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Did ESPN Blatantly Rip Off This Innocent-Looking Bald Man? You Be The Judge

So ESPN rolls out this new feature recently by Thomas Neuman called Ultimate NFL Power Rankings, in which he ranks the 32 NFL franchises. It's a somewhat complicated formula and a fun read, but wait a minute here. It's also looking very familiar. That's because a Dallas-Fort Worth-area radio sportscaster by the name of Bob Sturm has been doing virtually the same thing on his web site since 2001 — seven years before ESPN got the idea. Coincidence, or ripoff? Many of Sturm's followers think it's the latter. I talked with him by phone to get his take on it, and also got an official, if brief, response from ESPN. Let's watch the fun. More »

12:45 PM on Fri Sep 19 2008
By Rick Chandler
9,129 views, 40 comments

Most discussed Sports-Pun: In response to ESPN's rankings, Bob Sturm made a flushing noise followed by a boi-oi-oi-oi-oing! more »

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Watch Patrick And Olbermann Make An Awkward Attempt At Recapturing Chemistry Tonight

Even though Jason Whitlock (and plenty of others) think the re-teaming of Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick is a colossally bad idea, I'm still hopeful. At the very least, some of the magical glib that made them so good the first time around must still be around, right? Hopefully, the media powerhouse egos can be swept aside for a minute or two and it'll work. More »

5:30 PM on Thu Aug 7 2008
By DAULERIO
8,951 views, 23 comments

Latest by ToTheMoonReturns: If anyone knows about bad television appearances, it's Jason Whitlock. more »

Media Meltdowns

Dan Patrick Bites Back (Softly) At Jason Whitlock

Unamused by Jason Whitlock's "Football Night In America" take-down piece, Dan Patrick fired back at the mighty Whitlock today on his radio show. Patrick was pretty reserved, but seemed a little miffed at how he was painted by Whitlock as a person "who doesn't care about football." Patrick said on air in response, " Don't tell me I don't know how to do highlights." More »

3:00 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By DAULERIO
11,309 views, 37 comments

Latest by SonofSpurrier: WHITLOCK HUNGRY! more »

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Dara Torres Is Paying For Everyone's Sins

Granted, a 41-year-old woman breaking all sorts of swimming records is a red flag in today's performance-enhanced sports world, but is she being unfairly scrutinized? More »

6:30 PM on Wed Jul 9 2008
By DAULERIO
30,685 views, 841 comments

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On With The Big Show, Again

ESPN SportsCenter purists who long for the days of Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann's dry witticism- infused sports highlights should now rejoice at their cubicles until your employer calls security and has you escorted out of the building. More »

3:00 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By DAULERIO
11,872 views, 66 comments

DUAN!

This Is The *Ball That Will Grace The Hall

Dan Patrick's radio show this afternoon was very Bonds branded-ball heavy, grabbing baseball HOF president Jeff Idelson on for a few minutes to talk about how they finally wrestled the piece of history away from Marc Ecko. Lucky for them, the HOF was kind enough to send them a picture of the infamous branded hide that once was Barry Bonds' 756th homerun ball in all of its tainted glory. More »

7:00 PM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By DAULERIO
14,587 views, 707 comments

Latest by formerly Chief Wahoo: @buttons: @Magnakai Haaskivi: I'm much happier mooching off of Ms. Wahoo and living the life of a Bon Vivant. Alas, more »

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Media Approval Ratings: Dan Patrick

Among the many pleasures of "Costas Now" the other night was Dan Patrick explaining how the old "Big Show" was actually named ironically by him and Keith Olbermann. They called it "The Big Show" because they assumed no one was watching and had no numbers or reason to think otherwise. But people were definitely watching. More »

1:05 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Leitch
25,421 views, 111 comments

Latest by Zapp Brannigan's Girdle: @Brazil Thrill - Hawks Aficionado: His initials are DP. How can you not approve him solely based on that fact? Which more »

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Dan Patrick Finds Place To Peddle His Wares

We know you've been dying to find out the next move for Dan Patrick. He's got his national radio show now, his Web site and, hopefully, more Applebee's commercials with barbecue sauce all over himself. (Or whatever crappy chain restaurant that was; they all blend into one for us.) Well, Patrick has himself a new gig: He's about to become one of the biggest names at Sports Illustrated. More »

1:35 PM on Thu Oct 18 2007
By Leitch
11,611 views, 64 comments

Latest by Bearcat44: @Jubilation T. Cornpone: Add Vince Cellini, who had a call-in show on CNN during the mid-90's: Calling All Sports. more »

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Dan Patrick's Next Destination Is Duller Than You Think

Digging around the notes columns of the Chicago Sun-Times, The Big Lead thinks they've found what Dan Patrick's next move is. It's not nearly as exciting as we were hoping. More »

11:40 AM on Thu Jul 12 2007
By Leitch
15,934 views, 59 comments

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