CNN Eyes New President
CNN is looking for a new president to run the channel after Jim Walton stepped down last summer. Mark Shapiro, who has worked at Dick Clark Productions and ESPN, is rumored to be in the running, along with Jeff Zucker,
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Casey Affleck to Write, Direct Josh Hamilton Biopic
Casey Affleck’s directorial career took a hit with the 2010 documentary “I’m Still Here.” The film, an elaborate pop culture stunt featuring Joaquin Phoenix’s faux attempt at a rap career, failed to catch fire with both critics and audiences alike.
NFL Pulls Ref From Game Over 'Open Rooting,' Will Media?
The National Football League seems to have done it right. For last Sunday’s Saints vs Panthers game, the NFL pulled a referee from the game because they were alerted to his Facebook page that showed he was a big fan
CNN's LZ Granderson Still Spinning 'You Didn't Build That'
Author LZ Granderson took to the web pages of CNN to wax poetic as to why no one likes Mitt Romney. Assuming some J school credited this nitwit, they should immediately be stripped of all accreditation as an entity of
Olympic Medalist Honors Slain Israeli Athletes
Aly Raisman, the Jewish-American gymnast who won two gold medals in London, honored the massacred Israelis from the 1972 Munich Olympics when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would not, saying, “If there had been a moment’s silence,” Raisman said, ”
70,000 Penn State Fans Lambast ESPN for Smearing Paterno
Showing no signs of higher intelligence, over 70,000 Penn State students and fans of Penn State “liked” a Facebook comment on the Penn State page that demands ESPN apologize for “dragging Joe Paterno though the dirt.” The comment is directed
Obama on ESPN: Original Dream Team Better Than 2012 Version
Always eager to leap before an unattended camera, President Obama took advantage of a trip to the Verizon Center for a USA-Brazil pre-Olympic basketball game to give ESPN his opinion on the 1992 vs. 2012 Dream Team. “This is a
Hank Williams, Jr.'s New Album Targets Obama
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Hank Williams, Jr. is a country singer, record executive and political pundit, and he wears all those hats on his new CD, “Old School, New Rules”. He picks up on politics where he left off last year
Rose Injury Deflates Chicago
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Sean Penn Receives Humanitarian Award From Haiti
Sean Penn, socialist and America-hater nonpareil, has been given the 2012 Peace Summit Award for his humanitarian work in Haiti. Fittingly, the award was presented by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. After accepting the award, Penn moaned, “It’s an overused
State police probing Saints alleged wiretapping
By BRETT MARTELAP Sports WriterNEW ORLEANSA joint Louisiana state police and FBI task force is investigating allegations that the New Orleans Saints set up general manager Mickey Loomis’ booth in the Superdome so he could listen in on opposing coaches.
'21 Jump Street' Star Rob Riggle to Host ESPYs Ceremony
NEW YORK, April 20 (UPI) –Comedian Rob Riggle is to serve as host of the 2012 ESPYs, which honor the best in sports, at a ceremony in Los Angeles this summer, ESPN said Friday. Riggle is best known as a
No Objections to Olbermann's Potential Purchase of Orioles
Keith Olbermann is reportedly part of a group looking to purchase the Baltimore Orioles: Sources have reported that Billy Ripken is heading a group of investors that includes Keith Olbermann, Harold Reynolds, C. Dean Metropoulos, and The Topps Company, Inc. Progressives/liberals were upset
ESPN Axes Ad Campaign for Religious 'Overtones'
Did you know ESPN had a policy against religious overtones? Apparently theydo. Nascar driver Blake Koch was sponsored by RiseUpandRegister.com, a group seeking to register one million new people to vote. Their planwas to reach potential voters who love Nascar via
Saints Head Coach Payton Suspended For Season
Saints coach Sean Payton has been suspended for one year, former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely, general manager Mickey Loomis was suspended for the first eight regular-season games, the team was fined $500,000 and lost two second-round draft
Reports: Manning To Sign With Denver
NFL quarterback Peyton Manning will reportedly sign with the Denver Broncos, surprising experts who predicted he would join the Miami Dolphins, the Arizona Cardinals or the San Francisco 49ers. Manning parted ways with the Indianapolis Colts earlier this months after
Tuesday Crib Sheet: Walsh Slams RT America, ESPN Warns Staff Over Twitter Use
– Photos from journalism’s past. “I can’t wait until we get Photoshop, guys!” NYT – News outlets fall for receipt hoax: A wealthy banker set off public outrage after he allegedly followed up a $133 meal by leaving his waitress a one
NYT's Charles Blow Mocks Romney's "Magic Underwear"
Wow. Déclassé. And I’m not even a Romney fan. From NRO: We just witnessed ESPN firing an employee for using the phrase “chink in the armor” in a headline about the New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin. While no one could prove a desire
Thursday Crib Sheet: Gas Prices Soar Faster Than News Can Report It
– The cost of gas jumps 10 cents during ABC’s “World News” broadcast. – Why was Fast and Furious not included as a main discussion in last night’s debate? The debate took place in Arizona of all places, a border state,
Wednesday Morning Crib Sheet: MSM Spreads False VA Law Narrative, Lara Logan 'Safe At Home'
– Is Media Matters Obama’s Watergate? – Meghan McCain debates the Virginia law … without having read it or even an “emoticon” of familiarity with it. My favorite quote from McCain, ever: “Vaginal probing is something I’ve had friends texting me about ‘what
Presidents Day Crib Sheet: SNL Flubs Birth Rates, ESPN Fires Staffer For Slur
– Amy Poehler: “We need contraception. There are too many people.” Except there aren’t. All over the birth rates are declining. We already have a government too big for our population, pretty soon ourgovernment will out-populate our population. It negatively affects our economy
ESPN's Historic Racial Slur
Use all the sports superlatives you’d like on this one. Unbelievable! Unconscionable! Unthinkable! Take your pick, this will go into the Hall of Fame for historic racial slurs. The New York Knicks put together an amazing winning streak with Taiwanese
Monday Morning Crib Sheet: The Media Matters Bomb, ESPN and Sexism
– The Daily Caller drops a bomb on Media Matters for America. We learn MMfA head David Brock is a self-infatuated, paranoid hypocrite who has more bodyguards than fans (and apparently encourages an assistant to break gun laws), and what we
Daily Call Sheet: Youth Move Online, 'Bridesmaids' Takes VOD Crown, Denzel Waterboarded, and Cancel Your Cable!
GOING STREAMING, CANCELLING CABLE Fascinating reader Email: I cancelled cable about a year ago, and have not regretted it once. The only casualties have been about ten pounds and a callused channel-flipping thumb. Steaming really is a major time saver
Daily Call Sheet: Mel Gibson Wants to Change Everything, ESPN Fights Back, True Crime-a-Palooza
MEL GIBSON’S FILM ‘GET THE GRINGO’ BYPASSES THEATERS WITH DIRECTV VOD DEAL “Get the Gringo” is actually the new title. The film has been advertised as “How I Spent My Summer Vacation.” This is a radical move on Gibson’s part.
