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It looks like the boys in Bristol have their new A1 female star in the works, the new Erin Andrews if you will. Charissa Thompson formerly of Big Ten Network, Versus and Fox Sports NFL broadcasts left all that behind to sign a deal with ESPN almost a year ago. Now she’s about to become one of the faces of the network, as Michelle Beadle departs
Meet Jimena Sanchez, here’s her Twitter profile with 271,000+ RECORD . Fox Sports Mexico. Business Woman and Mad Mamacita. Facebook profile
Jessica Alba is the latest victim of over-enthused retouching, on the June 2012 cover of Marie Claire. h/t Huffington Post
Click over to Marie Claire to read more of Jessica’s interview.
Watch the video of her cover shoot after the jump.
After his angry old man “hey get off my media industry lawn” type rant against Twitter yesterday, WFAN’s Mike Francesa is deemed out of touch, behind the times by most people today. I’d say he’s 16 days AHEAD of his time. Doesn’t he know June, not May is “old line sports media vs. new sports media steel cage death match month?”
In June ’08 came the infamous Buzz Bissinger curmudgeonis extremis rant against Deadspin founder Will Leitch on HBO. June ’09 brought Raul Ibanez and a Philadelphia Inquirer columnist ganging up on Midwest Sports Fans Jerod Morris on ESPN “Outside the Lines.” June 2010 switched things up a bit as sports blogs became big enough to have civil war at Blogs with Balls 3, held at Wrigley Field’s Capt. Morgan Club. That conflict had With Leather and The Big Lead on one side versus everyone who cares about getting sued on the other. (video not available, you had to be there)
June 2011 was an era of good feeling and peace. So in 2012, what blogger/tweeter takes on Francesa? I have some choice words for him, as does Awful Announcing:
Kristina Akra is currently the sideline reporter for SEC college football on Fox Sports South. While covering SEC football, Kristina is also the social media host for FS South’s college football preview show “SEC Gridiron Live.”
From her bio page on the official site:
Well, I don’t know if I’d go that far, but that’s only because I’m not one for watching golf much on television. But Amanda Balionis is the latest and greatest eye candy member of the sports press core.
After the jump, here are some pics of the PGA Tour Anchor and Reporter.
Subway spokeswoman Nastia Liukin is one of the more popular potential U.S. Olympic athletes prepping for London in 73 days. She’s one of the faces of the USA gymnastics franchise, and one of the most successful competitors in Beijing 2008. But despite all her medals, she may not make the Olympic team this summer.
She hasn’t competed since 2009, and hasn’t been training seriously up until 6 months. She’ll get back at it May 29th at the UIC Pavilion, and how she does in Chicago may determine her chances of making the London 2012 Olympics squad.
From the Chicago Tribune:
The 22-year-old will compete for the first time in three years at the U.S. Classic in Chicago in less than two weeks, but is battling to hose down expectations even as her anticipation grows.
Sarah Chalke is one of the most underrated actress/models around. She’s more than just sneaky hot. She’s scorching and it kind of goes unnoticed. She’s got a new tv show starting up next fall season. From the title, it sounds like the type of material that resonates in today’s economic times. A lot of college students and recent college graduates can relate. For our Sarah Chalke photos
From Sarah Chalke Source:
Colleen Dominguez has been an ESPN personality since March 2004. She’s an L.A. based media member who appears on multiple programs including SportsCenter, Outside the Lines and Outside the Lines Nightly.
Here’s from Made Man.com
Allison Williams began covering college sports for ESPNU in March of 2011 during the BIG EAST Women’s Championship. She is currently the sideline reporter for ESPNU’s Saturday college football games.
cribbed from her FS Florida bio:
Kathryn Tappen is a fresh face on NHL Network. The New Jersey native comes to the network from NESN, the pre-eminent hottie reporter farm in the United States. She joined New England Sports Network, where she served as NESN’s studio host for Boston Bruins games and as a lead anchor for SportsDesk. Tappen left NESN in 2011 to join the NHL Network.
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My hate mail, hostile commenter All-Star Team
Big hat tip to Jenna Myers Karvunidis from the mom blog “High Gloss and Sauce” for the idea on this one. I thought her readership was a special bunch, but I’d take my starting five of hate mailer all-stars and put them up against hers or any other Chicago Now blogger’s group. My group of haters-gonna-hate do it all: foul language, personal attacks, trashing the recently deceased, re-writing recent history, accusing me of elitism (they’re correct to do this last act)- quite a versatile group.
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