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Race baiting: ESPN’s Rob Parker asks if RGIII is a ‘cornball brother’ on ESPN’s ‘First Take’
December 14, 2012 · No comments

Rob Parker asks if Robert Griffin III is a "cornball brother" on ESPN because Washington Redskins QB has white fiancee and (gasp) might vote Republican...Mike McCarthy, ex-boss of MSG Networks turned CEO of St. Louis Blues, joins Manhattan Place Entertainment...MORE

Miami Vice: Marlins owner Jeff Loria cons taxpayers who paid for his new ballpark
November 14, 2012 · No comments

This one's such a crime they should call in Crockett and Tubbs to investigate. After conning fans and politicians into building them a new $515 million stadium, the Miami Marlins are trading almost all their stars to the Toronto Blue Jays...MORE

Lance Armstrong stripped of 7 Tour de France wins; fired by Oakley sunglasses
October 22, 2012 · No comments

Lance Armstrong is finished as an endorser. On Monday, he was fired by one of his last remaining sponsors, Oakley, after cycling's governing body stripped him of his seven Tour de France titles and banned him for life. Armstrong was previously booted by Nike, A-B and others...MORE

Domino Effect: Lance Armstrong’s fall could spark global exodus of cycling sponsors
October 21, 2012 · 1 comment

Pro cycling is in trouble following Lance Armstrong's crash and burn. Dutch Rabobank pulled its sponsorship Friday, saying "it's no longer convinced that the international professional world of cycling can make this a clean and fair sport."

Why fans don’t trust media: Reporter apologizes for false P.E.D. report on Robinson Cano of NY Yankees
October 5, 2012 · No comments

Shame on this twit. A TV reporter is apologizing for falsely tweeting that Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees failed a performance-enhancing drug test. "I should've admitted it was false and apologized right away," says Dan Tordjman. Ya think?...MLB attendance up 2%...MORE

Payback’s a bitch. It was payback time by media for Roger Goodell’s NFL
September 27, 2012 · No comments

Pro football's long national nightmare is over: the NFL's real referees are returning to work for Week 4. While we're doing post-mortems, let's take a look at the sports media's often over-the-top coverage of the replacement refs controversy...MORE

Fed-up football fans petition NFL: Bring back real referees — NOW!
September 25, 2012 · No comments

The NFL's Sleepless in Seattle after the worst officiating blunder of the season by incompetent, scab refs cost the Green Bay Packers the game vs. the Seattle Seahawks Monday night. The debacle in Seattle is igniting a fan petition to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to bring back the real refs -- NOW

HBO’s Real Sports takes on reasons behind ‘Fan-on-Fan Violence’
September 19, 2012 · No comments

HBO's Bernard Goldberg pinpoints one reason for the explosion in fan-on-fan-violence at sporting events. The breakdown in traditional institutions across the USA: home, family, organized religion...MORE

Video: Watch Tom Coughlin confront Greg Schiano over cheap shot on Eli Manning
September 16, 2012 · 2 comments

Ticked-off New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin confronted Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano after Schiano's players cheap-shotted Eli Manning during the game-ending kneel-down play in the Giants' 41-34 win over the Bucs.