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• Sunday, Sunday: What It Was - and Is - to Me

  Published: August 19, 2007, 3:13 pm

  Tags: Mike Lupica, Dave Kindred, Donald Hodge, George Will, Tony Kornheiser, Sports Media, New York Times, Washington Post, Sports

  It’s Sunday, which is a good day for what I call, “special” writing; well, it used to be. Remember when your parents gleefully received that thick, thick Sunday newspaper and spent the entire morning - at least - poring over its pages? After church at an ungodly hour, my mother fixed the family breakfast, we’d eat, then she

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• Michael Vick: When Sports Journalists Talk Race

  Published: August 23, 2007, 3:28 am

  Tags: Roger Goodell, Dog Fighting, Sports Reporters, Judge Henry E Hudson, Michael Vick, O J Simpson, Race, Racism, Sports Media, Nfl

  sports columnists around the country are weighing in on Michael Vick, as early next week he will plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge of traveling in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities, or as it is reduced to in sports writing and broadcasting circles, “dog fighting charges.” In some circles, Vick is seen as

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• This Morning on OTL: Why, Ms. Hill, Why!

  Published: August 26, 2007, 11:20 am

  Tags: Michael Vick, Jemele Hill, Racial Bias, Espn, Sports Media, Outside The Lines, Racism

  Just a tidbit (sorry, J) for today. On Outside the Lines this morning ESPN’s Jemele Hill was on a panel with Jeff Schultz of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Dr. Todd Boyd, professor at USC and ESPN.com Page 2 columnist. The topic of discussion on OTL’s first segment? Why Michael Vick, of course. I have to admit, I didn’t

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• Big Box Sports Media Outlets: The Nature of the Threat

  Published: August 27, 2007, 2:47 am

  Tags: Stu Jackson, Donna Orender, Tim Donaghy, Marc Stein, Drew Rosenhaus, Cbs Sportsline, Andy Reid, Donovan Mcnabb, Yahoo Sports, Ronnie Nunn, Jeremiah Trotter, Rhea Hughes, Sue Bird, Lauren Jackson, Hugh Douglas, Dan Gelston, Game Fixing, Sports Media Bias, Jeffrey Lurie, Ed S

  about fond memories of the sports writing that, as a young boy, captivated me. Today, as an adult, I look at the sports world and am sick. The bottom line, “protect the brand” mentality of those in management positions of the leagues, of teams, and the Big Box sports media outlets that are charged with covering the teams and

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• It’s a Crappy Day to Be Lovie Smith

  Published: August 29, 2007, 10:35 am

  Tags: Roger Goodell, Lance Briggs, Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears, Sports Media, Nfl

  if it wasn’t for sports - except for the guys who smile and grin and act humble and shuffle a little bit when they’re talked to because that puts me at ease and makes me feel more like they’re just oversized pets instead of malevolent, potentially violent, giants who could snap me in two if I say the wrong thing and they

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• A Coffee and some moring news

  Published: August 31, 2007, 9:25 am

  Tags: Sports, Media, Politics

  Some morning coffee and some stories in the news: Remembering Princess Diana, 10 Years Later, Also from Sky News Michigan Police Arrest Suspect in Serial Murders Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel tops Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most powerful women Senator Craig May Resign Today Boy, 9, Charged in Baby’s

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• Three Problems Killing Pro Sports - And Some Answers for Saving Them from Themselves

  Published: September 5, 2007, 3:59 am

  Tags: Gene Upshaw, Bud Selig, Billy Hunter, Donald Fehr, Norman Fost, Performancing Enhancing Drugs, Roger Goodell, Hgh, Mlb, Nba, Steroids, Sports Media, David Stern, Us Congress, Nfl

  Sports is going to hell in a hand-basket (how’s that for selective usage of a hackneyed phrase!). Everybody says it, writes it, and has poll results that confirm it. But no one has answers for what ails sports. I’ll try to tackle some of these issues and maybe even provide some cures. Run amok commissioners vs. the players’

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• Spotes Notes, 9.06.07: We Won; Randy Shannon; Robbery in Black & White; Roddick-Federer and Wertheim

  Published: September 6, 2007, 5:28 am

  Tags: Ben Osborne, Jon Wertheim, Sports Media Ethics, Black Weblog Awards, University Of Miami Football, Lz Granderson, Randy Shannon, U S Open, Roger Federer, Slam, Andy Roddick, Espn

  Black Weblog Award for Best Sports Blog. We are both the voters and the judge's choice, which means we swept the competition. Thank you to any of y’all who voted our way. Randy Shannon at “The “U”‘ Gary Smith of Sports Illustrated penned an amazing - and exhaustive -article about University of Miami head football

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• Spotes Notes, 9.06.07: We Won; Randy Shannon; Robbery in Black & White; Roddick-Federer and Wertheim; Shaq’s Divorce

