NFL Week 8 – Parity NFL Style: 7 Good Teams, 7 Bad Teams, 18 about.500; Replay Officials Keep Iowa In BCS Hunt

Indiana head coach Bill Lynch disputes a bad spot in the Hoosiers game against Iowa. First, kudos to ESPN for their Sunday Outside the Lines segment on Tom Cable. The Oakland Raiders head coach has an obvious history of abuse, toward women and now his assistant coach, Randy Hansen, who claims Cable broke his jaw. —————————— Next up, boo to ESPN for [read more...]

Mel Kiper’s Black and White Moment

I have written about ESPN and racism from the outset of Sports On My Mind; so much that, after awhile it gets tedious, even for me; I know it must be tough on readers. However, I am constantly searching for examples that will elucidate my understanding of the WWL’s racist verbiage as it pertains to Black athletes and Black people. Hopefully, [read more...]

The Perception of Black Athletes in Sports Media: How Much More “Blount” Can ESPN Be?

Ahhhh, the editor’s note on Ivan Maisel’s article about Oregon Ducks head coach, Chip Kelly, speaks volumes as to ESPN’s worldview: Editor’s note: Ivan Maisel was embedded with Oregon coach Chip Kelly for the Ducks’ entire time in Boise. This is not war we’re talking about here. But I’m sure the “editor” thought it was cute, if not cheeky, to use the term [read more...]

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