizingMoney.com | | |
| | | Dale Jr. "Shifting Gears" on ESPN Goes Behind Scenes with Dale Earnhardt Jr. | | 2008-01-28 21:47:50 | | NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the focus of a new television series on ESPN, Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears, premiering prior to next month’s opening of the 2008 NASCAR season. The five-part series chronicles Earnhardt’s move from Dale Earnhardt Inc., the team founded by his father, to Hendrick Motorsports, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.The first episode airs Friday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The series provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the personal, corporate and competitive ramifications involved with the five-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver award recipient changing teams. Dale Jr. – Shifting Gears is produced by Earnhardt Jr.’s Hammerhead Entertainment, a division of JR Motorsports, in cooperation with Hendrick Motorsports and is presented by the National Guard.The new program is part of an exclusive, multimedia agreement between ESPN and Hammerhead Entertainment.“We were working on a new DVD about my life and the guys kept getting more and more foot | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | ESPN makes changes to its 2008 broadcast team | | 2008-01-23 17:21:46 | | By Team ReleaseDale Jarrett, the 1999 Sprint Cup Series champion and one of the founding drivers of the Nationwide Series, will expand his role with ESPN and join high school friends Dr. Jerry Punch and Andy Petree in the booth for ESPN's full season of NASCAR coverage in 2008.Rusty Wallace, Cup champion in 1989, will become lead analyst for ESPN studio programs in 2008, highlighted by serving as analyst for an enhanced NASCAR Countdown, the program that precedes all NASCAR telecasts. Wallace also will appear across multiple ESPN platforms, including regularly on NASCAR Now, ESPN's daily NASCAR news and information show, and will call several race telecasts in place of Jarrett.Allen Bestwick moves into the fulltime role of host of ESPN's race telecasts and host of NASCAR Countdown. Wallace and Bestwick will appear with analyst Brad Daugherty on the pre-race program, and the three will be integrated with the booth team during race telecasts.ESPN also has named motorsports television vet | | By: Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves | | |
| | ESPN Anchor Refers To Penis As “Lil Sean” | | 2008-01-01 11:37:52 | | Another Lil. Maybe he’s the father of Jamie Lynn Spears’ baby.
There’s this book coming out recently penned by one Will Leitch, the founding editor of Gawker sports blog Deadspin, who I guess used to be a contributer to ESPN until the sports news giant cut ties with him back in 2006. I read [...] | | By: U Suxxors | | |
| | ESPN...As Of 1:20 PM EST...... | | 2007-12-04 12:33:00 | | Or, who knows what the Twinkies and their front office's thought processes are. If any!? But right now, this is what I read....."While Hank Steinbrenner set deadlines and publicly lusted after Johan Santana, the Red Sox just bided their time and stayed in the game.And what do you know? As Monday night turned into Tuesday morning at the winter meetings, suddenly it was the Red Sox who loomed as the favorites to pull off a deal for the best pitcher in baseball.ESPN the Magazine's Buster Olney reported early Tuesday that the Twins asked the Red Sox for permission to review the medical records of pitcher Jon Lester, amid indications a Red Sox-Twins trade could go down sometime during the early-morning hours.If the Twins were satisfied with Lester's medicals, it's believed they would accept a swap of him, Coco Crisp, shortstop prospect Jed Lowrie and either highly regarded pitching prospect Justin Masterson or another player.Or if the Twins reversed field and decided they wanted center | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
| | Future Greats and Heartbreaks: Behind the Book with Gare Joyce of ESPN The Magazine | | 2007-11-21 02:17:53 | | Future Greats and Heartbreaks: A Year Undercover in the Secret World of NHL Scouts
By Gare Joyce
Published by Doubleday Canada
Hardcover, 336 pages
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Gare Joyce is gradually becoming Canada’s answer to George Plimpton. No, the prolific Toronto-based hockey scribe hasn’t strapped on equipment and competed against pro athletes to garner first-hand material for his [...] | | By: Hockey Adventure | | |
