Double standard - yahoo sports
Someone finally has the sack to call out ESPN for what they are... Tabloid journalists.
For a while "SportsCenter" – the overwhelmingly most powerful force in sports media – lost its way with a silly parade of sorry would-be standup comics as anchors. Now it has backed off that slightly and gone straight tabloid.
Daily coverage of Barry Bonds. Daily coverage of Terrell Owens. Daily coverage of whatever outrageous character it can drum up. "Up next on Cold Pizza, a clinical psychologist gives a diagnosis of Bob Knight." (No joke).
Thanks you Dan Wetzel. I actually remember when I used to watch Sportscenter religiously... I think it was about 5 years ago. Now ESPN just pisses me off. I just love seeing all these basketball games on ESPN U and ESPN Classic as an attempt to hold Cable companies hostage.
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Thanks, Steve. That was a great article that I would have never found myself.
I have such fond memories of Sportscenter from back in "the day" that I too cannot watch it today. I will only watch ESPN (a) on Monday nights because I have no choice for MNF, and (b) if there's a college game on. I haven't watched more than 60 seconds of Sportscenter in years. Sad.
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