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MourningView posted:My good friend Jason Whitlock, powerful man, a tremendous college football player, who, by the way, has been treated very unfairly by ESPN and Fox News, he said to me, Mr. President, you can say it. All these rappers say it, so I think you should too. And he's so right. So we're going to consider saying it very strongly. jesus christ
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MourningView posted:My good friend Jason Whitlock, powerful man, a tremendous college football player, who, by the way, has been treated very unfairly by ESPN and Fox News, he said to me, Mr. President, you can say it. All these rappers say it, so I think you should too. And he's so right. So we're going to consider saying it very strongly. 
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MourningView posted:My good friend Jason Whitlock, powerful man, a tremendous college football player, who, by the way, has been treated very unfairly by ESPN and Fox News, he said to me, Mr. President, you can say it. All these rappers say it, so I think you should too. And he's so right. So we're going to consider saying it very strongly. good lord
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Important update: https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1319099272391020545?s=20
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FINE, jeez, I'll go back to foxsports.com
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And this is different from ESPN INsider how
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InsensitiveSeaBass posted:And this is different from ESPN INsider how I'd assume they'll both roll into ESPN+
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Yeah I think insider rolled into +, or will soon if it hasn't already
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They announced that last year I think? I know I got an email about it, but can't find it at the moment.
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DJExile posted:Yeah I think insider rolled into +, or will soon if it hasn't already It already did at least a year ago. I don't really understand what the difference here is, are they just putting more stuff behind the paywall, I guess? It'd be nice if this lead to them fixing their extremely broken app.
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The way I read it, a lot more of their longform and in-depth stuff is going behind the paywall. After a while the only stuff on the free side is likely going to be breaking news, scores, and quick game recaps.
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Crazy Ted posted:Minnesota sportswiting legend Sid Hartman died this afternoon at age 100. https://www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-vikings/post/_/id/18664/that-day-when-prince-met-sid-hartman
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If the WWE's involved its hard to imagine it being anything more than a hagiography in the way THe Last Dance was for Jordan.
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Oh good, it’s been a few months since Vince congratulated himself for the attitude era. Looking forward to something like Bill claiming to have held Vince’s feet to the fire because he asked about Montreal, but not mentioning Mel Phillips because nobody at WWE even told him about it.
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soggybagel posted:If the WWE's involved its hard to imagine it being anything more than a hagiography in the way THe Last Dance was for Jordan. I thought The Last Dance going soft on MJ was mostly just funny, but it's gonna be way harder to swallow a jump from "They didn't show how big of an rear end in a top hat that guy was" to "They covered up/undersold decades of legitimate criminal activity"
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xbilkis posted:I thought The Last Dance going soft on MJ was mostly just funny, but it's gonna be way harder to swallow a jump from "They didn't show how big of an rear end in a top hat that guy was" to "They covered up/undersold decades of legitimate criminal activity" Yep. I sure don't see them asking about Snuka during this.
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Drew Magary's profile of Al Michaels in Defector today is really great. It's very direct in its criticism but also very adoring, in a way that doesn't feel disharmonious. Drew comes across like such a goofy idiot on the podcast, including when he has a guest to interview, that it's legitimately bewildering to read something so thoughtful from him.
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Cognac McCarthy posted:Drew Magary's profile of Al Michaels in Defector today is really great. It's very direct in its criticism but also very adoring, in a way that doesn't feel disharmonious. Drew comes across like such a goofy idiot on the podcast, including when he has a guest to interview, that it's legitimately bewildering to read something so thoughtful from him. ngl it was pretty endearing to hear drew gush over bob mould... to bob mould (mostly because i also love husker du so i get it); i don’t consider him a Serious Journalist in the grantland rice mold but he’s a pretty good writer all told same with spencer hall
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Cognac McCarthy posted:Drew Magary's profile of Al Michaels in Defector today is really great. It's very direct in its criticism but also very adoring, in a way that doesn't feel disharmonious. Drew comes across like such a goofy idiot on the podcast, including when he has a guest to interview, that it's legitimately bewildering to read something so thoughtful from him. His book about parenting was so well written and relatable to me. He is a super thoughtful guy even if it doesn’t come off that way in things like the podcast and Why Your Team Sucks.
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Cognac McCarthy posted:Drew Magary's profile of Al Michaels in Defector today is really great. It's very direct in its criticism but also very adoring, in a way that doesn't feel disharmonious. Drew comes across like such a goofy idiot on the podcast, including when he has a guest to interview, that it's legitimately bewildering to read something so thoughtful from him. His profile of the Duck Dynasty guy was actually really fair and interesting. Who else could have gotten quotes like those?
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Apparently Bill Simmons has got the rights to executive produce (read: shoot the poo poo with) a Netflix documentary on Trump Fundraiser and wrestling weirdo Vince McMahon. Ringer being anti-union makes more and more sense.
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Speaking of sports (entertainment) journalism https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1321866315527786496?s=21
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NickRoweFillea posted:Speaking of sports (entertainment) journalism forums poster, too!
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https://twitter.com/HaleyOSomething/status/1322255094688051200 Ringer feels like it's bleeding talent lately
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That's what happens when you hire talented people and never give them promotions.
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howe_sam posted:That's what happens when you hire talented people and never give them promotions.
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FMguru posted:Or raises, or pay them a living wage to start with. They're getting paid in the experience of getting to make propaganda documentaries about Vince McMahon
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xbilkis posted:https://twitter.com/HaleyOSomething/status/1322255094688051200 This one feels a long time coming, she hasn’t written an article or been on a podcast in months it seems. Hope she lands on her feet.
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The Atlantic gave known plagiarist Ruth Shalit Barrett a chance at redemption and got burned by it
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