| | | ESPN and Rocket | | 2007-10-10 23:18:22 | | ESPN.com's caption:"The cynics said the Yankees were paying Roger Clemens $1 million a start. By that math, postseason gigs are free. Good thing. Needing his best, New York didn't even get three innings."Needing his best for what? A win?The score is currently 8-3 Yankees. Hmmm... | | By: Between the Lines | | |
| | ESPN's Gomez remembers roots | | 2007-08-06 17:38:00 | | It’s always nice when somebody becomes nationally-known and still recognizes his roots.Take Pedro Gomez of ESPN for example.He’s been on the Barry Bonds beat for a couple of years now; an experience he can’t wait to get off as soon as Bonds hits another home run to break Hank Aaron’s all-time record.Gomez still remembers where he once was, though. Over the weekend, he reminisced about covering prep sports for the San Diego Union-Tribune in 1989-90.Rather than talk about the Bonds beat, he recalled covering the South Bay portion of San Diego.“Is George Ohnesorgen still the football coach at Chula Vista High School?” he asked.Actually, Ohnesorgen is now the principal at the South Bay high school.But it’s nice for Gomez to remember his South Bay days; even while being among the media circus of 300 people following the ultra-moody Bonds. | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
| | | ESPN uses Philly Bar to film Jets MNF ad | | 2007-07-17 11:30:14 | | From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
It is 3 a.m. on Friday morning, and last call at Manayunk’s Liberties U.S. Hotel Bar & Grill was supposed to be an hour ago.
There are no patrons tonight, or, at least, no ordinary ones. Instead the bar in the green heart of Eagles country is occupied by actors adorned in New York Jets gear, a bartender who’s only played the part in movies, and dozens of crew members working on everything from lighting to costumes to props.
ESPN has taken over this modest Main Street nightspot, one of five sets in the Philadelphia area used for seven Monday Night Football commercials.
“We chose Philadelphia for an authenticity standpoint,” said Jarrett Dube, an ESPN marketing manager. “Philadelphia is obviously a very big and well-known football market. . . . The people here are die-hard football fans.”
In addition to Liberties, the commercial sites were McFadden’s at Citizens Bank Park; Finnegan’s Wake in Northern Libe | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
| | ESPN Still Sipping The Jets Kool-Aid | QB Rankings | | 2007-07-10 04:28:30 | | Scouts Inc has a team QB rankings list. Not just the starter, but the depth also.
12. New York Jets
You have to admire Chad Pennington’s perseverance. He came back with a throwing shoulder that has been surgically repaired twice and still played all 16 games in 2006. He is a cerebral QB with superior leadership qualities. He has an excellent touch and is a master at reading defenses and making plays in the short passing game. However, his lack of arm strength can tend to hinder his effectiveness. Defenders jump his routes and his accuracy has to be nearly perfect because it takes so long for the ball to get there. Backup Kellen Clemens is the QB of the future. He has better physical skills and arm strength, but he’s not quite ready to take over. Ex-Raider Marques Tuiasosopo will fill the No. 3 role and has solid NFL experience. Even if Pennington struggles in 2007, it is unlikely Eric Mangini would make a midseason change.
…Nice to see Pennington complimented. He | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
| | "World Leader In Sports" Invokes Many, Many Other Four Letter Words Than "ESPN" | | 2007-07-08 05:22:00 | | ESPN is no doubt the World Leader when it comes to sports. We know this because absolutely nothing even remotely considered a sport is left uncovered by the tireless sports journalists at the network. But it's not just the reporters, anchors and talking head opinionists (™ 2007, DLS) that should receive commendation. The program directors are true heroes as well.Because, without them, we would all miss the 2007 Bud Light USA Rock Paper Scissors League National Championship in Las Vegas, which aired Saturday night on ESPN2. That's right, rock-paper-scissors. Finally, ESPN has the courage to air a true athletic event which only the A&E network had had the balls to do in the past.Why waste time on a sport like ice hockey, which involves keen hand-eye coordination, well-developed leg strength and balance, a high level of aerobic endurance and a strong, physical body type? After all, hockey doesn't translate well to TV and just gets so boring. Not like golf or tennis, or NASCAR, | | By: Dear Lord Stanley | | |
| | ESPN Showing The Jets Some Respect | | 2007-07-06 23:30:00 | | In ESPN’s latest power rankings, Matt Mosley has the Jets checking in at 8th overall.
