I hope those of you in the Mid-Atlantic states are ok after Hurricane Sandy. I’m lucky to still have power after yesterday’s gusts in Southern New England. I know many are not. Hopefully you’re ok after Sandy and you can...
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30Oct
Category: Jay the Rat
Ok, linkage has been really scarce over the last month and a half and I apologize for that. My schedules have been quite busy and it’s been tough to sit down for the time it takes to gather the links....
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Lots of stuff going on here and it’s prevented me from providing links. I’ll do some now while I can. Anthony Crupi of Adweek reports that the NFL has put the kybosh on a new Thursday Night Football package until...
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Let’s do some linkage. The Weekend Viewing Picks give you everything to you need for your viewing pleasure. Let’s do this. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that primetime is the right time for college football. Tripp Mickle of...
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14Sep
Let’s do some links on this Wednesday. It’s going to be busy for me later on and I’ll be away from internet access for a bit this afternoon so I’m going to the links now. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand looks...
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Because I was a jobsite for most of the morning and into the early afternoon, I wasn’t able to supply links today. I’ll get to them now. Austin Karp leads the Sports Business Daily team in looking at the overnight...
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Let’s do the Wednesday links while I can. It’s going to get busy the next couple of days as I try to wrap things up for the 4th of July weekend so blogging may get sparse through the weekend. Just...
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14May
Today with family and relatives in town for a wedding, time is very scarce for blogging, but I have a few minutes so I’ll do as many links as I can. The hockey world is still reeling from Derek Boogaard’s...
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Time for the linkage here on this Thursday getting a late charge out of the gate as I’ve had to visit a jobsite and then had to run a couple of office errands, but we’re back inside ready to give...
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Former writer for the Chicago Sun-Times and Fanhouse and panelist for ESPN’s Around the Horn, Jay Mariotti has been arrested in Los Angeles again. According to the Los Angeles Times, Mariotti was charged with stalking, domestic violence and assaulting his...
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Ok, I have some time to do some blogging this evening and I figure I’ll do the Friday megalinks, something which has been sorely lacking here. Let’s get cracking on the links. As always, you can check the Weekend Viewing...
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16Feb
Ok, time for some links on this Wednesday. Let’s provide some for you while I can. Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes that former CBS college basketball analyst Billy Packer is not enthused about the new TV arrangement for the...
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I haven’t given you a full set of Friday megalinks since October 1, so it’s time to do some now. Let’s get to them. The Weekend Viewing Picks has your sports and primetime viewing. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand and...
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As it continues to rain in the Northeast, time to provide some linkage for you. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with Fox Sports Wisconsin’s Brian Anderson who’s been doing yeoman’s work for TBS and will call the playoffs for the...
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This just breaking now and happening on Twitter, Jay Mariotti who pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge last week in relation to beating up his girlfriend earlier this year has announced on Twitter that he’s leaving Fanhouse and...
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I owe you some megalinks from last week so let’s get this done. Don’t forget the Weekend Viewing Picks. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand and Mike McCarthy square off over whether viewers should care what announcers do off the air...
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14Sep
Yesterday was not the day to get sick. So many things happened last night, Jets owner Woody Johnson apologizing to Azteca TV reporter Ines Sainz, Monday Night Football doubleheader, US Open men’s final moving from CBS to ESPN2 and then...
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08Sep
Let’s do your mid-week linkage. I’m stuck at the home office in Rhode Island so while I’m waiting on a few things, I’ll give you links. Looks like Jay the Rat might have escaped charges as the Los Angeles County...
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31Aug
We have plenty of stuff to warrant another set of links this evening. Lots of good stuff. Let’s begin with the main topic of the sports media day and that is the Mike Wise suspension by the Washington Post. WaPo...
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After being away from the office for most of the morning, it’s time to give you linkage while I can. We start off with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk who notes that Washington Post writer Mike Wise has been...
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We have a couple of issues today and we go over them in this post. Earlier today, Mike Wise of the Washington Post thought it would be a good idea to put some fake news on Twitter just to see...
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We have less than a month to go in summer and with our Labor Day weekend coming next week, we all know that September means school, end of vacations and the like. It also means football in earnest. Where I’m...
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This broke while I was away from my computer. AOL has suspended columnist Jay Mariotti from Fanhouse and a spokesman has said he will not write anything new for the web service for the foreseeable future. Richard Deitsch from Sports...
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24Aug
Let’s get some linkage done while I can. Starting with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who looks at the arrest of Jay “The Rat” Mariotti over the weekend and ESPN’s Jenn Brown endorsing Icehouse Beer. Rich Rovito of the Business Journal...
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23Aug
Now that the wedding hangover is just about over, I’m back at work, also blogging and ready for another week in the dog days of August. Let’s go. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has CBS’ Phil Simms discussing the enigma that...
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On a very rainy Sunday in the Northeast, let’s give you linkage which you have been sorely missing over the last few days. As you might know, I’ve been at a wedding and got back late on Saturday. I did...
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I keep getting news or releases that I need to post, thus delaying my gathering of the links. Well, I think I have a window to get these done now. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has the ratings of various sports...
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11Aug
Here are some links for you on this late night Monday going into early Tuesday. First a favor to ask. My lovely friend, Steelergurl, is asking you to fill out a survey on NFL and new media. It won’t take...
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Let’s do linkage for today. Lots of stuff to get to. My back is killing me today. I slept on my side the other night and now, my upper back is hurting like an MF’er. I couldn’t sleep last night...
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Some of you may have gone back to work today. Some of you might have extended your holiday weekend today. Whatever situation you’re in, linkage doesn’t stop so we get some today. I’m in a bit of withdrawal from having...
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