ESPN is laying off a portion of its staff today, a network spokesman confirms to us. How many? ESPN won't say. A…
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Awards make journalists crazy. All the time. Without fail.
We're going to mostly ignore the Sports Emmys, which were given out last night. But: Al Michaels won for best play-by-play guy, Cris Collinsworth won for best analyst and Sunday Night Football won for best live sports series. That's not a surprise. They're the best. We can explain. Read more
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