8. Jets-OK, here’s where I’m going to lose a lot of you guys, but bear with me. This team made it to the playoffs last season with a rookie head coach and some pretty lackluster rankings on offense and defense. I think the addition of running back Thomas Jones will have the Jets looking at an 11-win season.
..Personally, I like this ranking. It may be a little high, but I agree that we are a top-10 team. The Jets have gotten better since last season’s 10-6 record. Thomas Jones is huge for our offense, D’Brick and Mangold have a year under their belt and should improve, Pennington appears to be back at full-strength, and everyone is more familiar with Schottenheimer’s playbook. Hopefully our defense can step up also… | | By: JetsCentral.com | | |
| | Nats at the Zoo Makes ESPN Top 101 Events List;… | | 2007-06-27 04:42:27 | | Today on ESPN.COM, Jim Caple, a columnist on the popular Page 2 website, … up the U.S. Pan American games team were announced today by the USTA. The four men are Stephen Bass of Notre
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| | Dater VS ESPN, Round 3 | | 2007-06-21 22:00:00 | | A day after the initial scandal created by Adrian Dater's now-infamous anti-ESPN rant on his blog at the Denver Post's web site, Greg at the AOL Fanhouse and Eric at OffWingOpinion have picked up the story. In the meantime, as everyone now knows, the rant and Dater's non-apology follow-up post have been removed from the Post site, the follow-up forever lost into the memory hole (I wasn't able to save that one before it was gone).But who's decision was it to remove the outbursts? According to Dater himself, it was a mutual decision by him and his bosses at the Post to remove the blog entries because he was "a little over the line probably." In an email he sent me today, he wrote:The one thing I do regret is naming individual names at ESPN. I just ticked off some names of reporters off the top of my head at that moment. I was trying to criticize in the collective sense, not the individual, so naming any names was dumb and I am sorry for that.And I'll let that be the final word on | | By: Dear Lord Stanley | | |
| | Avs Beat Writer Says ESPN Blows Goats. Goats Not Available For Comment. | | 2007-06-20 19:57:00 | | (Dater VS ESPN, Round 1)A couple of weeks ago, when I interviewed him about his book, Adrian Dater seemed like a pretty laid-back, friendly guy. Cool and calm, he responded to each of my silly questions and graciously humored a blogger he probably couldn't care less about. Today, though, the gloves are off. He's got an axe to grind with a little network called ESPN, and he's not afraid to let it all out:You can take your ESPN and all the alleged superiority that comes from being on it every day and you can shove it in that little space where there is very little sunlight, ever.Hmm, a classy way to get the ball rolling. He goes on:Do you hear me, ESPN producer schmucks? You didn’t break JACK SQUAT. Some real journalist at a newspaper broke that story. You’re nothing more than a bunch of pathetic piggybackers, trying to fool that gullible sports audience out there - of which you have legions of the duped tuning in daily.This is getting good.We newspaper people - the real journa | | By: Dear Lord Stanley | | |
| | ESPN: Cubs Trade Barrett to San Diego | | 2007-06-20 16:22:10 | | Buster Olney of ESPN is reporting that the Cubs have traded catcher Michael Barrett to the Padres in exchange for catcher Rob Bowen, a minor league pitcher and cash.
Steve Stone, appearing on the Mike North Show (WSCR Radio in Chicago), at 9:00 a.m. local time, confirmed that Barrett was being traded, saying he (Stone) had spoken to a friend who had gotten off the phone with Barrett just minutes before.
Stone also said that a source told him the Cubs had become “frustrated” with Barrett’s inability to improve his defense over the past couple weeks, which led Stone to infer that the team was pursuing a deal. Stone pointed out that Jim Hendry avidly pursued Barrett during the catcher’s years with the Expos and that Cubs player personnel exec Gary Hughes was also a huge Barrett supporter, having drafted him when Hughes was employed in Montreal.
