Of the Sports Godhead Network and Tiger Woods (of ESPN and public and not-so public lynchings)

Ever wonder what his young mind was really thinking about being thrust into the public's eye at age, before anyone will even listen to him? Thursday afternoon, Steve Bunin hosting Outside the Lines, asked this question about Tiger Woods’ pending Friday at 11 A.M. press conference: And isn’t opening himself up to a roomful of reporters and taking their questions for an [read more...]

The Tiger Woods Press Conference – and, Of the Sports Godhead Network and Tiger Woods (of ESPN and public and not-so public lynchings)

Ever wonder what his young mind was really thinking about being thrust into the public's eye at age, before anyone will even listen to him? Update: Tiger Woods press conference… he apparently asked the attendees to come to the conference because he considered them friends – including those from Golf Writers of America. Do they feel like assholes now? Probably not. And [read more...]

Black Athlete Dong Watching: A National Socio-Sport-Politic Phenomenon

At Deadspin and the HuffPo, they loves them some... I was three teams from finishing my NBA All-Star break Power Rankings when I decided to save the draft of my work to that point. Poof! Everything I’d written this morning from 5:45-9:45 was gone. I’m stuck a few completed team overviews with one sentence of a Milwaukee Bucks synopsis, which should [read more...]

Think Sports Media is In Trouble Now? Just Wait… Until TMZSports.com Drops (and you read Sports by Brooks’ defense of them)

The infantile - oops! - infamous, "Brooks." And responsible sports journalism is not necessary?… This is Sports by Brooks: a T&A sports gossip site that features ———- T&A. It is replete with photos of Sports by Brooks skanks who are replete with all the best artificial implants Los Angeles cosmetic surgery money can buy. The website is, how can I say this?…. [read more...]

Tiger Woods: Lessons Not Learned – Again

How mass media forms public opinion. Let’s get this straight first: Tiger Woods’ platelet-rich plasma treatement is not “controversial.” Anyone who says or implies it is can be perceived to be disingenuous. —————————— Despite the fact that only one woman’s alleged trysts with Woods has been substantiated, Tiger Woods’ wife, Elin Nordegren, is said to be seeking a divorce. Nordegrin was seen recently [read more...]

No More Tiger Woods Blah Blah Blah…

Tiger and Elin. (Now that the weekend has passed and everyone has been able to discuss, pontificate, and discuss some more, it is time to end the Tiger Woods coverage. Yes, we have reached the point where it is “that” time…) Tiger Woods’ statement: I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most [read more...]

No More Tiger Woods Stories – Get It?!

Tiger Woods’ statement: I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do [read more...]

More Tiger Woods & the Media: Which Truth Will Set You Free?

But, but Deadspin said they were all telling the truth!.... After three commentaries about Tiger Woods, the thought here was that the Woods issue was a done deal. Unfortunately, some sports writers and websites alleged to cover sports are as content with being perceived as media versions of Jaime Grubbs. They search for new “angles” to Woods’ “transgressions” like common sidewalk [read more...]

Griese Suspended (Resident Racist…); What “A Message from ESPN” Really Says about the Big Disney; Woody Paige-Jemele Hill

Here’s the latest from the AP: ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese has been suspended one week for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz says Griese will not be working a game this week. Krulewitz says ESPN has spoken to Griese and “he understands the comment was inappropriate.” Then there’s this… Only someone within ESPN could say this. In [read more...]

Sports Notes: Cuban-Steroids; Manny Gets Clean; Wilpon-Madoff; SOMM Sides with ESPN; Jeff Fisher-#18

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has seen the light – or at least voiced the fact that he has. Cuban returned to the University of Pittsburgh, which he attended, to participate in a forum about sports and let the audience know that he is pro-steroids when administered under the supervision of a doctor: “I’ll get killed for saying this,” Cuban replied, [read more...]

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