The Big Four Get the Attention: Another Pastime in Crisis
As we get set for the next round of labor negotiations in the major televised sports, including what could be a lengthy pause in the NBA world after this year’s Finals, I thought I’d put the spotlight on another sport in jeopardy. In this case, it’s not a matter of finding an answer to splitting […]
Ice Cream. Ice Cream. We All Scream For …
You can finish the thought. It’s a concept that makes you go “Ewwww.” It just does. You all remember the “Friends” episode where drinking Phoebe’s breast milk became a gag. The concept of breast milk consumption has been out there before and frankly, I’m surprised it took so long for this concept to come into […]
Heidi: From Kimmel to The Goodie Bags
The Oscars are already replete with star power. You have James Franco and Anne Hathaway holding it down as the hosts. George Clooney joins the mix as a presenter … and there’s a tribute to “Shrek” (sigh) as the Animated Feature category celebrates its 10th anniversary. I want Franco to win his category as a […]
Charlie Sheen on The Loose Cannons with Pat O’Brien, Steve Hartman and Vic The Brick
Earlier today, “Two & A Half Men” star Charlie Sheen joined The Loose Cannons on FOX Sports Radio to talk about the latest in the ever-expanding battle between the actor and the show’s producers. Charlie sounds chipper, positive and ready for a battle. I particularly enjoyed the “I don’t have a tuxedo that fits. My […]
Marisa Miller at DirecTV Beach Bowl 2011
Mike Harmon of FOXSports.com, FOX Sports Radio & SwollenDome.com had a chance to catch up Marisa Miller during Super Bowl festivities in Dallas. The supermodel, former SI Swimsuit Issue cover girl and reigning MVP of the DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl talks training regimens, competition and the revenge factor from the 2010 game (she had an, […]
Adam Wainwright’s Elbow: Central Division and Fantasy World Changer
I was set to begin the daily podcast that John Halpin & I do each day on BlogTalkRadio when news broke of Adam Wainwright’s elbow injury. Any thoughts of business as usual and trucking through the divisional overviews went to the wayside. Wainwright reportedly felt a tug in his elbow during Monday’s workout and was […]
Carmelo Heads to New York: The Long Nightmare is Over
I had hoped that Carmelo Anthony would be traded during the NBA All-Star Game itself, thereby allowing the scoring machine to do a WWE-like “Heel” move to strip off the WEST jersey. Alas, it didn’t go down until Monday night … after he’d taped a spot with Conan O’Brien. The picture from The Denver Post‘s […]
Jose Bautista Signs a Huge Deal: Worth It?
Congratulations go out to Toronto third baseman Jose Bautista, who reportedly scored a monster 5-year, $65-million deal on the heels of his huge 2010 season. He slammed 92 extra-base hits, including 54 home runs, while driving in 124 runs with a .260 batting average (he’s a career .244 hitter). I applaud Bautista and his agent […]
The Never Miss … Club is Down One
I’ll be the first to admit that the seemingly never-ending run of Super Bowl commercials featuring the “Never Miss a Super Bowl Club” became irksome. Perhaps it was a function of jealousy. I mean, that’s a pretty impressive run for anything in this world. Perhaps it was just a trigger for self-loathing because the television […]
Quasi-Rested and Ready for the Next Evolution
I’ve finally gotten myself back to level, or close enough, following my five-day run in Dallas for the Super Bowl XLV festivities. The days are long, the coffee cups pile up and you run from event to event trying to grab sound, photos and get that great quote. Now, I’m ready to kick things into […]
Media Row Wrap: Friday Edition
As I write this, many radio stations have packed up their equipment and called it a week. Some of them scrambled to the airport to try and get home. Others loaded their equipment into their hotel rooms and went off in search of libations and other leisure activities, including myriad parties now being heavily discounted. […]
Media Row: The Cavalcade of Stars
The feeding frenzy that is the media center began with a whisper early in the week. You may know all of the jokes, but the general thought is that Monday is the day for media-on-media love. That is to say, the product pitching doesn’t normally begin until the middle of the week, thereby leaving members […]
In The Air and Dallas-Bound
The countdown is on. I’m putting together the bags and readying my head for what will assuredly become a five-day marathon. At 6:10 am PT, the wheels should be up and I’ll be crashed out for a brief nap before arriving in Dallas. I don’t suspect that the weather will stop me out of LA, […]