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Anthony Rizzo Tweets his HBP stats to Britney Spears

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Superstar athletes are supposed to only make news by what they do on the field; never with what they say. That's an unwritten rule of major league sports, and at some clubs it's probably actually a written rule. Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo made the home pages a few days ago with this Tweet referencing pop sensation Britney Spears. … [Read more...] about Anthony Rizzo Tweets his HBP stats to Britney Spears

Press releases about TV Ratings, Awards…instantly deleted

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I'm not writing this post to be snarky, or to be mean. I'm doing it to try and help the news industry advance. I'm doing it because this needs to be said, and no one else seems to want to say it. In the words of Jimmy Buffett, "someone's got to raise some hell it might as well be me." Sports teams, schools, college sports associations, and most importantly sports television … [Read more...] about Press releases about TV Ratings, Awards…instantly deleted

VIDEO: TV reporter Shauna Hunt confronts “f*** her in the p****” pranksters

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  Update: one of these guys in this video was fired from his job due to this. He had a $106,000 a year gig, and poof, now it's gone. Hope it was worth it dude! Toronto City News Reporter Shauna Hunt may help put this meme away for good. When Jameis Winston did it, the "fuck her right in the pussy" prank/meme/routine whatever you want to call it, was probably in its … [Read more...] about VIDEO: TV reporter Shauna Hunt confronts “f*** her in the p****” pranksters

Melissa Stark to lead Cubs 7th inning stretch; NFL takes over Wrigley Field

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 Melissa Stark returned to sportscasting when she joined the NFL Network in 2012. For the previous nine years she was doing news with NBC and MSNBC which she joined in 2003. Among sports fans, she's best known for her three-year stint as a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football. That was way back in 2000 when the idea of hiring women with look as the primary criteria … [Read more...] about Melissa Stark to lead Cubs 7th inning stretch; NFL takes over Wrigley Field

Britt McHenry returns to TV this weekend; no one to root for

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You might have heard a thing or two about Britt McHenry during the past week and change. ESPN suspended her for one week due to lewd, profane and extremely condescending tirade directed at an Advanced Towing Company clerk named Gina. The video landed on every home page possible. It turns out the towing company has horrible reputation online and they supposedly have terrible … [Read more...] about Britt McHenry returns to TV this weekend; no one to root for

VIDEO: Amy Schumer parodies Friday Night Lights, football rape culture

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Amy Schumer is becoming to the 2010s what Chris Rock was to the 1990s.  Her series, Inside Amy Schumer, brilliantly and hysterically slaughters every sacred cow imaginable. Schumer's take on both the oppressive annoyance of the drunken bachelorette party and the desperate-for-positive-press-celeb doing the cliche pity prom date were two examples of her comedic genius. Like … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Amy Schumer parodies Friday Night Lights, football rape culture

Britt McHenry was not well liked at Northwestern

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UPDATE: Britt McHenry among the large group of reporters laid off by ESPN The story of ESPN reporter Britt McHenry is not going away. The video (watch it here ICYMI) of her berating a tow company employee landed on all the homepages. Five days later, she's still a hot trending topic. That's a very long time in today's news cycle, which moves in minutes and hours, not days and … [Read more...] about Britt McHenry was not well liked at Northwestern

Longhorn Network’s Kaylee Hartung to make ESPN NFL debut

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Kaylee Hartung is a 29 year old reporter for ESPN's Longhorn Network, and formerly a CBS News reporter on the daily Washington Unplugged program and featured correspondent for Unplugged Under 40. In addition, Kaylee Hartung was an assistant to Bob Schieffer and associate producer of the Sunday public affairs program Face the Nation. She'll be reporting on an interesting feature … [Read more...] about Longhorn Network’s Kaylee Hartung to make ESPN NFL debut

Celtics sideline reporter Kristine Leahy now covering Army Football

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With the Boston Celtics reaching the NBA Eastern Conference Finals this past spring,  a Kristine Leahy post is long overdue; she is a local product after all. If you don't know by now, Kristine Leahy is currently a Sports Anchor and Reporter for Fox25 in Boston. She's also done NCAA Tournament work for CBS and Turner Sports. Prior to joining Fox, she served as the in-arena and … [Read more...] about Celtics sideline reporter Kristine Leahy now covering Army Football