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After Erin Andrews completed her third place finish on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” I posed the question where will she land next? And on June 15th, 2010 I wrote right here in this spot “Erin Andrews should replace Brooke Burke as host of DWTS.” It looks like ABC/Disney is listening to me because today that exact move was announced.
Apparently, there’s a new heiress to the supposed “Sideline Princess” throne. Watch tonight with the Thursday night college football game of the week.
ESPN’s Jenn Brown is a former bikini model (which obviously gave her more journalistic credentials than even Medill graduates) and gymnast (again making her clearly more qualified in news reporting than the thousands of experienced j-school grads dying for her job). She also attended the same school (University of Florida) as the reigning Media Princess Erin Andrews.
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By Paul M. Banks
If you were watching last night’s NFL Draft on ESPN, you undoubtedly saw the updates from premier sideline princesses Erin Andrews (at the home of ND quarterback Jimmy Clausen) and Jenn Brown (reporting from the house of Texas signal-caller Colt McCoy). Neither QB was drafted last night, so it means we’ll likely be treated to more eye candy tonight, as the reigning Queen and crown princess of sports media will undoubtedly see a lot more airtime.
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By Paul M. Banks
In both the worlds of both sports journalism and search engine recognition, Erin Andrews, Queen of the Sideline Princesses, is a tour de force. It seems like everyone out there loves her. Or so we thought until the stalking/nude video taping incident occurred. And now it appears another perverse nutbar, somewhat influenced by Michael David Barrett actually, is after EA.
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By Paul M. Banks
With six Final Fours and two national title game appearances in the last 12 years, the 2000s have been without a doubt the most fruitful period in Michigan State basketball history. The decade kicked off with the 2000 National title, and every player to stay all four years at State has been to at least one Final Four since Tom Izzo took over the program in 1995.
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By Paul Schmidt and Paul M. Banks
We’re live from the headquarters of The Sports Bank, at our top secret Chicago headquarters.
We’re live blogging the game.
We’re wearing orange and blue.
I think we might be pulling out the rooting clothes tonight, boys and girls!! Tip off is in just a few minutes, so let’s get this stupid Rhode Island/Virginia Tech NIT Quarterfinal game over… [Read more…]
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By Paul M. Banks
INDIANAPOLIS- Gonzaga. Bradley. Utah. Georgia. Missouri. Those were the five opponents Illinois played on neutral courts this season. All five were losses. Given that the entire NCAA tournament is played on neutral courts, it was IMPERATIVE that Illinois get at least ONE win on a non-partisan floor at the Big Ten Tournament before the big dance begins. So after the Illini’s 58-54 win over Wisconsin, I made sure a question about Illinois getting the monkey off their back got asked.
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By Paul M. Banks
“Child Please!!!” Wait till you see who’s joining “Erin Pageviews” and the artist formerly known as Chad Johnson on the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.”
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By Paul M. Banks
This page is a must view for all Illini fans! Here a few pictures and Flipshare videos from Saturday’s HUGE win over #5 Michigan St. and the ESPN College Gameday broadcast
To view the Facebook album these pics are contain in go here. There will be more pics in this week’s Big 10 Power Rankings, so be sure to check back here Thursday. For more TSB Flipshare videos, be sure to check out our YouTube Channel here.
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By Paul M. Banks
Chris Rock once told us “No matter who you are, there’s no sex in the Champagne room”. Equally true- Even if you’re a top 5 ranked team, there’s no easy games visiting the House of ‘Paign. This Champaign party date has been circled on the calendar for months. The hype has been building for a long time. Dickie V. is here. Erin Pageviews is (I mean Erin Andrews) is here. And we’re just one hour from tip off. Here’s a few more links to get for the game.
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By Paul M. Banks
ESPN sideline princess Erin Andrews is a huge star in the internet and sports nerd worlds, but now she has the proper card to play in order to go more mainstream. And it’s not the “sex sells” card. To find out what new asset EA has going for her, continue reading after the jump.
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