Two weeks into the NFL season, ESPN ran a Sunday morning special exploring why the third-string quarterback of the Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow, had become the most polarizing figure in American sports — more polarizing than trash-talking NBA behemoths; more polarizing than foul-mouthed Serena Williams; more polarizing than NFL all-stars who father numerous children by … Read more
Over the past few months, my MLB Nighttime Viewing Program of Choice has slowly migrated from ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” (my favorite sports segment for many, many years) to the upstart MLB Network’s “MLB Tonight.” Part of this migratory process is directly attributable to the “live-look-ins” and significantly greater amounts of “live baseball” MLB Tonight includes … Read more
I’ve always enjoyed Rick Reilly’s writing. His peculiar balance of brutally hilarious sarcasm and extraordinary feel-good stories that no one else seems able to find has kept him at the top of the sportswriting world for many years. His latest article for ESPN, detailing Denver Nuggets’ coach George Karl’s battle with cancer, doesn’t really fall into … Read more