The Sports Guy stops by the set of SportsNation to talk about his new book “The Book of Basketball.”
Watch the highlights of last night from Shaq’s Cavalier debut to the Lakers getting their bling!
Was this “revelation” absolutely necessary to sell his book?! Get the details Here.
Everyone has heard about the extramarital affair between ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips and his 22-year old production assistant that caused him to get fired this weekend and his wife filing for a divorce.
Even after Phillips termination the drama continued with popular sports blog Deadspin and ESPN online. Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio was mad about being “misinformed” about the Phillips situation and decided to get back at ESPN by airing out the dirty laundry of ESPN employees.
According to Time Magazine, “Daulerio insists that he trusts his sources and claims that he really was trying to make a larger point about ESPN’s culture — employees allegedly complain that while on-air personalities get reprimanded for inappropriate relationships, business executives enjoy more leeway.”
This is just one example of how the web is changing journalistic standards. Anyone can publish a rumor with a click of their mouse. Basically the only way to go after an online media outlet through a defamation claim. If a public figure can prove “that an individual person or media outlet published something about him with so-called actual malice — knowing it was false or with reckless disregard for the truth. This standard offers considerable protection for media outlets; actual malice is difficult to prove.”
Last week a missed 44-yard-field goal on the game’s final play was the only reason that the Vikings left undefeated- this weekend they weren’t so lucky. The Steelers handed the Vikings their first loss of the season Sunday afternoon on the Heinz Field.
Every game is important, but if you look at Minnesota’s season from the big picture — and so far that’s 6-1, with your one loss being on the home field of the super bowl champions things aren’t so bad.
That’s probably why the Vikings fans didn’t seem to be too distraught after the loss…or it could be because those who have been loyal Minnesota fans have been conditioned for these losses.
Last night the Yankees were three innings away from popping open their champagne bottles when the LA Angels proved that miracles do happen!
The Angels and all their fans now have a couple more days of hope as their win forced the Yankees back to their home town for game 6 rather than a celebration party.
Yankee fans are now praying that this won’t be a deja vu of the Yankees’ last big lead in an ALCS when the Boston Red Sox went from a 0-3 deficit in 2004, to winning the series with the most impressive comeback in baseball history.
Game 6 is Saturday night at Yankee Stadium, with Andy Pettitte facing Los Angeles’ Joe Saunders. A thunderstorm is in the forecast.
Read more about the game.
Looks like analyst Steve Phillips is in for a time out. It looks like some girls just can’t handle being dumped.
“ESPN analyst Steve Phillips had a fling with a 22-year-old production assistant, who, after being dumped, taunted his wife with “Fatal Attraction”-like phone calls and a letter that bragged about her sexcapades with Phillips while taking pot shots at their “loveless marriage,” The Post has learned.
The former Met general manager, whose tenure with the team was rocked by admissions of infidelity, confessed to his wife and local cops that he had slept with ESPN assistant Brooke Hundley several times this past summer before dumping her.
In retaliation, the jilted young woman repeatedly phoned Phillips’ wife, Marni, saying, “We both can’t have him!” an explosive police report claims.”
Continue reading for the full story.
LeBron James had to wait for what must have felt like forever for a biopsy after doctors at the Cleveland Clinic found a growth in the right side of his jaw in January.
James said that he was glad the season was under way, so he could focus on basketball. The growth turned out to be benign.
James had surgery to remove it in June, a few days after the Cavaliers’ season ended. James said that he never slept as well as he did during his week of bed rest.
According to ESPN.com
After ending their season with an excing win after extra innings against the Detroit Tigers, the Minnesota Twins were swept by the New York Yankees.
Twin’s fans everywhere were sad to see the World Series Title lost and women fans were sad to see Joe Mauer leave home plate
until next season.
For those who have yet to hear the catcher for the twins is the new Mr. Minnesota. Born and raised in Minnesota, Mauer has become the face for the Twins. Not only is Mauer considered by many to be the best catcher of America’s past time or to be the first catcher to ever receive two batting titles (and soon possibly three), Mauer also possesses the qualities Minnesotans cherish most. He’s proper, polite and very humble… and did I mention he’s mildly good-looking and single?
Read more on Mr. Minnesota
–In February of 2008 Plaxico Burress caught the touchdown pass that caused the last minute win for the the Giants.
–In late November 2008 Burress shot himself in the thigh at a Latin Quarter nightclub in Manhattan.
–Today he’s sentenced to a two years prison term.
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