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A contract dispute may soon leave DirecTV subscribers without Versus. DirecTV’s contract with Versus expires August 31, and the satellite provider says the net “is asking for terms which do not reflect...
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An arbitrator has ruled that the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s ’08 firing of former columnist Stephen A. Smith “was unjust and violated the collective bargaining agreement with the Philadelphia Newspaper...
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Rick Reilly: The ESPN writer will co-host the Los Angeles edition of SportsCenter this Thursday and Friday, alongside Neil Everett. Reilly, who joined ESPN in ’07, once co-anchored an edition of...
View ArticleSportswriter apologizes for "worst piece of sports journalism ever"
Orange County Register writer Mark Whicker has apologized for writing what has been described as one of the worst columns in history. Under the fairly innocuous headline “Many odd things have happened...
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Steve Ellis: The Tallahassee Democrat sportswriter passed away on Thursday after suffering a massive heart attack earlier in the month. Ellis, 54, suffered the heart attack while writing an article...
View ArticleL.A. Times writer Penner dead
Los Angeles Times sportswriter Mike Penner has died. Penner, who spent over 20 years as a sportswriter for the L.A. Times, was found dead in his home on Saturday. He was 52. Suicide was the […]
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Idle note: The Washington Times eliminated its sports section on Wednesday. The move is part of a plan to layoff “more than 40 percent” of the paper’s workforce. (Washington Post, Washington Times) Big...
View ArticleWashington Outsiders: Nationals Dump Dibble, Post Suspends Wise
Two Washington, D.C., sports media personalities will have some unscheduled free time due to recent controversies. MASN analyst Rob Dibble will no longer work Nationals games for the network, the...
View ArticleBig Names: Vitale Extends ESPN Deal Through 2014-15
Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Dick Vitale reupping with ESPN, the Washington Post naming a new general sports columnist, and Robin Roberts making a brief return to ESPN...
View ArticleBig Names: TSN Anchors Officially Join FS1 (Also: Michael Hiestand, “SNF”)
Fox Sports has officially announced the hiring of TSN anchors Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole. In other news, USA Today sports media reporter Michael Hiestand is leaving the paper, and NBC Sports plans to...
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A contract dispute may soon leave DirecTV subscribers without Versus. DirecTV’s contract with Versus expires August 31, and the satellite provider says the net “is asking for terms which do not reflect...
View ArticleIdle notes
An arbitrator has ruled that the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s ’08 firing of former columnist Stephen A. Smith “was unjust and violated the collective bargaining agreement with the Philadelphia Newspaper...
View ArticleBig names
Rick Reilly: The ESPN writer will co-host the Los Angeles edition of SportsCenter this Thursday and Friday, alongside Neil Everett. Reilly, who joined ESPN in ’07, once co-anchored an edition of...
View ArticleSportswriter apologizes for "worst piece of sports journalism ever"
Orange County Register writer Mark Whicker has apologized for writing what has been described as one of the worst columns in history. Under the fairly innocuous headline “Many odd things have happened...
View ArticleBig names
Steve Ellis: The Tallahassee Democrat sportswriter passed away on Thursday after suffering a massive heart attack earlier in the month. Ellis, 54, suffered the heart attack while writing an article...
View ArticleL.A. Times writer Penner dead
Los Angeles Times sportswriter Mike Penner has died. Penner, who spent over 20 years as a sportswriter for the L.A. Times, was found dead in his home on Saturday. He was 52. Suicide was the suspected...
View ArticlePotpourri
Idle note: The Washington Times eliminated its sports section on Wednesday. The move is part of a plan to layoff “more than 40 percent” of the paper’s workforce. (Washington Post, Washington Times) Big...
View ArticleWashington Outsiders: Nationals Dump Dibble, Post Suspends Wise
Two Washington, D.C., sports media personalities will have some unscheduled free time due to recent controversies. MASN analyst Rob Dibble will no longer work Nationals games for the network, the...
View ArticleBig Names: Vitale Extends ESPN Deal Through 2014-15
Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Dick Vitale reupping with ESPN, the Washington Post naming a new general sports columnist, and Robin Roberts making a brief return to ESPN...
View ArticleBig Names: Tom Kowalski, Jim Bell, NFL Total Access
Recent news involving sports media personalities, including Today Show executive producer Jim Bell producing next year’s Olympics, new hosts for the NFL Network’s NFL Total Access, and the death of...
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