Mike North further reported that according to rumors that WSCR was hearing, the Cubs would be receiving Bowen and set-up m | | By: The Cub Reporter | | |
| | ESPN Columnist George Johnson Loves Mike Keenan, Too | | 2007-06-15 21:09:00 | | The hockey writers at ESPN.com aren't too keen on the hiring of Mike Keenan to coach the Calgary Flames. Yesterday, Scott Burnside dissed him. Today, aloof and mustachioed columnist George Johnson chimes in with words that are slightly south of supportive:Yes, "Iron Mike" Keenan is back. Harder to get rid of than a zit a day before the prom. His authoritarian jackboots traded in for a pair of cow-pie clogged cowboy kickers, bringing his blunt, uncompromising, signature style to Calgary.Zits and jackboots. Now those are some lovely images to invoke, George. But Johnson isn't done, not hardly:Historically, his abrasive style has the shelf life of a wheel of unrefrigerated cave-aged Gruyere. He hasn't had success of any kind since commandeering the Rangers to that 1994 championship (a Cup that really belonged to Mark Messier , anyway). In subsequent pit stops in St. Louis, Boston, Vancouver and Miami, he got no closer to the Stanley Cup than during his days in charge at the Univer | | By: Dear Lord Stanley | | |
| | ESPN and CBS Serve Up a Banquet of Baloney | | 2007-06-04 06:56:00 | | I wish ESPN would just let Larry Rawson and Dwight Stones do their thing. They've forgotten more than I'll ever know about track and field and they would be fully capable of announcing a world-class meet in a world-class way if they were ever allowed to do so.Instead, the producers at ESPN insist on showing those stupid human-interest clips even when the subject (Anthony Famiglietti) of the feature story then proceeds to lose the race by over 50 (!) seconds, they keep cutting to commericals during the middle of longer races, they keep an Americacentric focus during post-race interviews even when the Americans lose (did you catch the way Lewis Johnson shoved Canada's Tyler Christopher aside after asking him a quick question or two about his fine 44.93 victory in the men's 400m dash so that he could focus on Lashawn Merritt?), and – worst of all – they insist on showing major meets like the Reebok Grand Prix on tape delay. Reebok, as it is every year, was a fine meet (5 world bes | | By: Finish Line Pundit: A Track & Field Blog | | |
| | Johnson To Retire; Already Offered Job at ESPN | | 2007-05-23 20:35:14 | |
So much for the comeback. ESPN is reporting today that veteran wide out Keyshawn Johnson, who just was taken out of the picture of possibly joining the Raiders, will announce his retirement later today. Johnson, an 11-year vet, had a few teams in the mix early on after he was released by the Panthers just after draft day. Those teams slowy went away one by one, and in the end, about the only team that showed any true interest was the Tennessee Titans.
Johnson and the Titans did meet, but according to sources, Johnson was not happy with what his role would have been on the team, as well as the fact that it did not look like he was going to get much of a salary, which he was upset about as more and more teams shyed away from him. “He still played at a high-level last year. He takes very good care of himself,” Fisher said. “He hasn’t had any injuries per se. Anytime you get a chance to bring an experienced veteran in to add to your roster then it’s a | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
| | | ESPN's Phillips looks like a genius | | 2007-05-11 19:25:00 | | Credit Steve Phillips for looking like a genius thus far in 2007.The ESPN analyst more than went out on a limb before the baseball season when he picked Milwaukee to win the NL Central.At the time, I’m sure most of us were laughing. But look who’s laughing now (Phillips) with Milwaukee leading the NL Central by seven games over the Chicago Cubs.St. Louis was the obvious preseason pick in the division, coming off its 2006 World Series title. Houston can always be figured on to make a late-season run, and Cincinnati was hot most of last season. Then there are the Cubs who spent $300 million in the offseason; but are still the Cubs (see: losers).Hardly anybody could have rightfully picked Pittsburgh to win the division, which left Milwaukee as a solid choice to finish fifth.Obviously, Phillips saw something that the rest of us did not. | | By: San Diego Sporting | | |
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