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No Answer in New York

As of today, the New York Knickerbockers are no longer pursuing free-agent guard Allen Iverson, ESPN is reporting. The Knicks source told ESPN, "We are definitely not pursuing him anymore,"...

Written by Frankie Anetzberger about 11 days ago 21 reads 0 comments
Highlight Reel From Bill Simmons' Portland Book Signing

Normally, highlight videos are reserved for athletes. Very rarely will you see one for a pudgy 40-year-old, with graying hair and a nasally voice that resembles a cross between Fran Drescher and SpongeBob SquarePants...

Written by Keith Becker uosportsdude.com about 11 days ago 70 reads 0 comments
Tobias Harris Commits To Tennessee

Just minutes ago, the nation's No. 7 basketball prospect in the 2010 class, forward Tobias Harris of Dix Hills, NY, committed to play for Bruce Pearl and the Tennessee Volunteers...

Written by Dan Lyons about 11 days ago 108 reads 2 comments
The Kirk Herbstreit Interview That Never Happened

The little man paid a visit to the big man in Fort Worth the other day, and the result was a small failure. I'd been trying to get an interview with any of the GameDay people since the second ...

Written by John P. Wise about 13 days ago 104 reads 0 comments
Has "Around the Horn" Called for the Suspension of Shawne Merriman?

I have not watched ESPN since I announced the Boycott of ESPN for their malicious reports of gossip against Raiders' Coach Tom Cable. I did so because of ESPN's flagrant disregard for integrity and consistency in reporting...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about 13 days ago 618 reads 4 comments
Zuri Berry Replaces Chris Forsberg on Boston.com

With the departure of Chris Forsberg to ESPN Boston, Boston.com officially hired a replacement to cover the legendary high school sports scene. Zuri Berry, a native of San Francisco, California, is the new Sports Producer for Boston...

Written by Amanda Bruno about 15 days ago 7 reads 0 comments
Is Jay Mariotti Nothing More Than a Bigot From Western, Pa.?

(Spare me the innocuous accusation that I am playing the race card, because that insinuates that I am not adhering to facts, when this is nothing but fact). Seems like Ozzie Guillen's body language said it all...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about 18 days ago 94 reads 0 comments
How Balloon Boy Proves The Innocence of Tom Cable By Transitive Property

Today, Richard and Mayumi Heene plead guilty to charges related to the infamous "Balloon Boy" stunt. Mr. Heene pled to felony charges, while Mrs. Heene pled to misdeamenor charges...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about 19 days ago 85 reads 3 comments
Week 10 NFL Power Rankings: Mocking ESPN's Jeffri Chadiha

Some people say imitation is the highest form of flattery. In most cases, I would agree. But not this time. Jeffri Chadiha is an NFL insider who covers the AFC and NFC North for ESPN...

Written by Keith Becker uosportsdude.com about 20 days ago 643 reads 0 comments
Announcing the Boycott of ESPN To Raider Nation, the NFL, and NOW

--I have sent a request to my respective US Senator to investigate ESPN, and I implore that you do so as well-- I had to address this issue...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about 22 days ago 899 reads 26 comments
The Night the Yankees Won No. 27: A Bronx Tale for the Ages

Pandemonium. Euphoria. Ecstasy. All words that could be used to try and describe the scene outside Yankee Stadium Wednesday night immediately following Robinson Cano's flip to Mark Teixeira to end the 2009 World Series...

Written by Mike Salerno about 25 days ago 27 reads 0 comments
What I Really Mean: Why Does ESPN Undermine the Oakland Raiders?

We in Raider Nation have long asserted that ESPN "had it out" for Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders. In the past year, that idea has gone from mere complaints of perception to blatantly clear to objective observers of ESPN coverage of the Raiders...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about 26 days ago 516 reads 22 comments
Sorry, ESPN: This Cowboys Team Won't Become the Circus You Want It To Be

Tim McMahon of the newly formed ESPNDallas.com wrote an article today on how Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams is not on the same page as quarterback Tony Romo...

Written by Chad Hensley about 27 days ago 468 reads 3 comments
Interruption Pardoned: Why PTI is the Best Sports Show

It has been too long a day at work. The salt mines are saltier and the grindstone has left a nubbin where there was once a nose. Crack open the twist top and click on the TV...

Written by Michael Sharon about 27 days ago 18 reads 0 comments
Why the US Congress Should Create a Public Sports Network

Had people been more willing to ask questions and educate themselves, they would have been more skeptical of predatory lenders...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about 28 days ago 79 reads 5 comments
Oakland's Tom Cable and the Media: Can the Guy Ever Get a Break?

You have to wonder if the media is truly bored sometimes. Tom Cable, for the last two months, had been working under a cloud of controversy, stemming from an incident with one immature semi-coach for the Oakland Raiders...

Written by Raider Card Addict about 29 days ago 882 reads 37 comments
Alabama Fans Should Have Expected the Media To Turn on the Tide

Get ready for it Alabama fans, the media has turned on the Tide. Listening to the pundits this week the one theme that is being replayed over and over again is that Alabama has lost their mojo...

Written by Franklin Crittenden about 29 days ago 3,706 reads 40 comments
Why the US Congress Should Revoke ESPN's License to Broadcast

I have just about had it with ESPN. On one hand, I can imagine that ESPN employs respectable people, yet the big picture of ESPN is that ESPN is nothing more than propaganda that only serves to divide people in many ways, including racial lines...

Written by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X about about 1 month ago 1,635 reads 27 comments

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ESPN Article Archive

No Answer in New York

Highlight Reel From Bill Simmons' Portland Book Signing

Tobias Harris Commits To Tennessee

The Kirk Herbstreit Interview That Never Happened

Has "Around the Horn" Called for the Suspension of Shawne Merriman?

Zuri Berry Replaces Chris Forsberg on Boston.com

Is Jay Mariotti Nothing More Than a Bigot From Western, Pa.?

How Balloon Boy Proves The Innocence of Tom Cable By Transitive Property

Week 10 NFL Power Rankings: Mocking ESPN's Jeffri Chadiha

Announcing the Boycott of ESPN To Raider Nation, the NFL, and NOW

The Night the Yankees Won No. 27: A Bronx Tale for the Ages

What I Really Mean: Why Does ESPN Undermine the Oakland Raiders?

Sorry, ESPN: This Cowboys Team Won't Become the Circus You Want It To Be

Interruption Pardoned: Why PTI is the Best Sports Show

Why the US Congress Should Create a Public Sports Network

Oakland's Tom Cable and the Media: Can the Guy Ever Get a Break?

Alabama Fans Should Have Expected the Media To Turn on the Tide

Why the US Congress Should Revoke ESPN's License to Broadcast

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