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ESPN Fires 'Con Artist' Columnist

Rob Quinn — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:34:58 CDT

ESPN has fired a writer who went from being a poster on the message boards at gambling site Covers.com to being a star columnist at ESPN.com without anybody checking her real identity. Sarah Phillips was sacked soon after Deadspin ran a lengthy expose questioning her identity and accusing...

Fox Considers Sports Network to Rival ESPN

John Johnson — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:24:21 CDT

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is looking at launching a national sports channel to rival ESPN, reports Bloomberg . It quotes one insider as saying the owner of Fox News could pull the trigger late this year. The Wall Street Journal , which is owned by Murdoch, quotes an anonymous source (maybe one...

Jeremy Lin Meets Fired Headline Writer

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:04:12 CDT

Jeremy Lin has met with the ESPN headline writer who was fired over an offensive headline he wrote about the Knicks star's first loss, and all appears to be forgiven."It went incredible," Anthony Federico, 28, told Newsday . "We talked for an hour. I'm just so thankful." Federico has previously...

Peyton Manning Picks Broncos: Report

Kevin Spak — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:09:30 CDT

Is Tebow-mania on its knees in Denver? Peyton Manning has told his agent to begin negotiations with the Broncos, sources tell Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen of ESPN . In a TV appearance, Schefter said Manning "fully intends" to play in Denver, and has already discussed the parameters of a 5-year,...

Fired ESPN Editor on Lin Headline: 'Honest Mistake'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:51:49 CST

The canned ESPN editor behind the apparently racist Jeremy Lin headline tells the New York Daily News it was "an honest mistake," and "had nothing to do with me being cute or punny." Anthony Federico says he's used the phrase "chink in the armor" in "at least 100" headlines over...

ESPN Cans Worker Behind Lin Headline

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:39:30 CST

ESPN is really, really, really sorry for the racist headline referring to Knicks star Jeremy Lin that briefly appeared on its mobile site, and now it has fired the employee responsible for the slip. "We again apologize, especially to Mr. Lin. His accomplishments are a source of great pride to...

ESPN Sorry for Awful Jeremy Lin Headline

John Johnson — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:57:12 CST

ESPN apologized today for some badly chosen words in the wake of Jeremy Lin's first loss as a New York Knick: A headline on its mobile site read "Chink in the armor" for about a half-hour before getting yanked, reports Outsports.com . A network statement called the headline "offensive" and...

Sky Camera Falls on Insight Bowl

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:02:50 CST

It wasn't exactly a Kodak moment. An ESPN sky camera came crashing down to nearly cream a college football player during the weekend Insight Bowl. Iowa Hawkeyes receiver Martin McNutt Jr. dodged the heavy video camera but briefly became entangled in the rig's guide wire. He wasn't hurt, reports ABC...

Hank Hits Back at Fox, ESPN —in Song

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:28:17 CDT

Hank Williams Jr. is hitting back at the media—how else?—in song. The country artist’s Monday Night Football intro was dumped by ESPN after he compared President Obama to Hitler on Fox News (or Williams did the dumping himself, depending on who you ask). And now he’s written a...