ESPN Brings Betting Talk To The Mainstream - WUIS 91.9 Walk into a bar or spend some time in an airport and there's a good chance ESPN is on TV. What happens on its ever-present SportsCenter, airing live 18 times daily, resonates with sports fans around the country. So it matters that over the past couple of years, ESPN has increased coverage of what's always been an extremely sensitive topic for … [Read more...]
ESPN Brings Betting Talk To The Mainstream – KCUR
ESPN Brings Betting Talk To The Mainstream - KCUR Walk into a bar or spend some time in an airport and there's a good chance ESPN is on TV. What happens on its ever-present SportsCenter, airing live 18 times daily, resonates with sports fans around the country. So it matters that over the past couple of years, ESPN has increased coverage of what's always been an extremely sensitive topic for … [Read more...]
ESPN Brings Betting Talk To The Mainstream – NPR
ESPN Brings Betting Talk To The Mainstream - NPR 4:42Download This year's ESPN NCAA basketball coverage did not shy away from talking about the ordinarily sensitive topic of betting as much as it has in the past. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Walk into a bar or spend some time in an airport and there's a good chance ESPN is on TV. … [Read more...]
Exploring NFL's inconsistent reactions to erroneous ESPN reports – NBCSports.com
Exploring NFL's inconsistent reactions to erroneous ESPN reports - NBCSports.com I was occupied with other matters when the minor skirmish emerged regarding whether Tom Brady was limited to four hours in presenting his case during Tuesday’s appeal hearing. To summarize, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that the four-hour limitation applied, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello promptly tweeted a … [Read more...]
Finding the Fits: Don't overlook Walford among Raiders' rookies – CBSSports.com
Finding the Fits: Don't overlook Walford among Raiders' rookies - CBSSports.com Clive Walford should see plenty of balls from Derek Carr in Oakland. (USATSI) This is part of a series -- Finding the Fits -- in which NFLDraftScout.com will review the more intriguing picks made during the 2015 NFL Draft. The goal is to identify one relatively unheralded player per team who appears to be a … [Read more...]
Predicting the NFL's Top Rookie Performer at Every Position – Bleacher Report
Predicting the NFL's Top Rookie Performer at Every Position - Bleacher Report Gregory Bull/Associated PressMelvin Gordon of the San Diego Chargers projects to be the NFL's best rookie running back in 2015. As the NFL seems to have more and more immediately productive rookies with each passing season, there will likely be first-year players at every position who make an impact on the … [Read more...]
Predicting the Top Rookie Performer at Every Position – Bleacher Report
Predicting the Top Rookie Performer at Every Position - Bleacher Report Gregory Bull/Associated PressMelvin Gordon of the San Diego Chargers projects to be the NFL's best rookie running back in 2015. As the NFL seems to have more and more immediately productive rookies with each passing season, there will likely be first-year players at every position who make an impact on the field in 2015. … [Read more...]
Your Starting Lineup: Remembering the 1967 Saints – SportsNOLA.com
Your Starting Lineup: Remembering the 1967 Saints - SportsNOLA.com Legendary running back Jim Taylor (#31) totes the ball for the expansion New Orleans Saints in 1967. Some of you can vividly recall the first time the New Orleans Saints took the field in a 1967 exhibition game against the Los Angeles Rams (Aug. 2, 1967) and the regular season opener at home, also against the Rams. Some … [Read more...]
The Obtuse Triangle – New York Times
The Obtuse Triangle - New York Times The sacred text arrived at dusk on a Thursday in November. I opened the package and found a 216-page, red hardbound book with worn buckram corners that brought to mind something used to teach high school geometry 50 years ago. The previous owner had inscribed his name on the flyleaf and made sufficient notations in the margins throughout that I recalled a story … [Read more...]
Ray Fittipaldo's Steelers chat transcript – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ray Fittipaldo's Steelers chat transcript - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ray Fittipaldo's Steelers chat transcript June 22, 2015 3:33 PM Share with others: Tweet By Ray Fittipaldo / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Today’s poll: What is the biggest story line headed into training camp? Development of young OLBs ( 17% ) … [Read more...]