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Reporter Julie Tristan repeatedly hits on David Freese during extremely uncomfortable fluff piece (Video)

Reporter Julie Tristan is becoming known this across the country, and it’s not for a good reason. The host of KSDK’s “Show Me St. Louis!” did a feature last week on Cardinals third baseman David Freese riding the new Mr. …

NHL announcer Dave Strader: Honkytown takes down Hockeytown (Video)

NHL play-by-play announcer Dave Strader ventured into a touchy area with his final call of the Predators-Red Wings series on Friday night. Nashville had just beaten Detroit 2-1 to win the series in five games, and Strader celebrated the moment with a …

Skip Bayless

Skip Bayless called out by Jalen Rose for being crappy high school basketball player

As I’ve stated before, I don’t ever watch Skip Bayless on TV or pay attention to anything he says, so I have no idea what he does or does not say on his show or Twitter feed. Apparently he was recently bragging about his high school …

Kevin Durant calls out Skip Bayless: ‘That guy doesn’t know a thing about basketball’

Kevin Durant called out resident ESPN antagonist Skip Bayless for his lack of basketball knowledge Monday. Responding to the clown’s apparent comments that Russell Westbrook shoots too much for the Thunder (don’t ask me, I don’t pay …

Knicks call report they withheld Jeremy Lin surgery news an extortion attempt

The Knicks responded to a damaging report from the New York Daily News by calling it an extortion attempt from the paper. The Daily News reported Monday that the Knicks withheld information about Jeremy Lin needing surgery on his knee until after the …

Warren Sapp

Jeremy Shockey blasts Warren Sapp over damaging snitch allegation

Warren Sapp irresponsibly tweeted Wednesday that Jeremy Shockey was the “snitch” who told the NFL investigators about the Saints bounty system. Shockey, who played for the Saints two of the three years they had bounties, denied …

NCAA Tournament talk brings out some of the lamest cliches in broadcasting

If you have ever happened upon a big dance, we would like to hear from you. If you know someone who has had their ticket punched, please let us know. Has your bubble burst lately? If it has, perhaps you should consult a gastroenterologist or, barring …

Tampa radio host Dan Sileo wants Bucs to get ‘those three monkeys’ (Audio)

Tampa radio host Dan Sileo (pictured) seemed to cross a major racial line Monday when he called players the Buccaneers were rumored to be pursuing “three monkeys.” The players in question are Jonathan Vilma, Cortland Finnegan, and Vincent …

TV anchor Ross Shimabaku calls Danica Patrick a b*tch, apologizes if he offended anyone (Videos)

Ross Shimabaku did falls in the second category. Last week, Shimabaku, an anchor for FOX 5 in San Diego, pretty much called Danica a b*itch on air. Here’s the video:

Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly insisted HBO can’t talk about out-of-ring incidents

How image conscious and controlling is Floyd Mayweather Jr.? The boxer reportedly insisted that if HBO wanted to produce his fight on May 5th against Miguel Cotto, their announcers would not be able to discuss his out-of-ring affairs. Sports by …

Knicks radio voice Spero Dedes ‘Jeremy Lin shows a chink in the armor’ (Audio)

Turns out ESPN Mobile and ESPN television anchor Max Bretos weren’t the only ones to use an offensive slur against Asians when discussing Jeremy Lin. Knicks radio voice Spero Dedes did too. On his final call of the Knicks’ 89-85 loss to …

ESPN apologizes for Jeremy Lin headline, has made the same mistake before

It may be time for the folks over at ESPN to permanently retire the phrase you see in the screen grab above. If their writers and anchors simply don’t use it, they might be able to avoid major controversies. Early Saturday morning, an extremely …

ESPN Mobile calls Knicks’ loss ‘Chink in the armor’ (Picture)

MSG had already toed the line of racism when they showed a picture (or fan’s sign) of Jeremy Lin’s face above a fortune cookie Wednesday. ESPN has gone clear past that line and straight into the offensive with the above headline seen on …

Shaq and Jalen Rose fighting again, trying to decide who’s a worse analyst

A feud between Shaq and Jalen Rose that has been brewing since at least 2010 reappeared on Thursday night. Jalen, now a DUI getting, racist statement making NBA analyst for ESPN, sent the following tweet Thursday evening mocking Shaq’s girth: …

MSG displays Jeremy Lin fortune cookie image (Picture)

Here’s something MSG probably would like to take back. During Wednesday night’s broadcast of the Knicks’ 100-85 win over the Kings, the network displayed this unfortunate (get it?) image of Jeremy Lin‘s head over a fortune …

Jason Whitlock

Jason Whitlock apologizes for ruining Jeremy Lin’s story, not for racist joke

Jason Whitlock addressed the racist tweet he sent about Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin Friday, apologizing for ruining the great story, but failing to apologize for invoking a stereotype. Responding to the Asian American Journalists Association which …

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