  Published: September 6, 2007, 5:28 am

  Tags: Jon Wertheim, Lz Granderson, Ben Osborne, Sports Media Ethics, University Of Miami Football, Black Weblog Awards, Randy Shannon, Andy Roddick, U S Open, Espn, Roger Federer, Shaquille O Neal, Slam, Miami Heat

  Black Weblog Award for Best Sports Blog. We are both the voters and the judge's choice, which means we swept the competition. Thank you to any of y’all who voted our way. Randy Shannon at “The “U”‘ Gary Smith of Sports Illustrated penned an amazing - and exhaustive -article about University of Miami head football

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• Spotes Notes, 9.06.07: “Pros”; We Won; Randy Shannon; Robbery in Black & White; Roddick-Federer and Wertheim; Shaq’s Divorce

  Published: September 6, 2007, 5:28 am

  Tags: Jon Wertheim, Lz Granderson, Ben Osborne, Sports Media Ethics, University Of Miami Football, Black Weblog Awards, Randy Shannon, Andy Roddick, U S Open, Espn, Roger Federer, Shaquille O Neal, Slam, Miami Heat

  Prostitution rules the day Former NFL player Bob Buczkowski, 43, was sentenced to only 90 days house arrest for helping to run a multi-million dollar prostitution ring. Buczkowski, who was a former first round draft choice of the then-Los Angeles Raiders in 1986 and also played for the Cleveland Browns, apparently provided the muscle behind the

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• The 800-Pound Gorilla Emerges From Its Cage

  Published: September 12, 2007, 1:59 am

  Tags: Neifi Perez, Troy Glaus, Adam Pacman Jones, Signature Pharmacy, Rafael Palmiero, Richard Rydze, Health Rejuvenation Center Of Palm Beach, Earl Campbell, Jay Gobbons, Rick Ankiel, Mark Mcgwire, Barry Bonds, Sports Media, Steroids, Mlb, Media Ethics, Hgh, Bud Selig, Roger Go

  Sports Illustrated reported that Jay Gibbons is the latest player to have received shipments of HGH from Signature Pharmacy. The prescription emanated from South Beach Rejuvenation Center/Modern Therapy, a Miami Beach anti-aging clinic. So what. Anyone who has read my writing about this subject since late-spring training knows that I

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• Men Are the New Women : Eric Mangini, Bill Belichek, Roger Goodell, and the Press

  Published: September 13, 2007, 2:05 am

  Tags: Chad Pennington, Eric Mangini, Hgh, Nick Saban, Rick Ankiel, Signature Pharmacy, Howard Bryant, Bill Belichek, Jay Gibbons, Troy Glaus, Media Ethics, New York Jets, Sports Media, Steroids, Miami Dolphins, Mlb, Espn, Mafia, New England Patriots, Barry Bonds, Sopranos, Nfl

  If you’re New York Jets head coach, Eric Mangini, and you’re in the process of getting your ass beat on Sunday by the team you’re hired to beat, whaddya do? Snitch on Bill Belichek, your old coach. Let’s put this on the table right now. Eric Mangini is a straight punk. Don’t get me wrong, he’s smart - but

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• Men Are the New Women : Eric Mangini, Bill Belichick, Roger Goodell, and the Press

  Published: September 13, 2007, 2:05 am

  Tags: Eric Mangini, Hgh, Nick Saban, Media Ethics, Chad Pennington, Rick Ankiel, Howard Bryant, Jay Gibbons, Troy Glaus, Signature Pharmacy, Bill Belichick, New York Jets, Sports Media, Steroids, Miami Dolphins, Mlb, Espn, Mafia, New England Patriots, Barry Bonds, Sopranos, Nfl

  If you’re New York Jets head coach, Eric Mangini, and you’re in the process of getting your ass beat on Sunday by the team you’re hired to beat, whaddya do? Snitch on Bill Belichick, your old coach. Let’s put this on the table right now. Eric Mangini is a straight punk. Don’t get me wrong, he’s smart - but

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• The Plight of the Jamaican Olympic Football in Aruba: The Stark reality of Football in Aruba

  Published: September 17, 2007, 11:20 am

  Tags: Travel, Aruba, Sports, Media

  Here is a rather interesting story regarding the treatment of the Jamaica’s Olympic football team in Aruba. For what is supposed to be an island paradise with all the accommodations in the world, how could it have been so desperately lacking? The other visiting teams - Antigua and Barbados - made the dormitory-styled Blue Village their

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• TSF Interview: Rob Parker

  Published: September 18, 2007, 2:58 pm

  Tags: Mlb, Nba, Nfl, Rob Parker, Sports Media

  that there are more quality sports journalists now than at any other time in the U.S. This could not be farther from the truth. Sports writers today advance their personal “brand” by accessing the various mediums available to them: television, newspapers, Internet, magazines, and radio. To the public, a constant barrage of face time

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