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Erin Andrews’ Peeper Had Other Targets, like Female Sports Reporters and Actresses
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Michael David Barrett, you’ve got issues. “Also, as he did with victim Andrews, defendant ran “People Searches” (a type of Internet background check that can produce information such as date of birth and home address) on more than 30 other women between Nov...
Help Send this Baseball Writer to Spring Training
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Help!: Mark Zuckerman spent nearly a decade at the Washington Times covering baseball. When the paper dropped its sports section in December, Zuckerman decided to start a blog. Now, he’s trying to raise $5k to get down to spring training. So far, he’s raised $4k. Send him...
Comscore December 2009: No Holiday Slump
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We’re a few weeks late on the December numbers, but you’ll find them below. All the big boys had a terrific month. Can they thank Tiger Woods? He got in the accident late in November, and there was Tiger news seemingly every day (every hour?) in December. You’d think...
Dan Shaughnessy Furthers the Demise of Newspaper Sports Columnists
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Dan Shaughnessy: Friday in the Boston Globe, he wrote, “Peyton Manning is better than Tom Brady. There. I said it.” After Manning threw a pick-six late in the 4th quarter and the Colts lost to the Saints, Shaughnessy changed his tune. “OK, maybe I jumped the gun a...
The Detroit Free Press is Now Scott Boras’ PR Firm
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The Detroit Free Press became “Freep” a few years back. Now? It’s Scott Boras’ PR firm. While other outlets are breaking news, Freep’s John Lowe brings us word, through Scott Boras, that free-agent outfielder Johnny Damon loves Detroit. Damon roots for the Red Wings. “...
Woman Who Would Let Undercover Officers “DP her” Shows Up at Wing Bowl Dressed Pretty Slutty
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She Has No Clue: Remember Susan Finkelstein? She’s the nutjob who allegedly offered undercover police officers sex for World Series tickets. (She’s quoted as saying, “I love sex. I’m a ***** … I’ll have sex with both of you. I’ll let you DP me.”...
David Brooks Shocker (!): Academia is Wrong – Big-Time College Sports Are Good For Everyone!
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In Friday’s New York Times, columnist David Brooks defended the status of big-time collegiate sports: In a segmented society, big-time college sports are one of the few avenues for large-scale communal participation. Mass college sports cross class lines. They induce large numbers...
Gia From the Bachelor Used to Date Carl Pavano of the Yankees
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The Bachelor: Happened upon this show last night – probably for the 2nd time since the season when Jesse Palmer was on it – and one of the finalists is named Gia. She looked familiar … yup, same Gia Allemand who dated Carl Pavano of the Yankees. She also was linked...
It’s Good to Be: Tennessee Basketball Player Steven Pearl (Bruce Pearl’s Son)
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A reader stumbled across this pretty sweet Facebook photo of Tennessee basketball player Steven Pearl – coach’s son, averaging 7.7 minutes per game – getting handsy with a dasiy duke-wearing UT coed who appears to be downing a shot at a Knoxville drinking establishment...
Super Bowl 44 Rating Sets Record: Most-Watched Show in TV History
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Super Bowl Ratings: The Super Bowl between Indy and New Orleans – not exactly primo TV markets – was the most-watched show in TV history, knocking the M*A*S*H series finale from the top spot. (Fun fact: Never seen more than eight seconds of M*A*S*H. Still, the number of...
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Highlights
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Left to right: Anne V, who we think will be on the 2011 cover; in bodypaint, Abbey Clancy, WAG of England soccer player Peter Crouch; Jessica White, the former girlfriend of Terrell Owens; and also in bodypaint, Sarah Brander, WAG of awesomely-named soccer player Bastian Schweinsteiger...
The Roundup: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Day! Also, Sumo Wrestler Quits, Villanova Tops WVU
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Brooklyn Decker is the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl, and after the jump, one shot of tennis player Ana Ivanovic. There will be plenty of coverage on the issue later … great time to be a male in college … pathetic that this nurse is on trial … does...
