ESPN v. The Washington Bullets

David Thorpe of ESPN is out with his evaluation of the 2008 rookie draft class and what he writes about Javale McGee isn’t pretty: “The D-League was made for players like McGee.” Oh, snap! John Hollinger of ESPN, one of the smartest and most influential basketball...

NEWARK! THE GREEN BAY OF THE NBA

A LETTER TO MAYOR COREY BOOKER OF NEWARK Your Honor, I am a true and loyal "Brick City Baby". I am also an avid NBA fan. While I am appreciative of your efforts to keep the Nets in Jersey and understand the reasoning that they are good for Newark's economy I think that...

New England Wins But At What Price?

INTRODUCTIONI am a football [soccer] fan and one of the teams I support is the US Team and MLS [Major League Soccer]. On the 24th of April 2008, I had the honour of watching the New England Revolution play against FC Dallas on ESPN. The game took place at Pizza Hut Park...

Bush Throws out First Pitch, Baseball is Here!

"The baseball season got off to a great start last night (are we counting the games in Japan?), as the Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman smacked a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning to lead the team to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in...

Commentary: Sports Illustrated Gives Women's Sports Short Shrift

"Athens, GA (Dec 2, 2007) - When women's college basketball games are covered on live television, one of the pieces of information needed is updates of the scores of other games. These scores are built into graphics aired during the broadcasts. This can quite easily be done...

Was ESPN's Colin Cowherd Correct About Sean Taylor?

"Atlanta, GA (Dev 1, 2007) - Apparently, as much as people have blasted Colin Cowherd (including this publication), it seems he may have been right in how he characterized the shooting and subsequent death of Washington Redskin Safety Sean Taylor. Even though the police in...

Can Media Exposure Hurt a Coach and Team?

"Athens, GA (Nov 24, 2007) - Many schools and teams crave the exposure of national television for their programs. Sometimes, it can backfire and subject the coach to second guessing and criticism. Joe Santoro of the Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard writes about...

Will The Media Ignore June Jones Classy Move?

"Athens, GA (Nov 24, 2007) - I stayed up last night to catch the end of the game Boise State-Hawaii game for the simple reason to see Quarterback Colt Brennan in action. Needless to say, I was not disappointed. The highlight, though, was to watch the Hawaii team, with 1st and...

The "Science" of Picking Up College Football Games

"The "Science" of Picking Up College Football Games Athens, GA (Nov 8, 2007) - With the expanded number of broadcasters covering college football across the country, fans are sometimes left scratching their heads trying to figure out how games are allocated to the different...