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Sideline Reporters

Gregg Popovich admits he’s a jerk to sideline reporters; wife doesn’t like it

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is as disrespectful to sideline reporters as he is successful as a coach. The strange thing is the coach admits he’s a jerk toward them. “I know, I’m a jerk. I’m going to go ahead and admit it publicly to …

Kristina Akra May Be the Hottest Sideline Reporter Out There (Pictures)

Move over Erin Andrews, Jenn Brown, Charissa Thompson and the rest of the inexplicably hot sideline reporter and sports broadcaster community.  Kristina Akra wants her title shot, and we here at LBS are already prepared to hand her the belt.  The Big …

Reporter Thinks He’s About to Take Soccer Ball to the Head

Apparently seeing this sideline reporter get dinged in the head with a soccer ball has spooked other members of the sideline reporter community in Europe.  Nobody wants to take a soccer ball to the head from a professional footballer, and …

Reporter Takes Soccer Ball to the Head: Intentional or Not?

We have to assume reporters who do the pregame show for a soccer game in Germany know where to set up shop so that they’re safely removed from the line of fire.  As we can see here, they try to avoid painful occurrences by stationing themselves …

Chris Rock Punked by Phil Jackson During Interview with Doris Burke

As seriously as some people take the NBA, I’m glad that ABC is there to remind us that it’s nothing more than entertainment. That’s the message they were trying to send, right? Flashing to celebrities left and right and sending a …

Brad Childress Lies to Chris Myers About Game Plan, No Surprise

I’ve often talked about how useless sideline reporters are and how much I can’t stand in-game interviews. Sideline reporters bring nothing to the table and are nothing more than eye candy, except in the rarest of circumstances. In-game …

Billy Gillispie Isn’t Fond of Halftime Interviews with Jeannine Edwards

This is like the dream scenario for me. I’m a huge Billy Gillispie fan, having gone on the record a long time ago saying that it was a great hire for Kentucky. I still feel that way. Perhaps it’s because I think on the same level as this …

Kevin Garnett Hits on Michele Tafoya

I’ve already made it pretty clear what I think (or don’t think) of sideline reporters. It’s not necessarily them that I don’t like, it’s just that I don’t like their role. The don’t serve a purpose. Why did …

ESPN Dropping Sideline Reporters on Monday Night Football? Hopefully

I realize I’m doing myself a bit of a disservice hoping for such a fate, but I can’t help but speak in total honesty. Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk (via Ballhype) is saying that ESPN will be dropping sideline reports on Monday Night …

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