Back in August, we heard noise from a deep-money source that a United Arab Emirates sheik was prepared to pay a ton…
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ESPN's new ombudsman Robert Lipsyte speaks: “Something will come up. I’ll get a flood of emails: ‘What the fuck?’ I will try to explain what happened. If it turns out to have been some minor mistake, fine. If it turns out to be a major ESPN fuck-up, then that’s the story, too.” Read more
It's been more than five months since Poynter packed its bags and its independent review of Bristol's work and left…
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ESPN has had a rough time with attributing stories properly. Another outlet with an exclusive suddenly transforms…
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The best action at the Masters usually begins sometime tomorrow at around, oh, 4 p.m. Who knew we'd wake up to a fun…
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Bob Costas went on The Dan Patrick Show and really quite beautifully torched CBS's Masters coverage for not…
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Novak Djokovic led Serbia to a big win over Sam Querrey and the U.S. in the Davis Cup yesterday, but at what cost?
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Whoa, it actually happened. Tim McCarver's 17-year-reign at Fox (and at CBS and ABC before that, and in our autumn…
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So, how about that Buzz Bissinger personal essay in GQ today, huh? The man loves beautiful and expensive clothes.…
Two people out of the 8.15 million who filed brackets at ESPN got every single game wrong. A little more than 1,200 people still have flawless brackets. It's harder to be stupid than it is to be perfect. Read more
It's not exactly ridonkulous but it's good enough.