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Friday, May 11th, 2012
Terrell Owens taped a show with Dr. Phil a couple of weeks ago that aired earlier this week much to the delight of Owens' critics. The topic of discussion was his performance as a father and also included three of the four mothers of his children, who aren't happy about ...
Posted in Media, NFL | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Bo Ryan's last week could have gone better. The Wisconsin coach went under the microscope for a situation involving the transfer of his former player, Jared Uthoff. Initially it came out that Ryan was blocking all Big Ten and ACC schools, as well as Iowa State and Marquette, from Uthoff's ...
Posted in College Basketball, Media, Wisconsin Badgers | No Comments »
Monday, April 9th, 2012
It's been quite some time since I've even really thought about the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman or the highly publicized murder trial of former football great O.J. Simpson following the murders. The same cannot be said for private detective William Dear, who has now published a ...
Posted in Media, NFL, celebrity | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Whenever you hear of someone being pulled from a show, particularly one as big as Monday Night Football, speculation and rumors run rampant. It was certainly a bit of a surprise when ESPN announced that Ron Jaworski would not return to the MNF team in 2012, particularly because Jaws' colleagues ...
Posted in Media, NFL | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
I can't say that I listened to Aaron Rodgers the whole time that he was on NBC's broadcast of the Super Bowl on Sunday, but from the parts that I heard, I found him to be pretty entertaining. Others who watched more closely seem to agree that he did a ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Over the weekend Charles Barkley made his third appearance on Saturday Night Live and it got mixed reviews, but there's a clear reason why he keeps getting invited back even though he's not an actor. Even though he's not very good at reading off cue cards, Barkley is very opinionated, he’s ...
Posted in Media, NBA | 22 Comments »
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Growing up as a kid, Eric LeGrand dreamed of seeing himself on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He could have never imagined it coming like this, however. LeGrand, the former Rutgers defensive tackle, collided with an Army player in October of 2010, suffering a spinal cord injury, two fractured vertebrae ...
Posted in College Football, Media | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
It's been awhile since we've checked in with Charles Barkley to get his take on the NBA and the rest of the sporting world. With no games being played in the NBA, I suppose that's understandable. But I'm glad we did in this instance.
Barkley joined ESPN Radio Chicago to talk ...
Posted in Media, NBA, celebrity | 8 Comments »
Friday, November 18th, 2011
We've tried to limit our interview coverage of the Jerry Sandusky and Penn State sex scandal to those either directly involved with the program or with close ties to the individuals at the heart of the sordid saga. But let's make an exception for the always-opinionated Buzz Bissinger. No, not ...
Posted in Media, Penn State Nittany Lions | 17 Comments »
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
“If you build it they will come.” That is the most recognizable quote from the movie “Field of Dreams.” Back in 1989 Universal Studios built a baseball diamond on an Iowa farm. That farm became an extremely recognizable landmark and turned into a tourist attraction that has brought people from ...
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