Found May 06, 2012 on BeyondUSports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Montee Ball
TEAMS: Wisconsin Badgers
Montee Ball Get’s a Ticket, and It News? The most recent story popping up all over the interwebs is pertaining to the recent ticket Wisconsin star running back Montee Ball received this weekend. Apparently Ball received a $429 fine for standing on someone’s porch during the annual Mifflin Street block party. The two details we have are that the resident didn’t want Ball on his porch and that alcohol wasn’t an issue. So where is the story? photo credit: btn.com The media is obsessed with bad news. It is likely that Ball did three or four things good this week, but he gets credit for the bad thing. This is such a non-issue that it has no business being a top story on ESPN’s NCAAF page, but it is. There are times where arrests can be newsworthy but this incident should have never been mentioned on a major mainstream outlet. A blog would be fine, but not on ESPN. What exactly is ESPN’s agenda and why did the editor think that this story should be mentioned? We understand there is ...
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