Lombardi Trophy Rides Shotgun; Kendra Wilkinson’s Post-Super Bowl Meltdown
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Like any other championship game, it’s been an array of emotions since the final seconds ticked away in Super Bowl 44. Sean Payton, who looked like he came directly from Bourbon Street when he spoke to reporters yesterday, revealed he slept with and drooled all over the Lombardi...
Michael Strahan, His Fiancée and The Captain
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Here’s Michael Strahan, his fiancée Nicole Murphy, a random and The Captain. The photo was taken at a Pro Bowl pre-Grammy party two Sundays ago. I don’t understand why they were wasting their time at the Grammys when the most important game of the year was on. What amazes...
A Decade Later, NBC Decides to Beef Up Its Online Content
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NBC: After years of doing nothing online, NBC is finally trying to ramp up its sports dealings on the web. It acquired Pro Football Talk last year and has now created Hardball Talk (baseball, obviously) and Pro Basketball Talk. Considering how far NBC is behind its TV competitors online...
Onion Bag: Chelsea Knock Arsenal Out of Premier League Title Race
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Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0, dropping the Gunners nine points behind in the Premier League and out of title contention. Arsene Wenger can whine about time of possession and cynical tactics, but Chelsea were, comprehensively, the better team. Barring a Champions...
Why Aren’t Oklahomans Watching the Thunder on TV?
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NBA Ratings: Overall, ratings on TNT are up. Regionally though, some numbers are surprising. Teams like the Lakers (197k), Cavaliers (130k) and Celtics (83k) are drawing good numbers. But what is the deal with nobody watching the Oklahoma City Thunder (12k)? The Bobcats, another team...
NFL Offseason Storylines For 2010
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Before I delve into the five NFL plots worth pondering over the NFL’s interminable seven month (seven months?) offseason, I’ll offer up my quick Super Bowl thoughts, since I’m sure you’re wondering how I took it. Actually, I’ll put them at the end so as...
Recruiting is Hardly an Exact Science, Part XXXVII
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Recruiting and Lists: The best cornerback in the NFL is Darrelle Revis. In 2004, when he was coming out of high school, Revis was ranked as the 36th best cornerback in the country by Scout (and 41st overall, as five junior college players were listed ahead of him). Perhaps more staggering...
Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the Morning After the Saints Won the Super Bowl
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Photographed by this person; tweeted by the world. For those who don’t think we’ve written enough nice things about Drew Brees after his flawless performance yesterday: Yes, he just became part of NOLA lore, and yes, winning a Super Bowl in our opinion vaults him into the...
Super Bowl Sideshow: Commercials, Halftime a Bit Underwhelming
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I considered ranking the Super Bowl commercials, but thought better of it. That would give them undeserved credit. They weren’t funny. Not one paused the conversation. The only one I laughed at was Jim Nantz giving relationship advice, and that was unintentional comedy. Recycled...
Welcome Back, Stephen A. Smith
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Stephen A. Smith: He’s writing again for the Philadelphia Inquirer. His first piece is on the 76ers. Presumably, he flew down from Miami Friday to watch their game against the Hornets, hence the dateline. Then, he flew back to Miami in time to offer up perhaps the most self-serving...
Ballin’: The Celtics Just Can’t Beat Good Teams
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Orlando 96, Boston 89: The Celtics imploded in the third quarter, barely scoring more points (11) than committing turnovers (eight). An 11-point lead turned into a 14-point deficit. The Celtics lost for the ninth time in 21 games, a slide that has virtually eliminated any hope of...
Peyton Manning’s Legacy Shouldn’t Be in Question Despite Super Bowl Loss to Saints
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A long time ago, Peyton Manning got tagged a “choker” who didn’t perform well in the playoffs. Around the same time, Tom Brady was cementing his legacy as a “clutch” player who rose to the occasion. Over the years each time Manning threw a fourth quarter interception –...
Carrie Prejean and Kyle Boller Got Engaged
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Carrie Prejean and Kyle Boller: The St. Louis Rams backup QB got engaged to the beauty queen. Definitely the highlight of Boller’s career. [E!]
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